Germany
Salafists in the City: Free Koran Distributions Have Germany Concerned
Yearly Archives: 2012
IMU facilitator killed during night raid in Afghan north
Ammar Sahib, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator, was in Afghan custody in 2006 for murdering two members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team and two civilians, but spent only six months in jail before being released.
Iraq
“Gunmen” opened fire on a police checkpoint near Kirkuk, killing two officers and three civilians. Insurgents killed a mayor and four family members in a bombing at his home near Baqubah.
Syria
Fight against Assad just begun, Syrians in Turkey say
Syria
After previous failures, a ceasefire appears to be holding across the country despite some incidents. However, troops and heavy weapons have not been withdrawn from towns. Protesters took to the streets in several cities.
Yemen
Six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed during fighting south of Lawdar; a tank seized by AQAP on Monday was destroyed in an airstrike. Two AQAP fighters and a tribesman were killed in fighting in Mudiyah.
Nigeria
Boko Haram released a video of its emir, Abubakar Shekau, on YouTube. In the video, Shekau mocked President Goodluck for claiming the government can defeat Boko Haram within three months.
Somalia
Shabaab detained 25 khat traders in Kismayo. President Sharif said the government is prepared to aid Puntland in fighting Shabaab
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‘Soldier Dogs’ and their handlers
Afghanistan
Pakistan parliament approves proposals on US ties
Mali
Dioncounda Traore, Mali’s newly sworn in president, threatened Tuareg rebels with “a total and relentless war” if they do not surrender territory in the north. Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria are rumored to have joined al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb forces in the city of Gao.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Karzai considers change in election timetable
Al Qaeda
Ruling Averts Testimony by a Detainee, for Now
Afghanistan
In Poppy War, Taliban Aim to Protect a Cash Crop
Pakistan’s ISI supports Taliban, al Qaeda in Nuristan, says Afghan parliament
“Arab, Pakistani, and Uzbek militants” continue to flood into eastern Afghanistan, with the aid of Pakistan’s intelligence service, according to the Wolesi Jirga’s Security Commission.
Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Islam publicly executed two deserters and five members of a government-supported tribe in Khyber. One of the two deserters was a former commander who had joined the anti-Lashkar-e-Islam tribe’s militia.
Afghanistan
Vigilante squads: TTP introduces ‘moral policing’ in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan – Special forces to counter Taliban’s deadliest weapon
Egypt
Egyptian court ruling may save Islamist’s presidential campaign
Senior al Qaeda ideologue leaves Iran for Mauritania
Abu Hafs al Mauritani, a senior al Qaeda ideologue, has reportedly returned to his home country in West Africa from Iran, where he had lived since late 2001. The exact circumstances of his return remain unclear.
Afghanistan
Twelve Taliban fighters and four Afghan soldiers were killed during clashes nationwide. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south. Security forces detained several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, and Nangarhar. The US said it is committed to conducting peace talks with the Taliban.
Foreign fighters among those killed in clashes in Yemeni south
“Saudis, Somalis, and Pakistanis” are said to be among those killed during heavy fighting in Lawdar.
Syria
After failing to meet an April 10 deadline to halt attacks on opponents, the government said it would stop attacks by 6 a.m. on April 12. The US doubted Syria would follow though. China repeated its call for calm. The Syrian army continued attacks in Hama and Rastan.
US to conduct its last ‘clearing’ operation of the Afghan war
Nearing a significant milestone, elements of the 82nd Airborne Division will soon start to conduct the US military’s last major ‘clearing’ operation of the Afghan war.
Yemen
Yemeni officials claimed that Saudis, Somalis, and Pakistanis, including two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leaders, are among those killed in the latest fighting in Lawdar in Abyan province. AQAP released five Yemeni soldiers who were captured yesterday in Marib.
Sudan
Border clashes erupted between Sudan and South Sudan, threatening war. Sudan stopped all talks with South Sudan and mobilized its army.
Somalia
Puntland’s president said Shabaab forces have infiltrated the Golis Mountains. A Somali militia claimed it killed 18 Shabaab fighters in El Bur and Mudale. Somali and Kenyan forces said they inflicted “heavy casualties” on Shabaab forces in Gedo.
Russia
Vladimir Putin said Russia would support the creation of a NATO logistics facility in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk to assist with air transit to and from Afghanistan. “We need to help [NATO] stabilize the situation in Afghanistan, or we will have to do it ourselves,” he said.
Al Qaeda
French Cabinet OKs new anti-terrorism measures
‘Koka’ critically injured
The sidelining of Musa Qala’s police chief could create a leadership vacuum in the once-volatile district.