NATO
US to free up $1.1 billion for Pakistan military
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Afghanistan
ISAF confirmed that a Saudi al Qaeda leader named Hanzallah and several fighters were killed in the July 1 strike in Kunar. The Afghan military claimed 82 Taliban fighters were killed during operations.
Pakistan reopens NATO supply route after US apology
The US said it is “sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military.” The route through Pakistan was closed for more than seven months.
Afghanistan
Pentagon Seeks More Afghan Surveillance Drones in Shift
Jordan
Jordan moves to court Islamists
Israel
Olympic experts sure they can repel cyber threats
United States
Taliban not keen on shifting of Gitmo prisoners
Iraq
Insurgents killed 36 Iraqis in bombings in Diwaniyah, Karbala, and Taji. Security forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Ramadi.
Syria
President Assad expressed regret over shooting down a Turkish jet. Turkey scrambled fighter jets for a third day after Syrian helicopters flew near to the Turkey-Syrian border. Eighty-five Syrian soldiers defected to Turkey. A Human Rights Watch report said the Syrian intelligence agencies were running torture centers across the country.
Yemen
US drones killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Shabwa. The military said it captured four Egyptians, two Jordanians, a Somali, a Tunisian, and a Dagestani during raids against AQAP. An intelligence officer was killed in a bombing in Sana’a.
Somalia
Gunmen killed a former deputy police chief in Puntland. A pro-government faction of the Ras Kamboni Brigade vowed to take Kismayo from Shabaab. Kenya said it would press the fight against Shabaab.
Taliban
Taliban Cannot Derail Our Strategy: Rasmussen
United Kingdom
British security officials on alert for Olympic terror threats
Syria continues to deteriorate
Violence within the country continues to rise, and tensions with Turkey have escalated dramatically since Syria shot down a Turkish jet. A new UN peace plan has little chance of success.
4 AQAP fighters killed in drone strike in southern Yemen
Two of the men were identified as Hussein Rubai and Fahad al Harithi, and “were known for ties to al Qaeda and provided shelter for militants.”
Algeria
The interior minister said that the military has killed 18 al Qaeda fighters in Tizi Ouzou province in the Kabylia region over the past two weeks. The minister said terror cells in the mountainous region are supported by local residents.
France
Police arrested a 35-year-old Tunisian suspected of financing and recruiting for al Qaeda, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Fatah al Islam, and the Islamic State of Iraq. The suspect, a website administrator from the southern city of Toulon, was detained after a yearlong investigation.
Ansar al Sharia
As Libya holds post-Gaddafi election, Islamists’ strength to be tested
Kuwait
US Adds Forces in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran
Saudi al Qaeda commander confirmed killed in Kunar airstrike
ISAF confirmed that Hanzallah was killed in the July 1 airstrike in Watahpur. He is the third senior al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba leader killed in the district in the past five weeks.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Islamists destroy 15th-century Timbuktu mosque
Pakistan
Pakistan – Travel advisory: Govt issues list of ‘no go’ areas for foreigners
Pakistan
Even as talks progress, US seeks funds for blockade work-around
21 suspected al Qaeda members arrested in Turkey in 3 operations in June
The suspects were charged with being members of al Qaeda and with assisting, sheltering, and recruiting members for the organization.
Report: Al Qaeda trained Mumbai attackers
The man suspected of being a key facilitator for the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks has reportedly told authorities that the attackers were trained by al Qaeda operatives.
Taliban
Afghans to respond Pakistan’s attacks: NDS
Guantanamo
High Peace Council Talks with Pakistan on Prisoner Transfer
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Officials: No credible Olympic threat from al Qaeda
New Zealand
In Fiji, Bainimarama’s Detour on the Road to Democracy
United States
US says no to larger office for Afghan defense minister