Europe
Odierno Looks to Reassure Army on Troop Withdrawal
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Afghanistan
Taliban paid ‘protection money’ by Afghan government
Iran
Iranian officials ‘observed North Korean rocket launch’
Al Qaeda
Was brazen Pakistan jail break an inside job?
Afghanistan
Afghan official: Haqqanis blamed for Kabul attacks
Afghanistan
Taliban Launch Coordinated Attacks Across Afghanistan
Afghanistan
New explosions rock Kabul after Afghan forces repel earlier attacks
Pakistan
The Taliban assaulted a prison in Bannu and freed nearly 400 inmates, including Adnan Rasheed, who was involved with an assassination attempt of president Pervez Musharraf. Two soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack in South Waziristan.
Syria
Syrian troops resumed their shelling of residential neighborhoods, threatening a fragile ceasefire. The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution sending up to 250 observers to Syria.
Afghanistan
Pakistan – DPC vows to stand firm against resumption of NATO supplies
Yemen
US drones reportedly killed a senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province. AQAP killed three children in an IED attack in Aden.
US drones kill AQAP leader in southern Yemen
A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province is said to have been killed in yesterday’s strike.
Egypt
In a surprise move, Egyptian election officials barred 10 of of 23 candidates from running in upcoming presidential elections. Those disqualified included a former spy chief in the Mubarak regime, a Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and a Salafi cleric.
Somalia
Somali forces claimed to have defeated Shabaab in the southern district of Afmadow; seven Shabaab fighters were said to have been killed. Several members of Prime Minister Abdiweli’s security detail are reported to have been detained for involvement in a suicide attack at a theater in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
Boko Haram reportedly executed Mohammed Anwal Kontagora, its new spokesman. Kontagora, who assumed the name of Abu Qaqa, is said to had been killed for plans to defect.
Mali
Gunmen abducted a Swiss woman, who worked as a Christian missionary, from her home in Timbuktu today. Most Westerners have already fled the town, which was recently taken over by Islamists.
Germany
Supplies for Assad: German Ship Carrying Weapons Stopped Near Syria
Afghanistan
Elite female night raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan MPs fight insurgents near parliament: lawmakers
Afghanistan
100 rebels put out of action in one day: Afghan govt
Taliban launch coordinated attacks in Kabul and 3 provinces
Suicide bombers and assault teams struck in the capital and in Nangarhar, Paktia, and Logar.
Pakistani Taliban assault prison, free nearly 400 inmates
Among those freed is a former Pakistani Air Force member who was associated with Amjad Farooqi, the Pakistani jihadi who attempted to assassinate Pervez Musharraf at the behest of al Qaeda.
Special operations forces kill IMU leader in Kunduz
ISAF and Afghan forces continue to target the leadership cadre of the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked group in northern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
US and Taliban fight for key Afghan highway
United States
Navy grounds Fire Scout helicopter drones after 2 crashes
Libya
NATO Sees Flaws in Air Campaign Against Qaddafi
Pakistan
Militants attack Pakistan jail, over 300 escape: police
Pakistan
Death rains on Shias in Quetta
Pakistan
Pakistan – Creation of Seraiki province
Afghanistan
Security forces killed an IMU leader and several fighters in Takhar, and killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Paktia, Logar, and Wardak. The son of Burhuddin Rabbani has been named the new leader of the Afghan High Peace Council.