Pakistani Taliban release video of beheaded Pakistani soldiers
The Taliban displayed the heads of the soldiers and vowed to continue to fight the Pakistani military until sharia is imposed and Pakistan ends support for the US.
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Afghanistan
TTP admits to having safe haven in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Gen Allen-Gen Kayani meeting: Washington offers joint offensive against TTP
Afghanistan
Afghan officials said that 71 Taliban fighters and five policemen were killed during fighting throughout the country. A separate report claimed that 10 policemen were killed in Helmand, Herat, and Kunduz.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 11 Iraqis in two separate bombings in Baghdad province. Security forces detained four al Qaeda in Iraq fighters in Wasit province.
Saudi Arabia
A court sentenced 11 men to prison terms ranging from two to 15 years for membership in an al Qaeda-linked cell. The men had allegedly planned to attack US military forces in Kuwait as well as state-owned Aramco oil facilities.
AQAP regroups in Abyan province
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula reportedly established training camps in the mountains of the Al Mahfad area in the southern Yemeni province of Abyan.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has established a new base in the Al Mahfad area in Abyan province. Yemen’s foreign minister admitted that the US is conducting drone strikes against AQAP.
Syria
Gunmen attacked a pro-Assad TV station near Damascus, destroying the station and killing seven employees. President Assad said the country was at war and no effort should be spared to achieve victory. The UN said violence had worsened since the attempted peace plan in April.
China
West worried by China-Pakistan atomic ties: sources
Somalia
Eight people were killed after Shabaab forces attacked Somali and Kenyan army bases in Badhadhe. Shabaab called the telecom firm Hoormud “an oppressive tool of the Jews and US” for helping Kenyan forces track down Shabaab members. Prime Minister Ali said Shabaab will be driven “out of their last stronghold” by the end of August.
Egypt
An Egyptian court struck down a decree giving the military authority to detain civilians. The ruling rolls back some of the powers the military had accumulated over the previous year.
Kenya
Police stated that Samantha Lewthwaite, a.k.a. Natalie Faye Webb, is not being investigated for links to the June 24 grenade attack at a Mombasa beer garden that killed three people. One suspect is in custody. Lewthwaite, the widow of 7/7 Tube bomber Germaine Lindsay, is wanted on bombmaking charges and remains at large.
Nigeria
Seventeen “extremists” and one policemen were killed during fighting at police stations and a prison in Kano yesterday. Three Boko Haram fighters were also detained as police repelled the attacks.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades names leader, advises against attacks in Syria’s cities
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades said that Majid bin Muhammad al Majid, a Saudi citizen on the list of 85 most-wanted terrorists, is the emir of the Middle Eastern terror group.
Mali
Two protesters were killed by Tuareg rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad in Gao. Ansar Dine, an al Qaeda-linked group, released a video claiming its fighters defended the protesters from the MNLA attack.
Senegal
Senegalese intelligence said that “specific threats of attacks” in the country from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have emerged as Senegal plans to deploy troops to Mali. “It now regards Senegal as a hostile country.”
United Kingdom
The head of M15, Britain’s intelligence agency, said the Arab Spring has created a more permissive environment for al Qaeda in some countries. He said the threat of British jihadis returning to the UK from foreign terror training camps is a growing concern. The agency estimates that 100-200 British residents are engaged in terrorist activities […]
Afghanistan
HIA, Taliban, peace council meet in Japan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Threatens Action Over Shelling in Kunar
Taliban approve of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential victory
Mursi’s victory is “the strongest blow in the Middle East and the whole world to the American and Zionist expansionism,” the Taliban said.
Afghanistan
Russian heartland fears NATO transit
Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan sacks Nigeria oil bosses
Taliban execute another pro-government militia leader in Peshawar
The militia leader led an anti-Taliban lashkar of 1,500 fighters on the outskirts of the provincial capital.
India
Alleged Mumbai plotter confirms Pakistan involved: India
United States
The defense rested in the case of Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a 22-year-old Saudi student accused of preparing to bomb US targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. The suspect sought to “create an Islamic group under the banner” of al Qaeda, according to an affidavit in the case.
Afghanistan
US for increased Pak-Afghan cooperation against cross-border terrorism –
Afghanistan
Afghans flee shelling from Pakistan: officials, witnesses
Syria
Syria’s chemical weapons: How secure are they?
Syria
Fierce fighting broke out around elite Republican Guard posts in the capital of Damascus. The rebel Free Syrian Army captured a military base in the northern town of Daret Ezzah. The UN said Syria is too dangerous for peacekeeping monitors to resume their mission.