Yearly Archives: 2011

Afghanistan

| October 2, 2011

Afghan officials blamed the Pakistani government, the ISI, and the Quetta Shura for the assassination of the head of the High Peace Council. The Taliban killed nine Afghan troops in Paktia and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Wardak, Logar, and Nangarhar.

Syria

| October 2, 2011

Syrian dissidents meeting in Turkey announced the creation of a united council aimed at toppling President Bashar al Assad. After five days of fighting, pro-Assad forces say they have restored order to the rebellious town of Rastan. The fighting pitted the Syrian military against army defectors who sided with anti-regime protesters.

Saudi Arabia

| October 2, 2011

The government has begun the trial of seven Saudis thought to be members of an al Qaeda-linked terror cell. The men are said to have established a training camp in the mountains along the Yemeni border.

Yemen

| October 2, 2011

The Yemeni air force killed 30 of its own soldiers in a strike outside of Zinjibar. The soldiers were from the 119th Brigade, which is said to support forces opposing President Saleh’s regime.

Uganda

| October 2, 2011

Police arrested a Somali and a Ugandan in Kisenyi on suspicion of plotting terror attacks. The Somali was identified as Abdula Mohammed.

Somalia

| October 2, 2011

Shabaab has closed the offices of telecommunication and money transfer companies in central and southern Somalia. US “spy planes” have been spotted circling near the city of Beledweyne.

Muslim Brotherhood

| October 2, 2011

A US diplomat admitted officials have met with members of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political front. “We have had direct contacts with senior officials of the Freedom and Justice party,” the diplomat said.

Spain

| October 2, 2011

A Spanish judge ordered the release of five men detained on Sept. 27 on suspicion of supporting al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The men are still under investigation and the judge ordered the men to report to authorities twice a month.

Hezbollah

| October 1, 2011

Religious Allegiances among Pro-Iranian Special Groups in Iraq

Afghanistan

| October 1, 2011

Special operations forces captured the Haqqani Network’s top commander in Afghanistan, along with his deputy and bodyguard. Afghan intelligence captured the Taliban leader who plotted the assassination of the head of the High Peace Council. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Wardak, and Laghman.

Iraq

| October 1, 2011

General Perkins said al Qaeda has been severely weakened in the north. Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Mosul. Insurgents killed a doctor who works with the Army in Mosul and a security guard in Baqubah.

Yemen

| October 1, 2011

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed three Yemeni soldiers in the contested city of Zinjibar. A Yemeni official claimed the government provided key intelligence that led to the deaths of Anwar al Awlaki and Samir Khan.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

| October 1, 2011

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan Tali al Asiri is also thought to have been killed in yesterday’s Predator strike that killed Anwar al Awlaki and Samir Khan. AQAP has yet to confirmed that Asiri, Awlaki, and Khan have been killed.

Somalia

| October 1, 2011

Five people were killed during fighting between Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu. US warplanes reportedly struck Shabaab camps in the El Bur area. Shabaab fighters chopped off a boy’s hand and foot for stealing and tore down advertisements in Mogadishu.