Security forces killed six Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters, including a Saudi, near Ramadi, a “group” of ISIS fighters in Anbar, and a gunman in Mosul. The ISIS killed six soldiers in Jurf al Sakhr in and four Iraqis in Tuz Khurmatu.
Dishu and Khanishan districts in Helmand province were turned over to Afghan control in early 2013. One year later, the Taliban have opened camps in the districts.
US intel officials differ with Obama in view of al Qaeda
Lahore Jan, an Afghan national based in Jalalabad, uses his hawala to transfer funds for the Taliban.
US Forces-Afghanistan condemned the Afghan government’s order to free 65 “dangerous individuals” from custody. “The primary weapon of choice for these individuals is the improvised explosive device,” the statement said. The Taliban killed four Afghan soldiers in IED attacks.
“Abu Muhammad al Amriki” said he lived in the US for 10 or 11 years. He joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham after other groups turned on it earlier this year.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed 15 soldiers, beheading eight of them, in an attack on a military barracks in Mosul. The ISIS also killed a policemen near Mosul and an Awakening fighter in Hawija and another in Tarmiyah. A suicide bomber attacked police and soldiers in Ramadi. Security forces killed 17 […]
US Forces-Afghanistan strongly objected to the release of “65 dangerous individuals” and said the move “is a major step backward for the rule of law in Afghanistan.”
The government transferred 29 wanted al Qaeda operatives to Saudi Arabia; all 29 operatives are said to be Saudi citizens. A presidential committee recommended that Yemen become a federal state with six autonomous regions.
The name has not been disclosed, but Sayfullah and Ibrahim al Amriki are two military operatives known to have operated in the Afghan-Pakistan region.
The new group is an offshoot of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and other jihadist groups. Its spokesman said Ahrar-ul-Hind is based in Pakistan’s “urban areas” and would conduct attacks in Pakistan’s cities despite the outcome of peace talks.
The Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin claimed its suicide bomber killed two ISAF contractors in an attack in Kabul. An ISAF soldier was killed in a gunfight in eastern Afghanistan. The Afghan military said it killed 17 Taliban fighters and detained 16 more during operations nationwide.
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Twenty-two Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham suicide bombers and personnel were killed, 15 were wounded, and eight more were captured in a premature detonation near Samarra. An ISIS suicide bomber killed two policemen and two soldiers in Ramadi. The ISIS also killed a policeman in Hit and two guards for a judge in […]
Twenty-two ISIS suicide bombers and personnel were killed, 15 were wounded, and eight were captured after the premature detonation. But how many more camps are there?
The emir of al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front and a sharia official from the Muhajireen Army confirmed Saifullah al Shishani’s death and noted that he had sworn allegiance to Al Nusrah.
The Taliban killed seven soldiers in an IED attack in Farah and wounded 11 people in a suicide bombing in Paktika. Control of the prison at Bagram has been transferred to Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed six policemen in Tuz, two policemen and a civilian in Mosul, a soldier in Kirkuk, and a civilian in Baghdad. Security forces killed three ISIS fighters north of Fallujah and three more ISIS fighters in Ramadi.
A senior intelligence officer was killed in a bombing outside of the Oil Ministry in Sana’a; one report indicated that three people were killed. Houthi rebels and tribesmen in Arhab signed yet another peace agreement.
UNAMA said civilian casualties have increased by 14%; ISAF said that the Taliban are responsible for 90% of the civilian casualties. The incoming commander for ISAF Joint Command said that securing the elections is the number one priority. The Taliban killed one person in a bombing in Jalalabad.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham killed five civilians and a policeman in Tuz, three policemen in Sharqat, a soldier in Mosul, and an Army officer in Hillah. Security forces killed nine ISIS fighters north of Fallujah, three more north of Maghdad, and a suicide bomber in Mosul.
Aziz’ appearance with AK-47 toting thugs is merely the opening act in the absurdist theater of Pakistan’s negotiations with the Taliban.
Security forces killed seven Islamic State of Iraq fighters in Fallujah, six ISIS fighters in Karmah, and two more in Mosul, and four suicide bombers in Ramadi. A suicide bomber killed four people at a market in Al Tawz. The ISIS killed a policeman and a civilian in Sadr City and two clerics south of […]
Three Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force officers and one facilitator who are involved in the “use of terrorism and intelligence operations as tools of influence against the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” were added to the US’ list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
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No longer adding new leaders to the list, the US is winding down the drone program that targets top al Qaeda leaders. At the request of Pakistan.
Saifullah al Shishani, a Chechen commander in the ISIS who recently defected to the Al Nusrah Front, reportedly was killed during fighting in Aleppo.
US won’t seize Taliban ally’s cash
Security forces killed three Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham fighters in Jurf al-Sakhar and two more in Mosul, and arrested two security officials tied to the ISIS. The ISIS killed a policeman in Baqubah and a solider near Mosul. “Gunmen” kidnapped the director of a hospital in Baqubah and two oil tanker drivers […]