Afghanistan
US open to Afghan peace deal including Haqqani Network
Author Archives: Bill Roggio
Afghanistan
Taliban attacks in Afghanistan down for first time: ISAF
Al Qaeda
US ‘fighting a war’ in Pakistan: Panetta
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri called on Algerians to rise up against their government just as the Libyans did against President Qaddafi. Zawahiri also criticized Egypt’s military for failing to aid the Libyans and Tunisians.
United States
The State Department issued a worldwide travel alert after the Justice Department release details on an Iranian terror plot. “This Iranian-backed plan to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador may indicate a more aggressive focus by the Iranian Government on terrorist activity against diplomats from certain countries, to include possible attacks in the United States.”
More on the US designations of top Qods Force leaders
The latest designation by Treasury highlights Iran and Qods Force’s role in terrorist operations.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia to take measures after Iran plot: official
Hamas
Israel and Hamas agree prisoner swap to free Shalit
Pakistan
Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Upper Dir. The Taliban killed one civilian while attempting to assassinate the governor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and destroyed three NATO fuel tankers in Dasht.
Pakistan
Pakistani PM asks militants to shun violence
Libya
NATO: Ongoing pro-Gadhafi resistance is ‘surprising’
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six policemen and a tribal leader in Kandahar, and released four aid workers in Faryab. The UN projected opium production to rise by 61 percent.
Iraq
Iraq reportedly agreed to keep 5,000 US soldiers in country after 2011. Security forces detained 14 wanted men in Wasit and dismantled three bombs planted on oil pipelines in Basrah.
Yemen
An air force officer was killed when a bomb placed on his car exploded outside a police station in the Al Qawla district in Aden. Officials are blaming al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Somalia
African Union and Somali forces claimed to have driven Shabaab from its last strongholds in the capital of Mogadishu. “As I am talking to you, we control the whole of Mogadishu main city,” General Mugisha said.
Tunisia
Tunisia Islamists reemerge as political force
Iraq
In western Iraq, a bloody American legacy
Afghanistan
Upper Gereshk: The Helmand plan meets tough reality
Kyrgyzstan
Security forces arrested 10 Islamic Jihad Union operatives who were plotting to carry out attacks during the upcoming presidential election. Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Uighurs are among those detained.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Ghazni and Paktika. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. The UN said detainees are tortured in Afghan prisons.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Iraqi soldiers using silenced pistols. Six members of a de-mining group were killed in an explosion north of Basrah. Iraq threatened to break military relations with the US and use private contractors to train their forces.
Yemen
Security forces arrested “a terrorist group” in the Tawahi district in Aden. The terrorists were manufacturing explosive devices and “Jihadist publications” were also found.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirmed that Anwar al Awlaki and Samir Khan were killed in a Predator airstrike in southern Yemen late last month. AQAP assailed the US for violating its own laws and principles by assassinating the two US citizens.
Somalia
AMISOM claimed that its forces along with Somali troops have taken control of key areas in northern Mogadishu, including the Pasta Factory. Twelve civilians were killed during fighting in the capital.
Pakistani Taliban signal willingness to conduct peace talks
Both Waliur Rehman Mehsud and Faqir Mohammed have recently stated that the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan is open to peace talks with the Pakistani government. Waliur Rehman said he would like Saudi Arabia to mediate.
Taliban launch attack on Pakistani border outpost
Thirty Taliban fighters and one security officer were killed during the fighting in Upper Dir.
Somalia
Somalis Protest Shabab in Rally in Mogadishu
Pakistan
The Taliban killed a policeman in Bannu and torched two NATO fuel tankers in Bolan. Pakistan contacted Saudi Arabia and Yemen about repatriating Osama bin Laden’s family.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three civilians in Faryab and two ISAF soldiers in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Helmand, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, Logar, Nangarhar, and Kunduz.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a woman in Mosul. The Iraqi Army has delayed withdrawing its forces from major cities due to security concerns.