Yemen
Unidentified gunmen killed 10 Shia Houthis worshippers in two separate attacks in Al Jawf province. A liquid natural gas pipeline to the Balhaf terminal that was bombed last week will take another week to be repaired.
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Somalia
Prime Minister Shirdon has appointed the country’s first female foreign minister. The European Union has pledged to donate more than $200 million in security and education aid.
United States
US Air Force struggles with aging fleet
Another anti-Taliban leader assassinated in northwestern Pakistan
Two anti-Taliban leaders have been murdered in the past 24 hours. Today’s attack was likely the work of Mullah Fazlullah.
Al Qaeda
Rise in beheadings in Mexico – sign of splintering drug gangs?
NATO
Italian Premier Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan
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Gulf squeeze on opposition brings unusual alarm from Western allies
Israel
Inside Israel’s nuclear wargames
Afghanistan
Hizb-e-Islami Will Participate in Election if Transparent, Adviser Says
Afghanistan
Mujahedeen Army is Against Afghan Interests: Senators
Kenya
A bomb or grenade thrown onto the roof of a church in Garissa near the Somali border killed the pastor and wounded at least 11 other people, most of whom were policemen. Authorities blamed the attack on Shabaab.
Libya
A bomb attached to a police car exploded in front of a police station in Benghazi, injuring three policemen and damaging the building; police arrested several suspects. Rival armed militias battled in Tripoli, destroying the headquarters of the SSC, an umbrella group. At least 11 people were killed in the clash, and 12 suspects have […]
Turkey
A car bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Semdinli, killing a child and injuring 18 other people; Prime Minister Erdogan blamed PKK rebels for the blast. The military has taken over rebel hideouts in the Altin mountains.
India
Pakistani rights activist Marvi Sirmed attacked by gunmen in Lahore
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed the chief of police for the Dand district in Kandahar province. A Taliban commander and 12 fighters reconciled with the government in Herat. President Obama said the Afghan war is ending.
Iraq
“Gunmen” killed three soldiers during an attack on a base in Taji; three insurgents were detained. Security forces detained nine al Qaeda fighters in Bayji.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Algeria wins Berber help to root out al-Qaida
Yemen
The Houthis in northern Yemen threatened to retaliate against the US if it conducts more drone strikes in the north. Yemen Liquid Natural Gas is setting up watchtowers in an effort to curb bombings of the gas lines to the Balhaf terminal.
Jihadists suspected in deaths of 3 Egyptian policemen
Three Egyptian policemen were shot and killed in the city of el-Arish in the North Sinai governorate. Before fleeing the scene, the attackers reportedly “raised a black flag associated with jihadis and shouted ‘God is great.'”
Syria
Rebels launched an assault on the strategic airbase of Taftanaz in northern Syria in an attempt to disrupt strikes by government aircraft and helicopters on rebel-held areas. The Al Nusrah Front, an al Qaeda-associated group, participated in the attack.
Shabaab suicide bombers attack restaurant in Mogadishu
A security guard reportedly killed the two suicide bombers before they could enter a restaurant in the capital.
Syria
Support for jihadists in Syria swells as US backing of rebels falls short
Syria
West backs Qatari plan to unify Syrian opposition
Pakistan
Lahore ‘blasphemy’ headmaster remanded; court rejects bail
Bahrain
Riot police broke up anti-government demonstrations. The government had banned all public gatherings earlier in the week.
Egypt
Salafists demonstrated in Cairo for greater use of sharia law in Egypt’s constitution. Salafists clashed with Liberal protesters who chanted slogans against President Mursi. Police arrested 12 suspects linked to al Qaeda; weapons and explosives were also seized.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Weak Justice is the Root of Insecurity: Fahim
Saudi Arabia
The Saudis are bulldozing Islam’s heritage. Why the silence from the Muslim world?
Afghanistan
German quits ‘unhygienic, drug-using’ Taliban
Somalia
Two suicide bombers attacked a Mogadishu restaurant frequented by Somali expatriates. The attackers opened fire on security guards, killing one, before detonating their explosives. Somalia said Uganda’s threatened withdrawal from the AMISOM force poses risk at a “critical moment.”