Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Islamists destroy 15th-century Timbuktu mosque
Yearly Archives: 2012
Pakistan
Pakistan – Travel advisory: Govt issues list of ‘no go’ areas for foreigners
Pakistan
Even as talks progress, US seeks funds for blockade work-around
21 suspected al Qaeda members arrested in Turkey in 3 operations in June
The suspects were charged with being members of al Qaeda and with assisting, sheltering, and recruiting members for the organization.
Report: Al Qaeda trained Mumbai attackers
The man suspected of being a key facilitator for the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks has reportedly told authorities that the attackers were trained by al Qaeda operatives.
Taliban
Afghans to respond Pakistan’s attacks: NDS
Guantanamo
High Peace Council Talks with Pakistan on Prisoner Transfer
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Officials: No credible Olympic threat from al Qaeda
New Zealand
In Fiji, Bainimarama’s Detour on the Road to Democracy
United States
US says no to larger office for Afghan defense minister
Suicide bomber kills 7 Afghans at Kandahar university
The attack was likely carried out by the Mullah Dadullah Front.
Afghanistan
As US leaves, a struggle to train Afghan army
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed seven Afghans at a university in Kandahar. ISAF killed “numerous” insurgents in an airstrike that targeted an al Qaeda leader in Kunar. Forty-seven insurgents and five Afghan soldiers were killed in fighting throughout Afghanistan.
Somalia
Bin Laden advised Somali militants on ‘good governance’
United States
Philippines may ask for US spy planes over S.China Sea
Yemen
Security forces detained three suicide bombers in Sana’a. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a video of a captured Saudi diplomat. Saudi Arabia is reopening its embassy in Sana’a.
Kenya
Kenyan and Somali troops freed four foreign aid workers who were kidnapped last week from the Dadaab refuge camp in northern Kenya. The hostages were freed after a clash with kidnappers in northern Somalia.
Mali
Fighters from the Islamist Ansar Dine smashed the main gate of the Sidi Yahya mosque in Timbuktu. Islamists have been targeting UNESCO religious sites in Mali for the past three days.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan clash over border violence
Al Qaeda
Ibrahim al-Asiri: AQAP’s Colonel Sanders?
ISAF targets al Qaeda leader in Kunar
ISAF has conducted three airstrikes against al Qaeda leaders in the Watahpur district in Kunar over the past five weeks. Two of the strikes killed al Qaeda’s second in command in Afghanistan, and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s senior leader in Kunar.
Afghanistan
Border tensions: Kabul threatens to move UN
India
Pakistan to press for details on Abu Hamza
Pakistan
US drones killed eight “militants” in a strike in the Shawal Valley in North Waziristan. Five Lashkar-e-Islam fighters were killed in a premature detonation in Khyber.
New suspected school poison attacks rattle northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials reported two additional poison attacks in northern Afghanistan and one in central Bamyan province. Since the middle of April, at least 13 attacks have been made on 12 schools, and approximately 900 pupils have been sickened.
Afghan policeman kills 3 British soldiers
So far this year, green-on-blue attacks have resulted in the deaths of 27 ISAF soldiers.
Afghanistan
Security forces said 32 Taliban fighters were killed during fighting in Farah. The Taliban killed five civilians in an IED attack in Ghazni. An Afghan policeman killed three ISAF soldiers in the south.
Iran
Sanctions against Iranian oil exports took effect. Iran said it had a stockpile of money and goods to weather the sanctions. However, food prices and unemployment have risen. Iran called for an emergency OPEC meeting as oil prices fell.
Iraq
Insurgents killed three policemen, a judge, and a civilian in bombings and shootings in Tikrit, Samarra, and Mosul. June had the second highest death toll since US forces withdrew at the end of 2011.
Syria
At an international conference, a compromise agreement was reached for a UN-backed political transition, but no agreement was reached on the fate of President Assad. Syrian opposition groups rejected the plan, while Assad rejected any external solution. Government forces renewed their offensives around the country.