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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced the death of Mohamed Ahmed al Haniq, the commander for forces in Arhab in Lahj province. Haniq died of natural causes. One of his sons died fighting US forces in Iraq, another was killed in a US airstrike in Yemen.
Yemen
Shia Houthi rebels killed a military officer and six bodyguards in an attack at a checkpoint in Amran. Yemeni troops returned fire, killing three Houthi fighters.
Israel
Israel launched an airstrike in Gaza, killing Zuheir al-Qessi, leader of the Popular Resistance Committees, the organization that captured former IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. A second airstrike killed two members of Islamic Jihad as they prepared to fire rockets into Israel.
Al Qaeda
A Not-Quite Confirmation of a Memo Approving Killing
Bahrain
In the largest demonstration in the past year, tens of thousands of Bahrainis marched demanding democratic reforms. The march was in response to the urging of a Shia cleric for people to renew their calls for greater democracy.
Nigeria
“Gunmen” killed a civilian and wounded three policemen in an attack on a police station in Kano. British special forces carried out the failed raid that resulted in the deaths of a British and an Italian hostage.
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
In secret deal, ISI allows US drone war to resume
Al Qaeda
Hostage tragedy: Nigeria is in danger of turning into a blood-soaked African Pakistan
Afghanistan
No plan for anti-drug raids in Afghanistan: Russia
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Blood, Recriminations in Wake of Nigeria Mission
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden’s ‘2004 house in Pakistan’ back on the market
Taliban demand release of bin Laden’s wives, kill 7 Pakistani troops
“We will carry out suicide bombings against security forces and the government across the country,” a Taliban spokesman said. The Taliban also threatened two female Pakistani activists who have worked for the well-being of women and children in Pakistan.
US drones kill at least 13 in South Waziristan strike
Today’s strike is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas in 14 days, and just the eighth this year.
Egypt
Islamists could crown Egypt’s next president
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden widows charged for illegal stay in Pakistan: Malik
Al Qaeda
Drone strikes are attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty: Gilani
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Taliban in talks to end ‘serious differences’
Israel
On Iran Nuclear Effort, 2 Questions Split U.S. and Israel
United States
FBI Director Mueller warned Congress the US must act swiftly to counter the rising threat of cyberattacks by terrorist groups. “Terrorists have shown interest in pursuing hacking skills,” he stated. Recently he noted a terrorist recruitment video that claimed “cyberwarfare will be the warfare of the future.”
Hamas
Hamas ties to Syria and Iran in flux as region shifts
Thailand
Insurgents killed four soldiers and wounded one more in a roadside bombing in Narathiwat. The soldiers had been providing security at a Buddhist festival. Since 2004, insurgents have killed over 5,000 people in Thailand.
Afghanistan
The US is investigating charges that the Afghan Air Force is involved in drug smuggling. The Taliban killed nine policemen in Uruzgan. Security forces captured two IMU leaders in Badakhshan.
Iran
Satellite images of Iran indicate attempts to clean up radioactive traces left by tests of nuclear-weapon triggers. Turkey cut oil imports from Iran.
Libya
Gaddafi hid arms in Libyan embassies across globe
Al Qaeda
All quieter on al Qaeda’s English front
Syria
Syria’s deputy oil minister announced his defection to the opposition, the highest-ranking official to do so. Echoing a Chinese statement, Russia called for an immediate end to violence. In a Homs suburb, 62 people were killed. The Syrian army sent reinforcements to the northwestern province of Idlib.
Yemen
The military killed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Zinjibar. The governor of Abyan accused security services and political officials of turning the province over to AQAP.
Nigeria
Two hostages, one British and one Italian, were killed during a failed rescue attempt; they were being held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The government has charged a man with serving as a key link between Boko Haram and al Qaeda. A leader of Muslims in Port Harcourt denied that mosques and schools […]
Indonesia
Indonesia: Hitmen offer services in blogs