Iraq
Two insurgents were killed in a premature detonation while planting a bomb in Fallujah. Muqtada al Sadr said that Iran refused to turn over Abu Duraa, the “Shiite Zarqawi,” to Iraq.
Yearly Archives: 2011
Afghanistan
Afghan Army Prepares to Begin Second Phase of Transition
North Korea
North, South Korea exchange fire along tense western sea border
Yemen
Tribesmen claimed they killed Yassir al-Shalily, a leader of the Ansar al Shariah, during fighting in Mudiyah. Ansar al Shariah is a front group for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Israel
Israel, Arabs, Back Nuke Meeting
Jordan
The state security court is trying 150 Salafists for their role in an attack on police in Zarqa that wounded 83 officers. The Salafists called for the overthrow of the government and the establishment of an Islamic state.
Norway
Norway police failures aided Breivik
Lebanon
Members of the al Qaeda-linked Jund al Sham clashed with Fatah security forces in the Ein al Hilwah camp. Jund al Sham is said to have attempted to assassinate Fatah’s chief of security in the camp.
China
China’s first aircraft carrier starts sea trials
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden ‘protected by Pakistan in return for Saudi cash’
Special operations forces kill Taliban leader, shooter behind downing of Chinook
Mullah Mohibullah and his team were hunted down and killed in an airstrike in Wardak province. His team was responsible for the Aug. 6 shootdown of a Chinook that killed 30 US troops, seven Afghan commandos, and an interpreter.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four civilians in Farah. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, and Faryab.
Iraq
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, concerns about the neighbors
Egypt
Egypt’s Rulers Stoke Anti-US Trend
Al Qaeda
Uyghur militants threaten Sino-Pak ties
Brazil
Aircraft Carriers in Service Worldwide
US Predators target Haqqani fighters in North Waziristan
Twenty-one Haqqani Network fighters and “Arabs and Uzbek nationals” were killed near Miramshah.
Afghanistan
Picking Up The Pieces In Kandahar
Afghanistan
Kansas boy wants the world to recognize his fallen father
Afghanistan
NATO, Russia Work to Expand Afghan Supply Route
Afghanistan
Afghans’ Trust in Afghan Military Increasing: Report
Bangladesh
Report shows rise in restrictions on religion
Yemen
President Saleh vowed he would return to Yemen and continue to lead the government. “Gunmen” killed a soldier who was patrolling in Aden.
African Union
Somalia ‘needs more AU troops’ after al-Shabab pullout
Iraq
Security forces detained 16 wanted men in Basrah. Muqtada al Sadr again threatened to attack US troops if they remain in Iraq beyond the December 2011 deadline.
North Korea
North Korea says no way to opening up, or reform
Somalia
The government offered amnesty to Shabaab fighters. Three people were killed in a car bombing in Mogadishu. Security forces detained four suspect Shabaab fighters in the capital.
Haqqani Network is ‘enemy number one’ in Afghan east: General Allyn
An interview with Major General Daniel Allyn, the Commanding General of Regional Command East.
Afghanistan
President Obama pledges to press on in Afghan war
Pakistan
From Islamabad the beautiful to Islamabad the barred