Jamaat-ud-Dawa
Pakistani militant leader thumbs nose at US bounty
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Shabaab claims bombing at Mogadishu theater
Two top sports official were among 10 people killed. Somalia’s defense minister claimed the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber, but Shabaab denied the claim.
Suicide bomber kills 12, including 3 ISAF troops, in Afghan northwest
The attack took place in the same province where the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s top leader in Afghanistan was killed just over a week ago.
United Kingdom
Mohammed Shabir Ali, of east London, was arrested two days ago and charged with terrorism offenses including attending to assist in an act of terrorism, and possession of a document by al Qaeda ideologue Anwar al Awlaki. Two other men and a woman, all from London and arrested the same day as Ali, remain in […]
Afghanistan
Deal to Continue Afghanistan Night Raids Is Near
Difa-e-Pakistan
US bounty on Hafiz Saeed is attack on Islam: Jamaatud Dawa
Afghanistan
Three policemen in Helmand poisoned four colleagues and two civilians, then the Taliban executed them. The Taliban killed two ISAF troops in the south and east. NATO’s Secretary General denied the organization is accelerating the drawdown.
Russia
Security forces killed five terrorists, including two suspected suicide bombers, at a checkpoint in Nazran in Ingushetia. Interior Ministry forces killed three Islamist fighters from foreign commander Muhanned’s group in Sergokali in Dagestan.
Yemen
Yemeni aircraft killed 43 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in airstrikes in the Al Milah area in Lahj province. AQAP killed 17 yemeni troops in the town last weekend.
Yemeni aircraft kill 43 AQAP fighters
The strikes took place where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula recently killed 17 soldiers. A Yemeni newspaper said that US drones provided “support.”
Somalia
Shabaab forces attacked Somali and African Union bases in and around Mogadishu; one child was killed during the fighting. Shabaab fighters ambushed a Red Cross convoy in Gedo, killing one driver.
Mali
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said that Ansar Dine, a faction of the Tuareg rebellion, is closely tied to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and seeks to form a caliphate in Mali. The Tuareg have taken over half of Mali since the junta overthrew the government weeks ago.
Syria
Syria’s rebels abandoned efforts to hold territory in major cities and towns after a series of defeats. Government troops entered rebel areas, hunted down activists, and torched and bulldozed homes. President Assad’s uncle said Assad was unlikely to hold onto power much longer.
Egypt
Brotherhood’s presidential bid raises fears Egypt’s democratic change will be cut short
Iran
Iran says could hit US if it came under attack: paper
Al Qaeda
Islamists, Al-Qaeda gain ground in troubled Mali
Afghanistan
Anti-Americanism in Pakistan snarls US war efforts
Thailand
Thailand fears further attacks after bombs in south
Azerbaijan
Is the US leaking information to undermine Israel’s campaign against Iran?
France
Investigations began of 13 members of the banned group Forsane Alizza on suspicion of terror activities that included plotting to kidnap a Jewish judge in Lyon. A Malian imam and an Algerian militant were deported and further deportations of known Islamists, including a Saudi imam, a Turkish imam, and a Tunisian militant, are planned.
Afghanistan
‘Green On Blue’ Attacks Affects Morale: ISAF
Afghanistan
NATO denies accelerating Afghanistan troop withdrawal
ISAF targets IMU’s top bomb maker in Afghanistan
Special operations forces targeted the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s “senior bomb maker” in Afghanistan during a raid in Kunduz.
Egypt
In parts of Egypt, tribal justice still rules
US offers $10 million bounty for capture of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed
Saeed now has one of the highest bounties offered for a global terrorist leader. The US is also offering $2 million for Saeed’s brother-in-law, who is Lashkar-e-Taiba’s deputy emir.
Libya
Libya Militias Turn to Politics, a Volatile Mix
Pakistan
Pakistan – Hazara women protest against targeted killing of community members
Arab, Uzbek fighters killed in latest drone strike: report
A Turkish jihadist website said that one Arab and four Uzbek fighters were killed in the March 30 strike in Miramshah.
Pakistan
Three of Osama bin Laden’s widows and two of his daughters have been sentenced to 45 days in prison for illegally residing in Pakistan. Four soldiers were killed and five more are missing after a Taliban assault on a military checkpoint in Mohmand. One person was killed in a bombing in Khyber.
Afghanistan
Jobs for Ex-Militants Feed Distrust of Afghan State