Afghanistan
Russian heartland fears NATO transit
Yearly Archives: 2012
Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan sacks Nigeria oil bosses
Taliban execute another pro-government militia leader in Peshawar
The militia leader led an anti-Taliban lashkar of 1,500 fighters on the outskirts of the provincial capital.
India
Alleged Mumbai plotter confirms Pakistan involved: India
United States
The defense rested in the case of Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a 22-year-old Saudi student accused of preparing to bomb US targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. The suspect sought to “create an Islamic group under the banner” of al Qaeda, according to an affidavit in the case.
Afghanistan
US for increased Pak-Afghan cooperation against cross-border terrorism –
Afghanistan
Afghans flee shelling from Pakistan: officials, witnesses
Syria
Syria’s chemical weapons: How secure are they?
Syria
Fierce fighting broke out around elite Republican Guard posts in the capital of Damascus. The rebel Free Syrian Army captured a military base in the northern town of Daret Ezzah. The UN said Syria is too dangerous for peacekeeping monitors to resume their mission.
Turkey
Following Syria’s shoot-down of a Turkish jet, Turkey warned Syria to stay away from its borders. Turkey’s prime minister said that his country would offer all possible support “to liberate the Syrians from dictatorship.”
US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike took place in the Shawal Valley, a known haven for al Qaeda and the Taliban.
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Iranian Boycott Targets Rising Food Prices
Yemen
US drones killed an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander and two fighters in a strike in Aden. Five AQAP fighters escaped from a prison in Hodeidah.
Somalia
Somali and African Union forces took control of Balad as Shabaab fighters abandoned the district without a fight. Shabaab forces controlled Balad for three years before retreating. Combined forces are setting their sights on Jowhar next.
Uganda
Police arrested five Pakistanis in an area where militants from the Shabaab-linked Allied Democratic Forces have been based. The suspects, who are thought to have ties to militants, had entered Uganda in the Ntoroko district, which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo.
India
Indian authorities arrested Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, one of the Pakistan-based handlers of the Lashkar-e-Taiba assault team that conducted the 2008 Mumbai attacks. After a three-year manhunt, Ansari, a.k.a. Abu Hamza and Abu Jindal, was found in Saudi Arabia, where he was recruiting for new attacks.
ISAF airstrike kills ‘insurgent leader’ linked to al Qaeda, Taliban
Musa supported both al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Waygal district in Nuristan. The airstrike also killed “numerous other insurgents.”
Pakistan
Pakistan rebuilds its education network after Taliban are driven out of Swat
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Insurgents Step Up Attacks, Coalition Says
Libya
NATO Gives UN List of Unexploded Bomb Sites in Libya
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Opposition Gets Supplies but Unity Is Elusive
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Africa’s Islamist militants ‘co-ordinate efforts’
Egypt
Egypt’s army, Islamists discuss president’s powers
US Military
The FBI disclosed that it has tracked over 100 cases of Islamic extremists within the US military. As of December 2011, when the tally was compiled, about a dozen of those cases were considered serious enough to reach the stage of “full investigation.” Over 30 plots against military facilities on US soil have been foiled […]
United Kingdom
‘Astonishing’ Cyber Espionage Threat from Foreign Governments: British Spy Chief
Norway
Officials from three European security agencies said that a Norwegian national who trained with al Qaeda in Yemen has become “operational.” A native Norwegian, he is in his 30s and is a Muslim convert. In February, Norway’s security service said that “several” Islamic extremists had left Norway for terrorist training camps abroad.
Egypt
Jamaat-e-Islami, Karachi celebrates Morsi’s victory
US drones kill AQAP commander, 2 fighters in southern Yemen
An unnamed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader is said to have been killed in the strike in Aden.
India
Clashes erupt in Indian-administered Kashmir after fire guts popular Muslim shrine
Caucasus
Amnesty Says North Caucasus Authorities Threaten Security As Much As Militants