Turkey
Following Syria’s shoot-down of a Turkish jet, Turkey warned Syria to stay away from its borders. Turkey’s prime minister said that his country would offer all possible support “to liberate the Syrians from dictatorship.”
Monthly Archives: June 2012
US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike took place in the Shawal Valley, a known haven for al Qaeda and the Taliban.
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Iranian Boycott Targets Rising Food Prices
Yemen
US drones killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander and two fighters in a strike in Aden. Five AQAP fighters escaped from a prison in Hodeidah.
Somalia
Somali and African Union forces took control of Balad as Shabaab fighters abandoned the district without a fight. Shabaab forces controlled Balad for three years before retreating. Combined forces are setting their sights on Jowhar next.
Uganda
Police arrested five Pakistanis in an area where militants from the Shabaab-linked Allied Democratic Forces have been based. The suspects, who are thought to have ties to militants, had entered Uganda in the Ntoroko district, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo.
India
Indian authorities arrested Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, one of the Pakistan-based handlers of the Lashkar-e-Taiba assault team that conducted the 2008 Mumbai attacks. After a three-year manhunt, Ansari, a.k.a. Abu Hamza and Abu Jindal, was found in Saudi Arabia, where he was recruiting for new attacks.
ISAF airstrike kills ‘insurgent leader’ linked to al Qaeda, Taliban
Musa supported both al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Waygal district in Nuristan. The airstrike also killed “numerous other insurgents.”
Pakistan
Pakistan rebuilds its education network after Taliban are driven out of Swat
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Insurgents Step Up Attacks, Coalition Says
Libya
NATO Gives UN List of Unexploded Bomb Sites in Libya
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Opposition Gets Supplies but Unity Is Elusive
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Africa’s Islamist militants ‘co-ordinate efforts’
Egypt
Egypt’s army, Islamists discuss president’s powers
US Military
The FBI disclosed that it has tracked over 100 cases of Islamic extremists within the US military. As of December 2011, when the tally was compiled, about a dozen of those cases were considered serious enough to reach the stage of “full investigation.” Over 30 plots against military facilities on US soil have been foiled […]
United Kingdom
‘Astonishing’ Cyber Espionage Threat from Foreign Governments: British Spy Chief
Norway
Officials from three European security agencies said that a Norwegian national who trained with al Qaeda in Yemen has become “operational.” A native Norwegian, he is in his 30s and is a Muslim convert. In February, Norway’s security service said that “several” Islamic extremists had left Norway for terrorist training camps abroad.
Egypt
Jamaat-e-Islami, Karachi celebrates Morsi’s victory
US drones kill AQAP commander, 2 fighters in southern Yemen
An unnamed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader is said to have been killed in the strike in Aden.
India
Clashes erupt in Indian-administered Kashmir after fire guts popular Muslim shrine
Caucasus
Amnesty Says North Caucasus Authorities Threaten Security As Much As Militants
Canada
Why so many Somali-Canadians who go west end up dead
Norway
Norway – Anti-Islamist protest sees low turnout
Pakistan
Pakistan – Another militant group bans polio vaccination, seeks end to drone strikes
Afghanistan
US Sent Afghanistan Surge Troops ‘To Wrong Province’, Book Claims
Another ‘good Taliban’ commander ends polio vaccinations
Mullah Nazir said the vaccination program is being used by the US to gather intelligence and conduct drone strikes in the tribal areas. He follows Hafiz Gul Bahadar, who shut down the program in North Waziristan two weeks ago.
Syria
Video: Syrian army is ‘destroyed physically and mentally’, says defected Syrian General
North Korea
North Korea condemns ‘grave’ use of flag during US-South Korea war games
Syria
Defections, Downed Turkish Jet Worsen Syria Crisis
Pakistan
The Malakand Taliban crossed the border from Afghanistan and killed 17 Pakistani troops; seven were reportedly beheaded. ISAF commander General Allen will visit Pakistan tomorrow to review border security.