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IAEA says foreign expertise has brought Iran to threshold of nuclear capability
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Iraq
Insurgents killed a US soldier in northern Iraq. Iraqi forces arrested three members of an al Qaeda assassination cell in Diyala. A US military spokesman warned that Iran’s Qods Force and al Qaeda in Iraq will remain a threat after US forces depart.
Suicide assault team strikes in western Afghanistan
Two Afghan guards were killed while defending a logistics base near an ISAF base in Herat province.
Iraq
Eight Iraqis were killed in three separate bombings in Basrah. The Iran-backed Asaib al Haq said it would not lay down its arms until the US leaves. A US Army Brigade will be positioned across the border in Kuwait after the withdrawal deadline.
Afghanistan
India plans ‘world’s most dangerous railroad’ from Afghanistan to Iran
US drones kill 6 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel
The attack in North Waziristan is the fourth in Pakistan’s tribal areas in five days.
Syria
The US ambassador left Syria after “credible threats to his safety.” His contacts with protesters had led to attacks on the US embassy and residence by Assad loyalists. Both the EU and Iran renewed their criticism of the Syrian crackdown.
Iraq
Security forces detained 47 Baathists and terrorists during raids in Kirkuk and Diyala; 16 more Baathists were detained in Al Kut. US Defense Secretary Panetta said Iraq is capable of dealing with Iranian-backed militias.
Fighters from ‘Caucasus Mujahideen in Khorasan’ issue message to ‘brothers’ in southern Russia
A group of jihadists based in the Afghan-Pakistan region issued a videotape to their “brothers” in the Islamic Caucasus Emirate and their emir, Doku Umarov.
Turkey
In its largest deployment in three years, Turkey sent 10,000 troops to the Iraqi border to battle PKK rebels. Saying Kurdish militants posed a “common problem” for Turkey and Iran, the two countries announced plans to cooperate against the Kurdistan PKK and its Iranian wing, the PJAK. Turkey urged Iran and the US to avoid […]
US to complete pullout from Iraq by end of year
President Obama also reiterated that US troops would leave Afghanistan by 2014.
Afghanistan
US fears more plots from Iran’s Quds Force
‘Good Taliban’ leader creates new death squad
Hafiz Gul Bahadar created the Saif-ul-Furqan after his last death squad, the Lashkar-e-Khorasan, has gotten out of control.
Iraq
Insurgents killed an Interior Ministry official and an intelligence officer in Baghdad, and a civilian in Mosul. Security forces killed an “assassin” in Mosul and captured an Iranian-backed militia member in Wasit. The US is reportedly abandoning plans to keep US troops in Iraq after December 2011.
United States
The State Department issued a worldwide travel alert after the Justice Department release details on an Iranian terror plot. “This Iranian-backed plan to assassinate the Saudi Ambassador may indicate a more aggressive focus by the Iranian Government on terrorist activity against diplomats from certain countries, to include possible attacks in the United States.”
More on the US designations of top Qods Force leaders
The latest designation by Treasury highlights Iran and Qods Force’s role in terrorist operations.
Mastermind of deadly raid on American soldiers coordinated plot against Saudi ambassador
The US Treasury Department designated five Iranians who were allegedly involved in a plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US. One of the five planned a deadly assault on American soldiers in Karbala, Iraq in 2007.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia to take measures after Iran plot: official
US plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq becomes clear, mostly
Two US combat brigades are poised to remain in country if a new SOFA is reached, or move Kuwait if not.
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After Deadly Attacks in Iraq, Iran Lays Low While US Plans Withdrawal
Hezbollah
Religious Allegiances among Pro-Iranian Special Groups in Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran’s hosting of Taliban reflects desire for greater role
Norway
The foreign minister has invited representatives from Pakistan, Iran, and India, as well as the UN Security Council, to a series of meetings to discuss peace in the Afghan region. Norway has already held private peace talks with Afghanistan’s neighbors in meetings in Oslo, Dubai, and Istanbul.
AQAP calls Ahmadinejad a 9/11 Truther
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s rebuke of the Iranian president reminds us of a classic spoof by The Onion that takes on 9/11 conspiracy theorists.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula called Iranian President Ahmadinejad a Truther for his “ridiculous” theory that the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks. The group said Iran and Shia in general “do not want to give al Qaeda credit for the greatest and biggest operation ever committed against America because this would expose […]
Somalia
An unconfirmed Iranian press report claims “dozens” of people were killed in three US Predator strikes in Kismayo on Sept. 25. Shabaab claimed it will display the remains of a US drone it said it shot down in Kismayo.
Iraq calls for Syria’s Assad to step down
Just one month ago Prime Minister Maliki was accused of being a stooge of the Iranians.
Afghan intelligence operations take on significant role
Robust Afghan intelligence operations have helped thwart numerous attacks this summer despite ongoing urban assaults and complex operations launched by the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
Turkey
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has signaled that Turkey could launch a joint operation with Iran against Kurdish militants’ main base in northern Iraq. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey does not need the US to mediate its dispute with Israel.
Iraq
Security forces detained two al Qaeda fighters in Kirkuk. Two Iranians were found dead in Baghdad. The Iraqi Air Force is close to purchasing 18 US-made F-16 fighters.