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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six civilians in Helmand and five more in Kunar, and also killed three Afghan soldiers in Badghis. Twelve Taliban fighters and two Afghan soldiers were killed during a clash in Laghman. A suicide bomber wounded seven people in Kandahar.
Iran
The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said Iran would continue to enrich uranium for its nuclear program. Talks between Iran and six world powers are expected to resume later this year or in January.
Egypt
Egypt learns the art of politics amid protests challenging Morsi’s decree
Iraq
Insurgents killed seven members of a family, including five sleeping children, in Tarmiyah, and two soldiers in Fallujah. A court in Dhi Qhar sentenced al Qaeda in Iraq’s emir for Basrah to death.
Syria
Two car bombs exploded in Damascus, killing at least 34 people. Rebels shot down a government jet, the second aircraft shot down in two days. The new opposition coalition held its first meeting to discuss forming a transitional government.
Egypt
In Egypt and Tunisia, Salafis move from prisons to parliaments
Egypt
Morsi may have misjudged Egypt’s tolerance of authoritarianism
Egypt
Protests against President Morsi continued for a second day. Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist parties called for a “million man” rally to support Morsi for Saturday. The committee writing the new constitution said it could complete a draft soon. A court sentenced seven Egyptian Copts to death in absentia for participating in an anti-Islamic video.
Yemen
“Gunmen” killed a Saudi Army officer and a Yemeni security guard after opening fire on their car in Sana’a. The gunmen were wearing uniforms belonging to the Central Security Forces.
Somalia
Four Somaliland soldiers and two members of a local militia were killed in Huddun after a clash over an election. Three people in Shalanbod were killed after Shabaab and government forces clashed. The government is dismantling illegal checkpoints in Mogadishu.
Hamas
UN poised to offer Palestinians ‘non-member observer’ status
Hungary
Outrage in Hungary over ‘Jewish List’
North Korea
North Korea’s Illegal Weapons Pipeline Flows On
Afghanistan
Afghan bank fraud siphoned out savers’ money, independent report says
Suicide bombers kill more than 30 in Syrian capital
Additionally the Al Nusrah Front claimed credit for a suicide attack outside of Damascus two days ago.
ISAF airstrike kills Taliban commander behind instability in central Afghanistan
Coalition forces killed senior Taliban commander Abdullah Kalta in an airstrike on Nov. 21. Abdullah was responsible for the deaths of four New Zealand soldiers in central Bamyan province over the past two years.
United States
US military train in cyber-city to prepare hack defence
Mali
The Islamist group Ansar Dine pushed Tuareg rebels out of Lere, a town 37 miles from the Mauritanian border, and now controls the area. The move puts Islamists in control of all the main Malian towns that border Mauritania and Niger.
Libya
A Ministry of Information was created to regulate the Libyan media. The Nawasi brigade, a powerful militia under the authority of the Ministry of Interior, said it was handing over to the Justice Ministry 12 alleged homosexuals picked up by the militia’s “Private Deterrent Force.” The UK will not seek to recover the £200 million […]
Tunisia
The interim prime minister said Salafist groups are operating security patrols in some neighborhoods as part of a plan “to establish an Islamic emirate in Tunisia, similar to what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan.” The government estimated that there are 3,000 militants in Tunisia, some of whom are members of al Qaeda. President Marzouki called […]
Morocco
A terrorist cell dismantled on Nov. 24 was found to have recruited fighters for Libya as well as for Mali; al Qaeda facilitated the fighters’ travel through the Algerian-Moroccan border to the Sahel region. The influx of Islamist fighters in the Sahel includes Tunisians, Libyans, Europeans, Sudanese, Pakistanis, and a number of Mauritanians, among others.
Al Qaeda
Sunni Leaders Gaining Clout in Mideast
Malaysia
Malaysian Islamic party urges Elton John show ban
Al Qaeda
After 22 months in Af-Pak hot seat, Grossman to ‘return to private life’
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed an ISAF solider yesterday in an IED attack in the south. Two people were killed after Afghan police forces clashed among themselves in Baghlan. ISAF killed a Taliban commander in Kunar.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 29 Iraqis in a series of eight bombings in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Ramadi, and Fallujah. Security forces detained three al Qaeda fighters in Wasit.
Somalia
“Gunmen” executed a tribal elder in Beledweyne; he was appointed the head of the elders in Hiran last week. Shabaab detonated a large bomb against African Union forces.
Iran
Diagram suggests Iran working on nuclear bomb much more powerful than Hiroshima
Iran
Iran’s nuclear stockpile grows but not yet in danger zone