Afghanistan
Twenty-three Taliban fighters were killed during operations in Nangarhar, Logar, and Zabul. Nighty-eight insurgents reconciled with the government in Ghor and Badakhshan.
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Yemen
Officials said that six al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in airstrikes in Lawdar and four more were killed in Ja’ar. Pakistan has delayed the deportation of Osama bin Laden’s wives and children to Yemen.
Sudanese al Qaeda fighter killed in Yemen
Bara’a Muhammad Salim al Sudani is said to have fought in Pakistan under al Qaeda military leader Abu Laith al Libi before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Somalia
A suicide bomber killed two Somali soldiers in Baidoa. Kenyan troops are reported to be advancing on Afmadow. Ethiopia said it would soon begin withdrawing its troops from Somalia.
Nigeria
The US said that Boko Haram is planning to conduct attacks in Abuja, “including against hotels frequently visited by Westerners.” “Gunmen” killed a police inspector and a former customs official in Maiduguri.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
An Italian woman who was kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in southern Algeria in February 2011 has been freed. No details have been released on the ransom paid by the Italian government.
Afghanistan
Australia announced that it would withdraw its forces by the end of 2013. More than 140 schoolgirls were poisoned in Takhar province. The Taliban killed two Afghan soldiers in an IED attack in Nimroz. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Wardak, and Paktia.
Yemen
An al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suicide bomber killed three people in Abyan. AQAP threatened to kill the Saudi diplomat who was kidnapped on March 28.
ISAF troops kill Afghan soldier in south
The Afghan soldier was killed after he opened fire on an ISAF convoy.
Somalia
A suicide bomber attacked a security headquarters in Baidoa, killing one official. Shabaab claimed three Ethiopian soldiers and two Somali troops were killed in the suicide attack.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Ansar al Din is said to be planning to name al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Yahya About al Hammam as the emir of Timbuktu. Hammam was recently spotted in Timbuktu with two other top AQIM leaders.
Nigeria
Soldiers from the Joint Task Force killed one Boko Haram fighter and detained 13 others during raids in the northern city of Maiduguri. Troops also found IEDs and weapons.
Afghanistan
Thirty-Six Taliban fighters, eight Afghan security personnel, and three civilians were killed during the Taliban’s coordinated assault in Kabul and three provinces. US and Afghan officials said the Haqqani Network was behind the attack. ISAF troops killed an Afghan soldier after he opened fire on a convoy in Kandahar.
Yemen
US drones killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in a strike in Azzan in Shabwa province. AQAP is in control of Shabwa. Forty inmates were wounded during riots at a prison in Hajjah.
US Predators strike again in southern Yemen
Five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in an attack in Shabwa province. The strike is the fourth in Yemen this month.
Somalia
Shabaab warned the British government that it would “be held accountable for the consequences of its actions” if Abu Qatada is deported to Jordan. Security officials said the government detained 50 Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed two people in a shooting in Maiduguri and wounded three more in an IED attack in Kano. Security forces arrested 50 foreign nationals from Niger, Chad, and Mali after Boko Haram threatened the government.
Haqqani Network blamed for coordinated attacks in Afghanistan
Afghan officials said a Haqqani Network operative captured in Nangarhar admitted that his group was behind yesterday’s suicide assaults in four provinces.
Pakistan
The Taliban assaulted a prison in Bannu and freed nearly 400 inmates, including Adnan Rasheed, who was involved with an assassination attempt of president Pervez Musharraf. Two soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack in South Waziristan.
Yemen
US drones reportedly killed a senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province. AQAP killed three children in an IED attack in Aden.
US drones kill AQAP leader in southern Yemen
A senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula commander in Baydah province is said to have been killed in yesterday’s strike.
Somalia
Somali forces claimed to have defeated Shabaab in the southern district of Afmadow; seven Shabaab fighters were said to have been killed. Several members of Prime Minister Abdiweli’s security detail are reported to have been detained for involvement in a suicide attack at a theater in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
Boko Haram reportedly executed Mohammed Anwal Kontagora, its new spokesman. Kontagora, who assumed the name of Abu Qaqa, is said to had been killed for plans to defect.
Taliban launch coordinated attacks in Kabul and 3 provinces
Suicide bombers and assault teams struck in the capital and in Nangarhar, Paktia, and Logar.
Pakistani Taliban assault prison, free nearly 400 inmates
Among those freed is a former Pakistani Air Force member who was associated with Amjad Farooqi, the Pakistani jihadi who attempted to assassinate Pervez Musharraf at the behest of al Qaeda.
Special operations forces kill IMU leader in Kunduz
ISAF and Afghan forces continue to target the leadership cadre of the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked group in northern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed an IMU leader and several fighters in Takhar, and killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Paktia, Logar, and Wardak. The son of Burhuddin Rabbani has been named the new leader of the Afghan High Peace Council.
US drones kill 21 AQAP fighters in separate strikes in southern Yemen
Seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in a strike in Baydah today, and 14 more were killed in a strike in Lawdar on April 11.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Iraqi policemen in an IED attack in Khaldiyah in Anbar province. Two members of the election commission were detained on corruption charges.
Yemen
US drones killed 21 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in two separate strikes on April 11 and today. Yemeni troops killed 28 AQAP fighters near Lawdar. Five soldiers and eight AQAP fighters were killed in Aden.