Sweden
Swedish military readies to protect Reinfeldt
Yearly Archives: 2012
Somalia
Shabaab sent three suicide bombers to assassinate the new president and Kenya’s foreign minister at a press conference at a hotel in Mogadishu. Seven people were killed in the failed attack. African Union and Somali troops claimed to have killed more than 100 Shabaab fighters in Miido.
Egypt
Salafist crowds chanting “We are Osama” and protesting an anti-Islam film on YouTube climbed the walls of the US Embassy in Cairo on Sept. 11, taking down the US flag and replacing it with al Qaeda’s; security forces did little to intervene. Mohamed al Zawahiri, brother of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri, claimed he […]
Libya
Heavily armed Islamist fighters stormed and set fire to the US consulate in Benghazi last night, killing the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans during a four-hour assault. Ansar al Shariah may have participated in the attack. Mustafa Abu-Shakour was elected prime minister, edging out liberal candidate Mahmoud Jibril.
Ansar al Shariah issues statement on US Consulate assault in Libya
The group claimed it “didn’t participate as a sole entity,” but instead the attack “was a spontaneous popular uprising.”
Shabaab suicide bombers attack new Somali president, Kenyan foreign minister
Seven people were killed after three suicide bombers attempted to enter a press conference at a hotel in a high-security area of Mogadishu.
Turkey
Prime Minister Erdogan said Turkey would host fugitive Iraqi vice president Tareq al-Hashemi “as long as he wants.” Hashemi, a Sunni, was arrested by the Shiite government of Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki shortly after US forces left Iraq in December 2011.
United Kingdom
A member of parliament has asked the Foreign Ministry to investigate the Al Muntada Trust, a London-based charity that raises funds for projects in Africa, for possible links to Boko Haram in Nigeria. The charity group has featured radical speakers in the past, and last year “secretly” flew in aid to Somalia.
United States
Top General Dempsey Maps Out US Military Future
United States
US Missile Defense Protections Are Called Vulnerable
Islamists kill US ambassador to Libya, 3 other Americans, overrun consulate
And in Cairo, Islamist protesters climbed the walls of the US embassy, took down the American flag, and raised the al Qaeda flag in its place. The two attacks, which occurred on Sept. 11, are the first such attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Egypt and Libya.
Would rational Iranian leaders prevent nuclear destruction?
Should we rely on the “assurance of retaliatory destruction” to deter Iran’s use of nuclear weapons?
Thailand
A group of about 100 insurgents surrendered to authorities in Pattani, saying they were tired of fighting. Among them was Wae-ali Copter Waji, who led an attack on an army base in 2004 that killed four soldiers and rekindled violence in the region.
Afghanistan
Insurgent Taliban rake in $400m from different sources: UN report
Afghanistan
Pre-9/11, Haqqani group urged US ties: documents
Canada
Canada to revoke citizenship from 3,100 people
Egypt
Egyptian protesters scale US Embassy wall in Cairo
ISAF kills 2 Taliban commanders linked to ‘foreign insurgents’
One of the commanders had planned an August 2008 ambush in Kabul province that resulted in the deaths of 10 French soldiers.
Iran
Iranian people believe government will go to war to stay in power
Israel
Israel attacked Syria’s nuclear reactor after raiding home of official: report
Canada
Analysis: Canada may have cut ties with Iran to avoid retaliation
Taliban launch rocket attack on Bagram, suicide attack in Herat
Three Afghan intelligence officers and a policemen were killed, and a helicopter was hit at Bagram Air Base. A police chief and five Afghans were killed in a suicide attack in Herat.
Afghanistan
Al-Qaida still poses a threat: Panetta
Afghanistan
Transfer of Bagram was Taliban and Arab Pressure: Analyst
Egypt
Egypt’s Liberals Try to Unite
Al Qaeda
International Community: Much more needs to be done in Somalia after voting in new president
Al Qaeda
In Yemen, tribal militias in a fierce battle with al-Qaeda wing
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three Afghan intelligence officers and a policeman, and destroyed a helicopter in a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base. A suicide bomber killed a police commander and five Afghans in an attack in Herat. ISAF killed two Taliban leaders who were responsible for a 2008 ambush that killed several French soldiers.
Iran
The IAEA, the UN’s nuclear agency, received new intelligence indicating that Iran has moved further toward building a nuclear weapon. Iranian currency, the rial, hit a record low.
Israel
Israel and the US sparred over Iran’s nuclear program. US Secretary of State Clinton said the US would set no “red lines” or deadlines, while Defense Secretary Panetta said the US had about a year to act. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that unless the US gives Iran an ultimatum to stop work on nuclear […]