Afghanistan
Parting Gift for Afghans: A Military McMansion
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Russia
Russia says is not against Assad’s departure
Afghanistan
Fight Isn’t Over for Soldiers in Remote Afghanistan
Mali
Tribal fighters from the Islamist Ansar Dine and the secular Tuareg MNLA clashed in Kidal after 500 people protested the imposition of sharia law. The two groups seized northern Mali in March and formed a pact in May. The president of Niger said militants in northern Mali are being trained by jihadists from Pakistan and […]
Egypt
After months of deadlock, Islamist and secular political parties reached an agreement on the their roles in writing a new Egyptian constitution. In a victory for the secular parties, the delegate votes would be split 50-50.
African Union
Defections put militant al-Shabab on the run in Somalia
Afghanistan
China Shows Interest in Afghan Security, Fearing Taliban Would Help Separatists
Afghanistan
Millions of Dollars of US Gear to Combat IEDs Wasted in Pakistan
Egypt
Egypt’s Islamists give secular parties equal role in constitution writing
United States
Bradley Manning fails to persuade military judge to throw out charges
China
US, Philippine leaders hail growing alliance
Haqqani Network
Dempsey voices Pakistan frustrations over Haqqani network inaction
Afghanistan
CIA gets nod to step up drone strikes in Pakistan
Afghanistan
Several Taliban fighters and prisoners escaped from a jail in Sar-i-Pul; five people were killed during the jailbreak. Gunmen killed a police commander in Jawzjan. General Allen apologized for the airstrike that accidentally killed civilians in Logar.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four Iraqis in shootings and bombings in Baghdad, Balad Ruz, and Kirkuk. A colonel was killed and his family wounded in Baghdad, while a soldier was killed in Kirkuk.
Al Qaeda
Yemeni al Qaeda adjusting for survival
Syria
UN observers reached the town of Qubair, the site of a reported massacre by pro-government forces. An accompanying journalist described “an appalling scene, a scorched earth policy that left nothing in the village alive.” Another reported signs of “serious violence.” A survivor was interviewed.
Yemen
Five tribesmen and three al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during fighting to control Al Bais, a town north of Jaar. A senior cleric called for AQAP to lay down its weapons and said suicide bombings are not part of jihad.
Somalia
Kenyan helicopters fired on Kismayo while Shabaab cordoned the city. Four people were killed during clashes between Shabaab and Somali forces in Garbaharay. The head of AMISOM said that Balad is the next town to be wrested from Shabaab’s control.
Nigeria
A Boko Haram suicide bomber killed four people, including a policeman, in an attack on a police headquarters in Maiduguri. A suspected Boko Haram fighter died in a premature detonation in Maiduguri.
Syria
Regime-backed militia does Syria’s ‘dirty work,’ analysts say
US killing moderate al Qaeda leaders, like Abu Yahya, says CT analyst
Abu Yahya al Libi and other al Qaeda leaders “were actually a moderating force” and killing them leads to the promotion of leaders “less likely to be amenable to restraining their actions,” a CT analyst would have you believe.
Pakistani Taliban kill 19 people in Peshawar bombing
Meanwhile the Pakistani government dropped support for an anti-Taliban militia in Peshawar, and confiscated their weapons.
Boko Haram suicide bomber kills 4 policemen
The suicide attack targeted a police station in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which has been at the center of Boko Haram’s violent terrorist insurgency.
Mauritius
UK, Mauritius strike deal on Somali pirates
Libya
Libyan official: US drones seeking jihadists in Libya
Malaysia
UN Envoys Ask Malaysia to Protect Activists
India
Islamic militants threaten war on Pakistan over Kashmir
Syria
Worsening Syria war drives civilians from homes
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda leader’s wife praises women for Arab Spring