The Taliban killed two security guards in a suicide attack in Kandahar City and a local police chief in Marjah, and freed two Turkish engineers after eight months of captivity. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Wardak, Kapisa, Baghlan, and Balkh.
The bodies of two more escaped prisoners from a jail in Mosul have been found. Insurgents killed a soldier in Mosul. The government is following up on a leaked diplomatic cable that claims US soldiers executed 10 civilians in 2006.
Almost 40 years in construction, the Bushehr nuclear power plant begins supplying electricity to the national grid. Iranian Revolutionary Guards forces launched a new offensive against Kurdish PAJK rebels in northwestern Iran.
“Gunmen” killed six Syrian soldiers and three civilians in an ambush on a bus near Hama. Security forces killed 12 civilians during raids in Idlib and Hama.
Peace bodies of Peshawar, FATA meet: Joint fight against Taliban planned
British Council’s work in Kabul continues after attack
US wants agent doctor released; Pak says no
Taliban’s Presence in Bonn Depends on Peace Talks Progress
At the edge of Afghanistan
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to help free youths
ISAF said 40 al Qaeda operatives have been killed or captured this year, casting further doubt on the estimate of 50-100 terrorists in country.
Feds warn of small airplane terror threats
Bali terror suspect could serve only a few years
More Afghan soldiers deserting the army, NATO statistics show
China offered Gadhafi huge stockpiles of arms: Libyan memos
Indonesia sect fears more attacks
LWJ has obtained the video of the Lashkar-e-Taiba propaganda tape that was created by Jubair Ahmad at the behest of Hafiz Saeed’s son.
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Libya’s Interim Leaders Aim to Harness Rebel Fighters
Coalition forces killed a former Gitmo detainee and “al Qaeda associate” in Nangarhar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Khost, Wardak, and Balkh. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south.
Britain’s Former MI5 Chief Suggests Talks with al Qaeda
A suicide bomber killed himself in a premature detonation. An “Iranian sniper” killed an Iraqi civilian in Haj Omran. Ninewa police discovered the body of an escaped prisoner.
A suicide bomber killed six Yemeni soldiers at a checkpoint in the southern port city of Aden. President Saleh’s son halted negotiations with the opposition and will not support a transition of power.
Six people were killed as Somali security forces fought amongst themselves in Mogadishu. African Union soldiers accidentally shot and killed a Malaysian reporter in the Somali capital.
(Syria) The professor of propaganda
Rebels have surrounded the pro-Gaddafi towns of Sirte, Bani Walid, Jufra, and Sabha, and have given forces there one week to surrender. Libyan Islamic Fighting Group leader Abdul Hakim Belhaj played down his ties to al Qaeda and Islamists.
A former Guantanamo detainee named Sabar Lal Melma was shot by security forces in Afghanistan. According to ISAF, Melma was a “key affiliate of the al Qaeda network.” Melma was once a senior Afghan official in charge of border security in Kunar province. Leaked files allege that he allowed al Qaeda members to escape Afghanistan.
Former jihadist at the heart of Libya’s revolution
Libyans focus on reconciliation and rebuilding
35,000 Worldwide Convicted for Terror