Yemen
Security forces captured Sami Dayyan, a local al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader, and two fighters as they traveled from Aden to Lahj. Dayyan is believed to be involved in the assassination of the south’s top military commander.
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Somalia
Shabaab claimed that a French officer leading Burundian troops was among those killed when a convoy in Elasha Biyaha was ambushed. Security forces arrested 20 Shabaab “sympathizers” in Afgoye and killed a fighter in Beledweyne.
Afghan soldiers retake Kabul hotel after Taliban assault
The Taliban took control of an upscale hotel at a lake on the outskirts of Kabul for 12 hours before Afghan commandos killed the members of the suicide assault team.
Pakistan
Militants killed three people in a bombing at a Sufi shrine in Peshawar and two more in a bombing at a mosque in Quetta. The Taliban killed a soldier in an attack in South Waziristan.
AQAP claims assassination of Yemen’s southern military commander
AQAP accused the general of being a pawn of the US, and threatened to target other officers involved in the operation.
Yemen
A Red Cross worker was killed yesterday in Abyan province. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for the suicide attack in Aden that killed the south’s top military commander. The US is giving an additional $52 million in aid to Yemen.
Nigeria
The US has added Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, and Khalid al Barnawi and Abubakar Adam Kamba to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Both Barnawi and Kamba “have ties to Boko Haram and have close links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.”
US adds 3 Boko Haram leaders to list of global terrorists
Abubakar Shekau, the terror group’s leader, and two senior leaders who “have close links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,” have been added to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 18 Afghans in an attack on a US convoy in Khost. The Taliban killed eight civilians in an IED attack in Logar and three ISAF soldiers in an attack in the east.
Yemen
The military said an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader and two suicide bombers were killed in an airstrike in Baydah province. Six AQAP fighters, three soldiers, and three civilians were killed in fighting in the south.
Nigeria
Police and military units deployed in force in Kaduna after a curfew was imposed in the city. The curfew was put in place after violence erupted in the wake of Boko Haram suicide attacks on churches on Sunday.
Taliban kill 18 Afghans in Khost suicide attack
A suicide bomber targeted a US military convoy in a bazaar in Khost City.
ISAF confirms capture of IMU commander behind kidnappings of aid workers
Two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders involved in the May kidnappings were targeted on Monday; one was killed and the other was captured.
Afghanistan
Eleven Taliban fighters and three Afghan policemen were killed in two suicide assaults in Kandahar. The Taliban killed eight Afghans in an IED attack in Helmand and an ISAF soldier in the south.
Taliban launch 2 suicide assaults on US, Afghan forces in Kandahar
Eleven Taliban fighters and three Afghan policemen were killed in the attacks, which were likely carried out by the Mullah Dadullah Front.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four policemen in two shooting in Mosul; three were gunned downed with silenced pistols near a school. Two civilians were killed in attacks in Baghdad and Tarmiya.
Yemen
Police officials claimed to have broken up a plot to attack foreign embassies in Sana’a. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for the suicide attack in Aden that killed the commander of military forces in the south.
Kenya
After Kismayu, the real battle begins
Afghanistan
ISAF killed several IMU and al Qaeda-linked Taliban leaders in airstrikes in Badakhshan and Nangarhar. A suicide bomber killed four members of the Afghan Local Police and five civilians in Kapisa. Three Afghan policemen killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded 40 more at a funeral in Baqubah. The attack took place at the funeral of a Shia tribal leader in the city.
Afghan policemen kill ISAF soldier
“Three individuals in Afghan Police uniforms” killed an ISAF solider in southern Afghanistan before escaping.
Yemen
A suicide bomber from Somalia killed the commander of the southern military region in an attack outside of his home in Aden. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula reportedly withdrew from Azzan.
Somalia
Shabaab leader Sheikh Abu Zubayr released a statement in which he vowed to impose sharia law in Somalia. Shabaab commanders in Galgadud are forcing businessmen to fund operations. A Shabaab commander in Jowhar vowed to fight Somali and AMISOM forces.
ISAF kills IMU, al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in airstrikes
The Taliban commanders killed in Nangarhar “facilitated the movement of foreign fighters across the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan.” The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in Badakhshan.
Nigeria
Boko Haram killed 48 people in yesterday’s suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna and Zaria. The terror group claimed credit for the attacks, calling them a “victory against Christian Churches in Kaduna and Zaria which led to the deaths of many Christians and security operatives.”
Rewards for Justice releases wanted poster for Shabaab leaders
The poster is titled “Faces of Terrorism,” and contains pictures of five of the seven wanted Shabaab leaders.
Suicide bomber kills Afghan Local Police commander
The Taliban have executed two suicide attacks in Kapisa province in the past nine days. The French provide security in the province and are withdrawing their forces by the end of this year.
Afghanistan
Canadian military equipment trapped in Afghanistan
Iraq
Insurgents killed a soldier and a child in two bombings in Fallujah. Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Sharqat, and a security officer was killed in an IED attack in Kirkuk.
Algeria
Armed men killed two policemen and wounded three civilians in an attack on police barracks in Ouacifs. The town is near Tizi Ouzou, where al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is known to operate.