Al Qaeda
US defence secy Leon Panetta voices caution on Taliban prisoner deal
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Pakistan
Strained ties? US pledges $2.4bn aid to Pak in 2013
India
Magnet bomb poses new worry for security agencies
Boko Haram
Nigerian Islamists threaten attack on telecom firms
United States
US military prosecutors accused Majid Khan, 31, of conspiring with al Qaeda to blow up gas storage tanks in the US and bomb Western targets in Indonesia, and of trying to assassinate the president of Pakistan. Khan, currently detained at Guantanamo, is the husband of “Lady al Qaeda” Aafia Siddiqui, who is in prison for […]
Al Qaeda
Pakistan petitioned to release Osama bin Laden’s youngest wife
Afghanistan
Pakistan has allowed NATO to ship some perishable food items into Afghanistan. Security forces captured several Taliban leaders in Wardak, Helmand, and Nangarhar.
Taliban flex muscles in Miramshah
Hundreds of Taliban fighters patrolled the Miramshah bazaar after the Shura-e-Murakeba ordered a halt in attacks against Pakistani troops and an end to kidnappings.
Syria
Syrian residents say they’re bracing for full-blown war
Iran
Next Up – Turkey vs. Iran
India
New Delhi Attack Tests India’s Relations With Iran
Egypt
Egypt state media accuses US of spreading anarchy
Al Qaeda
Taliban will not talk peace with Karzai government, spokesman says
Kuwait
Pakistan – Seminaries in KP collected over Rs30m from abroad
Afghanistan
US to Keep Troops in Afghanistan: Officials
Iran
Israel Says Iran Behind Attacks on Diplomats
Afghanistan
Pakistan allows NATO to ship food to Afghanistan, sign of thawing tension after airstrikes
Iraq
Insurgents killed three people in attacks in Mosul and Baghdad. Security forces detained two terrorists, including one who was previously sentenced to death, in Thi Qhar.
Libya
Libya – Western Militias Unite, Posing Challenge to Transitional Government
Yemen
The military claimed it killed 12 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Zinjibar; two soldiers were also killed. A man killed himself while attempting to attack a voting center in Crater with a hand grenade.
Syria
The Syrian army continued shelling of Homs, “the heaviest in five days.” The Syrian army also attacked opponents in several other cities. Arab League members might start arming opponents. China said it would not protect any party, including the Syrian government.
Afghanistan
Two Officers Counter Bleak Assessment of Afghan War
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan ‘cancels Valentines Day’
Thailand
Three bombs exploded in downtown Bangkok. In one of the bombings, an Iranian man had both legs blown off when he attempted to throw the bomb at police. Israel accused Iran of being behind the attacks.
Afghanistan
Afghan leader to push for access to Taliban in Pakistan
Somalia
Shabaab held rallies in several cities to celebrate its merger with al Qaeda. Burundian troops have advanced to within two miles of Afgoye.
Nigeria
Boko Haram claimed it killed 12 soldiers in Maiduguri on Sunday night; the military disputed the claim. One policeman is reported to have been killed in a bombing in Kaduna.
Sweden
Noting that Sweden is now at a ‘real risk’ for terror, a change from its ‘relatively low’ risk status four years ago, the government announced a new counterterrorism strategy. A Swedish man, Abdifateh Ahmed Mohamed, 30, was not allowed to travel to Mexico with two companions; Norwegian and US authorities suspected him of terrorism.
Afghanistan
The Taliban said Mullah Obaidullah, their former minister of defense, died in a Pakistani jail in 2010. The Taliban killed a British airman in Helmand. Security forces detained Taliban commanders in Helmand and Kandahar.
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Qazi warns against restoring NATO supply