Iran
US bunker-buster bomb ‘ready to go’
Yearly Archives: 2012
Webster Commission gets 2004 Madrid train bombings wrong
The 2004 Madrid train bombings were not carried out by “lone actors” with no ties to al Qaeda’s international terrorist network, as an FBI commission recently claimed. The terrorists responsible had extensive ties to al Qaeda.
Taliban condemn destruction of bases, urge Karzai government to join jihad
“Instead of still standing behind the occupiers and killing its own people, it should help its people in kicking them out,” the Taliban warn the Afghan government.
Russia
Analysis: Fight over Islam, money and power brings violence to Volga
Free Syrian Army
Secret Turkish nerve center leads aid to Syria rebels
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked leader in southeastern Afghanistan
Special operations forces conducted an airstrike against an “al Qaeda-associated insurgent leader” in the Gelan district in Ghazni province.
Al Qaeda
Is this al Qaeda’s ‘last chance’ for a country?
Pakistan
The Taliban killed nine people in a bombing at a market in Bajaur. Three people were killed in a bombing at a Lashkar-e-Islam headquarters in Khyber. Pakistan temporarily shut down NATO’s supply route to Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Seven Taliban fighters, a police commander and two policemen, four security guards, and a child were killed during clashes. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south. Security forces detained two Haqqani Network commanders, a Taliban weapons smuggler, and several insurgents.
Burma
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan threaten Myanmar over Rohingya
Afghanistan
Pakistan suspends NATO supply route over security
Egypt
In shift by Egypt, president meets Hamas leader
Syria
Asharq Al-Awsat talks to [senior Syrian defector] General Manaf Tlass Asharq
Syria
Turkey a hub for Syria revolution as illegal border crossing points abound
Afghanistan
In Pakistan, stalled military operation means refugees can’t go home
Al Qaeda
Canada – MacKay’s wife slams newspaper for ‘distorted’ Khadr comments
Lebanon
Christians Flee from Radical Rebels in Syria
ECOWAS
Wave of Violent Repression Plagues Capital of Mali
Iraq
Six Kurdish security personnel were killed in a motorcycle bomb blast in Kirkuk. Security forces captured two al Qaeda in Iraq fighters in Wasit.
Afghanistan
NATO slams cross-border shelling
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Wardak Security Transition was Irresponsible: Governor
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – ICRC Warning of Worsening Security Dismissed by Government
Afghanistan
Taliban’s Grip Broken in Southern Afghanistan: Officials
Pakistan
Pakistan to sue The Sun over Olympics visa allegations
Belgium
United Kingdom – Theresa May should relax border checks, says Keith Vaz
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb plays puppet master in Mali occupation:.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
A Sahel War On the Horizon
Syria
Fighting intensified in Aleppo as both the rebels and the government massed their forces around the city. A senior defector from the Assad regime offered to unite opposition factions and provide a road map for the transfer of power. Iran said it would stand by its ally.
Turkey
Turkey said it would not tolerate an autonomous Kurdish region in northern Syria. The statement came after Kurdish groups began to take control of towns from retreating Syrian government forces.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacked local militias in Jaar; two AQAP fighters were reported killed during the attack. President Hadi ordered the military to send reinforcements to Abyan province.