Al Qaeda
Former Gitmo detainee calls Sept. 11 ‘disgusting’
Yearly Archives: 2011
United States
Holes remain in flight school scrutiny after 9/11
Hearts, minds, and revenge: local resistance to the Afghan insurgency
Reports suggest local resistance to Taliban activities in Afghanistan continues, with another insurgent killed and one injured in the latest clash in Ghazni province. This marks the third reported instance of villagers attacking Taliban fighters this month.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda Affiliates Growing Independent
United States
Muslim Americans say life is more difficult since 9/11
Afghanistan
AP EXCLUSIVE: US-Taliban talks were making headway
Afghanistan
Taliban solve people’s disputes in Paktia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Spy Agencies of Neighbours Behind Afghan Insecurity: NDS
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Ghazni, Kunduz, and Faryab. The Taliban killed an Afghan soldier in Logar and captured four policemen in Kunar. Mullah Omar said the Taliban would not participate in the Bonn conference.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four policemen and a soldier in separate attacks in Baghdad, Baqubah, and Mosul. Turkish warplanes have attacked Kurdish terrorists in northern Iraq.
Yemen
Ten Yemeni soldiers and 26 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during fighting in Dawfas in Abyan province. AQAP’s Ansar al Sharia executed a man who opposed the group.
Iran
Iran’s nuclear chief claimed the country is prepared to cooperate more closely with the IAEA. The Defense Ministry said it was manufacturing its own anti-armor missiles.
Libya
The chairman of the African Union accused the rebels of executing black people, and said this was one of the reasons it was withholding aid. “We need clarification because the TNC seems to confuse black people with mercenaries …. They are killing normal workers,” Chairman Jean Ping said.
Tajikistan
Will Tajikistan’s Islamic Party See A Renaissance?
Africa
Few African leaders show up for famine summit
Indonesia
Indonesia: Islamic group seeks to censure film that promotes pluralism
Pakistan
Weird, Birdlike Mystery Drone Crashes in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
An Interview with Online Jihadist Abu Suleiman Al Nasser
Al Qaeda
Islamic Group Says It Was Behind Fatal Nigeria Attack
Syria
Syrian unrest raises fears about chemical arsenal
Al Qaeda
CIA Strikes Strain Ties With Pakistan Further
Bahrain
If the Arab Spring Turns Ugly
Afghanistan
A four-man suicide assault team was killed while attempting to breach the PRT in Zabul. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Ghazni.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 28 people in an attack at a mosque in Baghdad. Terrorists killed a policeman in a bombing in Mosul.
Yemen
Yemeni military officials claimed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninisula leader Nasir al Wuhayshi was killed in fighting in Dawfas in Abyan. Four soldiers and three AQAP fighters were killed in Dawfas. The navy claimed it foiled a small boat suicide attack off the coast of Abyan.
AQAP chief Nasir al Wuhayshi reported killed in southern Yemen
Yemeni military officers claimed that Wuhayshi’s body was brought to a hospital in Aden after a clash near Zinjibar. His death has not been confirmed.
Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills 28 Iraqis in attack in Baghdad mosque
Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al Samarrai, the head of the Sunni Endowment who has been vocal in his opposition to al Qaeda, was the target of the attack. He was wounded in the blast.
Iran
Israel “could not stop” nuclear Iran with one strike
Doubts raised in Pakistan over reports of Atiyah’s death
Some tips on what to look for in assessing the probability that the reported death of a senior terrorist leader is true.
Iraq
UN concerned about Iraq strength before US exit