Yemen
Security forces captured Abdullah Maodhah, an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader, during a raid in Abyan; three soldiers and two civilians were killed during the raid. Protests have spread to the western province of Hadramout.
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Thailand
Muslim terrorists killed one woman and wounded 12 more in a bombing at a market in Yala. The terrorists appear to have been targeting a police patrol as it passed by.
Shabaab suicide attack kills 20 in Somali capital
The suicide bomber struck a police outpost near Mogadishu’s seaport. Six foreign fighters were reported to have been killed during clashes over the weekend.
Pakistan
US Predators killed nine “militants” in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Abu Zaid al Iraqi, al Qaeda’s financier in Pakistan, and several Punjabis are thought to have been killed in yesterday’s Predator strike in South Waziristan. A US consular official in Pakistani custody for killing two gunmen is a CIA officer.
Afghanistan
Talks with the Taliban come at a price for women
Afghanistan
Afghans see warlord footprints in new police force
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 32 civilians in Kunduz. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters and commanders in Nimroz, Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Nangarhar, Takhar, and Jawzjan. Thirty Taliban fighters in Kandahar and 21 more in Badghis abandoned the insurgency.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 10 policemen in a car bombing in Samarra and a civilian in Fallujah. Security forces detained 20 wanted men in Maysan and 10 more in Diyala.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed credit for a suicide attack in Mogadishu that killed eight people. The African Union said six foreign al Qaeda fighters were killed during heavy fighting over the past several days in Mogadishu that has killed more than 20 people.
Yemen
President Saleh rejected protesters’ calls for him to resign his presidency. Thousands of Houthis joined protests in Sa’ada, while more than 10,000 protesters continue their sit-in in Sana’a. Security forces arrested an opposition leader.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Colonel Imam was killed last month for spying
Al Qaeda operative, ‘Punjabis’ thought killed in South Waziristan Predator strike
Pakistani officials claimed that Abu Zaid al Iraqi, al Qaeda’s financier in Pakistan, and “Punjabi” terrorists were killed in yesterday’s Predator strike in South Waziristan.
US Predators strike again in Pakistan, kill 9 ‘militants’
Predators hit a compound in the Miramshah area, which is under the control of the Haqqani Network. The strike is the second in two days.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 32 in Afghan north
In the eighth major attack in Afghanistan in less than a month, the Taliban killed 32 Afghans in the northern province of Kunduz.
ISAF spokesman denies reports of civilian deaths in Kunar battle
Provincial leaders in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar, including the governor and the provincial chief of police, are claiming that a joint US and Afghan clash in Kunar province claimed the lives of upwards of 65 people. The five-hour-long battle took place late last week in the Ghaziabad district in Kunar after ISAF attack […]
Iran
Iranian Navy exposes a US Navy weakness
Afghanistan
The governor of Kunar claimed 65 civilians were killed in joint operations in the province; ISAF is investigating the allegations. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. The death toll in yesterday’s attack on a Jalalabad bank rose to 38, including 12 police.
Pakistan
The US ended a 27-day-gap in Predator strikes, killing five “militants” in an attack in South Waziristan. Security forces claimed to have killed 28 Taliban fighters while repelling attacks on outposts in Mohmand and Arakzai.
US Predators strike in South Waziristan
The strike is the first since Jan. 23, and ends a long pause in attacks against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Video: Pakistani Taliban execute Colonel Imam
Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is seen on the video, directing the execution. Pakistani officials recovered Imam’s body in Mir Ali, North Waziristan.
Iran
A senior official working for the Suez Canal denied reports that Iranian warships passed through the Egyptian waterway; Iran claims two warships transited the canal and are in the Mediterranean Sea. Opposition leader Karroubi dared the regime to put him on trial as the Green Movement gathered for demonstrations.
Libya
Doctors in the eastern city of Benghazi claim that security forces killed more than 200 people and wounded more than 900 during protests since Feb. 16. One doctor said 90 percent of the deaths were cause by gunshots to the head, neck, or chest.
Bahrain
Protesters reestablished camps in the central square in Manama after police withdrew, and have set conditions for talks with the government. Crown Prince Khalifah has ordered the military to return to their barracks.
Morocco
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Rabat, Marrakech, and Casablanca to demand that the King devolve powers. Unlike protests in other Muslim countries, the demonstrations in Morocco have been peaceful.
Hakeemullah Mehsud alive, shown on tape executing former ISI officer
The Pakistani Taliban emir is seen directing the execution of Colonel Imam on videotape released to the Pakistani press. The tape confirms that Hakeemullah was not killed in an early October 2010 Predator strike.
Russia
Gunmen killed four tourists from Moscow in an attack in the village of Zayukovo in Kabardino-Balkaria. Gunmen also killed a village official in the village of Hasanya, also in Kabardino-Balkaria.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed 18 Afghans during an attack on a bank in Jalalabad. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in attacks in the south and the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand and Kandahar.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 42 at Jalalabad bank
A seven-man Taliban suicide team hit the Jalalabad branch of the Kabul Bank as police were queued to collect their pay. The attack is the latest in Afghanistan’s major cities.
Yemen
Government supporters killed one protester at Sana’a University. President Saleh accused the Socialist Party of carrying out “foreign agendas.” The chief of staff of Brigade 111 survived an al Qaeda assassination attempt in Abyan.
Iran
Egypt will allow two Iranian warships to use the Suez Canal. Protests against the government are planned for Sunday. Iran hanged six men accused of smuggling drugs.