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Pakistan
The Taliban killed five Pakistani soldiers in Makeen in South Waziristan; unconfirmed reports claimed up to 15 soldiers were killed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied a report that the country’s nuclear weapons are not secured.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed seven policemen, including a commander, at a mosque in Baghlan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the west. Security forces captured a mid-level Taliban leader in Laghman.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 10 Iraqis in three bombings at the Shurja market in Baghdad. Insurgents also killed a civilian in a bombing in Sadr City.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters killed two Yemeni soldiers in Zinjibar. AQAP controls the the city despite numerous attempts by the military to eject them.
Kenya
Two people were killed in a grenade attack at a church in Garissa; Shabaab is suspected of carrying out the attack. Shabaab forces attacked a security forces base at a refugee camp in Hagardera.
Nigeria
Sixty-six people were killed during Friday’s attacks by Boko Haram in Maiduguri, Damaturu, and Potiskum. Sixty-three of those killed were in Damaturu. The US warned that the terror group may attack the Hilton, Nicon Luxury and Sheraton hotels in Abuja.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 7 Afghans at Baghlan mosque
The Taliban claimed credit for the attack, which killed seven Afghan policemen, including a commander.
The Taliban
Mullah Omar released an Eid al Adha message on the Taliban’s propaganda website, Voice of Jihad. Omar called on the Taliban to keep fighting and limit civilian casualties.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Wardak, Logar, and Laghman. The Taliban killed five civilians in an IED attack in Sar-i-Pul. Brigadier General Fuller was relieved of command after disparaging President Karzai.
Boko Haram kills scores in attacks in northern Nigeria
The al Qaeda-linked terror group attacked security headquarters, churches, and mosques in coordinated attacks in two northern states. The terror group deployed suicide bombers during the attacks.
Yemen
The military killed five al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters during artillery attacks in Zinjibar. One person was killed in clashes between Salafists and Houthis in Sa’ada.
Somalia
The Kenyan Navy sunk another boat thought to be transporting Shabaab fighters off the coast of Ras Kamboni. Five people were killed after Shabaab forces clashed with fighters loyal to the local Shabelle Valley administration. A soldier was killed by “gunmen” in Mogadishu.
Nigeria
Boko Haram attacked security headquarters, churches, and mosques in coordinated attacks in Maiduguri, Damaturu, and Potiskum, killing scores of people. The terror group deployed suicide bombers during the attacks.
Kenya
Kenya’s Foreign Affairs minister summoned the Eritrean ambassador and warned his country against sending arms to Shabaab. A UN convoy struck a land mine outside of the Dadaab refugee camp near the Somali border; the mine did not explode.
Boko Haram launches complex suicide attack in Nigeria
Three suicide bombers attacked a military headquarters in Maiduguri while IEDs were detonated in three other areas.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Paktika, and Laghman. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. The US said the amount of civilian aid provided to Afghanistan will begin to decrease.
US captures al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network leader in Afghan east
The “senior Haqqani official” is linked to al Qaeda and “directly supports insurgent activity in Kabul province.”
Iraq
Insurgents killed a US soldier in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces arrested three members of an al Qaeda assassination cell in Diyala. A US military spokesman warned that Iran’s Qods Force and al Qaeda in Iraq will remain a threat after US forces depart.
Somalia
Kenya claimed it killed 18 Shabaab fighters as they transported fuel via boat to Kuday. Shabaab detained 10 people in Baidoa and accused them of spreading rumors that Eritrea was supplying weapons to the group.
Afghanistan
US says its civilian aid to Afghanistan has peaked
Al Qaeda
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Al Qaeda
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Kenya
Kenya is reconsidering its ties to Eritrea after accusing the country of ferrying supplies to Shabaab fighters in southern Somalia. Kenya threatened to shoot down aircraft transporting weapons to Shabaab.
Israel
Israel shuts radical seminary in West Bank
Pakistan
US Predators killed three Haqqani Network fighters in North Waziristan who were loyal to Jan Baz Zadran. The Foreign Office said the Pakistani Army would train Afghan troops.
Afghanistan
A suicide assault team attacked a construction company near the PRT in Herat; two Afghan guards and five Taliban fighters were killed. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand. Security forces killed three Taliban fighters in Nangarhar and detained another in Khost.
Iraq
Ten Iraqis were killed in a suicide and car bomb attack on Awakening Council members in Baqubah. The US is requesting that Iraq transfer Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq to US custody. Muqtada al Sadr claimed the US is planning to occupy the Middle East.
Somalia
The governor of Gedo said Somali troops killed 10 Shabaab fighters. Djibouti said it will send 850 soldiers to support the African Union mission in Somalia. Kenya is requesting the US help blockade the southern city of Kismayo.
Kenya
Shabaab threatened to wage “endless war” against Kenyan forces in southern Somalia. The Kenyan military said the Rad Kamboni area in Somalia is still a “no go zone.”