US Predators strike again in South Waziristan
The strike is the third in Pakistan this week, and follows a previous strike in the tribal agency on Sept. 27.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Egypt
Arab Debate Pits Islamists Against Themselves
Afghanistan
Suicide attacks v2.0 bleeds Afghan police
Libya
Exclusive: Concern grows over militant activity in Libya
Pakistan
Pakistan never backed Haqqani network-spy chief
Pakistan
Any US attack on militants in Pakistan unacceptable: Pasha
Pakistan
Pakistan says US pressure on militants must end
Libya
Exclusive – Concern grows over militant activity in Libya
Afghanistan
US-led coalition: Afghan insurgent attacks falling
Afghanistan
US squeezes Haqqani group, puts five associates on terror list
Shabaab claims ‘anti-aircraft battalion’ shot down US drone
The al Qaeda-linked group claimed it would display the remains of the unmanned aircraft on Sept. 30.
Pakistan
Ten Taliban fighters and a soldier were killed during clashes in Arakzai. Pakistan closed the Chaman border crossing after a soldier was killed in a bomb blast. A US senator said the military may use manned bombers to attack the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two policewomen and a civilian in an IED attack in Herat. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Logar, and Balkh.
Afghanistan
SPIEGEL Interview with Dick Cheney: ‘I Think There Will Be Further Terror Attacks’
Saudi Arabia
The US Embassy warned Americans of a possible plot to kidnap Westerners in the capital of Riyadh. Citizens are urged to “exercise prudence and enhanced security awareness at all times.”
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed three Iraqis in Kirkuk. Insurgents killed five civilians in an attack on an Awakening headquarters in Fallujah. Security forces killed two insurgents as they attempted to plant an IED near Kirkuk.
US adds 5 al Qaeda, Taliban, Haqqani Network, and IMU facilitators to terrorist list
The five leaders are based in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The designations highlight the interconnectedness of the various terror groups based in the region.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters executed a man in public and chopped off the hand of another in Ja’ar. The military killed 15 AQAP fighters in Zinjibar.
Al Qaeda
US: far fewer foreign fighters entering Iraq
Somalia
Ten people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces near the city of Garbaharey in the Gedo region. Both sides have claimed victory after the fighting.
Indonesia
Indonesian police hunt bomb suspects in East Java
Pakistan
US Recalibrates Remarks About Pakistan
Algeria
Algerian security forces reportedly killed Adel Bourai, who served as the “treasurer” for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Bourai was killed along with six other AQIM fighters during an operation in the Kabylia mountains near Boumerdes.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: This War Can Still Be Won
United States
Abd al-Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri, a wealthy Saudi accused of planning the USS Cole bombing in 2000, will face a military tribunal at Guantanamo within 30 days. He is the first of the 33 Gitmo detainees the Obama administration plans to try in military court proceedings at the facility.
Norway
The foreign minister has invited representatives from Pakistan, Iran, and India, as well as the UN Security Council, to a series of meetings to discuss peace in the Afghan region. Norway has already held private peace talks with Afghanistan’s neighbors in meetings in Oslo, Dubai, and Istanbul.
Afghanistan
U.N. Says Afghan Clashes on Rise
Iraq
Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft
United States
US Tempers Adm. Mike Mullen’s Pakistan Remarks
United States
Experts say US ‘drone’ plot could have worked