Yemeni al Qaeda commander reported killed in Mogadishu clash
Rajah Abu Khalid was killed along with 12 other foreign fighters during clashes with African Union and Somali forces in Mogadishu.
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Suicide bomber kills 50 in attack on tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan
The suicide bombers targeted anti-Taliban tribal leaders as they met with local officials in the main town of Mohmand.
Haqqani Network suicide bomber kills 2 US troops in Afghan east
The attack is the latest against military and police installations in the Afghan east, where the Haqqani Network remains strong.
Financier for ‘Mullah Dadullah Front’ captured in Afghan south
The Mullah Dadullah Front is a Taliban group led by former Gitmo detainee Mullah Zakir. The group is considered the most radical, effective, and dangerous Taliban faction in southern Afghanistan.
ISAF kills Taliban commander in airstrike in northern Helmand
Combined forces have stepped up attacks against the Taliban in the northern district of Kajaki over the past month.
US designates Pakistan-based leaders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jaish-e-Mohammed as terrorists
Amanullah Afrid, the top leader of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi; Matiur Rehman, LeJ’s operations chief; and Abdul Rauf Azhar, senior leader in Jaish-e-Mohammed, have been added to the US’ list of terrorists.
Saudis accuse Iran of harboring al Qaeda network
According to a leaked State Department cable, Saudi Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz told John Brennan, President Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, that Iran is harboring al Qaeda members who are targeting the kingdom. Among the al Qaeda operatives is Ibrahim bin Laden, one of Osama’s lesser-known sons.
US Special Forces teams deployed with Pakistani Army
Small teams have been secretly deployed to Pakistani military headquarters in the tribal areas to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support to units fighting the Taliban in Bajaur and in North and South Waziristan.
Al Qaeda in Iraq’s security minister captured in Anbar
Hazem Abdul Razzaq Al Zawi, the security minister of the Islamic State of Iraq, has disclosed the real names of al Qaeda’s top leaders in the country.
Catch and release in Afghanistan
A State Department cable released by Wikileaks shows that the Afghan government has likely released dozens of Gitmo detainees, and many more from Bagram, instead of trying them.
Afghan ‘policeman’ kills 6 ISAF soldiers
A man wearing an Afghan Border Police uniform killed six ISAF soldiers during a training exercise in the east.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
Another vehicle was hit as it traveled in an area of North Waziristan known to host foreign terrorists plotting to attack Europe and the US.
Taliban suicide bombers kill 12 Afghan police in east
The Taliban took credit for the attack in Paktika, which was carried out by two suicide bombers wearing police uniforms.
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader targeted in Afghan north
The “high-ranking Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan senior leader” facilitates suicide attacks in the north and is in close contact with leaders in Pakistan.
ISAF denies helicopters struck inside Pakistan
For the second time this week, ISAF denied reports that its helicopters penetrated Pakistani airspace in North Waziristan.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
Unmanned strike aircraft hit a vehicle as it traveled through the Mir Ali area, which has been the epicenter of an al Qaeda plot to attack the West.
Taliban commander linked to Iran and al Qaeda targeted in Farah
Special operations teams have targeted al Qaeda-linked cells in the western Afghan province four times this month.
US designates Lashkar-e-Taiba’s charitable front as terror group
Falah-i Insaniat Foundation, its chief Hafiz Abdur Rauf, and two longtime members of Lashkar-e-Taiba were put on the US list of terror entities today.
Senior Taliban military commander killed in Helmand
Mullah Abdul Qayoum, the Taliban’s shadow governor for the district of Sangin, was killed in an ISAF airstrike on Nov. 20. Qayoum commanded an estimated 600 to 800 Taliban fighters and served as a key link to the Taliban leadership in Pakistan.
Suicide bomber kills 17 Shia in Yemen’s north
A senior tribal leader was among those killed by an al Qaeda suicide bomber.
AQAP releases a ‘special issue’ of Inspire magazine
In a “special issue” of its online publication, Inspire, AQAP explains its thinking behind the cargo planes bomb plot.
NATO, Afghan officials negotiated with Taliban ‘impostor’
Afghan and NATO officials thought they were in peace talks with Mullah Akhtar Mohammed Mansour, one of Mullah Omar’s top two deputies who ran the Quetta Shura. The so-called leader turned out to be a fake.
5 Taliban killed in latest US Predator strike in North Waziristan
Predators hit a vehicle and a motorcycle in a village controlled by “good Taliban” commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
Coalition and Afghan forces kill Taliban commander linked to Iran, al Qaeda
Mullah Hafiz Janan served as the Taliban’s shadow governor for the Bakwah district in Farah province. He helped train and arm al Qaeda fighters entering the country from Iran.
US Predators kill 9 ‘militants’ near Miramshah
The unmanned US strike aircraft hit a compound and a vehicle in the village of Khaddi. A local Taliban commander was reported killed.
Haqqani Network leaders detained in Afghan east and north
Among those captured were a facilitator who aided al Qaeda, Taliban, and Haqqani Network suicide operations in Nangarhar, and another leader who served as a key link with the Taliban in the Afghan north.
US Predators kill 3 in North Waziristan
The strike is the fourth in the Mir Ali area this month. Foreign terrorists training to strike in the West have been harboring in the area.
49 Taliban fighters, 6 US troops killed during Kunar operation
A US platoon clearing the eastern part of the Pech River Valley engaged in a prolonged firefight with Taliban fighters on Sunday, killing scores and recovering significant weapons caches, while incurring several casualties.
US Predators hit a Taliban camp in North Waziristan
The strike is the second in the Ghulam Khan area in five days. Twenty “militants,” including al Qaeda fighters, were reported killed.
Mullah Omar rejects reports of peace talks, highlights Taliban strategy
The Taliban’s top leader called reports of negotiation “propaganda” and urged the Taliban to continue the fight. Omar said the Taliban want to bleed the US as the mujahedeen did to the Soviets in the 1980s.