Monthly Archives: March 2012

Nigeria

| March 22, 2012

The Joint Task Force killed nine Boko Haram fighters and detained two more during a clash in the town of Tudun Wada Dakadai in Kano state. Boko Haram fighters attacked a police station and a bank in the town.

Germany

| March 22, 2012

A court sentenced Hussain S., a Syrian-born German resident, to five years in prison for publishing jihadist propaganda online. A key German-language propagandist for Islamic extremist groups, he promoted the efforts of al Qaeda, the Islamic Jihad Union, and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, among others.

France

| March 22, 2012

Security forces shot and killed self-professed al Qaeda murderer Mohammed Merah after a 33-hour seige. Authorities in France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the US are unclear about Merah’s past. An Internet posting by Jund al Khilafah claimed the killings at the Jewish school, but the post was quickly withdrawn.

Egypt

| March 22, 2012

Muslim Brotherhood May Offer Presidential Candidate in Egypt

ISAF’s new plan for Afghanistan

| March 22, 2012

General Allen said in testimony before Congress that US was scaling back its planned operations in Eastern Afghanistan due to reduced forces available.

Afghanistan

| March 22, 2012

Afghan officials likely to press for veto power over night raids in formal talks

Pakistan

| March 21, 2012

The Taliban confirmed that three of Mullah Nazir’s deputies were killed in a March 13 drone strike in South Waziristan. The military killed five “militants” in Kurram.

Afghanistan

| March 21, 2012

The Taliban arrested two senior leaders in Ghazni for engaging the Afghan High Peace Council. The Taliban killed three children in Ghazni, and a policeman and a British soldier in Helmand.

Iraq

| March 21, 2012

Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed credit for a series of bombings and attacks across the country on March 19 that killed 46 Iraqis. AQI said the target was the “fool government preparing” for next week’s Arab League summit in Baghdad.

Somalia

| March 21, 2012

Shabaab claimed it killed a Somali intelligence official in Mogadishu and warned civilians to stay away from government buildings and AMISOM bases. Ethiopian forces and Shabaab fighters clashed in Baidoa.

Nigeria

| March 21, 2012

Boko Haram said it would not participate in further talks with the government and that it would continue to wage jihad to establish sharia law in the country. “We have closed all possible doors for negotiation,” said spokesman Abu Qaqa.

France

| March 21, 2012

In Toulouse, authorities are trying to arrest Mohamed Merah, a suspect in the killing of seven people. Merah admitted to police negotiators that he trained with al Qaeda in Pakistan and wanted to “avenge” Palestinians and punish the French military for its role in Afghanistan. In Paris, a bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy; no […]