Yemen
The military killed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters in Zinjibar. The governor of Abyan accused security services and political officials of turning the province over to AQAP.
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Nigeria
Two hostages, one British and one Italian, were killed during a failed rescue attempt; they were being held by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The government has charged a man with serving as a key link between Boko Haram and al Qaeda. A leader of Muslims in Port Harcourt denied that mosques and schools […]
ISAF captures 2 IMU leaders in northeastern Afghanistan
The two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are responsible for suicide attacks in northern Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has reportedly moved a base in Timiaouine in northern Mali to a mountainous area in Algeria. AQIM has relocated due to fighting between Touregs and the Malian government.
Russia
A female suicide bomber, or ‘black widow,’ killed five Russian policemen near the village of Karabudakhkent in Dagestan. Kavkaz Center claimed that 10 policemen were killed in the blast.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed a child in a bombing in Peshawar. China said that fighters from the East Turkestan Islamic Movement continue to train in Pakistani terror camps.
Afghanistan
Six British soldiers “are missing” and “believed killed, after their armoured vehicle was caught in an explosion” in Helmand. The Taliban killed four Afghans in Kandahar.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula demanded the Yemeni government free its imprisoned members in exchange for 73 soldiers captured in Al Koud. AQAP claimed credit for the Al Koud raid, which killed 185 soldiers.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 14 civilians in an IED and suicide attack in Tal Afar near the Syrian border. Insurgents killed four Iraqis in a bombing in Baghdad.
US adds Qods Force general as ‘Narcotics Kingpin’ for heroin, weapons smuggling in Afghanistan
General Gholamreza Baghbani, the senior Qods Force officer in Zahedan, facilitates heroin and opium smuggling to arm the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the US Treasury.
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters attacked government offices, a police station, and a prison in Maiduguri. Three Boko Haram fighters who were killed in Maiduguri on March 5 were attempting to torch a school. An anonymous Boko Haram spokesman said “the group would “strike fear into the Christians of the power of Islam by kidnapping their women.”
AQAP underestimates Yemeni casualties in Al Koud raid
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said “100 soldiers and officers” were killed during last weekend’s raid. In fact, more than 185 Yemeni troops have been killed.
Al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri spotted at Taliban meeting
Kashmiri is reported to have met with Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, in North Waziristan.
Yemen
The Interior Ministry has deployed two units to Al Huta, the provincial capital of Lahj. The Yemeni Army is preparing to launch a “decisive battle” in Abyan with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Somalia
Shabaab arrested 10 women in Afgoye for unknown reasons. Shabaab’s governor for the Banadir region said the terror group is still conducting attacks in Mogadishu and denied its forces withdrew from the capital.
Egypt
Egyptian cleric Abd Al Maguid Al Shazli said “the banner of jihad will be raised in Egypt” and praised al Qaeda’s operations and leaders. Shazli made his statement at a funeral that was attended by Egyptian presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail.
Nigeria
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, reportedly escaped a raid in Kano last week; his ex-wife is said to have been detained. Boko Haram fighters killed two security guards at the home of the state commissioner of police in Kano.
Pakistani Taliban deputy Faqir Mohammad demoted
Faqir claims he was not notified of his dismissal and said the Taliban have supported negotiations with the government.
AQAP raid decimates Yemeni mechanized battalion
According to the latest count, the Sunday night raid in Al Koud killed 185 Yemeni soldiers, wounded more than 150, and left another 55 in enemy hands.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two civilians in a suicide bombing at Bagram Air Base and an Afghan intelligence official in another suicide bombing in Jalalabad. Afghan clerics have issued Taliban-like guidelines for women.
Qatar
Saudi, Qatari plans to arm Syrian rebels risk overtaking cautious approach favored by US
Yemen
The more than 60 Yemeni soldiers who were captured by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula yesterday have been taken to Jaar and are being forced to train AQAP fighters on heavy weaponry that was seized. Yemeni and US aircraft reportedly struck the AQAP camps.
Somalia
Shabaab fighters beheaded three young men who were accused of spying. The spokesman for the Kenyan military said his country would stay in Somalia until it is stable, but also indicated forces may be withdrawn by Oct. 31.
Nigeria
Three policemen were killed by “gunmen” in Kano, where Boko Haram has attacked security forces in the past. A senior US official said that the US will consider providing security assistance to Nigeria.
Taliban claim suicide attack outside Bagram Air Base
The Taliban claimed they carried out the attack to take “revenge” for the burning of Korans at the base more than two weeks ago. Another suicide bomber killed an Afghan intelligence official in Jalalabad.
Al Qaeda in Iraq executes 27 policemen in Anbar
The attackers were dressed in police uniforms and drove police vehicles, and even used fake warrants to disarm security forces in Haditha and Barwanah.
Iraq
Iraq Sunni tribes warn against arming Syrian opposition
Afghanistan
The US has suspended talks on a long-term strategic partnership over a disagreement on the transfer of detainees. Afghanistan’s army chief said “there will be a lot of trouble” if another Koran-burning incident occurs. The governor of Kunar escaped an assassination attempt.
Yemen
AQAP overran a military base near Zinjibar and killed 185 troops and seized heavy weapons. AQAP claimed it captured more than 70 soldiers. Thirty-two AQAP fighters were reported to have been killed.
AQAP overruns Yemeni Army base, kills 185 soldiers
A base in Al Koud was overrun. AQAP seized heavy weapons and turned them against the Yemeni troops, and claimed to have captured another 70 soldiers.