Afghanistan
Security forces captured a Taliban facilitator involved in the Dec. 2 attack on the US airbase in Jalalabad. The Afghan military claimed that 23 Taliban fighters were killed during operations over the past two days.
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Iraq
Insurgents killed six people in bombings in Kirkuk at two mosques and a TV station associated with Shia Muslims. Two more people were killed in a bombing at Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party office in Jalula.
Yemen
Militants in Shabwa bombed a liquid natural gas pipeline that feeds the Balhaf terminal. A military court sentenced 93 soldiers from three to seven years in prison for participating in the Aug. 24 attack on the Defense Ministry building.
Afghanistan
NSC confers on Taliban’s political bureau in Qatar
Afghanistan
We ‘Welcome’ Hekmatyar’s Election Participation: Governor Noor
Al Nusrah Front
Syrians march in support of Jabhat al-Nusra militants
Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah chief says Al-Qaeda ‘tricked’ to fight in Syria
Iran
Iran says oil revenues down by half
Syria
An Islamist rebel faction captured an infantry base in Aleppo. The air force bombed a Palestinian refugee camp. Iran called for a halt to violence. Lebanese Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said rebels in Syria would not emerge as the victors.
Egypt
In the first of two rounds of voting, Egyptians voted in favor of a new constitution pushed by Islamist factions. Egypt’s main opposition coalition alleged vote rigging.
Egypt
Referendum on constitution reveals a deeply divided Egypt
Libya
Police arrested a suspect in the assassination of Benghazi’s police chief. The unnamed suspect implicated seven Islamists, including former Guantanamo Bay inmate Sufyan Ben Qumu. Islamists killed three policemen while attempting to free the suspect. The Congress voted to close Libya’s borders with Sudan, Niger, and Chad and declare the south a restricted military area.
Afghan National Army prepares for overall security responsibility
Al Jazeera provides an update on the Afghan National Army’s preparations for its assumption of full security responsibility.
Al Qaeda
Abu Qatada runs up £500,000 legal aid bill to stay in UK
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command
Syrian Islamist rebel faction says its fighters have taken control of infantry base in Aleppo
Afghanistan
As Gold Is Spirited Out of Afghanistan, Officials Wonder Why
Egypt
Egypt Islamists Expect Approval of Constitution
Pakistan
‘Militants’ threaten Pakistan church school for Malala support
Egypt
Syria war fuels Christian flight from Middle East
Hitherto unreported insider attack in Afghanistan raises questions
A newly reported green-on-blue attack from October 2011 appears to show a US command structure slow to recognize and grapple with the problem.
Philippines
Police killed a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah bomber as he attempted to detonate explosives in a park in Davao. The bomber was from Malaysia; his wife, a Filipina, was arrested.
Pakistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed four civilians in an attack on the military side of the airport in Peshawar. Five Taliban fighters were killed in the attack; three died in a premature detonation.
Afghanistan
President Karzai said US and NATO troops should withdraw from Afghan villages as soon as possible. Security forces detained three Taliban commanders and 50 fighters in Nangarhar, and a senior Taliban commander and several fighters in Sar-i-Pul.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four Iraqi soldiers in an IED attack in Al Zawiyah. Police killed an al Qaeda fighter and wounded two more in Mosul, and prevented an attack on a train station south of Tikrit.
Syria
Rebel forces made gains in the northern area of Aleppo. Government troops assaulted a rebel-held area southwest of Damascus. US officials said Syrian government forces had loaded dozens of bombs and shells with chemical weapons.
Egypt
Egyptians went to the polls to vote for a new constitution. New Islamist groups are emerging in Alexandria, including Hazemoun, the Third Islamist Current, and the Salafi Front.
Somalia
A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack in Mogadishu. Three bystanders were wounded in the attack, which targeted a Somali and African Union convoy.
Egypt
A guide to what is next for Egypt after the constitutional vote
Tunisia
Security forces broke up an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb recruiting network. Seven members of the cell have been arrested, and security forces are looking for more members in the Jendouba area.
Mali
Malian Islamists with ties to Ansar Dine announced the formation of an Ansar al Sharia group in Gao. Since April 2011, al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia groups have emerged in Yemen, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, and elsewhere. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is working with Ansar al Sharia Libya to establish a base in […]