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Yearly Archives: 2012
Singapore
Authorities arrested Jemaah Islamiyah operatives Mohamed Rafee Abdul Rahman and Abd Rahim Abdul Rahman, two brothers, and Sahrudin Mohd Sapian after they were deported to Singapore earlier this year. Sahrudin helped the network with recruiting and attack planning, and Mohamed Rafee provided logistical support; both men had received terrorist training in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
US NATO Ambassador Says Afghan Policy Intact
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden hid terror codes in two copies of the Bible
Pakistan
Pakistan – Minorities voice concern for their rights
Pakistan
Security forces killed 18 Taliban fighters during shelling in Kurram and Orakzai. Officials claimed NATO forces wounded six people in cross-border mortar attacks. Secretary of State Clinton said Pakistan is not justified to detain a Pakistani doctor who aided in the hunt of Osama bin Laden.
Afghanistan
An Afghan soldier and a teacher killed two ISAF soldiers in Kandahar province. The Taliban killed two policemen in attacks in Panjshir and Uruzgan. The UN said the US soldiers who burned Korans should be punished.
North Korea
North Korea agreed to suspend its nuclear weapons program in exchange for food aid from the US. In the past, North Korea has made similar promises.
Syria
The Free Syrian Army retreated from the Bab Amr neighborhood in Homs. The civilian Syrian National Council and the military Free Syrian Army set up a joint command center. A Free Syrian Army commander said Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah brigades were fighting alongside the Syrian army.
Iran
Iran Invokes the West to Scare Up Voters
Turkey
A remote-controlled bomb mounted on a motorbike exploded as it passed close to the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey’s ruling AK Party, injuring 10 people. Kurdish separatist groups as well as Islamist militants have carried out similar bomb attacks in Turkey in the past.
Iran
Israel’s Last Chance to Strike Iran
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Unable to Take Over Prisons, Night Raids: Khalilzad
Afghanistan
Suicide bombers sold for Rs2m, says Pakistani minister
Afghanistan
US General Says Closure Of Pakistan Supply Routes Complicates Afghan Pullout
Azerbaijan
Iran Sees ‘Creeping Zionist Influence’ In South Caucasus
Norway
Norway – Terror body suggests 14 improvements
Al Qaeda
Ex-Senators Graham and Kerrey See Possible Saudi 9/11 Link
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula reportedly captured a battalion commander after ambushing his convoy in Abyan. Yemeni soldiers and airmen continue protests calling for the ouster of their commanders.
Somalia
Fifteen people were killed in Garbaharay during clashes between Shabaab and the pro-governemnt Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a. The governor of the Bay region said Baidoa is “safe” after Shabaab abandoned the city last week.
Kenya
Police detained more than 50 Somalis during a raid at the Hagarder refugee camp in northern Kenya after a bombing at a police station in the town. Police suspect the men of having links to Shabaab.
Israel
Jordan Islamists want urgent Arab meet on Jerusalem
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Bracing for mass evictions from Pakistan
Afghanistan
Cancelled aircraft deal an embarrassment: US general
Afghan soldier and teacher kill 2 ISAF soldiers in south
Afghan security personnel have killed seven ISAF soldiers in the past 10 days, while the Taliban have killed six during the same time period. Already this year, 15 ISAF troops have been killed by Afghan security personnel.
Afghanistan
Some Military Advisers Resume Training in Kabul
Al Qaeda
Majid Khan Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Plots in Military Court
China
Deadly violence rocks China’s restive Xinjiang
Bangladesh
US missionaries injured in Bangladesh by Muslim mob
Al Qaeda
Key Al-Qaida Witness: Hamburg Islamist to Stand Trial in Germany