Hizb-i-Islami
US trolling for Taliban to open talks
Yearly Archives: 2011
Pakistan
How Pakistan’s nuclear weapons could be jeopardised
Pakistan
US should delay Pakistan aid: study
Libya
Libya conflict: UN accuses both sides of war crimes
Afghanistan
Afghan judge whips man for drinking alcohol
South Korea
Google: Hundreds of Gmail accounts hacked, including some senior US government officials
Bahrain
Breaking down Middle East and North Africa unrest, country by country
Special operations forces capture Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander involved in deadly Takhar attack
The IMU facilitator was involved in the May 28 attack that killed two senior police leaders in the north and wounded the governor of Takhar and ISAF’s top general for Regional Command North.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktika, and Takhar. The Taliban killed two tribal elders in Kandahar, an ISAF soldier in the east, and a civilian in Kabul, and destroyed four cell phone towers in Balkh and Ghazni.
Al Qaeda
Saleem Shahzad, my courageous friend and colleague
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden’s doctor shocked to learn who his patient was
Iraq
Insurgents killed three Awakening fighters in Tikrit and two Iraqis in Kirkuk. Security forces arrested 24 insurgents in Mosul.
Yemen
Thirty-seven people were killed during heavy fighting in Sana’a. Security forces killed 12 more anti-government protesters in Taiz.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Friend, colleague and fellow ex-hostage calls for justice after journalist’s murder
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Friend, colleague and fellow ex-hostage calls for justice after journalist’s murder
Pakistani general dismisses ‘media hype’ over North Waziristan operation
Meanwhile, Pakistani officials said that any potential operation in North Waziristan would be limited in scope.
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Wounded Ranger to be awarded Medal of Honor
Lebanon
A military court charged a Shia cleric with spying for Israel. The cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Ali al Husseini, has been critical of Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria, and reportedly has his own militia comprised of 1,500 fighters.
Taliban launch attack on Pakistani police outpost from Afghanistan
More than 200 Taliban fighters attacked a police station in Dir from across the border in Kunar province. Twenty-three security forces personnel have been reported killed.
Syria
Syrian security forces bombed the southern town of Hirak, killing eight people, including a child. Troops are now in control of Hirak, which is near Daraa, a center of anti-regime activity.
Afghanistan
Why are there no indigenous political parties in Pakistan’s tribal areas?
Al Qaeda
Slain Pakistani journalist ‘had complained of threats’ from intelligence service
Al Qaeda
Investigators track bin Laden’s couriers
Pakistan
Pakistan is seen readying attack on Taliban militants
Al Qaeda
Pakistan’s spy agencies are suspected of ties to reporter’s death
Al Qaeda
Pakistani journalist who covered security and terrorism is found dead
Al Qaeda
What Pakistan’s ISI doesn’t want the world to know about Osama bin Laden’s couriers
Iraqi insurgents arrested in Kentucky
Both men attempted to provide support to al Qaeda in Iraq, and one carried out IED attacks against US forces in Iraq.
Pakistani journalist executed by ISI: report
Syed Saleem Shahzad was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by Pakistan’s intelligence service, according to Human Rights Watch.
United States
Two Iraqi nationals living in the US have been indicted on numerous terror-related charges. Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi are also alleged to have played a role in attacks against US forces in Iraq before moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky. Neither is charged with planning attacks within the US.