Caucasus Emirate
Tatarstan Cracks Down On Radical Islam After Mufti Attacks
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Syria
Can Syria’s Christians Survive?
Egypt
Egyptian prank show exposes anti-Israeli sentiment
Egypt
Egypt and US Step Up Talks on Security Assistance
Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman killed three more US soldiers in Helmand; another policeman killed 11 of his comrades in Nimroz. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand. Security forces killed four Taliban fighters in Paktia, Paktika, and Wardak.
Iraq
“Gunmen” killed seven Shia as they were swimming in a lake in the village of Amerili near Tuz Khormato. Iraq has surpassed Iran to become the second largest OPEC oil producer.
Afghanistan
Operation in North Waziristan
Afghanistan
Pakistan – US must seal Afghan border for NWA push: Pak official
United States
The US said it would collaborate with Turkey to set up a “working group” to address the Syrian conflict; the group would involve the military and intelligence services of both the US and Turkey. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the number one goal is to “hasten the end of the bloodshed and the Assad […]
Hezbollah
US says Hezbollah is helping Syrian regime
Syria
The US and Turkey discussed Syria, including a potential no-fly zone and the possibility of a Syrian chemical attack. The number of Syrian refugees surged to 150,000. Rebels renewed attacks in Damascus. Jordanian and Syrian forces clashed along the border.
3 more ISAF soldiers killed by Afghan police in Helmand; 11 Afghan police killed in Nimroz
Three ISAF personnel were killed in the Garmsir district of Helmand province on the same day a rogue Afghan police commander killed three US soldiers in Helmand’s Sangin district.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Taliban behind attacks on ISAF troops: Police chief
Afghanistan
Taliban Attacks Rise During Ramadan: Sediqi
China
In Asia, a wave of escalating territorial disputes
Yemen
Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al Qirbi said that the government would negotiate with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula if it agrees to renounce violence. President Hadi announced a major reorganization of the military and security forces.
Somalia
Eight Somali soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Mogadishu two days ago; Shabaab claimed credit for the attack. Security forces detained nine suspected Shabaab fighters in Baidoa.
Nigeria
The Joint Task Force detained several suspect Boko Haram fighters and seized weapons caches during raids in Maiduguri and Jere. Police arrested 20 suspects in the church massacre in Kogi.
Libya
Libya’s new assembly elected as president Mohamed el-Megaryef, a founding member of the exiled Libyan National Salvation Front, now associated with the National Front Party. The new president is considered to be an Islamist who is close to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released video of five of the six French hostages. AQIM said it was willing to negotiate for their release and dropped its demand that France withdraw from Afghanistan.
Germany
German intelligence officials worry that the German Salafist group Millatu Ibrahim may be establishing a base in Egypt since the crackdown on the militant group in Germany in June. Over a dozen German Salafists are known to have moved to Egypt in the wake of the Arab Spring and the election of Islamist president Mohamed […]
Philippines
An Indian man held captive for 14 months by Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu province escaped from his captors. The al Qaeda-linked militants had demanded a ransom but the captive’s family had refused to pay; police said his life was spared because he was a Muslim.
Al Qaeda
Echoes of Iraq: Yemen’s War Against al-Qaeda Takes a Familiar Turn
Iran
Israel wants to attack Iran before US vote: Israeli report
Afghanistan
No change in timeline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: US
Afghanistan
Pakistan confirms talks with Afghanistan on Taliban releases
Pakistan
Pakistan – Islamic financing facility: Standard Chartered steps up for PIA
Al Nusrah Front claims yet another suicide bombing in Syria
The al Qaeda-linked terror group’s latest suicide attack took place against security forces near a Christian village in Hama.
United States
US intelligence officials said al Qaeda is gaining strength in Syria. The State Department imposed new sanctions on Syria’s state-owned oil company, and Treasury imposed new sanctions on Hezbollah. AWOL US soldier Naser Jason Abdo, a Muslim convert, was sentenced to life in prison for plotting an attack against US troops in Texas.
Israel
Analyis: Israel fears new generation of jihadists on its borders