Egypt
Egypt Election Dominated by Question of Islam
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Al Qaeda
British agent in underpants bomb plot had been working undercover ‘for up to a year’
Saudi Arabia
Saudi King Abdullah sacks conservative adviser
Al Nusrah Front
Islamist group al-Nusra ‘behind Damascus blasts’
Nigeria
Police arrested Suleiman Mohammed, the operational leader for Boko Haram in the northern city of Kano; weapons and explosives were also seized in the raid at his hideout. The senior Boko Haram commander is from the Yoruba tribe in southern Nigeria.
Al Qaeda
US sends troops to Yemen as Al Qaeda gains ground
Taliban leader confirms infighting and vows revenge, plots to kill Quetta Shura leadership
Taliban leader Mullah Ghulam Hassan issued a 27-minute-long videotape denouncing the arrest and torture last month of Maluvi Mohammad Ismail by the Taliban’s Quetta Shura. In an unprecedented move, Hassan vowed revenge for Ismail’s mistreatment and threatened to kill senior Quetta Shura leadership.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah capable of hitting specific targets in Tel Aviv: chief
Afghanistan
Charting the Afghan course: Chicago invite to take NATO supply route
Afghanistan
US lawmakers want Haqqani named terrorist group
Syria
Explosions Kill Dozens in Damascus
China
Chinese media warns of war with Philippines
Pakistan
Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Khyber. Six more people were killed during fighting between Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in Khyber. Three civilians were killed in a mortar attack in Khyber.
Afghanistan
NATO leaders said they expect France to remain part of Afghanistan effort
Tunisia
Tunisia: First Salafi party approved
Al Qaeda
How the West got it wrong about Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda’s hands-on CEO
Afghanistan
Past Decade of Development Has Not Helped Higher Education: Minister Obaid
Al Qaeda
British played central role in foiled bomb operation: sources
Afghanistan
Two Taliban fighters and a civilian were killed during fighting in Farah. An Afghan soldier killed an ISAF soldier in the south. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. HIG suspended peace talks with the Afghan government.
Syria
The government thwarted a large car bomb attack in the northern city of Aleppo, a day after two large car bombs exploded in the capital of Damascus. US Secretary of Defense Panetta said al Qaeda had a presence in Syria.
Al Qaeda
US Lawmakers to Probe Underwear Bomb Leaks
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Hamas said it would not go to war with Israel if Iran’s nuclear facilities were attacked by Israel. Hamas created a new force to stop rocket attacks on Israel.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Trip Report IV: Crossing the Salang
Al Qaeda
Suicide bomb plot leak worries security experts
Yemen
Yemeni military officials claimed that eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leaders were killed in a “strike” in Jaar in Abyan. US trainers have arrived in Yemen. Senior officials said that the military is preparing to storm Zinjibar.
Somalia
The governor of Bakool said that the 17 Shabaab fighters killed yesterday were blocking supplies to Hudur and looting trucks. “Gunmen” killed two security officials in Puntland.
Kenya
Authorities issued an arrest warrant for Samantha Lewthwaite, the widow of London tube bomber Gemaine Lindsay, after she failed to appear in court to face charges of plotting to bomb Kenyan resort hotels. A co-conspirator, Jermaine Grant, appeared in court on Tuesday. Lewthaite is thought to have fled to the protection of Shabaab in Somalia.
Nigeria
The federal government called for Boko Haram to join peace talks and suggested a ceasefire. Three explosions were reported in Maiduguri.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Deweaponisation: Army lauds Upper Dir locals’ readiness to yield weaponry
Afghanistan
Thwarted Attack Highlights Afghan Local Police Force