Pakistani Taliban kidnap 25 boys in northwest
A Taliban spokesman confirmed that the boys were kidnapped two days ago by fighters from the Bajaur tribal agency.
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Haqqani Network directed Kabul hotel assault by phone from Pakistan
Badruddin Haqqani and Qari Younis were recorded while providing tactical guidance to the fighters who assaulted the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul in June. The Haqqani commanders called from Pakistan.
FBI arrests Pakistan man for distributing Lashkar-e-Taiba jihadi propaganda
The suspect was uploading jihadi videos at the behest of the son of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader’s leader, Hafiz Saeed.
United States
CIA shifts focus to killing targets
Pakistan
US funding for Pakistani journalists raises questions of transparency
Afghanistan
NATO races to secure violent, porous Afghanistan-Pakistan border
Al Qaeda
In Libya, Former Enemy Is Recast in Role of Ally
Iraq
US Says Forces Coordinate With Iraq, Turkey On Rebel Attacks
IAEA
Concern rising about Iran military nuclear work
Afghanistan
Mother of 9/11 ’20th hijacker’: I was blind to son’s extremism
United States
Government: No specific threats, but caution for 9/11 anniversary
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four policemen in a rocket attack in Bamyan. Pakistani Taliban leader Faqir Mohammad is said to have kidnapped more than 30 boys who crossed from Bajaur into Kunar.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four people in an ambush in Kurram. Taliban fighters attacked a tribal leader’s home in Mohmand, and kidnapped three people.
Yemen
Yemeni military forces seized the main entrances into Zinjibar and are advancing to the center of the provincial capital; nine al Qaeda and six soldiers were killed during fighting. AQAP fighters are said to be retreating to Shaqra and advancing on Attaq, the provincial capital of Shabwa, and Howtah, the provincial capital of Lahj.
Iraq
Iraq: ‘More than 12,000 civilians’ died in seven years of Iraqi suicide bombings
Afghanistan
Afghans anxious about exit of foreign troops, worry that country will plunge into civil war
Turkey
Turkey expelled Israeli diplomats and downgraded relations after the UN released a report critical of Israeli actions against a ship bound for Gaza. Turkey will host an upgraded early warning radar for NATO.
China
In Africa, US Watches China’s Rise
United Kingdom
Emergency powers could bar terrorist suspects from London for the Olympic Games
Somalia
Puntland security forces killed 20 Shabaab fighters in Galkayo; four security personnel were also killed. Shabaab executed a boy in public in Harardhere. Clans in Baidoa are at odds with Shabaab over the killing of an aid worker.
AQAP releases biography for ex-Gitmo detainee turned ‘martyr’
AQAP has released a biography commemorating former Guantanamo detainee Hani Abdo Shaalan. In the video, AQAP claims that Shaalan was killed in an American airstrike in December 2009. Previously, the Yemeni government claimed that Shaalan was killed during a shootout with government forces.
Nigeria
Twenty-two people were killed during clashes between Christian and Muslim youths in the city of Jos. A man who was detained in 2007 with explosives and subsequently released was involved in last week’s suicide bombing of the UN headquarters.
Thailand
Muslim insurgency in Thailand’s restive south heats up
Afghanistan
Petraeus Retires, With a Warning
Iran
Iran Moves to Shelter Its Nuclear Fuel Program
Pakistan
Pakistani courts let 3 out of every 4 terror suspects go: US State Dept
Pakistan
Pakistan, US struggle to define their relationship
Pakistan
Pakistan to follow Saudi de-radicalisation policy: Malik
Afghanistan
Kunar Taliban support education process
United States
Pentagon personnel chief draws criticism for leadership style