Iran
US Helps Allies Trying to Battle Iranian Hackers
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Dagestan
Russia Wants Tourism, Not Terrorism, For Embattled Caucasus
China
North and South Korea to hold first talks in two years
Mali
Talks got underway yesterday in Burkina Faso between representatives of the Malian government and the separatist Tuareg MNLA, which is resisting government efforts to retake the northern city of Kidal. Rights groups have reported recent abuses by both the Malian army and the MNLA.
Iraq
How Syria conflict affects its neighbours
Local Taliban commander killed in latest drone strike in Pakistan
Mutaqi was reportedly preparing to lead fighters across the border to wage jihad in Afghanistan. The Obama administration has claimed that drone strikes would be conducted only against targets that pose an “imminent threat” to the US.
NSA
Boundless Informant: the NSA’s secret tool to track global surveillance data
United Arab Emirates
Emirates Balk at Activism in Region Hit by Uprisings
Afghanistan
Britain Told to Hand Over War Prisoners
Turkey
Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest
Pakistan
The minister of state for foreign affairs castigated a US Embassy official for a drone strike, and called the US attacks a “violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Yesterday’s drone strike in North Waziristan killed six “militants.”
Afghanistan
Two Afghan soldiers killed two US troops and a civilian adviser in an insider attack in Paktika. An Afghan Local Policeman killed seven of his colleagues in Helmand. An Afghan Local Police commander and several of his officers defected to the Taliban in Farah.
Iraq
Insurgents killed three Iraqis in a bombing in Baghdad, and executed an Awakening member who was kidnapped in Kirkuk. Security forces arrested three members of a gang linked to al Qaeda in Baghdad. The Awakening issued a fatwa against Iraqis fighting in Syria.
Yemen
At the opening session of the second round of the national reconciliation dialogue, President Hadi warned that “Yemen can no longer bear further crises” as al Qaeda is trying to take over more territory in the south. The dialogue process is aimed at drafting a new constitution and paving the way for a presidential election […]
Somalia
Shabaab claimed it killed four Burundian troops in an ambush in Baidoa. Two people were killed in an IED attack that targeted a senior government official in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram members killed 13 people in Maiduguri yesterday; witnesses said the attackers had hid their weapons in a coffin. Eight of the attackers were killed. The previous day, security forces killed eight Boko Haram members in a gunfight in Maiduguri. On June 4, the Nigerian government formally banned the Islamist terror groups Boko […]
Turkey
Turkmenistan Keeps Lid On All Things Islam
Al Nusrah Front
Balkan Militants Join Syria’s Rebel Cause
Afghan policeman kills 7 colleagues in Helmand
And in Farah, an Afghan Local Police commander and an undisclosed number of policemen under his command defected to the Taliban.
Afghan soldiers kill 2 ISAF troops, civilian in latest insider attack
Afghan soldiers “turned his weapon” on US troops in Paktika, killing two soldiers and a civilian adviser. The attack is the seventh of its kind so far this year.
Libya
About 200 armed protesters attacked the headquarters of the “Shield of Libya” militia coalition in Benghazi in an attempt to dislodge the group from its barracks. At least 25 people have been killed and dozens wounded in the fighting. An army spokesperson called the Shield Brigade “a reserve force under the Libyan army.”
United States
The State Department said it is concerned about Iran’s longstanding support for the Taliban, and again called Iran the number one state sponsor of terrorism. State was responding to recent reports that Iran is now routing supplies to the Taliban in Afghanistan openly rather than secretly as before.
Pakistan
Substantial plans: ‘Pakistan Army to be withdrawn from Swat’
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – District retaken from militants after 30 months
Afghanistan
Four Months, And Kunar Still Under Taliban Siege
Al Nusrah Front
Hezbollah fighter tells of Syria battle
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda swaps Mali for Libya
United States
US Internet spying foiled plot to attack NY subways – sources
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed five Iranian pilgrims in Baquba. An Iraqi soldier was killed in an IED attack in Mosul. The leaders of 26 tribes in Anbar and Ninewa provinces denounced al Qaeda, and said its tribal militias would assist security forces in tracking terrorists.
US drones kill 6 in North Waziristan
The strike is the first in the Shawal Valley, a known terrorist haven, since late 2012. An unidentified “high value target” is reported to have been killed.