Afghanistan
Traditional Jirga is in Violation of Afghan Constitution, Abdullah Says
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Afghanistan
US-Afghan Strategic Partnership a Binding Agreement: Allen
Afghanistan
No Longer the ‘Aggressive Camping Organization’: Afghanistan Deployment Forges More Assertive BundeswehrÂ
Afghanistan
The World from Berlin: German Drawdown in Afghanistan Is a ‘Disappointment’
Albania
Muslims outraged over pig parts dumped at Swiss mosque site
Egypt
Egypt’s military guards its own power
Iraq
Iraq Criticizes Exxon Mobil for Its Deal With the Kurds
Afghanistan
Life better since Taliban driven from Kabul, says Nato
ISAF targets Hizb-i Islami Khalis leader in Afghan east
The raid took place in the Khogyani district in Nangarhar, which in the past has served as a haven for a variety of terror groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Laskar-e-Islam, the Haqqani Network, and al Qaeda.
Somalia
The Kenyan military said Shabaab is no longer massing for attacks but is now using hit-and-run guerrilla tactics, including IEDs and ambushes. A large blast took place at a suspected Shabaab bomb factory in Hiran.
Kenya
Kenya is advocating the UN Security Council support its operation in southern Somalia. The military said it has “met its primary objective of creating a buffer zone [in Somalia] to secure the border of Kenya.”
Kazakhstan
An “Islamist militant” killed six people, including four security personnel, during attacks in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz. Jund al Khilafah, a group based on the Pakistan-Afghan border, vowed last week to continue attacks in Kazakhstan.
United Kingdom
Police raid anti-poppy protest group
Pakistan
Five security officials and five militants were killed during fighting in Jhelum in Punjab province; one report said that the fighters were from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. The Taliban killed a policeman in a rocket attack in Shabqadar.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six civilians in Laghman, two engineers in Faryab, a tribal leader in Nimroz, and an ISAF soldier in south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Hizb-i-Islam Khalis commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, Paktia, Nangarhar, and Bamyan.
Iraq
Security forces detained five al Qaeda fighters in Wasit and six armed men in Baqubah. Insurgents killed a police commander in Fallujah. The Kurdish government reached a tentative agreement with Baghdad on petroleum exploration.
Yemen
Security forces killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters during clashes in Zinjibar. The defense minister said the government would “defend the country against subversive elements of the opposition and the dissident army.”
Iran
A massive explosion at a base in Bid Ganeh on the outskirts of Tehran killed 27 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The blast is thought to have been an caused by an accident that occurred as ammunition was being moved.
Jund al Khilafah strikes again in Kazakhstan?
An “Islamist militant” killed six people, including four security personnel, during attacks in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz.
Pakistan
‘Pakistan’s toughest cop’ vows to bury his Taliban attackers in bomb crater
Nigeria
The Joint Task Force commander said that Boko Haram “is al Qaeda.” The JTF commander also said that the northern city of Maiduguri is unsafe.
Yemen
Warring factions divide Yemen’s capital
Iran
The real reason Arab League punishes Syria: Iran
Kenya
Thirty Shabaab fighters accepted an amnesty offer by the government. The group members who accepted amnesty were Kenyans and Somali refugees.
Libya
Alarm Over Smuggled Libyan Arms
Libya
Niger grants asylum to Saadi Qaddafi; denies finding any surface-to-air missiles
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan Attempt to Repair Ties Damaged after Rabbani Killing
Arab League
Arab League votes to suspend Syria over bloodshed
Al Qaeda
Nigeria Islamists joining with jihadists: army
Afghanistan
India-Afghan strategic pact:the beginnings of regional integration