Al Qaeda
Mali’s two-pronged approach to combating Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Yearly Archives: 2011
Libya
VANTAGE POINT, No. 4. Reading the Rebels in Misurata, Libya.
US citizen kidnapped in Lahore
The aid worker was kidnapped in his home in the eastern Pakistani city after eight gunmen overwhelmed security guards.
Afghanistan
Rape, mutilation: Pakistan’s tribal justice for women
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US intelligence officials believe al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is attempting to manufacture ricin for a WMD attack on the US. Officials said that AQAP was gathering the precursors and attempting to manufacture them in safe havens in Shabwa province in Yemen.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Qaeda Trying to Harness Toxin for Bombs, US Officials Fear
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Mystery still surrounds fate of Al-Qaeda military chief
Pakistan
President Zardari allows political parties in Fata
Afghanistan
US troops return to Afghan ‘Valley of Death’
Afghanistan
Afghan prison transfer delayed
Pakistan
The Taliban killed three policemen while freeing Taliban prisoners from custody in Peshawar. Mohmand Taliban commander Omar Khalid claimed credit for yesterday’s female suicide attack in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
Counterintelligence scorecard says Afghan War could go either way
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Paktia, and Baghlan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Pakistan
US disputes report alleging high civilian death toll from drone strikes
Afghanistan
Journey to Afghanistan’s Taliban badlands
Afghanistan
Taliban Planning Spectacular Attacks Against UK Troops: Commander
Russia
Security forces killed seven “militants” in Dagestan, including a commander who trained a suicide bomber and who is supposedly linked to “the Georgian special service.” A policeman was murdered at his home in Dagestan.
Tajikistan
Analysis Demystifies Tajik Insurgency
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan detains bloggers who reported on arms cache blast
Al Qaeda
Splits emerge within Gaddafi regime over alliance with Islamic fundamentalists
Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s President Appears Healthier in Video
China
Pakistan link to Xinjiang attacks questioned
Yemen
Soldiers killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters during artillery strikes in Zinjibar. Tribesmen arrested 15 suspected AQAP fighters in Lawder.
Somalia
Shabaab and government forces again clashed in Mogadishu. The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency said it was opening an office in Somalia.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Balkh Governor: Pakistan Supports Insurgents in the North
Egyptian forces to launch offensive against al Qaeda cells in the Sinai
A group calling itself “Al Qaeda Sinai Branch” has distributed flyers calling for the establishment of an Islamic state and attacks on security forces.
Egypt
Security officials said Egyptian forces will launch an operation against al Qaeda cells that have been established in the Sinai peninsula. The cells are operating “in the area of Sakaska close to Rafah” and have been training for more than a month.
Philippines
Two men who were planting a bomb on a road in the southern Philippines were killed in a premature detonation. The chief of police speculated that the bomb was intended to disrupt talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Pakistani Taliban commander claims female suicide attack
Mohmand emir Omar Khalid said the use of female suicide bombers “is part of our strategy and in war strategies keep on changing.”
Afghanistan
C.I.A. Is Disputed on Civilian Toll in Drone Strikes