Afghanistan
‘US to rely on NDN in case Pakistan doesn’t resume NATO routes’
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Egypt
Islamist Group Breaks Pledge to Stay Out of Race in Egypt
Lashkar-e-Islam
Pakistan – FC denies peace talks with Mangal Bagh
Yemen
Seventeen Yemeni soldiers and 13 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during fighting in Al Milah. AQAP forces overran a checkpoint and seized two tanks and other weapons before withdrawing to Ja’ar.
Syria
The Arab League’s latest attempt to broker a peace deal failed. Syria said it would not be the first to withdraw its forces, and its army would remain in the cities until “peace and security” prevailed. A Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman said: “The battle to topple the state is over.”
Kenya
One person was killed and more than 10 were wounded in two separate grenade attacks in Mombasa. The attacks took place at a Christian prayer gathering and a stadium.
Thailand
In the deadliest attack in several years, coordinated bombings in the cities of Yala in Yala province and Hat Yai in Songkhla province killed 14 and wounded 341. The car bombs exploded near restaurants, shops, and a crowded hotel. In Pattani province, militants detonated a motorcycle near a police station, wounding one officer. Muslim insurgents […]
Tunisia
Extremists control hundreds of Tunisia’s mosques: religious affairs minister
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Shuts US-Sponsored Group
AQAP kills 17 Yemeni troops in southern Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters overran a military checkpoint in Al Milah, and seized two tanks and other weapons from Yemeni troops. Thirteen AQAP fighters were also killed.
France
The trial began of a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist, Adlene Hicheur, suspected of involvement with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb; he had discussed European targets, including a French military base, with an AQIM operative. Willy Brigitte, a French Muslim convert sentenced to nine years in jail in 2007 for plotting to attack an Australian nuclear […]
Norway
Norway – Mullah Krekar given eight weeks
Afghanistan
US Makes Progress in Afghanistan, Panetta Says
Al Qaeda
Syrian Rebels Disagree Over Foreign Arms Shipments
Al Qaeda
The French Way of Fighting Homegrown Terrorism
Afghanistan
Afghanistan presses for answers on long-term US military bases
Pakistani Taliban deputy leader Waliur Rehman threatens Britain
“Our revenge against the British government will be very severe,” Waliur Rahman said in a video that assailed the treatment of Islamist prisoners in the country.
Afghanistan
Businesses May Flee Afghanistan After Troop Withdrawal
Afghanistan
Pakistan – PCNS agrees to link NATO supply to end of drone strikes
Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda ‘plotting another 9/11’ from Afghanistan
France
Police arrested 19 suspected Islamic extremists during raids in Toulouse, Nantes, and Paris. Among those detained are the leader and several members of the banned group Forsane Alizza. President Sarkozy said more raids would follow.
Pakistan
US drones killed four “militants” in Miramshah in North Waziristan. Twenty-one Taliban fighters and two Pakistani soldiers were killed during clashes in Arakzai.
Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman killed nine officers in Paktika. The US said a former governor is responsible for ordering a suicide attack that killed two soldiers and another attack that targeted diplomats. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, and Logar.
Azerbaijan
US officials think Israel has been granted access to airbases in Azerbaijan, providing a potential staging area for an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Azerbaijani officials denied they had done so.
Yemen
The US killed five AQAP fighters and a civilian in two drone strikes in Azzan. “Militants” blew up an LNG pipeline north of Balhalf, a major LNG terminal. The US issued a travel warning to American citizens “due to terrorist activities and civil unrest.”
Syria
Fighting continued in Syria despite a UN-sponsored peace deal. Rebels stepped up a campaign to assassinate military officials. Kofi Annan said Assad’s forces must be first to cease fire and withdraw. US Secretary of State Clinton and Saudi King Abdullah met to discuss raising the pressure on the Syrian regime.
Saudi Arabia
Mideast upheaval knocks Saudi Arabia off balance
Egypt
Egypt military looking to keep its grip at least on economy
Syria
Amid fresh diplomacy, U.S. still wary of direct Syria role
Israel
Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and stun grenades to break up Palestinian demonstrations at the annual “Land Day” rallies. One Palestinian died.