Egypt
Egyptian voters will choose from polar opposites in presidential runoff
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Sweden
Live grenade found in central Malmo
Pakistan
The Pakistani doctor who helped the US find Osama bin Laden was convicted of providing support to the Lashkar-e-Islam, according to court documents. A wanted Taliban fighter was among four people who were killed during a tribal meeting in Mansehra.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south. The Taliban also denied rumors that Jalaluddin Haqqani died of kidney failure.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani security forces arrested 40 suspects and seized weapons, thwarting a series of planned terrorist attacks against the Eurovision Song Contest. Targets included the contest venue and major hotels.
Syria
Following the killing of 108 people in the town of Houla, Russia and China reaffirmed their support for the Syrian government. Russia said it was against intervention. China decided not to expel Syrian diplomats and urged support for the Annan peace plan. The US and France ruled out military intervention.
Iraqi police to take over security responsibility in Baghdad
The country moves closer to normality as responsibility for security in Baghdad is handed over from the Iraqi Army to the police.
Yemen
Security forces killed 10 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in air and artillery strikes in Jaar and Sharqa. President Hadi said that AQAP’s bombings of a pipeline in Marib have cost Yemen more than $2 billion.
Emir tells of Taliban’s rise to power in remote Pakistani tribal agency
Hafiz Saeed Khan, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in Arakzai, said his followers killed or ejected tribal leaders who opposed Taliban rule.
Afghanistan
Taliban Establishing North Afghanistan Bases to Fight Beyond 2014: Dostum
Afghanistan
A Maze of Complication in the Afghan Poppy Fields
Afghanistan
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Falling in 2012, UN Says
Iran
Iran claims to have beaten ‘Flame’ computer virus
Al Qaeda
‘Bin Laden doctor’ jailed for militant link, says court
Somalia
Four security personnel and two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Galkayo. Somali and Ethiopian forces captured 20 Shabaab fighters in Hudur.
Jordan
US, 18 other nations, wrap up Eager Lion military exercise in Jordan
Pakistan
Pakistani aircraft killed 21 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in Arakzai and Khyber. Pakistan conducted a successful test fire of the Hatf IX, a short-range nuclear missile.
Afghanistan
ISAF confirmed it killed Sakhr al Taifi, a Saudi who served as al Qaeda’s second in command in Afghanistan, in Sunday’s airstrike in Kunar. The Taliban killed four policemen and a former Taliban commander who had become a police chief in Baghlan, and five soldiers in separate attacks. Two Taliban fighters were killed when their […]
Yemen
Eleven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters and five soldiers were killed in fighting in Zinjibar and Jaar. Saudi Arabia is advising citizens not to travel to Yemen. The EU may freeze the assets of former president Saleh and his family.
Egypt
Egypt’s Islamist presidential candidate cashing in on resentment of old regime
Pakistan
Pakistan offers little justice for victims of acid attacks
Pakistan
Why Pakistan should apologize to US
Syria
More than a dozen states, including the US, expelled senior Syrian diplomats. The expulsions came in reaction to the killing of 108 people by pro-government forces in the Syrian village of Houla. Russia did not support the move, saying both sides in the conflict were to blame.
Pakistan
UN: Pakistan judges pressured to use blasphemy law
Al Qaeda
Pakistani spy agencies under criticism a year after journalist’s murder
Afghanistan
US Came to Lead the Region, Not Beat the Taliban: Hizb-e-Islami
Afghanistan
Poor Security Blamed for Suspected Poisonings at Afghan Schools
Italy
US Plans to Arm Italy’s Drones
Al Qaeda
In Pakistan, a legal system under scrutiny
Somalia
Shabaab fighters ambushed an African Union convoy carrying Somali president Ahmed, but no casualties were reported. The president’s car sped away from the firefight, which took place on the road to Afgoye, a rebel stronghold relinquished by Shabaab last week.