Nigeria
The Joint Task Force killed 35 Boko Haram fighters during clashes in Damaturu on Sunday and Monday. Sixty suspected Boko Haram fighters were also detained during the operation.
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Syria
Qatar’s Latest Investment Stirs the French
Al Qaeda
BBC apologises for revealing Queen’s Hamza concerns
United Kingdom
The European Court of Human Rights denied Abu Hamza’s appeal against extradition, so the UK-based radical cleric will face trial in the US for the fatal kidnapping of Westerners in Yemen and attempting to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon. Four other terror suspects held in the UK — Babar Ahmad, Syed Talha […]
2 al Qaeda leaders reported killed in Mir Ali drone strike
Abu Kasha al Iraqi and Fateh al Turki are rumored to have been killed in the Sept. 24 strike in Mir Ali. The report has not been confirmed.
United States
Hundreds of Muslims and Christians gathered outside the largest mosque in Michigan on Friday to denounce an anti-Islam film and to urge that protests be peaceful rather than violent. In New York today, Secretary of State Clinton called for tolerance and dignity in the Muslim response to the film.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Intolerance, violence rising unabated: HRCP
Iran
Muslim rage over Prophet film fed by hunt for America’s free speech `red lines’
Canada
A crowd of about 1,500 gathered around the US Embassy in Toronto on Saturday to protest against an anti-Islam film. During the protest, which was organized by the Muslim Congress and Canadians Against Blasphemy, many carried Islamic flags and chanted “Shame, shame, shame, USA.”
Afghanistan
The Afghan military claimed it killed 49 Taliban fighters in Helmand. Four anti-Taliban militia members and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes in Ghazni. The Taliban released a video detailing some of the planning for the assault on Camp Bastion and kidnapped four tribal leaders in Faryab. The chief of police for Badghis province […]
Iran
Iran cut off Internet access to Google search, YouTube, and Gmail. A government news agency said the reason was YouTube’s refusal to take down an inflammatory movie trailer about the Prophet Mohammed. Others cited the use of social media in anti-government demonstrations.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four children in a car bombing in Hit and shot two policemen dead in Kirkuk. The government is speeding up executions, citing security concerns; 96 people have been executed this year.
Yemen
“Gunmen” killed a colonel in the Political Security Office in an attack in the capital of Sana’a. Yemeni fighters are said to be among a number of foreign fighters battling the Assad regime in Syria.
Egypt
A court sentenced 14 Islamic extremists to death for attacks on security forces in the Sinai Peninsula. Six others were sentenced to life in prison.
Greece
In the first such demonstration in Greece, about 600 Muslims marched in protest against an anti-Islam film to the US embassy in Athens. Clashes erupted as protesters tried to break through the cordon around the compound and hurled bottles at police, who responded with tear gas. Police arrested 40 people.
Syria
Syria: the foreign fighters joining the war against Bashar al-Assad
Serbia
About 100 ultraconservative Wahabi Muslims gathered in Novi Patar in Sandzak, calling for Muslim unity and the imposition of sharia. Earlier, thousands marched in Novi Patar in protest against the film “Innocence of Muslims.”
Bosnia
The Muslim community elected moderate cleric Hussein Kavazovic as its new spiritual leader. Ultraconservative Wahabi Muslims in Sarajevo called for the imposition of sharia; activist Bilal Bosnic was prevented from traveling to an Islamist protest in Serbia.
Somalia
Kenyan soldiers reportedly executed nine Somalis in Jana Cabdalla. The Kenyan military spokesman said six Somalis were killed while approaching a checkpoint in the town, and an investigation has begun.
Jordan
Saudi steers citizens away from Syrian jihad
Pakistan
Students Left Behind In Pakistan’s Tribal Regions
Mali
The government agreed to allow ECOWAS to send a 3,000 troops to Bamako to help dislodge the Islamists who seized northern Mali this spring. The deployment hinges upon approval by the UN Security Council, which is concerned about “increasing entrenchment of terrorist elements including al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and affiliated groups” in northern […]
34 ‘high risk’ Guantanamo detainees approved for transfer
The Obama administration has released a list of 55 Guantanamo detainees who have been approved for transfer, but remain in custody. The Long War Journal finds that 34 of the 55 detainees listed were previously deemed “high risk(s)” by Joint Task Force Guantanamo.
Sweden
An appeals court acquitted three men of murder charges who were arrested at a Gothenburg art gallery on Sept. 11, 2011 on suspicion of plotting to murder cartoonist Lars Viks, who had planned to be at the gallery that night. The suspects, who were asking for Viks and carrying knives when arrested, were convicted of […]
Indonesia
The Detachment 88 antiterrorism unit arrested 10 Islamist militants in raids in Java and Borneo and seized a dozen bombs that the militants were planning to use in suicide attacks against the parliament and security forces. The militants recruited for terror attacks and ran a jihadist training camp.
Russia
Moldova says it detains uranium dealers from rebel region
Afghanistan
Afghans Take Over Training Responsibility for Border Police
Afghanistan
The air force men who fly drones in Afghanistan by remote control
Pakistan
Pakistan distances itself from anti-Islam film maker bounty minister
Egypt
Governments in Muslim Countries Exploit Outrage