Mali
Ansar al Dine, an Islamist Tuareg militia, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are recruiting children to wage jihad in northern Mali. The groups have been distributing food and medical aid to families.
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Denmark
Four Swedish residents charged with plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper pled not guilty to terror charges. The Danish crown prince was at the newspaper offices on the day of the planned attack. Prosecutors allege that the suspects have links to terror groups in Pakistan, and may have trained there.
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Action against militants urged, ‘India amenable to Kashmir talks’
France
Australia-Afghan Strategic Agreement Drafted for NATO Summit
Afghanistan
Pakistan calls for end to US drone attacks
Pakistan
Pakistan: Forced conversions spark anger
Israel
Egypt Islamists protest against Omar Suleiman poll bid
Al Qaeda
Analysis: US civilian courts await extradited militants
India
Exclusive: Iran ships off radar as Tehran conceals oil sales
South Korea
Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test
United States
Pakistan Demands an End to CIA Drone Strikes
United States
North Korea’s long range rocket crashes into sea
NATO
No Afghan ‘security vacuum’ after 2014: NATO chief
United States
Tarek Mehanna, a pharmacy graduate from Boston who had traveled to Yemen for terror training, aspired to jihad, and posted al Qaeda videos and publications online, was convicted of conspiring to help al Qaeda and to commit murder abroad. He was sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison and seven years of supervised […]
Germany
Followers of Salafist imam Ibrahim Abou Nagie have distributed 300,000 Korans in an effort to have a Koran in “every household in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.” Nagie was indicted last fall for inciting crime and disturbing religious peace. A video produced by a Nagie associate that personally threatened journalists who reported critically on the Koran […]
Afghanistan
Wraps come off special operations Afghan war plan
Afghanistan
Taliban encourage religious school students to war: Chief of Baghlan Police
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed three civilians and two policemen in Kunduz. ISAF killed an IMU facilitator in Faryab; four civilians were killed during protests over the raid. Police captured the Taliban’s district governor for Burka in Baghlan. President Karzai said he may step down before his term ends in 2014.
Afghanistan
Afghan Officials Request US to Remain Beyond 2014
Afghanistan
US Ready to Resume Talks with Taliban: US official
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – NDS Quashes Rumours it Accused Local Media of Pakistan, Iran Ties
Afghanistan
Turkmenistan Will Deliver Gas to Afghanistan for 30 Years
Germany
Salafists in the City: Free Koran Distributions Have Germany Concerned
IMU facilitator killed during night raid in Afghan north
Ammar Sahib, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator, was in Afghan custody in 2006 for murdering two members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team and two civilians, but spent only six months in jail before being released.
Iraq
“Gunmen” opened fire on a police checkpoint near Kirkuk, killing two officers and three civilians. Insurgents killed a mayor and four family members in a bombing at his home near Baqubah.
Syria
Fight against Assad just begun, Syrians in Turkey say
Syria
After previous failures, a ceasefire appears to be holding across the country despite some incidents. However, troops and heavy weapons have not been withdrawn from towns. Protesters took to the streets in several cities.
Yemen
Six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during fighting south of Lawdar; a tank seized by AQAP on Monday was destroyed in an airstrike. Two AQAP fighters and a tribesman were killed in fighting in Mudiyah.
Nigeria
Boko Haram released a video of its emir, Abubakar Shekau, on YouTube. In the video, Shekau mocked President Goodluck for claiming the government can defeat Boko Haram within three months.
Somalia
Shabaab detained 25 khat traders in Kismayo. President Sharif said the government is prepared to aid Puntland in fighting Shabaab