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Yearly Archives: 2011
Faqir Mohammed broadcasting on jihadi radio
The Bajaur Taliban leader is operating an illegal FM radio channel and apparently is broadcasting from Afghanistan.
Commander who liberated Tripoli was LIFG leader
Abd al Hakim Bilhaj claimed to have renounced violence and jihad after he was freed by Saif al Islam during an amnesty program in 2010.
Egypt
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader Wants Reforms Across The Arab World
Libya
Rebels continue to battle loyalist resistance in Tripoli, Sirte, and Sahba. The search for Gaddafi himself is ongoing. National Transitional Council head Mahmoud Jabril asked for Western financial aid to help restore services and stabilize the country.
Sweden
Swede: ‘terrorist’ name behind US visa delay
Algeria
Gunmen killed two traffic policemen in Bordj Bouararidj and stole their weapons; one other man was injured in the attack. Most of the increasingly numerous attacks in Algeria have been claimed by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Stop intimidating telecom firms, Taliban told
Afghanistan
Taliban fight takes heavy toll on Pakistani troops
Al Qaeda
Pakistanis in denial 10 years after 9/11
China
China Says It Supports Palestinians’ Statehood Bid
Al Qaeda
Qaddafi Leaves Behind Little to Guide Libya in His Absence
Afghanistan
Rocky handover for Afghan province vacated by NATO
Video shows Taliban executing Afghan police commander with recoilless rifle
The Taliban shouted “Allahu Akbar” after using an 82mm recoilless rifle to execute a police commander in Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan.
ISAF targets IMU military commander in Kunduz
Special operations forces have targeted the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan three times this month during raids in the northern Afghan province.
Philippines
New hope, new fear for Mindanao
Canada
Libyan Rebels Reportedly Used Tiny Canadian Surveillance Drone
Bahrain
After Arab Revolts, Reigns of Uncertainty
Pakistan
Islamabad – 135 suspected terrorists arrested in 2010-11
Afghanistan
Irresponsible Armed Individuals Increasing in Kabul
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three policemen in Balkh and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Paktika, Nangarhar, Wardak, and Faryab. President Karzai pardoned five would-be suicide bombers.
Palestinian Territories
Militants from Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine fired five rockets into Israel, violating a two-day-old truce. Israeli airstrikes killed two militants, including an Islamic Jihad commander linked to recent operations in Sinai; four other militants were wounded.
Al Qaeda
The US military’s Hollywood connection
Pakistan
Ten Lashkar-e-Islam fighters were killed in a bunker that was occupied and then mined by the Taliban in Khyber. The Lashkar-e-Khorasan executed a ‘US spy’ in North Waziristan. Police in Lahore arrested three men thought to be involved with the kidnapping of an American.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 12 Iraqis in attacks throughout the country, including six policemen in a suicide attack in Ramadi. Security forces arrested nine terrorists in Iskandariyah.
Afghanistan
US senators stress complex nature of Pakistan ties
Yemen
Thirty-nine al Qaeda fighters and 11 Yemeni soldiers were killed during fighting in the southern province of Abyab. Fighting was reported in the cities of Zinjibar and Jaar, and the district of Maysameer.
Somalia
Shabaab executed three government “spies” in Mogadishu and detained three more in Barawe. Sierra Leone said it would send a battalion of 850 troops to Somalia in April 2012.
Algeria
Insurgents attacked a military checkpoint near the village of Taouarga in Bourmedes province, killing one soldier and injuring two more.
Libya
NATO airstrikes continue as Gaddafi loyalists still hold several districts in Tripoli and elsewhere. The rebels have put out a $1.7 million bounty for Gaddafi. A group of foreign journalists held by loyalists in a Tripoli hotel has been released.