Taliban suicide bombers kill 17 in attacks in south, west
The Taliban continue to target Afghan security forces, while ISAF’s spokesman said the Coalition hasn’t seen evidence of “cohesive action” by the Taliban.
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Special operations forces kill newly appointed IMU leader for Afghanistan
Osmani Sahib led the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s operations for only 12 days before being killed during a combined Afghan and Coalition special operations raid in Faryab province. His predecessor, Makhdum Nusrat, was killed on March 26.
US drones kill 8 AQAP fighters in southern Yemen
Three foreign “Arabs” and five Yemeni members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are said to have been killed in the strike in Shabwa province.
‘We do jihad,’ says Lashkar-e-Taiba emir Hafiz Saeed
Saeed’s sermon calling for jihad against the US was delivered the same day Pakistani officials claimed that Saeed was involved with “de-radicalization and rehabilitation of former jihadis” in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
ISAF captures IMU suicide attack facilitator, financier in raids in Afghan north
One raid took place in the remote province of Badakhshan, which has seen an uptick in activity by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The other took place in Faryab, where the IMU’s top leader in Afghanistan was killed more than a week ago.
Suicide bomber kills chief of Kunar’s peace council
The Taliban have carried out three major suicide attacks in the past week in northern and western Afghanistan.
Report: Osama bin Laden helped plan Mumbai attacks
Documents recovered in Osama bin Laden’s Pakistani safe house reportedly show that the al Qaeda master had a hand in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Turkish jihadist group has agreement to train with Afghan Taliban
Abu Bara’a Turki , the emir of the Cemaat-ul-Islam, said his group “is affiliated with the Afghan Taliban” and “is authorized by the Taliban to provide training to the mujahideen.”
Shabaab claims bombing at Mogadishu theater
Two top sports official were among 10 people killed. Somalia’s defense minister claimed the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber, but Shabaab denied the claim.
Suicide bomber kills 12, including 3 ISAF troops, in Afghan northwest
The attack took place in the same province where the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s top leader in Afghanistan was killed just over a week ago.
US offers $10 million bounty for capture of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed
Saeed now has one of the highest bounties offered for a global terrorist leader. The US is also offering $2 million for Saeed’s brother-in-law, who is Lashkar-e-Taiba’s deputy emir.
Afghan forces, families are prime target for Taliban, says commander
Qari Dawat, a Taliban leader in Kunar who has evaded security forces for years, has set his sights on the Afghan security forces as the US continues to pull back troops.
AQAP kills 17 Yemeni troops in southern Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters overran a military checkpoint in Al Milah, and seized two tanks and other weapons from Yemeni troops. Thirteen AQAP fighters were also killed.
Pakistani Taliban deputy leader Waliur Rehman threatens Britain
“Our revenge against the British government will be very severe,” Waliur Rahman said in a video that assailed the treatment of Islamist prisoners in the country.
US drone strikes kill 5 AQAP fighters, 1 civilian in southern Yemen
The strikes hit targets in the al Qaeda-controlled city of Azzan. The US has carried out six drone strikes this month, an all-time high for Yemen.
US Predator strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The drones leveled a compound near the bazaar in Miramshah. The strike is the first in more than two weeks.
Taliban ambush NATO supply column in western Afghanistan
More than 30 Taliban, seven Afghan security guards, and two Afghan soldiers were killed after the Taliban ambushed a NATO convoy in Farah.
Shabaab denies top leader granted interview
Shabaab said that a purported interview with Sheikh Abu Mansur Robow that was published two days ago by Somalia Report is “entirely fictitious.”
ISAF, Afghan forces kill top IMU commander in north
Makhdum Nusrat, “the senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Afghanistan,” was killed along with several IMU fighters during a raid in Faryab.
Afghan security forces kill 3 ISAF troops in south, east
Sixteen Coalition soldiers have been murdered by Afghan security personnel this year. ISAF said the overall number of attacks on its personnel by Afghan forces is “classified.”
Taliban threaten Pakistani parliamentarians over possible reopening of NATO supply routes
NATO’s supply routes through Afghanistan have been closed for four months, and the Taliban want to keep it that way.
Taliban suicide bomber targets Lashkar-e-Islam mosque, kills 5
The attack is the second suicide bombing at a Lashkar-e-Islam mosque in Khyber’s Tirah Valley this month.
ISAF’s new plan for Afghanistan
General Allen said in testimony before Congress that US was scaling back its planned operations in Eastern Afghanistan due to reduced forces available.
Al Qaeda gunman in France reportedly escaped Afghan prison
President Sarkozy wants the suspect captured alive. Authorities are scrambling to determine how he escaped notice after returning from Afghanistan.
Al Nusrah Front takes credit for Damascus bombings
The jihadist group claimed it executed two bombings at an Air Force and intelligence headquarters in the capital that killed 27 people.
Taliban commander wants Pakistan’s nukes, global Islamic caliphate
Omar Khalid also wants to secure the release of al Qaeda prisoners in Pakistan and impose sharia in the country.
Pakistani Islamist warlord Mangal Bagh rumored killed in Khyber
Pakistani police claim Bagh was killed during an operation in the contested tribal agency. Bagh’s spokesman denied the report.
US withdrawal from Afghanistan: the plan for 2012, 2013, and 2014
In June 2011, President Obama announced the withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan, with the goal of being substantially out of the country by the end 2014. The plan for getting there is becoming clearer.
Omar Hammami ‘not endangered by the Mujahideen,’ Shabaab claims
“HSM is surprised by the video of Abu Mansoor #AlAmriki that surfaced on the internet,” Shabaab said on its Twitter page.
American terrorist feels ‘life may be endangered’ by Shabaab
“I feel that my life may be endangered by Harakat Shabaab al-Mujahideen due to some differences that occurred between us regarding matters of the Shariah and matters of the strategy,” Hammami said in a short statement released on YouTube.