Al Qaeda
US Drone Strikes Are Said to Target Rescuers
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Afghanistan
US to elevate Special Operations forces’ role in Afghanistan
Europe
US Sees Europe as Not Pulling Its Weight Militarily
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Fatah and Hamas reached a reconciliation deal and agreed to form a unity government. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu criticized the deal, saying Palestinian President Abbas must choose between peace with Israel and peace with Hamas.
Egypt
Protesters and police clashed for a fifth day outside Cairo’s security headquarters. The head of the ruling military council called for a quick move to presidential elections. Democracy activists reacted to the announcement of criminal trials for NGO workers.
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda’s hand in Boko Haram’s deadly Nigerian attacks
Somalia
The Kenyan military claimed that eight Shabaab commanders and more than 100 fighters were killed during last week’s airstrikes on Shabaab camps in Badhade and Hayo. Shabaab is accused of assassinating a senior Shabelle program director.
Canada
US, Canadian imams issue fatwa against honor killings
United Kingdom
UK lawmakers: Most radicalism linked to Internet
Morocco
King Mohammed pardoned several Islamist leaders during the holiday to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. Among those freed was Hassan Kettani, the ideological leader of Salafia Jihadia, which has carried out suicide attacks in Morocco.
Italy
The conviction of Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri, one of three Tunisian Guantanamo detainees transferred to Italy in late 2009, was overturned by an appeals court. He was freed along with one of the other Tunisians; the third former detainee remains in prison in Italy.
United Kingdom
The Special Immigration Appeals Commission ruled that radical Islamist preacher Abu Qatada must be freed on bail, after the UK’s attempt to deport him to Jordan was barred by the European Court of Human Rights. The government considers him a high security risk.
The Taliban on al Qaeda, 1996-97
In 1996, the Taliban denied that bin Laden was in areas under their control and said he’d never be given safe haven; in 1997, they admitted the “good mujahid” was a guest.
Iran
Saudi Arabia Blocks Website Of Iran’s Supreme Leader
Afghanistan
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Al Qaeda
Tuaregs Use Qaddafi’s Arms for Rebellion in Mali
Kuwait
Kuwaitis punish government over graft, say analysts
United States
US weapons of the future
Afghanistan
NATO – Security Transition Ends Next Year, Gass Says
Egypt
Egypt’s aid from US in peril amid crackdown on pro-democracy groups
China
Syria crisis: Hillary Clinton calls UN veto travesty’
Italy
Italy and Libya move to re-establish old friendship
Iran
Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil
Pakistan
The Taliban killed a Pakistani soldier in an IED attack in Kurram. Police arrested a Taliban commander and three fighters in Karachi, and 18 suspected militants in Khyber.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed three policemen and four civilians in Kandahar. A US soldier killed an Afghan security guard in Sar-i-Pul. Two senior government officials in Khost were arrested for supporting the Taliban.
Yemen
Four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and a soldier were killed during fighting in the AQAP-held city of Zinjibar. Members of the Yemeni Air Force continue to demand the resignation of its commander, the brother of President Saleh.
Egypt
Egypt will try 43 foreigners employed by nongovernmental organizations, including 19 Americans, on charges of using foreign funds to create unrest. A Muslim Brotherhood spokesman said the NGOs were “paying money to some youth to incite violence and make riots everywhere.” The US may withhold some $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt.
Iraq
Security forces killed two teenage boys as they were planting a roadside bomb in Mosul. Insurgents killed a police officer in Baghdad.
Syria
Arab nations, Turkey, Britain, and the US criticized the veto by Russia and China of the UN’s Syria resolution. A senior Syrian army defector said the Syrian Army was close to collapse.
Somalia
Security officials blamed Shabaab for an attack outside of a cafe in Garissa that killed three people. Shabaab fighters attacked Ethiopian forces at their bases in Beledweyn.