Tunisia
Islamists set for strong showing in Tunisia election
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Iraq
Security forces detained 47 Baathists and terrorists during raids in Kirkuk and Diyala; 16 more Baathists were detained in Al Kut. US Defense Secretary Panetta said Iraq is capable of dealing with Iranian-backed militias.
Somalia
Shabaab killed one person in an IED attack in Mogadishu. The government presented four defected Shabaab fighters to the media.
Kenya
The US Embassy in Nairobi issued a travel alert for American citizens. The embassy said it has “received credible information of an imminent threat of terrorist attacks directed at prominent Kenyan facilities and areas where foreigners are known to congregate, such as malls and night clubs. ”
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb kidnapped three aid workers, two Spaniards and an Italian, from a refugee camp near Tindouf. One of the Spanish hostages was wounded during the kidnapping.
Haqqani Network
ISI maintains ties with, supports Haqqani network: US senator
Ennahda
Tunisia Election Faces Financing Questions
Al Qaeda
Will a Middle East awash with weapons be Gaddafi’s final legacy?
Pakistan
Intelligence reports indicate that the Taliban are regrouping in Baluchistan province. The military is setting up checkposts in Dir to prevent cross-border attacks from Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Militants Grab Headlines — Again — As Clinton Visits Pakistan
Ennahda
Tunisian Islamists to do well in first Arab Spring vote
Iraq
US Scales Back Diplomacy in Iraq Amid Fiscal and Security Concerns
Pakistan
Leading News Resource of Pakistan – US seeks to increase flow of military goods via Uzbekistan
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east and executed three carjackers in Ghazni. US Marines are advancing on the Kajaki Dam in Helmand.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is said to have regained control of Zinjibar; at least on soldier was killed and seven more were captured. Twenty people were killed during clashes between pro- and anti-government forces in Sana’a.
AQAP regains control of Zinjibar: report
AQAP is doing what it said it would do last year: take control of the south and establish an Islamic caliphate.
Iran
Tehran’s Domestic Discontents
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Gadhafi’s demise and the Arab Spring
Iraq
US and Iraq Had Not Expected Troops Would Have to Leave
Saudi Arabia
Saudi heir’s death brings conservative to fore
Pakistan
US warms to idea of Pakistan talks with militants
African Union
Kenya: Region backs operation against Somali militants
Afghanistan
Some Afghan ministers have embezzled millions: anti-graft chief
Kenya
A court charged two doctors for “being members of al Shabaab” and “engaging in organized criminal activity.” The two doctors, Ali Omar Salim and Adan Hassan Hillow, were detained in the Eastleigh suburb, a Shabaab hotbed.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Crown Prince Sultan dies
Somalia
Shabaab claimed its forces killed more than 100 African Union soldiers from Burundi during a clash in the Daynile district in Mogadishu; the corpses were displayed for the media. The African Union denied the claims as Shabaab propaganda.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Despite Recent Killings, Kandahar Appears Stable
Mauritania
A security official claimed that Teyeb Ould Sidi Aly, a wanted Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader, was killed two days ago in an airstrike in the Wagadou forest in Mali. Aly directed suicide attacks in Mauritania, including one that targeted the president.
Pakistan
Taliban regrouping in Balochistan, say intelligence reports
Afghanistan
Pakistan Deploys Troops to stop Cross-Border Attacks from Afghanistan