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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Detained UK suspect trained by Shabaab
An al Qaeda suspect detained in the UK after visiting the site of the Olympic Games was trained by and fought with Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia. Leaked US government files show that Shabaab has sought to use its recruits in al Qaeda’s plots against the West.
Afghanistan
Seventeen members of a Taliban suicide assault team were killed in attacks in Kandahar; three policemen and three children were also killed. A suicide bomber wounded 25 people in Jawzjan. The Taliban assassinated Ghazni’s attorney general. President Karzai wants the release of all of the Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo.
Syria
Syria held military exercises to simulate defending the country against outside aggression. The UN envoy said President Assad had agreed to a new framework for ending violence. Russia said it would halt new arms sales to Syria.
Al Qaeda
Mysterious fatal crash provides rare glimpse of US commandos in Mali
Egypt
Egypt’s newly elected president moved to reinstate Parliament, which had been dissolved by military decree. The Supreme Court ruled against the president’s order. Parliament’s speaker said the chamber would reconvene on Tuesday anyway.
Somalia
Three people were killed during fighting in Beledweyne. A pro-governemnt militia took control of El Bur as Shabaab forces retreated. Shabaab arrested a group of farmers in Jowhar after they refused to pay a tax.
Afghanistan
Karzai Seeks Full Freedom for Taliban in Guantanamo
Mali
The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), an offshoot of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, has freed three of the seven captive Algerian diplomats, while negotiations continue over other hostages. The group is demanding the release of militants from Algerian jails and a ransom of 5 million euros for the diplomats.
Kenya
A recent posting on the website of the Muslim Youth Center, a Shabaab affiliate in Kenya, claims that Samantha Lewthwaite, the widow of one of the London 7/7 bombers, is recruiting and training all-female attack squads in Somalia. Kenyan police say she is being sheltered by Shabaab in southern Somalia.
Pakistani jihadist groups fundraise, recruit openly in Rawalpindi
The emir of the Al Badar Mujahideen said his group is waging jihad in both Afghanistan and Kashmir, and the leader of Hizbul Mujahideen said his group’s jihad is against the US and its allies.
France
A TV station yesterday broadcast audio clips of recordings between Toulouse shooter Mohammed Merah and police negotiators during the siege before his death in March. In the recordings, Merah claimed links with al Qaeda members in Pakistan.
South Sudan
One year on, South Sudan’s liberation incomplete: Kiir
United Kingdom
The UK’s terror law watchdog said police may be intervening earlier in “marginal” cases due to the upcoming Olympic Games. A woman arrested yesterday in an antiterror operation was released. A suspected al Qaeda member passed through the Olympics site five times in recent months.
Al Qaeda
In Niger refugee camp, anger deepens against Mali’s al-Qaeda-linked Islamists
Difa-e-Pakistan
Pakistan – Elaborate security measures for DPC protesters: Malik
Afghanistan
Video: Taliban shoot woman 9 times in public execution as men cheer
Pakistan
The Taliban killed eight Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan. Jamaat-ud-Dawa flags were prevalent at the Difa-e-Pakistan march against the reopening of NATO’s supply routes to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Twenty-two Taliban fighters and five Afghan policemen were killed during a clash in Helmand and seven ISAF soldiers were killed in IED attacks in the south and east. The Taliban killed 14 civilians in two IED attacks in Kandahar. Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Kabul, Kunar, and Kunduz.
Pakistan
Pakistan shuns physicist linked to ‘God particle’
Iraq
Security forces detained 42 suspected terrorists during the Shia pilgrimage to Karbala. The trial of Vice President Hashemi has been postponed as a federal court reviews an appeal.
Al Qaeda
Sudan constitution to be 100 percent Islamic: Bashir
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Libya’s Unintended Consequences
Jamaat-ud-Dawa banners dominate Defense of Pakistan rally against reopening of NATO supply lines
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a terrorist organization headed by Hafiz Saeed, played a leading role in today’s Defense of Pakistan Council march protesting the reopening of NATO’s supply lines into Afghanistan.
Nigeria
Scores of armed men, some in police uniforms and bulletproof vests, attacked Christian villages near Jos, killing 14 civilians and two policemen; 21 attackers also died. A military spokesman blamed Muslim cattle herders in the area for the attacks, but they denied responsibility.
Egypt
President Mohamed Mursi ordered the reinstatement of the Islamist-dominated Parliament that was disbanded last month. The Obama administration has invited Mursi to visit the US in September. Mursi, an Islamist long affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, formally resigned from the group upon his recent election to the presidency.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan aid: Donors pledge $16bn at Tokyo meeting
Ansar Dine
Mali interim government urged by ECOWAS
Kenya
Kenya: Death of Muslim preacher exposes the real face of terror
Egypt
Obama invites Egypt’s Islamist leader to US