Afghanistan
New frontier for military women: serving with elite unit
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Iran
UN has new Iranian nuke arms claims
Al Qaeda
Nigeria: Radical Muslim sect grows more dangerous
Pakistan
Economic help for Pakistan a must: Clinton
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Paktika, and Laghman. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. The US said the amount of civilian aid provided to Afghanistan will begin to decrease.
Iran
The IAEA will release a report next week on Iran’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons. There are two different views on the outcome: the report will be damning and drive several nations to consider military action; or the talk of war is “overheated rhetoric” and diplomatic efforts to restrain Iran’s nuclear program will likely continue.
US captures al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network leader in Afghan east
The “senior Haqqani official” is linked to al Qaeda and “directly supports insurgent activity in Kabul province.”
Iraq
Insurgents killed a US soldier in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces arrested three members of an al Qaeda assassination cell in Diyala. A US military spokesman warned that Iran’s Qods Force and al Qaeda in Iraq will remain a threat after US forces depart.
Somalia
Kenya claimed it killed 18 Shabaab fighters as they transported fuel via boat to Kuday. Shabaab detained 10 people in Baidoa and accused them of spreading rumors that Eritrea was supplying weapons to the group.
Afghanistan
US says its civilian aid to Afghanistan has peaked
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: The Ally From Hell
Al Qaeda
US Tightens Drone Rules for Its Pakistan Attacks
Kenya
Kenya is reconsidering its ties to Eritrea after accusing the country of ferrying supplies to Shabaab fighters in southern Somalia. Kenya threatened to shoot down aircraft transporting weapons to Shabaab.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Niger officials likely set him up for kidnapping, Fowler believes
Israel
Israel shuts radical seminary in West Bank
Pakistan
US Predators killed three Haqqani Network fighters in North Waziristan who were loyal to Jan Baz Zadran. The Foreign Office said the Pakistani Army would train Afghan troops.
Afghanistan
A suicide assault team attacked a construction company near the PRT in Herat; two Afghan guards and five Taliban fighters were killed. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand. Security forces killed three Taliban fighters in Nangarhar and detained another in Khost.
Iraq
Ten Iraqis were killed in a suicide and car bomb attack on Awakening Council members in Baqubah. The US is requesting that Iraq transfer Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq to US custody. Muqtada al Sadr claimed the US is planning to occupy the Middle East.
Somalia
The governor of Gedo said Somali troops killed 10 Shabaab fighters. Djibouti said it will send 850 soldiers to support the African Union mission in Somalia. Kenya is requesting the US help blockade the southern city of Kismayo.
Kenya
Shabaab threatened to wage “endless war” against Kenyan forces in southern Somalia. The Kenyan military said the Rad Kamboni area in Somalia is still a “no go zone.”
US Predator strike kills 3 Haqqani Network fighters in North Waziristan
The fighters are said to be loyal to Jan Baz Zadran, the senior Haqqani Network leader who was killed in a Predator strike three weeks ago.
Bare bones COIN in the Afghan east
An analysis of the state of counterinsurgency doctrine in Khost province.
Afghanistan
US Exploring Faster Switch To Advisory Role In Afghanistan
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
Philippines, Muslim Rebels to Continue Peace Talks
Afghanistan
Dispatch: British troops and Taliban fighters in Mexican standoff
Iran
Iran: the damning nuclear evidence
Malaysia
Malaysia ‘bans Obedient Wives’ Islamic sex guide’
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban commander rejects US peace push
Suicide assault team strikes in western Afghanistan
Two Afghan guards were killed while defending a logistics base near an ISAF base in Herat province.
Thailand
Insurgents killed six people in a bombing in Narathiwat province. Six border policemen were wounded in a bombing while patrolling in the Bannang Sata district in Yala province.