Libya
Attack on US mission in Libya presents dilemmas for White House
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Libya
A jolt to Libya’s new democracy – but some progress, too
Somalia
Shabaab killed two people in an IED attack in Kismayo. The military has placed Kismayo under curfew. The African Union denied a Shabaab claim that an ambush destroyed a military convoy.
Norway
Norway – Sudanese man arrested for spying
Syria
Syrian businessmen flee with their money to Egypt, Gulf
Turkey
Prime Minister Erdogan warned Syria that Turkey would continue to retaliate for Syrian attacks on Turkish soil. An additional 25 F-16 fighter jets were deployed near the Syrian border. NATO said it had plans to defend Turkey if necessary against Syria.
Nigeria
Thirty-two bodies were left at a morgue in Maiduguri following a clash yesterday, and additional bodies were taken to another morgue. Most of the dead were said to be civilians killed in a retaliatory attack by military forces after an officer was killed by Boko Haram militants.
Mali
French President Hollande promised that his country would provide logistical, political, and material support for a UN-backed African military intervention in Mali. France intends to propose a UN Security Council resolution authorizing the use of military force in Mali.
Reports of al Qaeda, Taliban defeats are ‘a major lie,’ says CBS reporter
“The Taliban and al Qaeda have not been vanquished …. They’re coming back,” Lara Logan said.
Afghanistan
UN envoy says Afghanistan is not headed for collapse, international support will continue
Al Nusrah Front launches complex suicide assault on Syrian Air Force intelligence HQ
The Al Nusrah Front has now claimed credit for 27 of the 34 suicide bombings in Syria that the The Long War Journal has tallied since December 2011. Nine of those attacks have occurred since the end of August.
Denmark
An agent for Denmark’s intelligence agency claimed to have helped the CIA track down al Qaeda ideologue Anwar al Awlaki in Yemen. Thousands of Muslims protested an anti-Islam film in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen.
China
Tapping Into a More Moderate Islam — in China
Free Syrian Army
Westerners With Syrian Ties Trickle In to Help Rebels
France
Interior Minister Valls warned that hundreds of Islamist militants may still be at large in France. Recent raids in Paris, Nice, Cannes, and Strasbourg resulted in the death of one militant, Jeremie Louis-Sidney; the arrest of 12 others; and the seizure of arms, cash, computer data, extremist literature, and a hit list of Jewish institutions.
France
France – Muslim chaplain deficit factor in radicalisation
Libya
Security Team Commander Says Ambassador Stevens Wanted His Team to Stay in Libya Past August
Afghanistan
Afghanistan facing humanitarian crisis, warns Red Cross head
Free Syrian Army
Syria’s civilians are trapped in a deadly no-man’s land
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed two members of the National Directorate of Security in an attack in Lashkar Gah in Helmand. Afghan Border Policemen killed five “insurgents” in an attack on a border checkpoint in Nangarhar.
Afghanistan
The big three who can help save Afghanistan
Iran
Iran repelled cyberattacks against its communication networks on offshore oil and gas platforms. A think tank estimated Iran could produce enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb within two to four months.
Israel
Israel launched an airstrike into Gaza on Sunday targeting members of a Gaza-based jihadist network. Hamas and Islamic Jihad fired mortars and rockets into Israel in retaliation. Israeli warplanes responded, hitting several rocket-launching units.
Syria
Government forces increased bombardment of Homs while infantry advanced into the city center. Turkey and Syria continued cross-border shelling for a sixth day. Turkish President Erdogan warned that worst-case scenarios were being played out in Syria.
Yemen
Security forces arrested a suspected American citizen in Ataq in Shabwa province who is reportedly on the al Qaeda watchlist. The military said it disrupted an Iranian espionage cell that operates in Sana’a and Aden, and has Iranian, Syrian, and Yemeni members.
Somalia
Shabaab has “has officially revoked Islamic Relief’s permit to work in areas under” the terror group’s control. Shabaab killed a soldier during fighting in Beledweyne.
Nigeria
Thirty people were killed in heavy fighting in Maiduguri. The military claimed that 30 Boko Haram fighters were killed, while a report indicated that the military opened fire on civilians after a lieutenant was killed in a bombing. Police killed a Boko Haram field commander and three fighters in Damaturu.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb appointed Yahya Abou El Hammam as its emir of the Sahara; Abdel Mejid Abou Zeid was named Hammam’s deputy. Hammam is also AQIM’s emir of Timbuktu.
Saudi Arabia
Saudis line up against Syria’s Assad
US officials blame more insider attacks on Taliban, Haqqani Network
The US military is starting to acknowledge the significant role played by the Taliban and its subgroup, the Haqqani Network, in the insider attacks. In addition, it has begun to release more information on the number of troops injured but not killed in the attacks.