Philippines
The military has launched an offensive against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the south, threatening peace talks. MILF fighters killed four soldiers and three policemen in an ambush in Zamboanga Sibugay province.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Fighters from ‘Caucasus Mujahideen in Khorasan’ issue message to ‘brothers’ in southern Russia
A group of jihadists based in the Afghan-Pakistan region issued a videotape to their “brothers” in the Islamic Caucasus Emirate and their emir, Doku Umarov.
Shabaab claims killing of scores of African Union fighters in Mogadishu
Warning: The image shown is graphic. Shabaab displays the bodies of scores of men it claimed are African Union troops. The AU dismissed the claim as propaganda.
Libya
NATO War in Libya Shows US Was Vital to Toppling Qaddafi
Iraq
US and Iraq Had Not Expected Troops Would Have to Leave
Turkey
In its largest deployment in three years, Turkey sent 10,000 troops to the Iraqi border to battle PKK rebels. Saying Kurdish militants posed a “common problem” for Turkey and Iran, the two countries announced plans to cooperate against the Kurdistan PKK and its Iranian wing, the PJAK. Turkey urged Iran and the US to avoid […]
US to complete pullout from Iraq by end of year
President Obama also reiterated that US troops would leave Afghanistan by 2014.
Israel
Prisoner Swap Resets Mideast Equation
Iraq
President Obama formally announced that all US combat forces will withdraw from Iraq by the end of December. Four Iraqis were killed in three bombings in Baghdad’s Sadr City.
Syria
Syrian forces killed 28 protesters as demonstrations surge following the death of Libya’s Gaddafi. Incursions by the Syrian army have aggravated political tensions in Lebanon.
Somalia
Both the government and Shabaab claimed victory during the fighting in the Daynile district in Mogadishu. Ten African Union soldiers were killed and two more are missing after fighting in the district. Shabaab leaders in Baidoa called for Somalis to wage jihad against the Kenyan military.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Four Frenchmen kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are still thought to be alive, according to negotiators. AQIM has demanded that French troops withdraw from Afghanistan and a 90 million euro ransom.
Mauritania
The Mauritanian military attacked an al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb base inside Mali in the Wagadou forest. “Our armed forces carried out pre-emptive air strikes against this enemy to destroy it,” an official military statement said.
Libya
Analysis: Gaddafi’s death a warning to Syrian, Yemeni leaders
Kenyan military vows to take Shabaab stronghold of Kismayo
The Kenyan Army is advancing on the southern port city from the south, and has taken control of Ras Kamboni.
Afghanistan
Anatomy of an Afghan ‘turncoat’ killer
Libya
Qaddafi’s Bloody End Points to Difficulties Ahead
Afghanistan
Clinton warns to pursue terrorists on Afghan-Pakistan borders
Pakistan
Thirty-four Lashkar-e-Islam fighters and four Pakistani troops were killed during fighting in Khyber. US Secretary of State Clinton said Pakistan must move against the Haqqani Network safe havens in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
US and Afghan soldiers killed 115 Taliban fighters during fighting in Kunar over the past 10 days. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Ghazni, and Logar.
Afghanistan
Bad Guys vs. Worse Guys in Afghanistan
Iraq
Insurgents killed an Iraqi Army colonel in Baghdad. Security forces broke up an al Qaeda cell in Karbala. The presidency approved the execution of 53 people, including “five foreigners.”
Yemen
Tribesmen said they would attack US citizens and kill French hostages in retaliation for the drone strike that killed Anwar al Awlaki, his son, and other al Qaeda leaders. Tribesmen in Shabwa province claimed that drones are hovering over the area.
Somalia
Kenyan troops seized control of Ras Kamboni from Shabaab. A Kenyan military spokesman said his forces would take the port city of Kismayo.
Spain
Basque group ETA announces end to campaign of violence
Libya
President Muammar Gaddafi was killed after being captured by Libyan rebels in Sirte. Sirte, the last loyalist holdout, fell to rebel forces.
Afghanistan
US fears more plots from Iran’s Quds Force
Afghanistan
Akbar Ayazi Remembers A Different Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan must act to remove Haqqani safe havens: Clinton
Ennahda
Rachid al-Ghannouchi Imagines Democratic Future for Tunisia