Yearly Archives: 2012

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.


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.






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.







Pakistan

‘Militants’ threaten Pakistan church school for Malala support




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 […]