Al Nusrah Front claims credit for suicide bombing in Damascus
The suicide attack killed 11 people. The Syrian resistance has claimed that the attack was executed by the country’s security forces.
Author Archives: Bill Roggio
Al Qaeda
Files recovered from Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, show that the al Qaeda leader and his deputy Ayman al Zawahiri were in contact with Afghan Taliban emir Mullah Omar. The terror leaders plotted strategy in Afghanistan up to two weeks before bin Laden was killed.
Pakistan
US drones killed four “militants” in a strike in Miramshah bazaar in North Waziristan. A German jihadist was killed in the March 9 drone strike in South Waziristan. Two people died in a bombing in Khyber.
Afghanistan
Afghan forces killed 27 insurgents, including seven Pakistanis and Saudis, in an operation in Helmand. In other incidents, five Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed; and the Taliban freed 14 policemen in Badakhshan.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released the 73 Yemeni soldiers who had been captured in Al Koud when their base was overrun in early March. Ansar al Sharia announced that AQAP leader Nasir al Wuhayshi is its emir.
Somalia
Eight people were killed in attacks in and around Mogadishu. Shabaab and government and AMISOM troops clashed in two districts, while Shabaab bombed a theater. Fifteen suspected Shabaab fighters were detained in Hudur.
Pakistani, Saudi fighters killed in Helmand operation
Meanwhile, the bin Laden documents show that Taliban emir Mullah Omar plotted Afghan strategy with Osama bin laden and Ayman al Zawahiri.
German jihadist killed by US in March drone strike
Samir H., a known “Islamist” from Aachen, is said to have been killed in the March 9 strike in Makeen in South Waziristan.
US drone strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike is the first in Pakistan in a month. Foreign fighters, likely Arabs and members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, were reported to have been targeted.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 10 members of the Afghan Local police in Wardak and an ISAF soldier in the south. Two policemen and two Taliban fighters were killed during an assassination attempt that targeted Kandahar’s governor. The Taliban rejected a proposed “safe passage” for negotiations.
Taliban attacks kill 12 Afghan policemen
In the east, 10 members of the Afghan Local Police were killed in an IED attack, while in the south, two policemen were killed in a failed assassination attempt against Kandahar’s governor.
Pakistan
Pakistan deported Osama bin Laden’s widows, two Saudis and one Yemeni, and his children to Saudi Arabia. A suicide bomber died in a premature detonation in Quetta.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bombed a liquefied natural gas pipeline in Shabwa province. Osama bin Laden’s Yemeni wife will remain in Saudi Arabia.
Somalia
AMISOM said it plans to expand operations outside of Mogadishu and urged Somalis to unite against Shabaab. Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Rage threatened Somali elders who participate in creating a constitution.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in the south, and killed four policemen and captured 16 more in Badakhshah. An Afghan soldier killed an ISAF soldier in the south. ISAF captured an IMU facilitator in Logar.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 10 Iraqis in a bombing at a cafe in a village outside of Baqubah. An Iraqi soldier was killed in an IED attack in Mosul.
Yemen
Security forces detained eight al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Lahj. Ibrahim Hassan al Asiri, a senior AQAP bomb maker, is believed to be plotting attacks against the US.
Somalia
Six people were killed during clashes between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a in El Bur. Ethiopian troops arrested two members of parliament in Baidoa.
Nigeria
The editor of ThisDay confirmed that a suicide bomber drove a jeep into the newspaper’s office in Abuja, killing two people. There more people were killed in a bombing at the newspaper’s office in Kaduna.
Shabaab has not denied rumors of Omar Hammami’s death
Somalimemo published an article saying that an American military commander for Shabaab was alive, but the report was based on a source, not an official Shabaab press release.
US Special Forces soldier killed by Afghan commando
So far this year, 17 ISAF soldiers have been killed by their Afghan counterparts.
ISAF captures IMU facilitator in Wardak province
The raid took place in the Sayyidabad district, where on Aug. 6, 2011 the Taliban shot down a US Army Chinook helicopter and killed 28 US and Afghan special operations forces, including 17 Navy SEALs.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 11 Pakistani and Arab fighters during a clearing operation in Ghazni, and killed and captured several Taliban commander and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Khost, and Logar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an IED attack in the south.
Russia
Emir Abu Khalid, the senior judge for the Caucasus Emirate’s province of Chechnya, was captured by Russian security forces. Kavkaz Center said Abu Khalid is an “Arab” and was leaving the country for medical treatment.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said an Egyptian known as Abu Musab al Masri was killed in a US drone strike in Shabwa on April 16. The military claimed 46 AQAP fighters were killed during its push to retake control of Zinjibar.
Egyptian jihadist killed in recent US Predator strike in Yemen
Abu Musab al Masri was killed in the April 16 strike in Shabwa province. He was detained by Egypt for attempting to wage jihad in iraq but was released.
ISAF targets Haqqani Network commander linked to IMU
The senior Haqqani Network facilitator is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leadership cadre in Pakistan and provides support for attacks in Kabul.
Russians capture Arab judge for Caucasus Emirates
Emir Abu Khalid served as a military commander for the Caucasus Emirates before being appointed as a “judge” for Chechnya.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Helmand and three more in Logar, and detained several more in Kandahar, Nangarhar, Paktia, and Helmand. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an IED attack in the south.
Yemen
US drones killed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander Mohammed Saeed al Umda in one of two strikes over the past several days. The military claimed it has retaken control of the center of Zinjibar. Members of parliament are pushing for talks with AQAP.