US Predators kill 7 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub in North Waziristan
The strike is the latest in the Mir Ali area, a known stronghold of Abu Kasha al Iraqi and al Qaeda.
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Pakistan
Pakistan reopened the Khyber Pass to NATO traffic. The government is considering taxing NATO supplies crossing the border. Security forces killed five Taliban fighters in Swat and five “militants” in Khyber.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four Italian troops in an IED attack in Farah. A female British aid worker was killed during a rescue attempt in Kunar. Combined forces killed and captured several Taliban members in Kandahar, Zabul, and Logar. A Taliban fighter died in a premature detonation in Uruzgan.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four civilians in attacks in Baghdad and Fallujah. An Awakening leader survived an assassination attempt in Fallujah. Security forces detained 15 wanted men during raids in Basrah.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters gunned down an intelligence official in in Foha in Hadramat province. Saleh al Shaoush, an al Qaeda operative detained in January, admitted in court he planned to carry out a suicide attack.
Iran
The finance minister said Iran has grown stronger due to UN sanctions. Hezbollah said Iran helped rebuild Lebanon “modestly” after the terror group’s 2006 war with Israel. Police killed two “terrorists” involved in the recent killing of four policemen and a civilian.
Shabaab denies rift between top leaders, pledges allegiance to Osama bin Laden
Sheikh Abu Mukhtar Robow (left) and Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan (faced covered) in a propaganda video acquired by The Long War Journal. Sheikh Abu Mukhtar Robow, the deputy leader of Shabaab, has denied recent reports of a rift between him and Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr, Shabaab’s leader. The reports, which have surfaced in the Somali […]
Taliban torch 27 NATO fuel trucks in southern Pakistan
The tankers were hit in Mithri, south of Quetta. More than 150 fuel tankers and supply trucks have been destroyed in five major attacks since Pakistan closed the Khyber Pass on Sept. 30.
Pakistan
US Predators killed nine terrorists, including several foreigners, in strikes in North Waziristan. The Taliban destroyed 27 NATO fuel tankers in Mithri. The government said it would likely reopen the Khyber Pass to NATO traffic on Oct. 9. An explosion destroyed a mosque in Khyber.
Somalia
Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansour, Shabaab’s deputy leader, denied there was a dispute between him and Shabaab’s top leader, Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr. Robow also declared that Osama bin Laden was “our leader.”
US Predators kill 9 in pair of strikes in North Waziristan
Nine terrorists, including “foreigners,” were reported killed in strikes in the Datta Khel and Mohammed Khel areas.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed the governor of Kunduz and 14 others in a bombing at a mosque in Takhar. Combined forces also killed and captured several Taliban members in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Logar, and Wardak. The Taliban killed a British soldier and two ISAF soldiers in the south, and a tribal elder in Farah.
Al Qaeda
US Predators killed Mohammed Usman, a senior aide to Osama bin Laden and the ‘spymaster” for Ilyas Kashmiri’s Brigade 313. Usman had nearly two decades of experience in jihad in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and helped unite various Pakistani terror groups.
Yemen
The provincial governor of Shabwa said there is no indication that Anwar al Awlaki has ties to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The Interior minister said there is no evidence linking a security guard that killed a French worker to al Qaeda.
Taliban assassinate Kunduz governor in attack at mosque
Governor Mohammed Omar was outspoken in his opposition to the Taliban and allied terror groups. He was killed in a bombing at a mosque along with 14 others during Friday prayers.
Senior bin Laden aide killed in recent Predator strike
Mohammed Usman was a key member of Brigade 313 and helped unite al Qaeda with several Pakistani jihadist groups.
Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban killed eight people in a double suicide attack at a Sufi shrine in Karachi. US Predators killed four “militants” in North Waziristan; the foreign ministry said the strikes violate Pakistan’s sovereignty. The Taliban killed two troops in Mohmand. Police detained a Taliban commander in Peshawar. Arrest warrants have been issued for five […]
British, German jihadists involved in Europe plot killed in Predator strikes
A leader of the British cell and two German cell members were killed in Predator strikes in September. Abdul Jabbar was named the leader of the Islamic Army of Great Britain.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed the Taliban’s shadow governor for Badghis and a top military commander. Combined forces also killed and captured several Taliban members in Kandahar and Takhar. A Taliban suicide bomber killed a German soldier in Baghlan.
Iraq
Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter and four civilians in attacks in Babil, Baghdad, and Mosul. Security forces detained six wanted men in Basrah and two more in Kirkuk.
Somalia
Hizbul Islam met with Sheikh Robow, a former Shabaab leader who quit the group, to discuss a merger. Uganda is willing to deploy 20,000 troops to Somalia; South Africa will not send troops. AMISOM denied reports that soldiers are missing. Shabaab forces withdrew from Beledweyne as Ethiopian forces entered the region.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula operatives threatened a terrorism judge and the jury during their trial. “You will meet the same fate as those who plotted against the jihadists,” one AQAP operative told the judge.
Yemen
Security forces arrested seven Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula suspects in the attack on the deputy British ambassador’s convoy in Sana’a. AQAP claimed it attempted to shoot down a Saudi prince’s plane over Sana’a last year. The US issued a travel warning for its citizens.
Tajikistan
Six Tajik soldiers were killed in a mine attack during military operations against Islamist forces in the Rasht Valley. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan claimed credit for the attack. The attack took place in the same region where 28 soldiers were said to have been killed in a helicopter crash on Oct. 6.
Coalition kills Taliban’s shadow governor in Badghis province
Mullah Ismail, the Taliban’s shadow governor of Badghis province, and Abdul Hakim, a senior Taliban military commander in the province, were killed during a raid on Oct. 6.
Suicide bombers kill 8 in attack at Karachi shrine
Two suicide bombers detonated within minutes of each other at the shrine of the patron saint of Karachi.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz candidate warns of rent hike for US base
US Predators strike again in Mir Ali
The strike is the third in Mir Ali in four days; three of the past for strikes have hit targets in Mir Ali.
Taliban torch 35 more NATO tankers in Pakistan
The latest convoy was destroyed in Khairabad near Nowshera in Pakistan’s northwest. US officials believe the Pakistani military is spurring the attacks.
Pakistan urges Taliban to step up attacks on Afghans, NATO
For the second night in a row, The Wall Street Journal has the story on US officials’ mounting frustration with Pakistan. According to the WSJ, US defense and intelligence officials and even Taliban commanders are now saying that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence directorate is urging the Taliban to step up the violence in Afghanistan: Members of […]