Hamas
Hamas, Emboldened, Tests Its Arab Alliances
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Afghanistan
US troops may remains in Afghanistan beyond 2014
Iraqi politicians backed into a corner on a Status of Forces Agreement?
The Obama administration’s insistence on a parliamentary debate may have doomed negotiations for a residual US force.
Libya
Extremists issued death threats against the head of a Sufi center in Tripoli, threw a bomb at three of his sons, and attacked another son, continuing a campaign of violence against Sufis that began in August. A Sufi mosque and a madrassa have been attacked, as well as Sufi shrines and graves, and citizens near […]
Mali
The Tuareg MNLA launched an offensive against the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) to retake Gao. MNLA announced jointly with Ansar Dine that it was ready for peace talks with the Malian government. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is arresting unveiled women in their homes in Timbuktu.
Afghanistan
‘Safe passage’ granted: Pakistan frees key Taliban commander, 13 others
Afghanistan
Pakistan to consider releasing former Taliban No.2
Afghanistan
Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Uruzgan and a Taliban commander in Ghazni. The Taliban is thought to have assassinated the former Hajj and Islamic Affairs director for Nimroz. Germany will withdraw more than 1,000 of its 4,800 soldiers out of the country in 2013.
Iraq
Security forces killed three al Qaeda in Iraq fighters and found four IEDs during a raid on a safehouse in Taji. Insurgents killed a reporter in a bombing in Baqubah.
Somalia
Shabaab called on Muslims to support the Palestinians against Israel after airstrikes killed Hamas’s military commander. The FBI added American citizen Omar Hammami to its list of most wanted.
Kenya
Explosion rocks Eastleigh, Kenya
Tanzania
Tanzanian Muslim cleric pleads not guilty to incitement
Sudan
Sudan’s Islamists need new blood: vice-president
Nigeria
The Joint Task Force claimed it killed Ibn Saleh Ibrahim and several of his lieutenants during a series of raids in Maiduguri. Ibrahim commanded Boko Haram forces in the city and is said to be responsible for killing a general.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – US relents on bases in 1st round of security talks.s
Pakistan to restore NATO’s Afghan oil supply line after 12-month hiatus
With little fanfare except in the Pakistani press, the NATO oil supply line to Afghanistan is expected to resume by the end of this month.
Al Nusrah Front claims 2 suicide attacks, joint operations with jihadist groups in Syria
The al Qaeda-linked group claimed it carried out joint operations with the Ahrar al Sham Brigades and Suqur al Sham. Al Nusrah has now claimed credit for 34 of the 42 suicide attacks that have been recorded in Syria since December 2011.
Turkey
The foreign ministry “harshly condemn[ed]” Israel’s recent operations against militants in Gaza and called on the UN and the international community for redress. Turkey recognized the Syrian National Coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Villages near the border town of Ceylanpinar were evacuated.
Pakistan
David Petraeus: gleeful Taliban ponder correct way to execute adulterer
United States
Petraeus mistress had substantial classified data on computer: sources
Pakistan
Security force killed five Taliban fighters near Wana in South Waziristan. Police arrested five Taliban fighters in Punjab province. Teh government is considering the release of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar.
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Crossing the border: NATO oil supply expected to resume by month’s end
Afghan Taliban commander gunned down in Quetta
A former Taliban-era cabinet official and current shadow district chief was reportedly assassinated in Quetta, Pakistan.
Syria
Syrian Strikes Troubling Turkish Towns
Afghanistan
Afghans Test Lead Role in Tough Spot
Hamas
Israel, Hamas take war to Twitter
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two ISAF interpreters in Logar. Security forces captured several Taliban weapons facilitators. Pakistan is handing over several mid and low-level Taliban operatives to the Afghan peace council.
Iraq
Insurgents killed at least 20 people in a series of bombings in Kirkuk, Mosul, Bayji, Baghdad, Hillah, and Al Kut. Security forces arrested five al Qaeda fighters in Hawijah.
Israel
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza strip killed Ahmed Jabari, the leader of Hamas’s military wing. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to widen its offensive against Hamas and other terrorist organizations in response to recent attacks launched on Israel from Gaza. The “Iron Dome” defense system intercepted 17 of 18 rockets launched into Israeli […]
Syria
About 200 fighters from the “Eagles of the Golan,” an al Qaeda-linked Salafist group, took over territory in the demilitarized area of the Golan Heights. France and the Gulf Cooperation Council recognized the Syrian National Coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.