Pakistan
The drastic decline of Pakistani minorities
Yearly Archives: 2012
Afghanistan
ISI, CIA chiefs to meet in August: drone attacks will be main agenda
Iraq
Insurgents killed seven Iraqi policemen in separate attacks in Fallujah and Karma. Security forces detained an al Qaeda in Iraq explosives expert in an area just north of Karbala.
Afghanistan
ISAF spurns Pak notifications on border crossings
Afghanistan
Afghan Official says Pakistan Supports Insurgents
Yemen
AL Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is suspected of killing the son of a Yemeni tribal chief with a parcel bomb in Baydah. Yemeni warplanes bombed two AQAP camps in the Al Mahfad area in Abyan. A guard at the Italian embassy was kidnapped in Sana’a. Tribesmen loyal to former President Saleh took control of […]
Syria
Syria’s Conflict Intrudes on Antakya, Turkey
India
Indian PM tries to calm sectarian violence in Assam
Syria
Heavy fighting continued in the city of Aleppo. Rebels repelled the first attacks, however the main government assault has yet to begin. Fighting ended in Damascus.
Afghanistan
Taking tea with Afghanistan’s most fearsome warlord, General Abdul Rashid Dostum
Afghanistan
NATO’s Afghan drivers fear for their lives
Somalia
Shabaab claimed it killed 11 Ethiopian soldiers in separate attacks in Yurkud and Hudur, six Kenyan troops in Gedo, two Burundian soldiers in Daynille, eight “apostates” in Sinka Dheer, and scores of “apostates” in Mogadishu. Somali officials claimed 26 Shabaab fighters were killed in Gedo.
Free Syrian Army
White House cautions Syrian rebels not to repeat mistakes of Iraq
Algeria
Spain evacuated foreign aid workers from refugee camps in Tindouf in western Algeria due to “growing insecurity” caused by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in northern Mali. Twelve Spaniards, two Frenchmen, and an Italian are being flown to Madrid.
Mali
West African nations, with the exception of Niger, responded coolly to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius’s request that they move swiftly to intervene militarily in northern Mali to counter the spread of Ansar Dine and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
6 Uzbeks killed in North Waziristan drone strike
The strike took place in Mir Ali, a known terrorist haven where the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Islamic Jihad Group, an IMU splinter group, are based.
Al Qaeda
Obama administration weighs intervention in Mali
India
LeT funded Abu Jundal’s time in Saudi Arabia: Report
India
‘Secret’ tunnel connecting India, Pakistan unearthed in J&K
Afghanistan
Pakistan and US trade barbs over Taliban havens
Haqqani Network
Pakistan – Editorial : Decision on Haqqani Network
Al Qaeda
Will Ethiopian crackdown stir Islamist backlash?
Al Qaeda
Khadr called ‘manipulative’ in military report to be used by Ottawa
Army of Islam fighter from Gaza killed in Syria
The Palestinian jihadist was detained for several years by Hamas in Gaza before leaving to fight with “his monotheist brothers” in Syria. Currently 7 jihadist groups are known to be operating in Syria.
Iran
Report: Iran begins stockpiling 3-month food supply
Syria
In Damascus, losing faith in Assad
Syria
Government forces began their expected assault on the rebel-held city of Aleppo. Tanks, artillery, and helicopters attacked rebel positions throughout the day. Civilians fled the city, fearing a massacre. Russia blamed international support for the rebels for the bloodshed.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Attacks on security forces mounting: MoI
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Insurgent Attacks Rise 11%, MOD Confirms
Mali
Special Operations forces risk being overused, misused, former chief says