US adds Bahraini citizen to terror list for serving as al Qaeda trainer
Ahmed Abdulrahman Sihab Ahmed Sihab is wanted for training “members of al Qaeda in terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures.”
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Taliban suicide assault team strikes police station in Bannu
The Taliban claimed credit for the attack, which is the third against Pakistani security forces in a week.
Germany
Peter B., a leader of the Salafist movement in Frankfurt, was arrested by German authorities in Istanbul. The German national and Muslim convert had been in Pakistan’s Waziristan area for a year, then traveled to Iran and Turkey. He is accused of belonging to a terrorist group and recruiting fighters for jihad in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Pakistan – DPC takes out long march to protest restoration of NATO supplies
Kashmir
Pakistan wedding rush to beat new UK visa laws
Afghanistan
Pakistan accused of seizing Afghan territory
Suicide bomber kills Afghan MP, 22 others at wedding
Also killed were the western zone police commander and the chief of the National Directorate of Security in Samangan province.
Afghanistan
Militants flee Pakistan after cross-border attack
Jordanian jihadist killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan
Abu Abdul Rahman al Aseer al Urduni was killed during recent fighting in Ghazni province, a known al Qaeda stronghold.
Yemen
Security forces are searching for three bomb makers from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Dagestan who are believed to be attempting to travel to Idb or Dhale. Officials increased security in Sana’a one day after 10 people were killed in a suicide attack.
Bin Laden loyalist transferred from Guantanamo to Sudan
Ibrahim al Qosi served Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda for years in a variety of capacities. Leaked and declassified files portray him as an experienced combat veteran who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan. As a courier, he may have delivered money to the operatives who attempted to kill Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in 1995.
About that NATO supply line deal …
While the Obama administration has hailed the reopening of NATO’s supply lines into Afghanistan as a major success, the prevailing dynamic of the deal is Pakistan’s continuing duality in supporting the US’s enemies while taking its money to fight them.
Senior al Qaeda ideologue freed in Mauritania
Abu Hafs al Mauritani, a senior al Qaeda ideologue, has been set free in Mauritania. Until earlier this year, Abu Hafs was held under a loose form of house arrest in Iran. His sudden extradition to Mauritania and subsequent freedom worries some US intelligence officials.
Special operations forces capture 2 IMU leaders in Afghan north
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are Afghan nationals who were involved in suicide operations in Kunduz.
Detained UK suspect trained by Shabaab
An al Qaeda suspect detained in the UK after visiting the site of the Olympic Games was trained by and fought with Shabaab, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia. Leaked US government files show that Shabaab has sought to use its recruits in al Qaeda’s plots against the West.
France
A TV station yesterday broadcast audio clips of recordings between Toulouse shooter Mohammed Merah and police negotiators during the siege before his death in March. In the recordings, Merah claimed links with al Qaeda members in Pakistan.
Turkish jihadist magazine Islamic World published
The third edition of the Turkish-language magazine Islamic World has been published. The main theme is Syria, with the cover bearing the title “Syria, the Land of Patience and Jihad.” The issue features 23 articles on topics including Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Africa, the Caucasus, and Iraq.
Infighting kills Taliban shadow district governor in Herat province
A clash among Taliban leaders in Herat province left four militants dead and three wounded. The Taliban shadow district governor for Obe district and his military commander were killed in the fighting.
ISAF targets IMU suicide bomb maker in Kunduz
Special operations forces have now conducted 22 raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, in eight of Afghanistan’s 24 provinces.
United Kingdom
Police arrested seven men linked to a vehicle impounded in South Yorkshire that contained “firearms, offensive weapons and other material.” The men, six of whom are from the Birmingham area, are suspected of terrorism. They are believed to be British Pakistanis.
Afghanistan
Is LeT Turning Against Pakistan?
US drones kill 17 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
Today’s strike on a compound killed 17 “suspected militants” in the Datta Khel area, which is controlled by Hafiz Gul Bahadar, a top Taliban commander who shelters al Qaeda and other terror groups.
Afghanistan
Pakistan to scan all NATO containers
Laskar-e-Taiba commander killed in recent airstrike in Kunar
Ammar died in the same airstrike on July 1 that also killed Khatab Shafiq, a Pakistani citizen who served as Lashkar-e-Taiba’s leader for Kunar province.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 27 Taliban fighters and detained eight more, including three Pakistanis. The government released 79 Taliban members as part of a reconciliation push. The French have turned over Kapisa province to Afghan forces.
Afghanistan
After long closure, NATO supplies enter Afghanistan from Pakistan
Afghan police arrest 8 linked to poison attacks against schools in northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials announced the arrest of eight suspects connected to the rash of school poison attacks in Sar-i-Pul province. Well over a dozen suspected poison attacks against girls’ schools this year have sickened over 2,000 students in the country.
Afghanistan
An Afghan official said three Polish troops were killed in Ghazni; ISAF did not report the attack. An Afghan policeman wounded five ISAF soldiers in Wardak. The NDS foiled three suicide bombings and said the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, and Pakistan’s ISI are behind the recent spate of school poisonings.
Afghanistan
Pakistan opposes prolonged US presence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan – PTI slams govt for reopening NATO supply route