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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Afghanistan
Afghans uneasy despite security gains made by US troop buildup
Iran
US opens an online Iranian embassy
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Taliban, HIA call Bonn summit a failure
Iran
Saudi Arabia may join nuclear arms race: ex-spy chief
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 54 Afghans as they celebrated Ashura in Kabul. The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi claimed it executed the attack. Four more Afghans were killed in a bombing in Mazar-i-Sharif. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Zabul, and Paktia.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi claims Kabul suicide attack
If the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi did carry out the suicide attack, it had help from other groups in Afghanistan.
Somalia
The Kenyan military said dozens of Shabaab fighters and 11 Somali troops were killed during recent fighting in the south. A suicide bomber killed two policemen and two civilians soldiers at a checkpoint in Mogadishu. A Somali military court sentenced eight Shabaab fighters to death.
Afghanistan
Attacks Threaten New Afghan Conflict
Afghanistan
US’s Afghan Headache: $400-a-Gallon Gasoline
Afghanistan
Downed drone was on CIA mission
Pakistan
Pakistan: Security boosted for Youm-i-Ashur
Egypt
Hard-line Islamist gains surprise in Egypt vote
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Nervous Gulf stresses unity amid Iran tensions
Afghanistan
Norway M.O.D: Several Afghan measures ‘improbable’
Sweden
A district court charged three men, Abdi Aziz Mahamud, a Somali living in Sweden, and Salar Sami Mahamood and Abdi Weli Mohamud, both Swedish citizens, with plotting to murder cartoonist Lars Viks. Shabaab material was found on a computer belonging to one of the suspects.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader makes rare public appearance in Beirut
Afghanistan
US ‘concerned’ over drone lost near Iran border
Afghanistan
Timeline: Major attacks in the Afghan capital
Afghanistan
Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi’ites, 59 dead
Suicide bomber kills scores in attack at Kabul mosque
The suicide bomber attacked a group of Shia who were commemorating Ashura. Another suicide bomber killed four more Shia in Mazar-i-Sharif.
IRGC
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards prepare for war
Iran
Pakistan – In the ‘name’ of God: Violence erupts in sectarian hotbed
Afghanistan
US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Worries Aid Groups
Afghanistan
Afghan women urge long- term foreign help
Denmark
Prosecutors announced that charges are “imminent” for four Swedish-based men arrested last year for plotting an attack on the Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Copenhagen. Munir Awad, Omar Abdalla, Mounir Dhahri, and Sahbi Zalouti will likely face trial in spring 2012.
Egypt
Egypt’s Legislature Faces Islamist Split
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Analysis: Cold War with Iran heats up across Mideast
Egypt
Islamists seek to extend gains in Egypt run-off vote
Kazakhstan
Kavkaz Center, a propaganda arm of the Islamic Caucasus Emirates, said that Agzhan Hasen and four other “Kazakh Mujahideen” were killed during a clash in southern Kazakhstan last weekend that also killed two policemen. Hasen was described as the group’s “emir.”