Afghanistan
Targeted killings in Afghanistan up 53%
Monthly Archives: August 2012
ICRC
Violence still problem despite Libya’s peaceful power handover
Mali
Burkina Faso’s foreign minister, Djibril Bassolé, met in Kidal with Iyad ag Ghali, the head of the al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine, which has taken over much of northern Mali. Bassolé said that as long as Ghali remains allied with al Qaeda, peace negotiations are impossible. A jihadist media outlet called “Azawad News Agency” has emerged.
Afghanistan
Afghan reconciliation: Pakistan may release ‘former chief of Quetta Shura’
Afghanistan
Exclusive: US sweetens Taliban prisoner proposal in bid to revive peace talks
Pakistan
The Pakistani military denied reports that it would be launching a joint operation with the US against militants in North Waziristan. In Khyber, five Lashkar-e-Islam militants, including a commander, died while handling their own explosives , and five Taliban fighters were killed by IEDs. Parked NATO containers in Chakri were deemed a security risk.
Afghanistan
Is terror not far away from Swat Valley in Pakistan? Taliban consolidating to recapture Swat
Egypt
Intel-gathering process in Sinai to be revamped
Iran ready to weather economic sanctions to continue its nuclear program
Iranian leaders have issued statements implying that Iran will not give up its nuclear program. The US says it will not tolerate that decision.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed eight civilians in an IED attack in Kabul, three civilians in a suicide attack in Logar, and two ISAF soldiers in attacks in the south and east. Two Afghan troops gunned down an ISAF soldier in the east. Defense Minister Wardak has resigned.
Yemen
The US killed an al Qaeda bomb maker and nine fighters in a pair of drone strikes in Baydah and Hadramout provinces. The government is sending four Egyptian AQAP fighters back to Egypt. Security forces detained six AQAP fighters in Jaar.
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia accuses Myanmar of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Muslims
Syria
Clinton warns of proxies, terrorists coming to Syria
Iran
Iran sent diplomats to Turkey seeking help in freeing 48 Iranians seized by Syrian rebels. Iran said it would hold the US responsible for the fate of the prisoners. Iran said it would continue to support its Syrian ally.
Syria
Fighting in Aleppo spread as rebels attacked new areas. Rebels claimed to control 60% of the city, but were also running low on ammunition.
Syria
Disinformation flies in Syria’s growing cyber war
Egypt
In Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, Islamic militants pose a new threat
Egypt
In the wake of an attack that killed 16 soldiers, Egypt closed down smuggling tunnels between Sinai and Gaza. Egypt’s president vowed to hunt down the militants.
US kills AQAP bombmaker, 9 fighters in pair of strikes in Yemen
Two Egyptians, a Tunisian, a Saudi, and a Bahraini were among the seven AQAP fighters killed in one of the strikes. Abdullah Awad al Masri, a senior al Qaeda bombmaker, was also killed.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed it killed 60 Ethiopian troops, took control of the town of Hudur, and torched the Ethiopian bases before withdrawing; Shabaab said seven of its fighters were killed. The Somali government is sending 220 police officers to Beledweyne.
Afghan troops kill ISAF soldier in latest green-on-blue attack
Afghan security forces have now killed 28 ISAF soldiers this year, and 90 total since May 2007.
US adds Saudi al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan to terror list
Mansur al Harbi runs an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, and helps foreign fighters enter the country. He has close ties to top al Qaeda leaders, including Saif al Adel.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Pak Army officers accused of aiding Nuristan rebels
Afghanistan
Afghan Commerce Minister Wary of Antagonizing Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Spain terror arrests put paragliding in spotlight with revelation suspects took lessons
France
Veiled French Muslim woman charged with inciting riot
Nigeria
A suspected Boko Haram attack on a church near Okene in southern Nigeria left 19 dead, including the pastor, and wounded many others. Gunmen with Kalashnikovs stormed the church and shot worshipers, many of whom tried to flee into the bush. Most Boko Haram attacks so far have taken place in the northern part of […]
Egypt
Sinai spree prods Hamas to act against Gaza jihadis
Free Syrian Army
Analysis: Hamstrung Turkey’s nightmares coming true in Syria
Germany
Authorities say Sami A., 36, a Tunisian former bodyguard for Osama bin Laden, is a “dangerous preacher” and a security risk, but they have not succeeded in expelling him from the country. The Bochum resident is linked to an al Qaeda cell in Dusseldorf and is said to maintain a network of al Qaeda contacts […]