Shabaab calls on al Qaeda to ‘expand the East Africa jihad’
Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage made the statement at a press conference in Mogadishu, where he formally announced the takeover of Hizbul Islam.
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Female suicide bomber kills 42 people in Pakistan’s northwest
The suicide bomber targeted civilians as they waited to receive rations at a World Food Program distribution point in Bajaur.
Taliban assault Pakistani military checkpoints in Mohmand
Eleven Pakistani soldiers and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in heavy fighting after the Taliban assaulted five checkpoints in the tribal agency.
Pakistan detains top Haqqani Network leader
Nasiruddin Haqqani was reportedly detained after returning from the hajj in Saudi Arabia, where he conducted fundraising for the Haqqani Network.
Senior Taliban commander reported killed in South Waziristan
Asmatullah Bhittani commanded forces in Jandola and Tank, and directed suicide attacks on Shia in Karachi.
ISAF captures Qods Force-linked operative in Kandahar
The Taliban commander is linked to the Qods Force, which aided in the shipment of weapons from Iran to Kandahar province.
Founder of AQAP’s media arm killed in clash in Yemen
Abu Hammam Qahtani founded the Malahim Media Foundation, AQAP’s propaganda arm, which publishes Inspire Magazine.
Jordanian al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan
Abu Kandahar al Zarqawi was an administrator at the jihadist Al Hesbah forum and an associate of Abu Dujanah al Khurasani, the suicide bomber who carried out the suicide attack against the CIA at Combat Outpost Chapman in Khost province.
Al Qaeda-linked Taliban leader reported killed in Khyber Predator strike
Ibn Amin, the leader of the Tora Bora Brigade in Swat, was killed in one of three Predator strikes in Khyber on Dec. 17.
Hizbul Islam joins Shabaab in Somalia
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys merged with al Qaeda-linked Shabaab after suffering a string of defeats south of Mogadishu.
Taliban attack Afghan army bases in Kabul, Kunduz
The Taliban claimed the two attacks, which targeted army recruitment centers. Thirteen soldiers and policemen were killed in the assaults.
Taliban leader linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Islam captured in Afghan east
ISAF mentioned the Lashkar-e-Islam for the first time, just one day after US Predators pounded the group’s strongholds across the border in Pakistan’s Khyber agency.
US Predators launch 3 more strikes in Khyber, killing 54 ‘terrorists’
The last four strikes have taken place in Khyber, signaling a possible shift in targeting from North Waziristan, where attacks have been focused.
Analysis: ‘Lady al Qaeda’ in propaganda
Top al Qaeda ideologue Abu Yahya al Libi has released a new tape imploring Muslims to wage jihad on behalf of Aafia Siddiqui. It is the second such tape released by al Qaeda in recent months.
US Predators kill 7 Taliban fighters in Khyber
The strike in Khyber is just the second in the vital tribal agency this year.
AQAP operative Fahd al Quso denies reports of his death
Quso granted an interview with a Saudi newspaper from his mountain stronghold in Yemen’s Shabwa province.
Palestinian al Qaeda operative reported killed in Afghanistan
Mahmud Abu Rideh was detained in the United Kingdom for four years, and his control order was lifted last summer. His death has not been confirmed.
Jundallah claims suicide attack at Iranian mosque
The suicide attack today killed 41 people. Jundallah claimed that the suicide bombers targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
ISAF targets Taliban’s shadow government in Nangarhar
Special operations forces captured the shadow governor of Sherzad, a Taliban and al Qaeda haven in the Afghan east.
US Predators kill 4 ‘rebels’ in North Waziristan strike
The attack took place in an area under the control of the Haqqani Network.
Stockholm suicide bomber aspired to jihad
A jihadist website identified Taimour Abdulwahab as the Stockholm suicide bomber. Abdulwahab claimed he traveled to the Middle East to train for jihad.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 US and 2 Afghan troops in south
The Taliban claimed the attack on a newly established combat outpost in Zhari district in Kandahar province. The Taliban have carried out three suicide attacks in Kandahar in two days.
Terrorist bombings in Stockholm kill 1, injure 2
A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack today on a busy street in downtown Stockholm.
Yemeni al Qaeda operative killed along Afghan-Pakistani border
Abu Abdulrahman al Qahtani was a veteran jihadist and propagandist who was close to the suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officials in a suicide attack in Khost, Afghanistan, late last year.
US Predators strike al Qaeda stronghold in North Waziristan
The strike is the second this month; both strikes have hit targets in Datta Khel, a haven for al Qaeda’s leadership cadre.
Suicide bomber kills 10 in attack at hospital in Pakistan
The Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have carried out four suicide attacks over the past five days.
Special operations forces deal blows to Taliban ranks
Over the past six months, more than 600 Taliban and allied terrorist groups’ leaders have been killed or captured, 2,000 fighters have been killed, and another 4,100 have been captured.
Suicide bomber kills 17 Pakistanis in the northwest
The attack is the third of its kind in Pakistan in three days.
US adds AQAP operative Fahd Quso to terrorist list
The terrorism designation by State refutes unconfirmed reports that Quso was killed in a Predator strike in Pakistan.
US Predators kill 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
Predators fired four missiles at targets in the Datta Khel area. The strike is the first in eight days.