Afghanistan
“Gunmen” assassinated a prosecutor in Helmand. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Paktia, and Wardak. The US may keep forces in Afghanistan until 2024.
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Pakistan
Insurgents killed three policemen in Peshawar and two soldiers in North and South Waziristan. Four US officials reportedly dodged a police checkpoint in Peshawar and took refuge in the US Consulate.
Kashmir
Indian troops killed 12 terrorists who were infiltrating into the Gurez Sector of Kashmir from Pakistan. The Indian military did not identify which group the fighters belonged to.
Yemen
A pair of suicide bombers killed 12 pro-government tribal fighters in attacks in Abyan province. The first suicide bomber killed three people in Mudiyah; the second killed nine in Al Arqub.
Suicide bombers strike in southern Yemen
Twelve pro-government tribal fighters were killed in suicide attacks in Abyan province, where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains entrenched.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two soldiers in a bombing in Herat and executed a counterterrorism official in Kunar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Khost, Paktia, Logar, and Kunduz.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State in Iraq said that it would carry out “100 attacks” to avenge the death of senior leaders, including Osama bin Laden. “By God’s will, the campaign starts in the middle of the fasting month [Ramadan] and ends by God’s will after 100 attacks exactly,” the group said.
Iraq
Security forces detained 14 wanted men in Basrah, four members of an assassination squad in Baghdad, and a suicide bomber in Diyala. Insurgents killed a civilian in Anbar.
Yemen
The government claimed that dozens of fighters loyal to Ali Mohsen and Abdul Majid al Zindani were killed during an attack on a military base in Arhab. Security forces killed four al Qaeda fighters in Abyan.
Somalia
Officials claimed a “drone” crashed in at the Libyan embassy in Mogadishu. South Sudan said it would consider sending peacekeepers to Somalia.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed nine people, including a New Zealand soldier, in an attack on the British Council in Kabul. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Paktia, and Uruzgan.
Nigeria
Gunmen burst into a home in Maiduguri and killed three policemen and a civilian. Police blame the Islamist Boko Haram group for the attack.
Bangladesh
Counterterrorism forces from the Rapid Action Battalion captured the emir of the Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami Bangladesh and two operatives in the Kishoreganj district. Maulana Mohammad Yahiya took control of HUJI-B earlier this year.
Iraq
US Defense Secretary Panetta said Iraq is negotiating to have the US remain in the country beyond 2011. Insurgents killed one Iraqi civilian in Mosul.
Yemen
Five “Islamists” were killed in airstrikes in the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula-controlled city of Zinibar. The Yemeni government claimed opposition figures were behind the assassination attempt against President Saleh.
Somalia
Shabaab arrested 15 people in Afgoye for failing to fast during Ramadan. Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki denied reports that he supports Shabaab.
Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul
The Taliban targeted the office of the British Council, killing eight people.
Suicide bomber kills more than 40 at Pakistani mosque
The suicide bomber detonated his vest just as Friday prayers ended in a mosque in the Jamrud area of Khyber.
US Predators strike in South Waziristan
Four “militants” were killed in an area that previously served as a haven for Uzbek, Chechen, and Arab fighters.
Pakistan
Five soldiers and six Taliban fighters were killed during fighting in Kurram. Police released a sketch of one of the men who kidnapped a US citizen in Lahore.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 24 civilians in a pair of bombings in Herat. Suicide bombers killed two security guards at a base in Paktia. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and HIG commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Logar, Nangarhar, and Faryab.
Iraq
Security forces killed four terrorists in Baghdad and detained 11 terrorists in Kirkuk and four insurgents in Mosul. Insurgents killed two policemen and three civilians in Anbar, Tarmiyah, and Mosul.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters took control of the coastal city of Sharqa in Abyan province. The Houthis accused the US of carrying out a car bombing that killed two people in Al Jawf.
Israel
Terrorists killed seven Israeli citizens in attacks along the Egyptian border. Israeli troops clashed with the gunmen after they shot up a bus and fired an anti-tank missile at a car. Officials said the terrorists infiltrated from Gaza via the Egyptian Sinai.
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the Aug. 14 suicide bombing at a police station in Tizi Ouzou that wounded more then 30 Algerians. AQIM claimed 35 “apostates” were killed.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed an anti-Taliban militia leader and his son in an attack at a checkpoint in Bajaur. A Taliban leader who was captured in Karachi was freed on bail.
Another Yemeni city reportedly falls to AQAP
The coastal city of Shaqra is the third to fall to AQAP since late May.
Russia
The Islamic Caucasus Emirate confirmed that Abdullah Magomedaliev, who is also known as Emir Daud, was killed along with six fighters by Russian security forces in Dagestan last week. Daud was involved in the planning and execution of suicide attacks.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed eight people in a bombing at a market in Uruzgan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Wardak, Paktia, Nangarhar, and Kunduz.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed an engineer in Diyala by strapping a bomb on his body and detonating it. Security forces detained five members of a cell thought to have executed the deadly bombing in Al Kut. The Promised Day Brigade claimed it executed eight attacks against US troops in six provinces.