Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Logar, Sar-i-Pul, and Jawzjan. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. Three civilians and a policeman were killed in Zabul after police tried to halt a funeral to recover the bodies of suspected Taliban leaders.
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Iraqi troops killed a policeman and a boy during a raid in Tikrit. The Mahdi Army’s Promised Day Brigade claimed it carried out 16 attacks against US forces during July.
Ten people were killed as Somali troops looted aid for famine victims at camps in Mogadishu. US Secretary of State Clinton called on Shabaab to allow humanitarian relief to pass through territory it controls.
Rebels claimed that Khamis Gaddafi, one of the sons of the Libyan president, was killed in an airstrike that targeted and killed 32 soldiers in Zlitan. NATO did not confirm that Khamis was killed.
President Aquino met with Al Haj Murad Ibrahim, the leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, in Tokyo. Abu Sayyaf kidnapped a midwife in Barangay Tagbak.
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The Taliban assassinated the NDS chief for Kunduz district. The Taliban and an Afghan policeman killed two ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktia, and Baghlan. Ambassador Crocker said there is no room for the Taliban at the Bonn conference.
The Chief minister of Baluchistan denied the Quetta Shura and Ayman al Zawahiri are based in his province. The governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said he supports ending the US Predator attacks in Pakistan. The Taliban torched a NATO fuel tanker in Mastung.
The Haqqani Network commander was the deputy operational leader in Paktia, and led more than 250 fighters, including Uzbeks.
Security forces killed another 45 anti-regime protesters and other civilians during operations in Hama. More than 135 people have been reported killed in Hama since July 31.
Kenya’s tourism minister denied that he supports Shabaab. A UN report stated that Minister Balala donated more than $5,000 to a known Islamist and $2,000 to build a radical mosque linked to Shabaab.
Saif al Islam, President Gaddafi’s son, said his family would ally with Islamist terror groups, including the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. “Libya will look like Saudi Arabia, like Iran. So what?” he said.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released a short video showing a British and an Italian hostage who were kidnapped in May. No demands were made by AQIM, although the terror group is known to trade hostages for ransom.
Terrorists killed four Muslims in southern Thailand. Three civilians, including a teacher, were killed in Pattani, and another was killed in Yala.
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NATO donates the first of 60 pieces of heavy artillery to the Afghan government under a “howitzer donation program.” The program seeks to bolster “the ANA’s ability to protect their nation and provide a safer and more secure future.”