Al Qaeda
Kidnap claim shows 2 terror groups now operating in Nigeria’s increasingly violent north
Yearly Archives: 2012
Nigeria
Boko Haram killed a Muslim cleric and two others in Maiduguri. The Joint Task Force killed a Boko Haram fighter during a shootout in Maiduguri.
France
Authorities are questioning Abdelkader Merah, 29, a brother of Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, in connection with the recent murders of seven people. According to police, Abdelkader said he was “proud” of his brother’s actions, and traces of explosive material have been found in Abdelkader’s car.
European Union
EU expands Somali pirate mission to include attacks on land bases
Syria
Church fears ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Christians in Homs
India
India’s PM to unveil plan to meet nuclear terror at Korea summit
United States
A senior NYPD official said Iran currently poses the “number one” terror threat to New York. In recent years, 13 individuals linked to the Iranian government have been questioned on suspicion of conducting surveillance for terror strikes; all were released.
Egypt
Once Imperiled, US Aid to Egypt Is Restored
Al Qaeda
Toulouse siege: The ‘white emir’ who may have inspired Mohamed Merah
Al Qaeda
Toulouse killer’s brother ‘may have met radicals in the UK’
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Turkey blames Syria for supporting Kurdish rebels, inches closer to military action
Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed five people at a Lashkar-e-Islam mosque in Khyber. The Taliban killed four soldiers and captured four more in an attack on a checkpoint in the Shirani district in Baluchistan province. The Taliban also killed a Frontier Corps trooper and his 10-year-old son in a bombing at a base in North Waziristan.
Syria
Syrian government troops attacked opposition areas and rebel fighters around the country, killing 59. The rebels’ Free Syrian Army began running out of ammunition.
Yemen
The Yemeni military claimed it killed 29 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters while shelling positions in Zinjibar with naval gunships. Houthi rebels killed seven people in IED attacks in Hajjah.
Al Qaeda
Europe faces jihadist threat
Somalia
Shabaab stoned one of its own fighters to death for raping a woman. The government imposed a curfew in Hudur, the provincial capital of Bakool, after Shabaab attacked a military base in the city.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Tackling militancy: Plans for grand peace militia run aground
Afghanistan
Pakistan – ‘We hate NATO forces’: JuD, JI protest potential reopening of supply routes
Afghanistan
ISI still aiding rebels: Gen. Allen
Taliban suicide bomber targets Lashkar-e-Islam mosque, kills 5
The attack is the second suicide bombing at a Lashkar-e-Islam mosque in Khyber’s Tirah Valley this month.
Iraq
Despite mounting criticism, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki remains powerful
Afghanistan
Neighboring Countries Scramble To Be NATO’s Exit Route From Afghanistan
Hezbollah
Iran ‘carried out surveillance of New York City’
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
The name’s Vinod, Agent Vinod: Pakistan bans Bollywood’s James Bond
Al Qaeda
Mohammed Merah dead: Toulouse Al Qaeda fanatic had sick video of himself executing victims
Al Qaeda
French govt under fire after Toulouse killings
United States
New counterterrorism guidelines permit data on US citizens to be held longer
Afghanistan
France police investigate whether Toulouse gunman was ‘lone wolf’
Afghanistan
Women on Afghan peace council say they are sidelined
Pakistan
Pakistan – 943 women ‘killed for honour’ in 2011: HRCP