Libya
Gaddafi’s driver on the endgame: ‘He didn’t seem to know what to do’
Yearly Archives: 2011
Al Qaeda
Kenyan Motives in Somalia Predate Recent Abductions
Fuel tanker bombing in Parwan kills 12 Afghan civilians
The Taliban and allied groups are attempting to carry out major operations in the provinces just north of Kabul.
Taliban threaten to attack Afghan Loya Jirga
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said anyone participating in the meeting “shall be charged with treason.”
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four people, including a member of a lashkar, in an IED attack in Dir. The Pakistani military claimed two ISAF helicopters violated airspace in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Twelve Afghans were killed in a fuel tanker bombing in Parwan province. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Wardak, and Kunduz.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 11 Iraqis in attacks in Mosul, Tikrit, Baghdad, and Abu Ghraib. Security forces detained five senior Baathists in Al Kut and 20 party members in Kirkuk, and detained 29 wanted men in Mosul.
Israel
On the heals of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, Israel has agreed to release 25 Egyptian prisoners in exchange for one Israeli soldier. Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas is expected to demand prisoner releases to resume peace talks. A Saudi Cleric has offered a reward for kidnapping Israeli soldiers.
Libya
Libya’s new rulers declared the country liberated, but seek further help from NATO. Gaddsafi’s son Saif al Islam offers to surrender to International Criminal Court. Qatar admitted it had troops in Libya during the rebellion.
Somalia
Several Somali members of parliament welcomed Kenya’s invasion of the south. An American and a Dane, both aid workers, were kidnapped in Galkayo; they are thought to be held by pirates.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
A Malian security official said that the Italian and the Spaniard who were taken hostage on Oct. 23 were kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s “Sahrawi wing.” Hakim Ould Mohamed M’Barek, a member of the Sahrawi wing, is linked to the kidnappings.
Afghanistan
Death highlights women’s role in Special Ops teams
Al Qaeda
Who is “the Foreigner,” al-Qaida’s new aid emissary to Somalia?
Afghanistan
Taliban commanders say Pakistan intelligence helps them
China
Pentagon to Expand Activities in Asia
AQAP denies emir Nasir al Wuhayshi killed in US airstrike
In a new AQAP periodical released by the recently formed Madad News Agency, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said their emir “is very well.”
Afghanistan
Afghanistan sliding into autocracy: Paktia governor
Yemen
Yemeni women burn veils to protest regime
Qatar
Tunisia Liberals See a Vote for Change, Not Just for Islamists
North Korea
Panetta Says North Korea Remains a ‘Serious Threat’
United States
Pakistan ‘still running Taliban training camps’
Nigeria
Boko Haram claimed credit for killing a journalist who worked for the government-owned Nigerian Television Authority. The terror group killed the journalist “because he was an informant of security agencies … He gave information to security agents that led to the arrest of many of our members.”
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Sherzai orders action against warring tribes
Afghanistan
Afghan Government Won’t Be Able to Fund Security Forces After 2014: Eikenberry
Hamas
In Gaza, former prisoners pampered in luxury hotel
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, HIG, and IMU commanders and fighters in Khost, Paktia, Logar, Wardak, Laghman, and Takhar. The Taliban killed a provincial chief of the National Directorate of Security in a suicide attack.
Pakistani Taliban release new video of Swiss hostages
The Taliban again called for the release of ‘Lady al Qaeda’ Aafia Siddiqui. The hostages may be managed by Moezeddine Garsallaoui, a Swiss citizen who is a senior al Qaeda leader in North Waziristan.
Ansar al Islam
Ansar al Islam claimed responsibility for a series of bombings in Baghdad on Oct. 6, 10, and 13. The terror group said it killed more than 60 Iraqis in attacks on policemen and Shia militias in the Sadr City, Al Washash, and Al Atefiyah neighborhoods.
North Korea
US envoy: Progress in NKorea talks, but no deal
Iraq
Insurgents killed three security guards at an oil facility in Baqubah and a traffic policeman in Baghdad. Prime Minister Maliki ordered the closing of the Justice and Accountability Commission.