US Predator strike kills 3 Haqqani Network fighters in North Waziristan
The fighters are said to be loyal to Jan Baz Zadran, the senior Haqqani Network leader who was killed in a Predator strike three weeks ago.
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Suicide assault team strikes in western Afghanistan
Two Afghan guards were killed while defending a logistics base near an ISAF base in Herat province.
Thailand
Insurgents killed six people in a bombing in Narathiwat province. Six border policemen were wounded in a bombing while patrolling in the Bannang Sata district in Yala province.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed two soldiers in a bombing in Mohmand and a civilian in a bombing in Peshawar. Pakistani leaders made conflicting statements on the nature of a trade agreement with India.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Hemand, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, and Paktika. A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack in Paktia.
Iraq
Eight Iraqis were killed in three separate bombings in Basrah. The Iran-backed Asaib al Haq said it would not lay down its arms until the US leaves. A US Army Brigade will be positioned across the border in Kuwait after the withdrawal deadline.
Somalia
Eritrea denied reports that it is sending aircraft loaded with weapons to Shabaab forces fighting Kenyan troops in the south. Elders from the Eyr clan denied claims that it sent young men to fight for Shabaab.
Pakistan
Pakistan looks to highway to fight militancy
Pakistan
Lal Masjid cleric acquitted in four cases
Lal Masjid cleric acquitted by Pakistani court
Abdullah Aziz, who has organized insurrection in Islamabad, is one of Pakistan’s many Teflon clerics.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four children in Wardak, two policemen and a district police chief in Ghazni, and two ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Paktika, and Wardak.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a soldier and two civilians in separate attacks in Anbar. A bomb planter in Mosul died when his explosives detonated prematurely.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US counterterrorism forces are hunting al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader Nasir al Wuhayshi and senior bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan Tali al Asiri. Their profiles have been raised since Anwar al Awlaki was killed in a Predator strike.
Somalia
Kenya warned Somalis in 10 southern towns to expect heavy fighting. Ethiopian troops crossed the border and entered the Galgudud area. An American and a Danish aid worker are thought to have been moved to Shabaab-controlled areas in Galgudud.
Libya
Al Qaeda’s flag was seen flying over the courthouse in Benghazi, the temporary seat of the government. The UNSC is “concerned” that weapons looted from depots will wind up in the hands of al Qaeda.
US adds senior Haqqani Network leader to terrorist list
Haji Mali Khan, who is currently in US custody, is the sixth senior Haqqani Network leader added to the list of specially designated global terrorists.
Jund al Khilafah claims double bombing in Kazakhstan
The Soldiers of the Caliphate denied that the bomber who was killed was on a suicide mission, and said the blasts in Atyrau were merely a warning.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed five people, including three UN workers, in an attack on the UNHCR office in Kandahar; four Taliban fighters were killed in the attack. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, and Paktia.
Afghanistan
US hopes regional talks will stabilize Afghanistan
Shabaab names American suicide bomber
Mogadishu suicide bomber Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir’s real name is Abdisalan Hussein Ali.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four Iraqi soldiers in Diyala and two soldiers in Mosul. A senior Iraqi general said his country will not be able to defend its borders until 2020 at the earliest.
Iran
Iran FM says US buildup near Iraq lacks ‘prudence’
Somalia
The Kenyan military called reports that its warplanes struck a refugee camp in Jilib “Shabaab propaganda.” The UN said the African Union is now in control of Mogadishu. The Somali military claimed 25 Shabaab fighters have defected.
Kenya
Kenya: Conflicting Claims Over Use of US Drones in Somalia
Yemen
Sana’a International Airport reopened after two Yemeni Air Force fighters were blown up yesterday; bombs were placed on 15 jets but only two detonated. Marib tribesmen freed an Uzbek doctor who was kidnapped last week.
US Predator strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
The US has carried out five strikes in the past six days. Mir Ali is a known haven for al Qaeda and a host of terror groups based in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Suicide assault team kills 5 people in attack on UN office in Kandahar
A four-man suicide assault team hit the United Nations Refugee Agency in Kandahar city. The attack is the second of its kind in the city in five days.
Pakistan
US Predators killed six “militants” in North Waziristan. The ISI spied on German police trainers in northern Afghanistan, and may have been passing information on them to the Taliban.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, and Nangarhar. The Taliban killed an Afghan intelligence officer in Ghazni, an Afghan soldier in Laghman, and an ISAF soldier in the south.
Saudi Arabia
A member of the royal family increased the bounty for capturing an Israeli soldier that was offered by a Saudi cleric from $100,000 to $1 million. Prince Khaled bin Talal said he offered the bounty to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners.