Governor: Most of Nuristan under Taliban control
The Taliban are in control of six districts in eastern Nuristan province. The US military relocated forces from the region beginning in October 2009.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Germany
The interior minister said that nearly 1,000 potential Islamist terrorists live in Germany, of whom about 128 could be capable of committing attacks; around 20 of these trained in terror camps and are under surveillance. In October 2010, the Federal Crime Office said there were “more than 1,000 Islamists ready to commit violence” residing in […]
Al Qaeda
Pakistani forces arrested Younis al Mauritania, a member of al Qaeda’s external operations council, during a raid in Quetta. Also captured were two of his aides: Abdul Ghaffar Al Shami and Messara Al Shami.
Pakistan
Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai and five more in Swat. Security forces detained more than 100 people during operations in Karachi.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan deserves real credit for arresting al-Mauritani: US official
Al Qaeda
Somalis fear tyranny of al-Shabaab as they flee drought-stricken areas
Afghanistan
ISAF Begins Delivering Military Supplies to Afghan Forces
Afghanistan
What Do Afghans Know About 9/11?
Norway
Norwegian police ‘lagging’ on anti-terrorism
Norway
Norway PST wiped extremist information
Afghan NDS continues crackdown on counterfeit uniforms
Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has issued new uniforms following concerns over the proliferation of counterfeit uniforms.
Afghanistan
US must stay in Afghanistan or risk more attacks: envoy
Al Qaeda
US hails Pakistan’s capture of al Qaeda leader
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed a police commander and his son in Kapisa, and five civilians in Faryab. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU fighters in Ghazni, Khost, Logar, Kapisa, and Kunduz. Two missing Germans were murdered in Parwan.
Iraq
An Awakening officer was killed in Kirkuk. The Iranian military killed a woman during shelling in Kurdish areas in the north. The Baghdad Operations Commander dodged an assassination attempt in the capital.
Yemen
An airstrike on a mosque in Ja’ar killed seven civilians; aircraft were targeting a group of al Qaeda fighters who overran a smaller mosque nearby. Tribal forces captured a 19-year-old suicide bomber in Lawdar in Abyan province.
Somalia
“Gunmen” killed five people in an ambush in Jowhar. Shabaab arrested four people in connection with the murder of a Red Cross worker in Baidoa, and imposed a curfew in Afgoye. Puntland said it is expelling more than 1,700 “foreigners,” most of whom are Pakistanis and Ethiopians.
Egypt
The governor of North Sinai denied earlier press reports that the military was destroying tunnels used to smuggle weapons and supplies to Palestinians in Gaza. The government built a wall around the Israeli embassy after protests there.
Libya
Algeria closed the border with Libya due to the smuggling of looted weapons from Libyan military depots. Algeria claimed al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is arming itself with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles.
Pakistani forces capture senior al Qaeda leader Younis al Mauritani in Quetta
Al Mauritani, a senior member of the external operations council, was captured along with two other “senior al Qaeda operatives” by the Pakistani military.
Al Qaeda
Libya rendition claims: David Cameron calls for inquiry
Somalia
Somalia famine: UN warns of 750,000 deaths
China
Pakistan – Chinese language in Sindh schools from 2013
Al Qaeda
Pakistan says senior al Qaeda leader captured
Al Qaeda
Pakistan detains 3 al-Qaida suspects
United States
‘Top Secret America’: A look at the military’s Joint Special Operations Command
United States
A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war
Afghanistan
Anger After a Raid Kills a Wealthy Afghan With a Murky Past
China
Xinjiang’s PoK links cloud China’s stance on Kashmir
Jaish-e-Mohammed
More power to Pakistan’s jihadis