Afghanistan
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Al Qaeda
US Senate ties Pakistan aid to Haqqani crackdown
Special operations forces kill Taliban’s commander of Tangi Valley
Qari Tahir was the target of the raid that resulted in the downing of a US Army Chinook in August. Thirty-eight US and Afghan troops, including 17 Navy SEALs, were killed.
US airstrikes kill AQAP fighters in southern Yemen
Eleven AQAP fighters are said to have been killed in recent airstrikes in Abyan province.
Pakistan ‘promising peace to the world’
A video version of the print ad that touted the role of Pakistan in the fight against terrorists, despite the country’s resistance to taking action against its pet terror groups.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed a police chief and eight officers in Ghazni, and two ISAF soldiers in the south. Afghan troops retook control of the Waygal district in Nuristan; 18 Taliban fighters were killed. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Zabul, Paktia, Nangarhar, Balk, and Baghlan.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a police general in Baghdad and a police officer in Mosul, and kidnapped three Bangladeshi women in Diyala. Security forces arrested four members of an assassination cell in Baghdad.
Saudi Arabia
Mujab Mohammed Jamal al Qahtani, an al Qaeda operative who is on Saudi Arabia’s wanted list, is said to be negotiating his surrender. Qahtani “has called his family telling them of his decision and asking them for help to return home and hand himself over,” the Saudi government said.
Yemen
Four al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in airstrikes in Abyan. Fighting continues in Sana’a despite a truce. Mediation by the Gulf Cooperation Council has failed.
US building a ‘constellation’ of drone bases
Bases are being built in Ethiopia and the Arabian Peninsula; two are operational in Djibouti and the Seychelles.
Somalia
Three soldiers were killed as Shabaab and government forces clashed in Mogadishu. Elements of Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama’a accused the government of attempting to split the militia.
Nigeria
The Niger Delta Liberation Force threatened to team up with security forces and attack Boko Haram if it moved into the Delta region. The FBI and Interpol are said to have joined the manhunt for UN headquarters bombing mastermind Mamman Nur.
Pakistan frees al Qaeda commander: report
Dr. Amin al Haq, who served as the security coordinator of Osama bin Laden’s Black Guard, was released after nearly four years in custody.
Iraq calls for Syria’s Assad to step down
Just one month ago Prime Minister Maliki was accused of being a stooge of the Iranians.
Afghanistan
Killing Rabbani
Afghanistan
The Death of Rabbani
Pakistan
“Gunmen” killed 29 Shia in Mastung. Eight “militants” and a solider were killed after Taliban fighters attacked a checkpoint in Arakzai. Security forces detained 15 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber assassinated the head of the Afghan High Peace Council at his home in Kabul. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Paktia, Wardak, Nangarhar, Balk, and Kunduz.
Iraq
Prime Minister Maliki called for Syrian President Bashir al Assad to step down. Admiral Mullen said the number of US forces in Iraq will drop to 30,000 by the end of September. Insurgents killed a police colonel in Mosul.
Somalia
Human Rights Watch has written a letter to President Obama seeking clarification of reports that the CIA is involved in “detention, interrogation, and transfer operations in Somalia that may violate domestic and international law.” The Minister of Defense vowed to drive Shabaab from Mogadishu.
Spain
Police arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of belonging to al Qaeda. The man, who was not named, had 1,120 radical videos on the Internet, many which he produced. He managed jihadist websites that were used for indoctrination and recruitment.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed six policemen and a civilian in a suicide attack on the home of a senior police official in Karachi. Five civilians were killed in a bombing at a CD shop in Peshawar. The Taliban assassinated a tribal leader in Mohmand and torched three fuel tankers in Mastung.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five policemen in a suicide attack in Jawzjan, a district counterterrorism chief in Kunduz, and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Farah and Zabul.
Saudi Arabia
A Saudi court has begun the trial of an al Qaeda cell that plotted to attack the Al-Udeid and As-Sailiyah US bases in Qatar. The cell consists of 41members and includes of 38 Saudis, a Qatari, an Afghan, and a Yemeni.
Yemen
Security forces killed 28 protesters and opposition supporters after opening fire in the capital of Sana’a. The military deployed snipers to kill some of the civilians.
Somalia
The Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’a threatened to kill anyone who supports Shabaab. The government claimed it has prioritized famine aid for areas under Shabaab control, and accused Shabaab of selling aid.
Nigeria
The state security service offered a $160,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the mastermind behind a suicide bomb on UN headquarters in Abuja. Officials fear that Boko Haram will attack oil facilities.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 8 in Karachi
The Taliban targeted the home of a senior police official in Pakistan’s largest city.
Pakistan
Eighteen people were killed, including 10 Taliban fighters, a soldier, and four members of a peace committee in Khyber. Three Taliban fighters and a soldier were killed as the two groups fought over a downed US drone in South Waziristan. Militants killed three Turis in an attack on a bus in Kurram. The US Ambassador […]
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU commanders and fighters in Uruzgan, Khost, Paktia, Logar, Nangarhar, and Baghlan. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in the south.