Afghan intelligence officials announced the interdiction of 11 tons of potassium chlorate, a high-powered explosive, and arrested 12 Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters in separate raids.
Brennan on bin Laden raid, and “dangerous” Yemen
The NDS detained three Pakistani Taliban fighters and two Afghans involved in a major plot to attack Kabul; 10,000 kilograms of explosives were also seized. Security forces targeted an IMU leader in Baghlan.
Insurgents killed four civilians in a pair of bombings in Baghdad. Prime Minister Maliki said Turkey is becoming a “hostile state” after Prime Minister Erdogan accused him of fanning sectarian tensions.
The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution increasing the number of UN observers from 30 to 300 and demanding an end to the violence. An opposition spokesman said that Annan’s initiative was “our last chance to avoid civil war.” After widespread violence on Friday, much of Syria was quiet on Saturday, activists said.
The military claimed 10 Saudi and three Somali al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed while fighting in Abyan. Eight people were killed during clashes between Salafists and Houthis in Saada. A military officer in Aden was reportedly arrested for supplying weapons to AQAP.
Puntland security forces arrested 15 Takfiri clerics in Galkayo and accused them of supporting attacks in the area. Somaliland pulled out of talks with the central government.
Denmark takes the lead on Afghanistan coalition
Rejected Afghan interpreters get second chance to come to Canada
Denmark – Former defense minister under fire over Afghanistan military base
Terror and the law, a nice little earner for lawyers
Three terror suspects arrested at Heathrow airport two days ago were freed on bail under conditions. Scotland Yard is concerned for the safety of convicted terrorist Saajid Muhammad Badat, who has testified in numerous cases against al Qaeda operatives.
Najibullah Zazi testified that he and New York subway bomb plot co-conspirators Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay met with wanted al Qaeda mastermind Adnan El Shukrijumah in Waziristan in 2008 to plan attacks. Targets discussed included Walmart, Times Square, Penn Station, the NY Stock Exchange, malls, theaters, and public transportation. Also testifying in the case […]
Pakistan – Intelligence leads: ‘TTP chief convenes meeting to plan revenge attacks’
Afghan plot foiled, 11 tons of explosives seized
US Army Investigated Soldiers Over Drug Use
Afghanistan militants ‘planning huge’ attack held in Kabul
Reports show critical weaknesses in Obama administration’s European missile defense plans
‘Afghanistan security fund’: Muslim funding for Kabul security?
Pakistan – Jamaat-e-Islami protests proposed restoration of NATO supply
Pakistan – Media bodies condemn murder of journalist
Pakistan calls for access to nuclear technology
Parliament passed a more liberal security law, prohibiting indefinite detention without trial. Since 1999, “a dozen” attacks by terrorist groups have been foiled, including a planned attack on the Petronas Twin Towers in 2008 by the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah. JI has also targeted police stations, restaurants, and Kuala airport. And in 2000, another militant […]
Afghanistan – Anti-Taliban forces deceived in 2001: Massoud
Afghanistan – Taliban shut schools in Ghazni after government bans motorbikes
Afghanistan – ‘Let Our People Live’: Herat Activists Call for End to War
Spy Satellite Clash for Military and Intelligence Officials
Syria Accused of Failing to Live Up to Peace Plan
A spokesman for UN envoy Kofi Annan said the ceasefire was ‘very fragile’ and the situation was ‘not good.’ Syrian government troops fired on protesters.
Nigeria: Government Opens Secret Detention Centre for Boko Haram