Somalia
Party appears to be ending for Somali pirates
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Syria
Two suicide bombs exploded outside Syrian Army headquarters in central Damascus, killing four guards. The rebel Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility. Forty people were massacred outside Damascus. French President Francois Hollande called on the UN to protect liberated zones.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four policemen, including a senior commander, two soldiers, and a civilian in attacks in Hillah, Iskandiriyah, and Balad. A military court sentenced the commanding general of the 3rd Division to two months in prison for corruption.
Yemen
President Hadi said the government is willing to negotiate with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula if the terror group disarms. AQAP reportedly has withdrawn the bulk of its forces from Aden and Abyan and is regrouping in Marib, Al Jawf, and Sa’ada.
Turkey
At least seven Turkish soldiers died when their armored truck was bombed by an explosives-packed vehicle in Tunceli. Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants are suspected in the attack.
Somalia
Kenyan strike aircraft hit the airport in Kismayo; a Shabaab weapons depot was reportedly destroyed. The spokesman for Hizbul Islam claimed the group has ended its alliance with Shabaab, and described Shabaab as “weakened.” One person was killed in an IED attack in Beledweyne.
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
Mali Islamists ‘increasingly repressive’
Libya
In Tripoli, security guards repelled an attack by militia fighters on a hotel housing members of Libya’s parliament. The attack came after the government decreed that militias are to be disbanded.
Brazil
In a lawsuit brought by the National Islamic Union, a court in Sao Paolo ordered the removal of an anti-Islam film from YouTube. At the UN, President Rousseff accused Western countries of “Islamophobia.” Hundreds marched in Sao Paolo on Sept. 21 protesting the film and chanting anti-US slogans.
United States
In Afghanistan, US Advisers Train Ally With Armor On
NATO
NATO, Taliban joust over state of Afghan war
Libya
CIA’s exit from Benghazi, Libya, draws criticism from ex-officers
United States
Pakistan is developing non-strategic nuclear arms: US experts
United Nations
Pakistan not to welcome any UN group in future
Al Nusrah Front claims 5 suicide attacks in Syria in past month
The al Qaeda-linked Al Nusrah Front has now claimed responsibility for 23 of the 30 suicide bombings in Syria that have occurred since the end of December 2011.
Ansar al Sharia
Libyan militias melt into desert, wait for another day
United States
President Obama warned the UN that the US will “do what we must” to prevent Iran’s acquisition of a nuclear weapon, but did not indicate the timing or nature of such US action. The US offered Libya help in securing weapons and cracking down on militias. Two Marines will be court-martialed for urinating on the […]
Middle East
Middle East protests: Signs of hope, challenge for fledgling democracies
Syria
A Fragile Iraq Faces New Perils From Syria’s War
Middle East
Frustration and turmoil as world leaders meet
Iran
A senior commander of the Republican Guards said a cyber war was more dangerous to Iran than a physical war. President Ahmadinejad railed against Israel and the US in a speech at the UN.
Syria
UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said the situation in Syria was dire and getting worse. Qatar called on world powers to create a safe haven and no-fly zone. Egypt’s President Morsi said foreign intervention would be “a big mistake.”
United States
Yemenis paint disappeared activists on Sanaa streets
Yemen
UK to Extradite Muslim Cleric to US
ISAF data show insurgent attacks down, civilian casualties up
ISAF has released its monthly data trends report for August 2012. ISAF’s data show that the number of attacks by insurgents in Afghanistan has decreased slightly this year, by 5 percent when compared to the first eight months of 2011. However, the overall level of violence remains greater than prior to the surge and the number of civilian casualties has increased in recent months.
Iraq
Insurgents killed nine Iraqis in bombings and shootings in Baghdad, Fallujah, and Tarmiyah. Among those killed were a brigadier, four policemen, and a soldier.
Yemen
An anti-al Qaeda militia detained four AQAP fighters in Jaar. A liquefied natural gas pipeline that feeds the Balhaf terminal was bombed.
Somalia
The Kenyan military arrested one of its soldiers accused of killing nine civilians in Jana Cabdalla. Heavy fighting was reported in Dumay, a town under Shabaab control.
Afghanistan
Students protest profane movie in Kunar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – ‘Surrendering’ Insurgent Came From Prison, He Says