‘Numerous’ insurgents detained during latest raid against IMU in Kunduz
Almost 30 percent of the announced raids this year against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan have taken place in Kunduz province.
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Jamaat-ud-Dawa
Pakistan – Despite international ban, JuD asks for Ramazan donations online
NCTC director: ‘We remain at war with al Qaeda’
During testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 25, National Counterterrorism Center director Matthew Olsen provided his organization’s view of the ongoing fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.
Webster Commission gets 2004 Madrid train bombings wrong
The 2004 Madrid train bombings were not carried out by “lone actors” with no ties to al Qaeda’s international terrorist network, as an FBI commission recently claimed. The terrorists responsible had extensive ties to al Qaeda.
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked leader in southeastern Afghanistan
Special operations forces conducted an airstrike against an “al Qaeda-associated insurgent leader” in the Gelan district in Ghazni province.
Burma
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan threaten Myanmar over Rohingya
Afghanistan
Pakistan suspends NATO supply route over security
Afghanistan
In Pakistan, stalled military operation means refugees can’t go home
Afghanistan
NATO supply trucks surge at Pakistan border
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Non-starter: Panel to oversee peace talks with Taliban dismantled
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Let us hit drone targets
Special operations forces target al Qaeda-linked leader in Nuristan
Kanjar, an insurgent leader affiliated with both the Taliban and al Qaeda, was killed during a raid in the Waygal district.
Germany
Four members of a German al Qaeda cell headed by Abdeladim El-K., a Moroccan who had trained in Pakistan in 2010, went on trial. The cell was involved in a plot to conduct Mumbai-type attacks in Europe that had been approved by Osama bin Laden.
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Racking up the bill: Thousands of NATO containers stranded
Slain Syrian official supported al Qaeda in Iraq
Assef Shawkat, a top Syrian official killed in a bomb blast last week, was a key ally of al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). Leaked State Department cables show that General David Petraeus repeatedly warned of the collusion between Syrian officials, including Shawkat, and AQI’s top foreign fighter facilitator.
ISAF kills IMU leader in Afghan north
Special operations forces killed Khadim, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader and explosives expert who recruited and trained fighters for suicide attacks, during yesterday’s raid in Kunduz.
US drone strike kills 12 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The attack took place in the al Qaeda and Taliban-controlled Shawal Valley, and is the first in 16 days.
Taliban release video of Haqqani Network suicide assault on FOB Salerno
The video, released on Voice of Jihad, shows the suicide bombing at the outer wall, and Haqqani Network fighters entering the base.
Afghanistan
Rockets Fired From Pakistan Pound Afghan Villages
ISAF targets another senior IMU leader in Afghan north
“Numerous suspected insurgents” were detained during the raid that targeted a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Kunduz province.
Afghanistan
The endgame: Afghan opposition says peace hinges on Pakistan
Afghanistan
Kunar Shelling Puts Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations Under Strain
Omar Farouq Brigade calls on Muslims to wage jihad in Syria
The group is named after a top al Qaeda leader and senior lieutenant to Osama bin Laden. A video released by the group implores Turkish jihadists to fight in Syria.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four civilians in an IED attack in Nangarhar, and four more in a rocket attack in Kunar that was launched from Pakistan. Six Taliban fighters and three policemen were killed in clashes in Nimroz. The US has transferred 2,353 prisoners from the Bagram detention center to Afghan control.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan to requisition bin Laden plot
ISAF captures IMU leader in Afghan north
Special operations forces have conducted three raids this year in Takhar against the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
United Kingdom
Imran Mahmood, Jahangir Alom, and Muslim convert Richard Dart were charged with terror offenses involving travel to Pakistan for training. Javed Baqa and Ruksana Begum, a woman, were charged with possession of material useful for terrorism.
North Waziristan tribesmen, clerics endorse polio vaccination ban until drone strikes end
The tribal leaders support Hafiz Gul Bahadar’s ban on polio vaccinations despite the fact that their own children are at risk.
Taliban destroy 22 NATO trucks in Afghan north
The attack took place in Samangan, where a suicide bomber killed 23 people, including top Afghan officials, in an attack just four days ago.
IMU eulogizes Turkish fighter killed in northern Afghanistan
Zubayr al Turki had fought the Pakistani Army in Waziristan since 2008 and also trained fighters in military tactics in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.