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Pentagon: Army, Marines to shrink as budget slows
Pentagon: Army, Marines to shrink as budget slows
Bin Laden raid commander seeks global expansion
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb sought to ram explosives-laden boats into Western ships traveling in the Mediterranean.
Thousands of NATO trucks in Pakistan backlog
A suicide bomber who targeted foreign aid workers killed four Afghan civilians in Helmand. Afghan civil society activists disputed President Obama’s claim that the Taliban are in retreat and said al Qaeda fighters still remain in the country.
Insurgents killed 17 Iraqis in attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Sadiyah. Security forces captured an al Qaeda leader who escaped from a jail in Mosul.
The Philippines and the US discussed expanding the American military presence in the country. In preliminary talks, officials on both sides said they are favorably inclined toward a deal.
President Ahmadinejad signaled his readiness to renew talks about Iran’s nuclear program. India said it would continue to buy Iranian oil.
The Arab League asked the UN Security Council to back its peace plan in Syria. Russia said it would promote its own peace plan at the UN.
Six Americans who work for organizations promoting democracy in Egypt were barred from leaving the country, prompting an angry response from the US.
UN warns arms from Libya could reach Boko Haram and al-Qaeda
Pashtuns Lament Pop Star’s Decision To Call It A Day
Afghanistan – Taliban’s Momentum Higher than US
Afghanistan – Nangarhar security under threat: Ghani
Twenty-two people were killed during fighting between Salafists and Shia Houthis in Saada. Thousands of Yemenis in Rada’a celebrated the withdrawal of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula from their town.
Libya: UN alarmed over failure to stop torture of detainees
Somali pirates holding another American hostage moved him three times and threatened to kill him if another rescue was attempted. Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a captured 10 Shabaab fighters in Beled-Hawo.
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, claimed that Nigerian police and soldiers, and not his fighters, killed the 186 people in Kano last week. President Jonathan Goodluck called for negotiations with Boko Haram.
Panetta: al Qaeda is ‘still a real threat’
Militants Set Their Attacks on Alcohol in Lebanon
Pentagon cuts to include trimming troop strength, grounding drones
Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti Played Crucial Role in Somalia Rescue
Nigeria president urges Boko Haram to come out and talk
Mounir and Yassin Chouka, two Germans who are operatives in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Mevlut Kar, an Islamic Jihad Union facilitator, were added to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. All three have ties to al Qaeda.
The drone war
Jihadi “artists” publish the latest cartoon that promotes jihad against the West.
In Mali, a Tuareg rebellion – without Gadhafi
Al Qaeda monthly: Hitteen delivered to your doorstep
Afghan army’s night raiders ready to take control
Some Iranians caught in the escalating confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program are choosing to leave.