Iraq
An Iraqi Army officer was killed in an IED attack in Shirgat. Iraqi forces captured a “finance minister” of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq.
Monthly Archives: December 2011
North Korea
Collective rule to govern North Korea
Yemen
Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemeni’s outgoing president, said he
Pakistan
Pakistan – Quetta’s Hindus demand govt to protect them from kidnappers, killers
Egypt
Islamist parties won two-thirds of the vote in the second round of parliamentary elections. In competing rallies, thousands demonstrated for and against the Egyptian Army.
Afghanistan
Pakistan Harboured Osama, Former Army Chief Says
Al Qaeda
Confusion over responsibility for Damascus suicide bombs
Kenya
Police arrested two suspected Shabaab fighters in Mombasa and four more in Nairobi. The fighters are suspected of planning to carry out attacks in the two cities on Christmas Day.
US cannot rely on Pakistan for counterterrorism operations
A major weakness in the US’s strategy to fight al Qaeda’s central command is its reliance on Pakistan.
Nigeria
Gun battles between Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram killed at least 68 people in two days of fighting in northern Nigeria. Nigeria’s army killed more than 50 members of the sect during fighting on Thursday and Friday in the northeastern city of Damaturu.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 Pakistani troops
The Taliban said the attack was executed to avenge the death of Taj Gul Mehsud. It is the second revenge attack against the Frontier Corps in two days.
United States
Rise of the drone: From Calif. garage to multibillion-dollar defense industry
Egypt
Egypt’s Embattled Christians Seek Room in America
Afghanistan
CIA has suspended drone attacks in Pakistan, US officials say
Pakistan
Pakistan Military Tries to Quash Rumors of a Coup
Pakistan
The Taliban killed a soldier and captured 15 more after overrunning a fort in Tank. The Taliban confirmed that a commander, Taj Gul Mehsud, was killed in a US drone strike in October. The military rejected ISAF’s findings on the Mohmand incident.
Afghanistan
Canada’s quest to turn Afghanistan’s army of phantoms into fighters
Afghanistan
The US has completed the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban killed three civilians in Kandahar. Two Taliban fighters and an Afghan policeman were killed in fighting in Jawzjan and Zabul.
Syria
Armed With Phone, and Dangerous to Syria
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Yemeni officials claimed that Abdul Rahman Wuhayshi, the brother of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s emir, was killed yesterday in a US drone strike. His death has not been confirmed by AQAP.
Taliban avenge death of commander killed in October drone strike
The Taliban killed one Pakistani trooper and captured 15 more to avenge the death of Taj Gul Mehsud, a senior deputy to Hakeemullah Mehsud.
‘Pak Army does not agree’ with ISAF findings on Mohmand incident
“The inquiry report is short on facts,” the ISPR said in a press release.
40 killed in ‘suicide bombings’ in Damascus
The Syrian government, which provided safe haven and support to al Qaeda, claimed the terror group killed 40 people in attacks today in the capital.
Kenya
Dozens of refugees were injured in a security operation by police in the Dadaab refugee camps in northeastern Kenya. The operation followed six explosions since early November, one of which killed a policeman on Dec. 19. Kenyan Defence Forces and Somalian troops advanced against Shabaab in Somalia’s Gedo region.
Somalia
A resident of a refugee camp in Matabaan shot and killed three aid workers. Somali soldiers shot and killed a civilian in Mogadishu. The British government is considering providing direct military assistance to international troops fighting Shabaab in Somalia.
Afghanistan
US deal with Taliban breaks down
Libya
US Seeks Program to Buy Up Missiles Loose in Libya
AQAP leader’s brother reported killed in US drone strike
Abdul Rahman, the brother of Nasir al Wuhayshi, is rumored to have been killed in a US Predator airstrike in Zinjibar. The report is unconfirmed.
Afghanistan
US CentCom cancels briefing to Pakistan on NATO attack
Al Qaeda
Lebanon warned Syria warned of al Qaeda infiltration