Somalia
Shabaab warned the British government that it would “be held accountable for the consequences of its actions” if Abu Qatada is deported to Jordan. Security officials said the government detained 50 Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed two people in a shooting in Maiduguri and wounded three more in an IED attack in Kano. Security forces arrested 50 foreign nationals from Niger, Chad, and Mali after Boko Haram threatened the government.
Canada
Canada – Border staff cuts called direct attack on national security l
United Kingdom
The Labour party suspended life peer Lord Ahmed for allegedly saying he would offer a bounty on President Obama and former President George W. Bush in retaliation for the US bounty on Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed. Shabaab echoed al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq in warning Britain not to deport Abu Qatada to […]
United States
The trial of Adis Medunjanin, a co-conspirator with Najibullah Zazi and Zarein Ahmedzay in a 2009 plot to bomb New York City’s subways, opened today. All three had gone to Pakistan for jihad in Afghanistan, but were told by two senior al Qaeda operatives to return to New York and conduct operations there. Medunjanin was […]
Haqqani Network blamed for coordinated attacks in Afghanistan
Afghan officials said a Haqqani Network operative captured in Nangarhar admitted that his group was behind yesterday’s suicide assaults in four provinces.
Afghanistan
Intel is Never a Guarantee: NATO Responds to Karzai
Morocco
New Arab order: In Morocco, uproar over marriage law tests Islamist government
Europe
Odierno Looks to Reassure Army on Troop Withdrawal
Afghanistan
Taliban paid ‘protection money’ by Afghan government
Iran
Iranian officials ‘observed North Korean rocket launch’
Al Qaeda
Was brazen Pakistan jail break an inside job?
Afghanistan
Afghan official: Haqqanis blamed for Kabul attacks
Afghanistan
Taliban Launch Coordinated Attacks Across Afghanistan
Afghanistan
New explosions rock Kabul after Afghan forces repel earlier attacks
Pakistan
The Taliban assaulted a prison in Bannu and freed nearly 400 inmates, including Adnan Rasheed, who was involved with an assassination attempt of president Pervez Musharraf. Two soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack in South Waziristan.
Syria
Syrian troops resumed their shelling of residential neighborhoods, threatening a fragile ceasefire. The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution sending up to 250 observers to Syria.
Afghanistan
Pakistan – DPC vows to stand firm against resumption of NATO supplies
Yemen
US drones reportedly killed a senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province. AQAP killed three children in an IED attack in Aden.
US drones kill AQAP leader in southern Yemen
A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province is said to have been killed in yesterday’s strike.
Egypt
In a surprise move, Egyptian election officials barred 10 of of 23 candidates from running in upcoming presidential elections. Those disqualified included a former spy chief in the Mubarak regime, a Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and a Salafi cleric.
Somalia
Somali forces claimed to have defeated Shabaab in the southern district of Afmadow; seven Shabaab fighters were said to have been killed. Several members of Prime Minister Abdiweli’s security detail are reported to have been detained for involvement in a suicide attack at a theater in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
Boko Haram reportedly executed Mohammed Anwal Kontagora, its new spokesman. Kontagora, who assumed the name of Abu Qaqa, is said to had been killed for plans to defect.
Mali
Gunmen abducted a Swiss woman, who worked as a Christian missionary, from her home in Timbuktu today. Most Westerners have already fled the town, which was recently taken over by Islamists.
Germany
Supplies for Assad: German Ship Carrying Weapons Stopped Near Syria
Afghanistan
Elite female night raiders break down barriers in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan MPs fight insurgents near parliament: lawmakers
Afghanistan
100 rebels put out of action in one day: Afghan govt
Taliban launch coordinated attacks in Kabul and 3 provinces
Suicide bombers and assault teams struck in the capital and in Nangarhar, Paktia, and Logar.
Pakistani Taliban assault prison, free nearly 400 inmates
Among those freed is a former Pakistani Air Force member who was associated with Amjad Farooqi, the Pakistani jihadi who attempted to assassinate Pervez Musharraf at the behest of al Qaeda.