Somalia
The Ugandan military confirmed Shabaab’s claim that four of its soldiers were killed in an attack in Baidoa. Eight civilians were killed in a mortar attack in Leego.
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Algeria
After opposing foreign intervention against al Qaeda-linked groups in Mali, Algeria reportedly has approved such an operation. Algeria will back the mission but will not allow foreign troops to use its territory.
Mali
“Hundreds of young mujahideen from different areas across the Islamic world” are arriving in Mali in anticipation of a battle with Saharan nations, Ansar Dine’s spokesman said. “The same thing happened in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Chechnya, Somalia, and Iraq,” he said.
Suicide bomber kills 40 people at mosque in Afghan north
The attack targeted members of government as well as police and military officials. Ninteen security personnel are reported to have been killed.
Pakistan
The US killed four “militants” and a civilian in a drone strike in North Waziristan yesterday. The police identified the main suspect in the Taliban’s attempted assassination of a Swat schoolgirl. The Taliban bombed two schools in Mohmand.
Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman killed two US soldiers in Uruzgan; two British soldiers killed yesterday in Helmand may also have been killed in an insider attack. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the west. Three policemen were killed during infighting in Baghlan. Security forces killed nine Taliban fighters in Wardak.
Iraq
US intelligence officials believe that operatives associated with al Qaeda in Iraq may have played a role in the assault on the US consulate in Banghazi, Libya. Prime Minister Maliki is seeking to reinstate Sunni military officers who served during Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Yemen
“Gunmen” assassinated a counterintelligence official in Dhamar. The mayor of Sana’a escaped an assassination attempt. Security forces detained two al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives.
Somalia
One Somali soldier was killed during a firefight in Marka. Ugandan and Somali troops raided a Shabaab weapons depot in Albao. A Puntland court sentenced a Yemeni to death for smuggling weapons.
Algeria
A court in Tizi Ouzou sentenced eight men to death and six others to terms of more than 20 years in prison for kidnapping, ransom, murder, and other crimes; six of those sentenced are linked to al Qaeda. Tizi Ouzou has been a hub of al Qaeda activity.
Mali
Abu Hafs al Mauritani, a senior al Qaeda leader who was close to Osama bin Laden, criticized the tactics used by Islamists to take control of northern Mali. Al Mauritani offered to conduct negotiations with Ansar Dine, MUJAO, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
IMU video shows attack in Pakistan’s ‘Tribal Areas’
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan cleric Abu Dher also praises “black Talibs” from Somalia and North Africa.
Al Nusrah Front rejects UN-proposed truce
“There is nothing between us and it [the Assad regime], by Allah, other than the sword, until Allah rules…” the al Qaeda-linked group said.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed a Taliban district governor and 20 fighters in Faryab. The Taliban killed a district governor and a bodyguard in Farah, and two ISAF soldiers in the south.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 12 Iraqis in a series of bombings and shootings in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tuz Khormato, and Mishada. A child, three policemen, and two soldiers were among those killed.
Yemen
Security officials said they uncovered an al Qaeda plot to retake Jaar and other areas of Abyan province. Intelligence officials detained six men who were transferred from Iraqi prosons.
Somalia
Another Somali journalist was gunned down; 16 Somali reporters have been killed so far this year. Kenyan troops captured a female Shabaab commander and 72 fighters in Kismayo. Police displayed four Shabaab assassins in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
The Joint Military Task Force said that Boko Haram is planning to conduct “massive attacks” during the Eid al Kabir holiday. The JTF said Boko Haram has “invited foreign mercenaries to assist them” in attacking military and civilian targets.
US drones kill 4 ‘militants,’ 1 civilian in North Waziristan strike
The strike in the Taliban-controlled Pakistani tribal agency is the first in 13 days. The area where the strike occurred is under the influence of the Haqqani Network.
Afghanistan
A police chief, four police officers, five soldiers, and a Taliban district chief and three fighters were killed during a clash in Herat. ISAF said it may have accidentally killed three civilians during a raid in Logar. The Taliban killed a US soldier in the east.
Iraq
Insurgents killed nine Iraqis in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Security forces detained 28 suspected “terrorists” during raids in Basrah, Babil, Salahadin, and Kirkuk.
Somalia
Shabaab killed four Ugandan soldiers in an ambush near Baidoa. Shabaab threatened to attack Britain over the extradition of Abu Hamza al Masri to the the US.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three policemen in Khost, three civilians in Paktika, and a tribal leader in Helmand. Security forces killed a Taliban district leader and military commander in Wardak.
Yemen
Said al Shihri, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s deputy emir, denied reports that he was killed in a drone strike last month. Three Yemeni soldiers were killed in an explosion at a base in Aden.
AQAP deputy emir denies reports of his death in US drone strike
Said al Shihri called the reports of his death “a rumor to cover the killing of the innocent, unarmed Muslims in Yemen” that was propagated by the Yemeni government after civilians were killed in a drone strike.
Somalia
Kenyan warplanes bombed Shabaab forces as they gathered outside of Dhobley. Two bombings were reported in Kismayo. Shabaab claimed it killed “29 kuffar invaders” in attacks over the past five days.
Pakistan
The military claimed seven Taliban fighters were killed during airstrikes in Arakzai. Pakistan’s foreign minister asked Afghanistan to turn over Swat Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah.
Afghanistan
Seventeen Taliban fighters, a policeman, and a soldier were killed in clashes in Zabul and Farah. The Taliban killed an Australian soldier in Uruzgan.
Yemen
US drones killed four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike on a car traveling in Marib province. An AQAP operative known as Sanad Oraidan al Okailim was among those killed.
US drones kill 4 AQAP fighters in Yemen
An AQAP operative known as Sanad Oraidan al Okailim was among those killed. The strike is the second in Yemen in four days.