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Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham attack Syrian villages
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, has claimed that it and the Ahrar al Sham Islamic Movement attacked three Alawite villages in the province of Homs.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 11 people, including an Awakening leader and his family, in attacks throughout the country. Security forces detained eight wanted al Qaeda fighters in Hawijah.
Somalia
Gunmen thought to belong to a pro-government militia killed a clan elder in Kismayo. More than 160 Somali clerics denounced Shabaab. The military claimed it disrupted more than 200 attacks in Mogadishu during the month of August.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed seven civilians in an IED attack in Nimroz and shot a senior female police officer in Helmand. The military claimed it killed 50 Taliban fighters in Helmand’s Sangin district; a report by the NYT said the military is losing control of Sangin.
Pakistan
The Taliban killed the commanding general for Swat, a regimental commander, and a soldier in an IED attack in Swat, two soldiers in attacks in North Waziristan, and three members of a pro-government militia in Bajaur. The Taliban also bombed dozens of NATO oil tankers in Hub. The government said the Army would withdraw from […]
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 53 people in a series of car bombings and attacks throughout the country. Yesterday’s attack that killed 21 people at a funeral was carried out by a suicide bomber.
Taliban assassinate senior Pakistani Army general in Dir
Major General Sanaullah commanded Pakistani army forces in Swat; Lieutenant Colonel Tauseef commanded the 33 Baloch Regiment. Both were killed in an IED attack in Upper Dir.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed three civilians in an attack outside of Kandahar Airbase. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Kunar. Afghan special forces killed a Taliban commander in Herat.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 21 people during a funeral in a village north of Mosul. Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Taji and detained another in Fallujah.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirmed that Kaid al Dhahab was killed in a US drone strike. AQAP killed two Yemeni soldiers in an ambush in Hadramout. Tribesmen bombed an oil pipeline in Marib.
Competing jihadist groups comment on reports of Hammami’s death
The Muslim Youth Center, Shabaab’s affiliate in Kenya, said Hammami sowed discord, while the pro-Hammami Islamic World Issues Study Center asked what purpose his death served.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant overruns air defense base in Hama
The al Qaeda affiliate assaulted the 66th Brigade’s air defense base and ammunition depot in Hama.
Afghanistan
Seven Taliban fighters and two Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban suicide assault that targeted the US Consulate in Herat. A Taliban suicide bomber wounded 24 Afghans in an attack in Paktika.
Iraq
Al Qaeda killed 30 Iraqis in two bombings at a mosque in Baqubah; the second blast targeted those who were attempting to aid the victims of the first attack. Three Awakening members and two al Qaeda fighters were killed in a clash in Abu Ghraib. Three al Qaeda fighters were killed in a premature detonation […]
Taliban launch suicide assault on US Consulate in Herat
The Taliban assault team breached the security perimeter and fought with Afghan security forces and US special operations forces before being killed.
Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula gunned down an intelligence officer in Hadramout. A court acquitted five Saudis of belonging to al Qaeda and plotting to attack Yemeni security forces, but convicted them of entering the country illegally.
Shabaab kills American jihadist Omar Hammami and British fighter
Shabaab’s intelligence service, the Amniyatt Mukhabarat, appears to have finally tracked down and killed Hammami, who has been at odds with the group’s emir for more than a year. Hammami recently renounced his ties to al Qaeda and Shabaab.
Afghanistan
Eighteen Taliban fighters and four civilians were killed in clashes in Helmand; two soldiers and seven more Taliban fighters were killed in Herat and Ghazni. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said the US has no “comprehensive anti-corruption strategy.”
Iraq
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed 30 Iraqis at a Shia mosque in Baghdad; a second suspected suicide bomber was killed by Iraqi citizens. Nine more Iraqis were killed in attacks and bombings in Baghdad, Kirikuk, and Mosul.
Pakistan
The Foreign Office said that the government would free Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the former deputy to Afghan Taliban emir Mullah Omar, in the next month. The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s top leaders are meeting to discuss a government peace proposal. The Taliban also beheaded three members of a peace committee in Khyber […]
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed seven people in an IED attack in Ghazni and four more in a similar bombing in Helmand. Four Afghan soldiers were wounded in a suicide bombing outside a base in Logar. Security forces killed a Taliban “sub-commander” in Badakhshan and three fighters in Kabul.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed 24 Iraqis in a series of attacks and bombings in Yusufiyah, Latifiyah, Baghdad, and Mosul. Security forces arrested an al Qaeda leader, two aides, and three fighters in Ninewa, and a “terrorist” in Basrah.
Pakistan to free Taliban leader Mullah Baradar
Mullah Omar’s former deputy, who was detained in Karachi in 2010, will be freed in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
The military said that 24 Taliban fighters were killed during a recent operation in Badakhshan. The Taliban claimed it killed several Afghan security personnel in a suicide assault in Kandahar. A former senator was gunned down in Balkh.
Somalia
Five Shabaab fighters died in a fire at a prison in Bulo-Marer. Shabaab killed one person in a grenade attack in Beledweyne. Security forces detained dozens of suspected Shabaab fighters in Mogadishu.
ISAF, Afghan officials dispute outcome of Kunar airstrike
The Taliban and al Qaeda continue to operate throughout Kunar province despite years of targeting by ISAF aircraft and special operations forces.
3 al Qaeda operatives reported killed in recent drone strike in Pakistan
Two Jordanians and an Egyptian are said to have been killed in the Sept. 6 drone strike that reportedly killed Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a top Haqqani Network leader.
Taliban suicide assault hits NDS HQ in Wardak
As US and NATO forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban continue to indicate that their operations will not cease.
Taliban confirm death of Badruddin Haqqani in drone strike last year
The Taliban, including Mullah Omar, eulogized Badruddin in a video released on their official website. Badruddin was thought to have been killed in a US drone strike in August 2012.