Afghanistan
Afghanistan no longer worst place for mothers: report
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Security and stability in Afghanistan: progress and risk
The Department of Defense’s semi-annual report on Afghanistan says it is making progress towards security and stability. But progress needs to be considered alongside risks. And risks are high and increasing.
Nigeria
Police found three “high caliber time bombs” on the campus of a Kano university; less than two weeks ago, gunmen attacked Christian worship services at the university, killing 15 people. Boko Haram, which has threatened attacks on universities and the media, is suspected in the bomb plot.
United States
CIA officials who were tracking an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula plot seized an underwear bomb before it could be used by a Yemen-based bomber. The thwarted plot involved detonating the bomb on a US-bound airliner sometime around May 2, the anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death.
Egypt
Egypt Islamist vows global caliphate in Jerusalem
Haqqani Network
India’s PM, Hillary share Pak terror concerns
Algeria
Algeria Islamists dream of Arab Spring factor
Al Qaeda
US will not deal with Al-Qaeda over aid worker
Al Qaeda
US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
Afghanistan
Afghan officials claimed 20 civilians, including women and children, were killed in ISAF airstrikes in Helmand and Badghis. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in an attack in the south.
Analysis: Spinning Iran and al Qaeda, part 2
The Combating Terrorism Center’s report on the bin Laden files gets a basic fact about the history of the relationship between Iran and al Qaeda wrong.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula overran two bases in Al Koud and Dawfas, killing 32 soldiers and capturing 28 more. Tribesmen killed AQAP commander Bassam Al Sayed in Radfan in Lahj province. AQAP denied it plans on freeing a Saudi diplomat and a Swiss hostage.
Algeria
Algeria’s new Islamists won’t rock the boat
Egypt
Egypt’s generals wait in the wings as the revolution turns messy
Syria
Syria held parliamentary elections. The government called it an important step toward reform. The opposition denounced the elections as a sham and called for a boycott.
Somalia
Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a and Shabaab forces clashed in El Bur. Shabaab attacked government troops in Beledweyne. Shabaab dismissed its commander in Afmadow and arrested 15 civilians for criminal activity.
Taliban behead 2 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan
The soldiers’ heads were displayed on poles in Miramshah, where the Pakistani military maintains a garrison.
Afghanistan
Afghan government slams Taliban spring offensive
Al Qaeda
Testimony in the recent trial of New York subway bomb plotter Adis Medunjanin shed more light on the role of fugitive Canadian terrorist Ferid “Yousef” Imam, 31. Yousef conducted weapons training at an al Qaeda camp in North Waziristan that was also attended by an al Qaeda operative known as “Hamad,” a name for wanted […]
Al Qaeda
Pakistan dragging its feet on Mumbai mastermind: Clinton
Pakistan
Life in captivity: Swiss hostages describe Taliban kidnap ordeal
Al Qaeda
Pakistani foreign minister: ‘US should provide information on Zawahiri’s presence in Pakistan’
Afghanistan
US denies use of prisoners as bargaining chips
Taliban
Secret US program releases high-level insurgents in exchange for pledges of peace
United States
Retired Military Officers Teaching at Ivy League Schools
AQAP overruns Yemeni Army bases, kills 32 soldiers
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters attacked two bases outside of Zinjibar. Forty troops were wounded and at least 28 were captured.
Al Qaeda
Bali bombmaker Umar Patek regrets attack
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Iranian news agency reporter held on spying charges
Afghanistan
Two Taliban insurgent leaders killed during combined operation in Faryab
Afghanistan
Nangarhar: Khogyani Militants Force Closure of Schools Over Insurgent’s Arrest