Afghanistan
Tehran visit: Zardari likely to take up unmet $330m Iranian pledge
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Al Qaeda
Afghanistan: a graveyard of commitments
China
Foreign hackers targeted former military chief Mullen: report
Egypt
Egypt descends into political turmoil
Syria
Syria: first state with WMDs to topple?
Syria
Jihadists make their presence felt in Syria’s Aleppo
Syria
Syrian army wears down as rebels gain territory and confidence
Ansar Dine
Mali government, Islamists and separatists agree on peace talks
Afghanistan
Corruption in Police causing insecurity: Afghan MOI
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Plans to Create Stock Market: AISA
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Women Activists Slam Govt Silence Over Schoolgirl Murder
Afghanistan
The Afghan National Army assumed security responsibility for seven eastern provinces: Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Kapisa, Parwan, and Panjshir. Security forces killed three insurgents after an ambush in Paktia. A schoolgirl involved in a polio vaccination program in Kapisa was shot dead by suspected Taliban assassins.
Afghanistan
ANSF Takes Over 7 Eastern Provinces
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Tops Most Corrupt Countries Index
Lebanon
Fighting continued between pro-Assad Alawites and anti-Assad Sunni groups in Tripoli. At least six people have been killed and dozens injured over the past two days.
Syria
Rebel groups attempted to restructure their leadership across the country. US Secretary of State Clinton warned that the Assad regime might use chemical weapons.
Afghanistan
Clinton says crucial countries meet Afghan funding pledges
Egypt
Supporters and opponents of President Morsi fought each other outside the presidential palace. Three of Morsi’s advisers resigned in protest.
Algeria
Algeria and Tunisia concluded two days of talks. Several cooperation agreements were signed, including joint counterterrorism efforts.
Turkey
The foreign minister said Turkey knows Syria has 700 missiles and where they are located. He said Turkey wants to see a transitional government in Syria without Assad. Security forces killed 13 PKK militants and captured five more in Osmaniye province.
Somalia
Shabaab militants bombed a truck near Bossaso in Puntland and assaulted a military base, killing as many as 12 soldiers; over 400 Shabaab fighters are said to be holed up in the formerly peaceful region. Shabaab fighters ambushed a government convoy in Lower Shabelle, injuring four policemen. The Ahlu Sunnah militia formally joined the Somali […]
Mali
ECOWAS seeks an early 2013 start date for a military intervention; France promised financial aid and urged quick action. ECOWAS criticized the UN’s cautious approach on Mali; the presidents of Mali and Niger said the UN’s “backpedaling” was unjustified. Malian militias are training male and female recruits to battle Islamists in northern Mali.
Egypt
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood accused of paying gangs to rape women
Kuwait
Rich young Kuwaitis challenge old guard government
Al Qaeda
“Zero Dark Thirty” take on bin Laden raid courted controversy from start
Al Qaeda
Drones: A sign of the times
ISAF launches 2 raids targeting al Qaeda-linked commanders
Special operations forces killed an al Qaeda leader in Kunar and captured an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator in Kunduz.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, staged a daylong strike, clashing with police and blocking roads in cities across the country; one activist was killed. Protesters damaged a US Embassy vehicle in Dhaka, and injured its driver and a policeman; no diplomatic staff were in the vehicle. The protesters demanded the release of several […]
Pakistan
Pakistan – Election Preps: JUI-F to speed up mass contact campaign
Turkey
NATO approved Turkey’s request for Patriot missiles to protect against Syrian bombardments. The missiles, to be used for defensive purposes only, will be supplied by Germany, the Netherlands, and the US, and are expected to be deployed within weeks.