Somali and Kenyan forces killed five suspected Shabaab fighters in Kismayo. The African Union guaranteed the safety of Shabaab fighters who surrendered. The African Union said it captured several men suspected of being behind the murder of journalists in Mogadishu.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga lashed out at Western nations for failing to provide manpower in the fight against Shabaab in Somalia. Odinga said the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, in which 18 US soldiers were killed, has made the US “reluctant to offer personnel to assist in Somalia.”
The staff at the Jalaa hospital in Benghazi want al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia to return and provide security for the facility. The military and militias have gathered outside of Bani Walid and are prepared to launch an offensive.
Abou Dedjana, the emir of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s El Forkane Brigade, surrendered to Algerian authorities. Dedjana was a member of the Armed Islamic Group, the predecessor of GSPC and AQIM, and fought in the Tizi Ouzou region of Algeria.
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Attack on Malmö Jewish centre ruled a hate crime
The Treasury Department sanctioned two Beirut-based charities, Al-Waqfiya Al-Ri’aya Al-Usra Al-Filistinya Wa Al-Lubnanya (“Al-Waqfiya”), and the Al-Quds International Foundation (“Al-Quds”), for their support of Hamas. Treasury Under Secretary David Cohen said that terrorist kidnappings for ransom have generated approximately $120 million over the past eight years.
The High Court found it was “wholly unpersuaded” by radical cleric Abu Hamza’s claims he is medically unfit for trial, and ordered his extradition to the US to proceed immediately. He and four other terror suspects have exhausted appeals against their extradition.
Film dramatizing bin Laden raid airing Nov. 4
Russia keeps door open to Pakistan after Putin cancels trip
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A recent analysis of the improvement in Iraq’s security in 2007 argues for the impact of the Surge and the Awakening.
The al Qaeda-linked leader of the Haqqani Network reiterated his allegiance to Mullah Omar. The Haqqanis and the Taliban have consistently stated that both groups are united.
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Security forces killed five Taliban commanders and 25 fighters during operations in Wardak, and detained a suicide bomber and two others planning an attack on Bagram. The Taliban executed two kidnappers in Herat.
An Iraqi court sentenced Omar Rashad Khalil, an American citizen, to death for his role in financing and executing terrorist attacks in Baghdad. The government said it would separate terrorists from criminals and place the former in special prisons.
US drones killed four al Qaeda fighters in an airstrike on a vehicle in Shabwa province. The military claimed that five Yemeni officers captured by the Al Nusrah Front in Syria have been released.
Karzai: US unable to defend Afghanistan against Pakistan shelling
Top Afghan Officials Admit Fears for Prison Control
Norwegian blogger posts Muhammad cartoon
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Danish PM criticized for views on tackling forced marriages
In Damascus, rebels killed 25 members of Syria’s elite Republican Guards. The Syrian army had launched an offensive in the area on Wednesday.
Authorities indicted an Arab citizen of Israel on charges of spying for Hezbollah. He is accused of gathering intelligence on Israel’s president and on army installations.
Several Somali members of parliament denounced Kenya’s invasion of Kismayo. Security forces have launched an operation in Kismayo. The government said it foiled suicide attacks in Beledweyne.
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