Pakistan
Taliban talks spur Pakistan detente
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Shabaab celebrates merger with al Qaeda
Thousands attended rallies held by senior Shabaab leaders in cities outside of Mogadishu.
Russia
Russian opposition to intervention in Syria shows no sign of abating
China
Asia key as US, EU tighten sanctions against Iran
Iraq
Insurgents killed an Awakening leader and two of his bodyguards in an IED attack in Anbar. Security forces detained 20 wanted men in Mosul and Diyala. A court sentenced an al Qaeda in Iraq leader to life in prison.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Ansar al Sharia, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s political front, released a statement announcing the execution of three US spies, and named others who are wanted. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the “underwear bomber,” is seeking a sentence lower than life in prison.
Somalia
Puntland security forces captured Ahmed Saeed Mohamed, the brother of senior Shabaab leader and weapons smuggler Mohamed Saeed Atom. The spokesman for the Kenya Defence Forces said military operations have reduced Shabaab’s revenues by 75 percent.
Afghanistan
Taliban are Terrorists and the Murderers of Afghan People: Spanta
Afghanistan
US verifies Taliban-Afghan govt talks in Qatar
Afghanistan
Soldier’s death sparks debate over arming medevacs
Syria
Syrian army attacks continued in Homs. Opposition forces repelled an attack on Rastan. The Arab League recognized the opposition, and also proposed a joint Arab League-UN peacekeeping mission. Syria and Russia rejected the proposal.
Israel
Car bombs targeted the Israeli embassies in India and Georgia. Israel blamed Iran and Hezbollah for the attacks. Iran denied the charge.
Georgia
‘Iran says Israel attacked its own embassies’
Al Qaeda
Somalia wants arms embargo lifted to fend off al Qaeda
Afghanistan
Pakistan: Politicians to decide on NATO supply routes
Indonesia
Indonesia: West Java Muslims won’t allow Christian church
Bahrain
Thousands of protesters attempted to occupy Pearl Square in central Bahrain to mark the first anniversary of the revolt. Police responded with tear gas and stun grenades.
AQAP’s Ansar al Sharia executes 3 US ‘spies’
The three men who confessed were reported yesterday to have been beheaded.
Iran
A Turkish diplomat said that Iran was ready to negotiate an end to the standoff over its nuclear program. China urged Iran to cooperate.
Indonesia
Umar Patek, the al Qaeda-linked militant behind the deadly bombings of Jakarta churches in 2000 and a Bali nightclub in 2002, is being tried for mass premeditated murder. An alleged member of the Jemaah Islamayah terror group, Patek was arrested in Abbotabad, Pakistan in January 2011, where he may have met with Osama bin Laden.
Tunisia
Tunisia broke up a terrorist ring with links to al Qaeda. Some of the members had received military training in Libya.
Al Qaeda
For Iraqis, Aid to Syrian Rebels Repays a War Debt
Syria
Britain ‘would provide support but not troops for Syria peacekeeping mission’
Former Taliban defense minister dies in Pakistani custody
Mullah Obaidullah Akhund was in charge of the Taliban’s military and approved the establishment of al Qaeda training camps, some of which were used to train the Sept. 11 hijackers.
United Kingdom
A British court has assigned bail conditions for the imminent release of radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada, whose deportation to Jordan had been sought by the UK but recently denied by the European Court of Human Rights.
Al Qaeda
Rise of Islamism in Maldives a cause of worry for India
Al Qaeda
Khairkhwa — Taliban bargaining chip for peace
United States
Expanded Role Proposed for Elite Military Forces
Pakistan
Seven people were killed in a bombing in Peshawar. Pakistani officials claimed Afghan troops crossed the border in Baluchistan and executed two Taliban fighters. Prime Minister Gilani said the government does not allow the US to conduct drone strikes inside Pakistan.
Al Qaeda
US Navy: Iran prepares suicide bomb boats in Gulf