Afghanistan
Defender of Orphans Contends With Afghan Corruption
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Afghanistan
Afghan forces take control in former Taliban hotspots
Al Qaeda
Terrorism alert: ‘Punjab is home to banned organisations’
Philippines
Security forces arrested an Abu Sayyaf fighter thought to be involved in the beheading of 11 members of the Philippine Marines and the kidnapping of American tourists. The suspect, Boy Abdulphata, who is known as Boy Phata, was nabbed by a joint military and police operation in Kumaralang village, Isabela City in the province of […]
Iran
The commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps backed away from recent threats to close Strait of Hormuz. Iran postponed long-range missile tests and signaled it was ready to reopen talks on its nuclear program. The US imposed further sanctions on financial institutions that deal with Iran.
Taliban
Taliban mastering modern technology to circulate message
Pakistan
The Taliban killed two soldiers in a bombing in North Waziristan and two children in a bombing that targeted an anti-Taliban tribal leader in Landi Kotal.
Pakistan
AP Exclusive: US sets up new grassroots counter-extremism unit in Pakistan
Afghanistan
National Front Accuses Afghan Govt of Supporting Taliban
Maldives
Maldives Closes Hundreds of Resort Spas After Muslims Complain of ‘Anti-Islamic’ Activities
Al Qaeda
Nigeria’s Jonathan declares state of emergency
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Islamist fighters halt Yemen peace march: witnesses
Iran
US in $3.5 billion arms sale to UAE amid Iran tensions
China
Reports of Deadly Shootout in Xinjiang Region of China
Afghanistan
President Karzai welcomed US Vice President Biden’s statement that the Taliban are not the enemy. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand. Security forces captured two Taliban commanders and several fighters in Kandahar and Paktia.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed two Yemeni soldiers in an attack near Zinjibar. AQAP halted a protest that called for the terror group to quit Zinjibar.
Somalia
Ethiopian troops attacked Shabaab forces in the town of Beledweyne; Shabaab claimed their forces repelled the assault. A clan in Puntland blamed Shabaab for killing a prominent cleric.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Armed men believed to be members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacked a newly built military barracks in northeastern Mali and destroyed part of the complex. A leading Touareg separatist group in northern Mali is willing to join the fight against AQIM.
Shabaab leader recounts al Qaeda’s role in Somalia in the 1990s
Saif al Adel, Sheikh Yusuf al Ayiri, and Sheikh Abu al Hasan al Sa’idi fought in the Battle of Mogadishu, according to Shabaab’s emir.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda sends fighters to Libya
Shabaab
Clampdown on Al-Shabaab opens corridors for relief flow
Pakistan
Tensions rising over drone secrecy
Iraq
Changed by Iraq, Military Asks What Will Stick
Egypt
Egypt Promises to End Crackdown on Nonprofits After Outcry From US and Europe
Pakistan
The military killed six Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed two people in a mortar attack in South Waziristan and killed two more in a bombing in Bajaur. The Baluch Liberation Army claimed the bombing that killed 14 people in Quetta.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four civilians in Uruzgan and two ISAF soldiers in the south. Security forces killed three Taliban leaders and detained 11 fighters.
Iraq
Prime Minister Maliki said he was prepared to accept most of the demands of the Anbar provincial government. Insurgents killed four civilians in Fallujah. Security forces arrested five insurgents in Wasit.
Yemen
The military killed six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters during fighting in Zinjibar; two of those killed were Algerian and another was a Saudi. “Gunmen” killed a police officer in Sana’a.
Somalia
The Kenyan military denied Shabaab’s claim that 11 of its troops were killed during fighting near Qooqani. The Kenyan military said only one of its soldiers were killed, while five Shabaab fighters were also killed.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula killed Abu Ali al Hakim, a Houthi military commander, in Kataf. AQAP killed Hakim using a “sticky” bomb that was attached to his car.