Pakistan
US working constructively with Pakistan to end row
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Iraq
Insurgents killed three civilians in an IED attack in Kirkuk and assassinated the director of Iraq’s Health Ministry office. Security forces detained three Ansar al Sunnah operatives in Kirkuk.
Yemen
Anti-government tribes took control of a Republican Guard base north of Sana’a. A general and several soldiers were killed, and tanks and other weapons were also seized.
Shabaab
Two Ugandan military officers were killed in Mogadishu over the weekend; one was killed by falling debris and other in an IED attack. Two Shabaab fighters surrendered to the government in Mogadishu.
Jordan
Jordanians demonstrated across the country, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit’s government, the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament, and the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador. The Israeli embassy staff left Amman in fear the demonstration would turn violent.
UK terror sweep uncovers suicide bomb plot
Two members of the al Qaeda-linked cell traveled to Pakistan to receive training and guidance on bomb making.
Iran
The IAEA reported that Iran has enhanced its enrichment of uranium and has installed more sophisticated centrifuges. “We believe if Iran broke out now they could have a bomb in six months,” said a former weapons inspector. President Ahmadinejad visited Sudan to expand trade and political ties, and the Industries minister emphasized mutual cooperation with […]
Haqqani Network
Pakistan not going after Haqqani network
Malaysia
New A.Q. Khan Documents Suggest Pakistan Spread Nuclear Weapon Technology
United Nations
Squeeze al-Shabab and help Somali reformers to stop the famine
United Kingdom
British prosecutors ask Libya’s NTC for Lockerbie help
Taliban
Pakistan seeks diplomatic support in row with US
Israel
Israel limits travel to Taba terminal with Egypt
United States
NYPD chief: Police could take down plane if needed
Iraq
Hezbollah leader could get military tribunal in US
Iraq
Terrorists killed 17 people in four bombings in Karbala. Insurgents killed two soldiers in an IED attack in Khalidiya and a civilian in a bombing in Mosul.
Syria
In Syria, defectors form dissident army in sign uprising may be entering new phase
Afghanistan
Saffron could displace opium poppies as Afghans’ cash crop of choice
United Kingdom
Six Birmingham men were arrested on terror charges, and a seventh is being questioned. Irfan Nasser, 30, and Irfan Khalid, 26, allegedly trained for terrorism in Pakistan, planned a bombing campaign, and made a martyrdom video. The other four men are charged with related offenses including financing terror operations and planning to be a suicide […]
Shooting at compound in Kabul used by contractors and CIA
The attacker and a US citizen were killed in a shootout at a complex that houses Western security contractors and supposedly a CIA office.
Taliban
Under The Spotlight, Questions Raised About Haqqani Network Ties With Pakistan
Haqqani Network
Drones: Pakistan Has No Leg To Stand On
Somalia
One person was killed in a bombing yesterday at the UN headquarters. Ten people were detained in connection to a bombing in Galkayo. A US “drone” is reported to have crashed in Kismayo, while fighter aircraft were spotted in the Jubba region.
Morocco
Security forces broke up an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb cell known as the Al-Battar Brigade. Three members of the cell, which planned to travel outside the country to fight, were detained.
Indonesia
A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded 17 people in an attack at a church in Solo on Java island. Solo is the hometown of jailed Jemaah Islamiyah Abu Bakar Bashir.
Philippines
Thirteen suspected Abu Sayyaf Group fighters and an officer and a marine were killed during fighting in Sulu. The Abu Sayyaf fighters attacked troops guarding a construction project in the southern province.
Afghanistan
Pakistan army top brass meets amid US tensions
Saudi Arabia
Saudi women given right to vote
Taliban
Back in Afghanistan, ten years later
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda is dead! (Again!)