Bahrain
Americans arrested, deported by Bahrain for supporting democracy protests
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Afghanistan
The Taliban assassinated a senior judge in Nangarhar. Four people were killed in a helicopter crash. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters and detained 18 more in Kabul, Helmand, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, and Herat. A child suicide bomber who was freed has been rearrested.
Norway
Minority figurehead wins Norway freedom prize
Iraq
Four members of the PKK were killed as Turkish warplanes bombed their bases in northern Iraq. Iraq opened a new crude oil export terminal in Basra that should increase exports by 300,000 barrels per day.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda leader backs Syrian revolt against Assad
Yemen
Ansar al Sharia, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s political front, beheaded two Saudis and a Yemeni who were accused of spying for the US. “Gunmen” assassinated a colonel in the Political Intelligence Security directorate in Al Baytha.
Somalia
Shabaab fighters attacked Kenyan and Somali troops in Busaar; 10 people are said to have been killed. Shabaab fighters and local militia clashed in Beledweyne; five people reportedly killing five people.
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden told children ‘live in peace in the West’
Kenya
The spokesman for the Kenya Defence Forces said that Shabaab’s merger with al Qaeda shows the Somali group has been weakened. Colonel Cyrus Oguna also said the merger would induce the international community to fight Shabaab.
Al Qaeda
Boko Haram exposed: How sect was formed; Training details; Why it is changing tactics
Nigeria
Security forces have created a list of the most wanted Boko Haram members; its leader, Abubakar Shekau, tops the list. Boko Haram gunmen are suspected of killing four Christians in the towns of Unguan Musa and Potiskum.
Halt attacks on Pakistani military: Siraj Haqqani
Siraj confirmed that the various Pakistani Taliban groups have signed a peace agreement with the Pakistani government.
Iran
Severe Internet Disruptions Reported In Iran
Afghanistan
US keen on early end to review process
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – AIHRC Concerned Over Increasing Violence Against Women
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Gilani wants women’s shelters closed
Egypt
In Egypt, NGO crackdown and draft law have chilling effect
North Korea
New Study Points to Unknown Nuclear Tests by North Korea in 2010
Afghanistan
The truth about Taliban ‘reintegration’
Al Qaeda
Syria unrest: Arab League observer mission head quits
Afghanistan
Afghans fret flight of hard cash a sign of things to come
Pakistan
Pakistan – Clemency if Taliban lay down arms, says Hoti
Indonesia
Bali attacks mastermind made bombs with home tools
Afghanistan
Afghan War Risks Are Shifting to Contractors
Pakistan
The Taliban said they are holding a German and an Italian citizen who were kidnapped in Multan. The Army is court-martialing a brigadier and four officers for links to Hizb ut-Tahrir. The interior minister denied that NATO supplies are transiting via Afghan airspace.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five Afghan policemen in an IED attack in Tarin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan, and an ISAF soldier in the south, and kidnapped six policemen in Balkh. Security forces captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Helmand and Paktia.
Palestinian Territories
Hamas’ Prime Minister arrived in Iran. The PM said Hamas would never recognize Israel. A Hamas leader in Gaza criticized the agreement reuniting Hamas and Fatah.
Lebanon
The Syrian crisis spread to Lebanon. On Friday and Saturday, Sunni and Alawite groups clashed in the city of Tripoli leaving two people dead and 18 wounded. The Lebanese Army moved to restore order.
India
India Trumpets Ties With US Amid Iran Oil Deal
Iran
Turkey and Iran diverge over Syria