Al Nusrah Front released photos of execution of Syrian soldiers
Al Nusrah’s tactics, operations, and propaganda are nearly identical to those of al Qaeda in Iraq.
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Yemeni troops foil attack on base used by US drones
US Reaper drones are known to fly out of the Al Anad airbase in Lahj province.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq launched a suicide assault on the Tasfirat prison in Tikrit; one guard was killed. Security forces detained a senior terrorist in Baghdad. US special operations forces reportedly have deployed to Iraq to advise and train security forces.
IMU’s leader for Kunduz captured during raid
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader directed the group’s operations in the northern Afghan province, and provided training and direction for IED attacks against Coalition and Afghan forces.
Taliban provide some details on Camp Bastion attack
The Taliban claimed the “Khalid ibn al Walid group” and the “Omar bin al Khattab group” were part of the attack, and said they used silencers.
Afghanistan
Six Harrier strike aircraft were destroyed and two more were damaged, and three refueling stations were destroyed during the Sept. 14 suicide assault on Camp Bastion. An Afghan policeman killed four ISAF soldiers in Zabul. ISAF captured a Taliban commander who downed a Kiowa attack helicopter in Logar on Sept. 5. ISAF reportedly killed eight […]
Afghan policeman kills 2 British soldiers in Helmand
The member of the Afghan Local Police was killed after gunning down two British soldiers in Gereshk district. So far this year, 14 percent of ISAF’s casualties have been caused by green-on-blue, or insider attacks.
Iraq
Insurgents killed 58 Iraqis, including soldiers and policemen, in attacks in Amara, Basrah, Nassiriyah, Dujail, Baquba, Samarra, Kirkuk, and Tuz Khurmato. One attack, a complex suicide assault against a military base in Dujail, killed 11 Iraqi soldiers. A court sentenced fugitive Vice President Hashemi to death.
US adds Haqqani Network to list of terror groups
After pressure from Congress, the State Department finally added the group, which has links to the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Pakistani military and intelligence services, to the US list of foreign terror organizations.
Pakistan
Six Taliban fighters were killed in a suicide assault on the Kamra Air Force Base in Punjab; one Pakistani soldier was also killed. “Gunmen” dragged 20 Shiites off a bus in Giglit and executed them.
ISAF kills senior IMU leader, ‘multiple insurgents’ in airstrike
Mullah Anwar served as the IMU’s leader in the Burkah district in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, and was responsible for the assassination of a district governor and a member of the Afghan High Peace Council in Takhar.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 36 Afghans in a suicide assault in Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz province. The Taliban also killed 15 Afghans in a bombing at a market in Kunduz. The Pakistani military killed one border policeman in an attack on Afghan border posts in Kunar.
IMU announces death of emir, names new leader
The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan has announced the death of its emir, Abu Usman Adil, in a drone strike in Pakistan in April, and named Usman Ghazi to replace him. Adil was responsible for ramping up the IMU’s activities in Afghanistan.
Pakistan to launch another Potemkin offensive in North Waziristan
After years of promising military operations in North Waziristan, and failing to deliver, Pakistani officials want you to believe Pakistan is going to take on the Haqqani Network.
Senior Haqqani Network leader urges Turks to wage jihad in Afghanistan
Mullah Sangeen Zadran calls on Turks to fight in Afghanistan and elsewhere, and says that through jihad, “We will make Islam prevail in the world!”
Haqqani Network doctors LWJ page for propaganda on FOB Salerno attack
In a clumsy propaganda attempt, a report that was published at The Long War Journal on June 10 was made to look like a similar Washington Post report that ran six days later.
Taliban kill Pakistani policemen in Lahore
The Taliban claimed credit for today’s attack as well as another in Gurjat three days ago that killed six soldiers and a policeman.
Afghanistan
Seventeen members of a Taliban suicide assault team were killed in attacks in Kandahar; three policemen and three children were also killed. A suicide bomber wounded 25 people in Jawzjan. The Taliban assassinated Ghazni’s attorney general. President Karzai wants the release of all of the Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo.
Abdullah Azzam Brigades names leader, advises against attacks in Syria’s cities
The Abdullah Azzam Brigades said that Majid bin Muhammad al Majid, a Saudi citizen on the list of 85 most-wanted terrorists, is the emir of the Middle Eastern terror group.
Afghanistan
A five-man Taliban suicide assault team took control of a lakeside hotel in Kabul for 12 hours; the five Taliban fighters and 18 Afghans were killed during the attack. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south.
Afghanistan
Eleven Taliban fighters and three Afghan policemen were killed in two suicide assaults in Kandahar. The Taliban killed eight Afghans in an IED attack in Helmand and an ISAF soldier in the south.
New details emerge about complex attack on FOB Salerno
Seven civilians were killed inside the wire, while the blast caved in the base’s dining facility and PX.
Jihad in Seattle
Homegrown Islamic extremists targeted US military personnel in the northwestern city.
US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigades to list of terror groups
Today’s designation takes place after the terror group’s emir and top bomb maker were added to the list of global terrorists late last year.
Afghanistan
Six policemen, a civilian, and four Taliban fighters were killed during a suicide assault in Farah. The Taliban assassinated a senior police commander in Kunduz. The US added a Taliban financier who has funneled money to both al Qaeda and the Taliban, and a Haqqani Network operative who serves as a top aide to Badruddin […]
US adds Taliban financier, Haqqani Network operative to terror list
Abdul Baqi Bari has funneled money to both al Qaeda and the Taliban, and has accepted funds from Osama bin Laden. Bakht Gul serves as a top aide to Badruddin Haqqani, and has helped “foreign fighters” enter Afghanistan.
Mullah Dadullah Front claims assassination of Afghan High Peace Council member
The powerful Taliban subgroup is led by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mullah Zakir, and is closely tied to al Qaeda.
Afghanistan
A suicide assault team killed two policemen and three civilians in Paktika; the six suicide bombers were also killed. The Taliban killed eight Afghans in Helmand and four policemen in Badghis. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Paktia, and Ghazni.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team attacked a civilian compound in Kabul, killing five people just hours after President Obama left the country. The Taliban announced the beginning of its 2012 spring offensive, and killed two ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces killed 25 Taliban fighters.
Taliban announce start of Al Farooq spring offensive
The “Al Farooq Jihadi spring operation” offensive will begin on May 3, and will target foreign and Afghan security forces, Afghan political and government officials, the Afghan High Peace Council, and anti-Taliban militias.