Kenya
Kenyan Officials, After Troops, Make Surprise Somalia Visit
Yearly Archives: 2011
Afghanistan
Initial US drawdown to pull from restive Afghan east
Pakistan
US attack in North Waziristan unlikely: General Kayani
Afghanistan
Haqqani network boosts infiltration, says official
Afghanistan
Restored Citadel Is Symbol of Hope in Afghanistan
Iraq
Iraqi Kurds Offer Christians a Sanctuary
Pakistan
General Kayani said he is open to conducting peace talks with the Taliban. Prime Minister Gilani said the Taliban can keep their weapons but Interior Minister Malik said they must lay down their arms first.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Paktika, Logar, and Kunduz. US and Afghan forces launched an operation against the Haqqani Network in Khost and Paktika.
Hamas
US troubled by Israeli release of some Palestinians
Egypt
Is a new Arab order emerging?
Israel
Hamas freed an Israeli soldier as Israel released hundreds of Palestinians prisoners in an exchange deal. Opinion vary widely on the implications of this deal. While 69% of Israelis support the swap, others see it as perpetuating the cycle of violence. Others see Hamas gaining popularity at the expense of Fatah.
Iran
Iran’s nuclear program has suffered more serious setbacks recently. The US and the UK have frozen the assets of five men accused of an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador. Iran has secretly executed hundreds of prisoners.
Afghanistan
Taliban showing weakness in south Afghanistan
Egypt
Israel ‘shocked’ at Egypt TV Schalit interview
Finland
Hijacked ship carried Russian chemical weapons: report
Afghanistan
Survey in a War Zone: More than Half of Afghans See NATO as Occupiers
Iraq
Seven Iraqis were killed in a bombing near a liquor store in Baghdad; a police patrol may have been the target. The chairman of the Parliamentary Tribal Commission called for the release of a tribal leader who was detained by US and Iraqi forces last week.
Somalia
A Shabaab suicide bomber killed 15 people in Mogadishu. One of the kidnappers of two French intelligence officials was reportedly captured in Hargeysa in Somalia.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Awlaki family releases teen’s birth certificate
Libya
US Secretary of State Clinton arrived in Libya to offer a new aid package and assistance in securing weapons. Libya launched a major assault into Sirte, the Gaddafi loyalists’ last holdout.
Suicide bomber kills 15 Somalis in Mogadishu
Today’s attack takes place as Kenyan forces are advancing on Shabaab strongholds in the south.
Afghanistan
US forces ‘massing on Afghanistan-Pakistan border’
Pakistan
Pakistan: Taliban want peace but must give up arms
Afghanistan
Finally, tough love for US ally Pakistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan makes pitch for heavier weapons
Egypt
In Cairo Quarter, Islamists Try to Profit From Revolution
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claims Panjshir suicide attack
The IMU released photos of four of the suicide bombers that struck a US PRT in Panjshir last weekend.
Pakistan
Nine Pakistani troops and 14 militants were killed in fighting in Peshawar and Khyber. The Army wants Afghanistan to move against Mullah Fazlullah. Al Qaeda is plotting to kidnap Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed seven Afghan troops in an ambush in Farah and two civilians in a suicide attack in Faryab. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, Logar, Kunduz, and Faryab.
Yemen
The government claimed 18 people were killed during clashes between pro-government forces and a tribal leader in Sana’a and Taiz. Security forces arrested three “terrorists” in Aden.