Al Qaeda in Iraq rails at Shias, claims deadly attacks
Spokesman Abu Muhammad al ‘Adnani said the Shia must be targeted as they are not true Muslims and they have supported the West.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Yemen
Sixty-five percent of eligible voters cast ballots for Vice President Abed Hadi to succeed President Saleh; Hadi was the only candidate on the ballot. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander Fahd al Quso threatened to attack Islah for being a tool of of the US.
Iran
The IAEA said Iran was rapidly expanding its production of enriched uranium. Some US and European officials discounted reports that Iran and al Qaeda have stepped up cooperation.
Syria
Hamas ended its support of the Assad regime and declared its backing of the opposition. The “Friends of Syria” conference agreed to tighten sanctions, but stopped short of arming the opposition. The UN reported that Syrian forces have committed crimes against humanity.
Somalia
The US killed three foreign jihadists, including a Moroccan, in an airstrike in the K60 area south of Mogadishu. The UN approved the expansion of African Union forces to more than 17,000 troops. The AU is approved for 12,000 troops but only 9,000 are currently in country.
Nigeria
“Gunmen” killed five people in a shooting at a mosque in Kano. The government imposed a curfew in Gombe after Boko Haram attacked a police headquarters in the city.
Moroccan jihadist killed in Somalia airstrike
Abu Ibrahim was one of three foreign jihadists killed in today’s strike south of Mogadishu. The attack was likely carried out by the US.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Riots over Koran Burning Subside, But Does Anger Still Simmer?
Afghanistan
US Deaths in Afghanistan Came During Security Vetting
Shabaab
Somali militants target addicts in UK’s ‘khat cafes’
Syria
Syrian Opposition Is Hobbled by Deep Divisions
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Scholars want protestors to exercise restraint
Shabaab
Video: Hillary Clinton rules out Somalia air strikes
IAEA
UN watchdog expresses serious concern over nuclear Iran
Syria
Syrian rebels get arms from abroad: source
North Korea
How the US Could Pressure North Korea Tomorrow: Quit the $100 Bill
Suicide assault team attacks police in Peshawar
The Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed the attack and said it was carried out to avenge the death of Badr Mansoor, an al Qaeda and Taliban leader who was killed in a US drone strike on Feb. 9.
Afghanistan
Beheadings in Afghanistan Are Grim Reminder of Extremes of Taliban Law
US adds Indonesian group, 3 leaders to terrorism list
Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid and three of its leaders, including the acting emir, who is linked to Jemaah Islamiyah’s notorious al Ghuraba cell in Pakistan, have been listed as global terrorists.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Thousands of tribesmen protest US drone strikes
Pakistan
Pakistan – Religious parties protest Quran desecration
United States
Majid Khan, a high-value Guantanamo detainee linked to al Qaeda operations in the US, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia, reached a plea deal with US military prosecutors. The plea makes him eligible for release to Pakistan if he complies with requests to testify at US military tribunals for the next four years.
Pakistan
Thirteen people were killed in a car bombing at a bus station on the outskirts of Peshawar. Pakistani military officials blamed the US, Israel, and India for fomenting unrest in Baluchistan.
Afghanistan
Seventeen people, including two US soldiers, have been killed during riots over the burning of Korans at Bagram Air Base; an Afghan soldier killed the two US troops in Nangarhar. Both the Taliban and several members of the Afghan parliament have called for a jihad against US forces. Security forces detained two Taliban commanders in […]
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed more than 60 Iraqis in a series of bombings and armed attacks across Iraq. Terrorists struck at security forces and civilians in Baghdad, Hillah, Balad, Mosul, and Kirkuk.
Somalia
Shabaab has withdrawn its forces from Howlaha Guud as Ethiopian and Somali troops advance on the western town of Bardale. Six people were killed in an IED attack in Bardale. Two IEDs were detonated at a base in Baidoa that was formerly used by Shabaab.
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed six policemen in separate attacks in Kano; 15 fighters were also detained during clashes. Boko Haram is suspected of torching two schools in Maiduguri this week.
Syria
US pushing for humanitarian aid, not arms, to Syrian opposition
Al Qaeda
Video: David Cameron warns world will ‘pay a price’ for ignoring Somalia
Afghanistan
US Says Pakistan Upbeat on Eventual Cooperation