North Korea
North Korea – Damage control, not the end of nukes
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb splinter group, has demanded a $39 million ransom for three European hostages. The two Spanish nationals and an Italian national were kidnapped in Algeria last October.
Afghanistan
Russia to invest in Afghan power, transport sectors
Afghanistan
Afghan Health Sector to Face Major Shut-Down Without Intl Aid: MoPH
North Korea
Fresh from deal with US, North Korea vows sacred war on South
China
China boosts defense budget 11 percent after US pivot
Afghanistan
For some Afghans, suicide bombs best answer to Koran burnings
Norway
Mullah Krekar, the founder of an Iraqi terror group who is currently on trial for threatening Norwegian leaders, spoke at a demonstration in Oslo about the Koran-burning incident in Afghanistan. He praised the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh as a “courageous” act done “in retaliation for the Quran and love of Islam.” Norway […]
Egypt
At al-Azhar Mosque, struggle over Islam roils a revered Egyptian institution
Pakistan
A suicide bomber in Charsadda killed a policeman and a woman in an attack that targeted the former interior minister. Foreign Minister Khar said Pakistan has abandoned the concept of strategic depth.
Syria
US officials: Iran is stepping up lethal aid to Syria
Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto murder case: Another witness points toward Baitullah Mehsud
Egypt
Egyptian lawmakers clash over Islamist role in writing next constitution
The Taliban killed four civilians in an IED attack in NAngarhar.
The Taliban killed four civilians in an IED attack in Nangarhar. Security forces captured several Taliban fighters and “insurgents” in Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Kunduz.
Iran
Iran held parliamentary elections. Early returns showed loyalists to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rivals to President Ahmadinejad, made substantial gains.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda moving from Iraq to Syria: Iraqi PM
Iran
Iran elections: Ahmadinejad rivals set to gain control of parliament
Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed a soldier in Dar al-Nasr in Baydah province. AQAP killed another soldier in a bombing in Mukallah.
Libya
The Libyan branch of the Muslim Brotherhood allied with other Islamists to establish a new political party. The first post-Gaddafi elections are set for June.
Somalia
A suicide bomber killed only himself during a premature detonation near a Burundian military base in Mogadishu. Seven Shabaab fighters and five Puntland security personnel were reported killed during fighting near Bosaso. Kenya is considering withdrawing from Somalia in October.
Iran
Clinton: MKO Cooperation ‘Key’ In Considering Terrorist Designation
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released an Italian aid worker who was kidnapped in Algeria in October 2011, and a Malian gendarme who was kidnapped in December 2011. In exchange, Mali reportedly freed an AQIM operative from Mali known as Abderrahmane Ould Amadou al Azawad.
Algeria
The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, an al Qaeda splinter group, claimed credit for a suicide attack against gendarmes in Tamanrasset that wounded 22 people. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa was established in December 2011 to conduct attacks in West Africa.
Afghanistan
Head of British PRT in Helmand: Afghanistan to Face Security Challenges After 2014
Al Qaeda
Zawahiri hails shrinking US influence
Al Qaeda
Top US General warns of coordination between al-Qaeda-linked African terror groups
Al Qaeda
The 7/7 widow and a boom in British jihad
Hezbollah
Lebanon – Prosecutors propose new charge for Hariri suspects
Afghanistan
Afghan army says Taliban infiltration very sophisticated
Egypt
Egypt parliament starts debate on constitution body