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US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigades explosives expert to terror list
Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad al Hablain is also on the Saudis’ list of 85-most-wanted terrorists.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Pakistan – Sectarianism gradually seeping into all corners of country
Afghanistan
New US Strategy On Afghanistan Hinges On Pakistan
New images of Haqqani Network operatives
Haqqani Network leaders appear in a recent videotape; one question is, who are they exactly?
Al Qaeda commander killed during Karachi raid
Abdul Moeedul Islam was a mid-level leader in al Qaeda’s network in Karachi.
ISAF kills al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ in Afghan east
The al Qaeda facilitator “trained insurgents and worked as a courier.” He was killed in the same district in Wardak where 31 US troops, including 17 Navy SEALs, and seven Afghan troops were killed when their helicopter was shot down in August.
United Kingdom
Four men arrested this week in Birmingham were charged and remanded in custody; they are Khobaib Hussain, Ishaaq Hussain, Shahid Kasam Khan, and Naweed Mahmood Ali. They are accused of raising funds for terrorism and traveling to Pakistan for terrorist training.
Norway
Mikael Davud, one of three accused of plotting terrorist acts, told the court he had asked al Qaeda in Iran for training but was trained by an unnamed group. Prosecutors plan to show he trained at an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan. The accused may avoid conviction of conspiracy by maintaining they did not collaborate […]
Haqqani Network releases video of training camps
The video shows uniformed Haqqani Network fighters conducting a variety of training exercises in a camp in North Waziristan.
US Predators kill 7 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike took place in Ramzak in North Waziristan, an area which has not been targeted in the past. The Pakistani military operates a large base in Ramzak.
Al Qaeda
Did a pro-US tilt just cost Pakistan’s ambassador his job?
Al Qaeda
Pakistani girls defy Taliban school bombings
ISAF targets ‘al Qaeda facilitator’ in Nangarhar
The Behsud district in Nangarhar, where the al Qaeda leader was targeted, is a known hub of jihadist activities.
US airstrike kills 27 insurgents in Afghan east
Air weapons teams have provided significant firepower to ISAF and Afghan troops.
Yemen
Yesterday, Yemeni troops killed seven AQAP fighters, including an Iranian, a Pakistani, and two Somali nationals, during fighting in Zinjibar. AQAP remains in control of the provincial capital.
US Predators kill 18 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan
Five Predators fired up to 10 missiles at a “sprawling compound” along the border with Pakistan. “Foreign fighters” are said to be among those killed.
AQAP seizes another town in southern Yemen
Al Koud is the latest town in Abyan province to fall to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Jund al Khilafah claims attack in Kazakhstan
The terror group said “a solder in our brigade” killed six people, including four security personnel, in Taraz on Nov. 12.
India
India And Pakistan Agree To Normalize Trade Ties
Terror sweep yields 4 more arrests in UK
Operation Pitsford in the Birmingham area has netted 12 suspects so far in an ongoing investigation into an alleged al Qaeda plot against UK targets.
United Kingdom
Four men in Birmingham were arrested on suspicion of traveling to terror camps in Pakistan and fundraising for terror operations. The arrests are part of an ongoing investigation that netted eight suspects on similar charges in September.
Haqqani Network manual praises al Qaeda
The 144-page book also sanctions suicide attacks and calls for strikes in the US and the West.
US Predators strike in Miramshah
Five people have been reported killed in the main town in North Waziristan. The area is under the control of the Haqqani Network.
ISAF targets Hizb-i Islami Khalis leader in Afghan east
The raid took place in the Khogyani district in Nangarhar, which in the past has served as a haven for a variety of terror groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Laskar-e-Islam, the Haqqani Network, and al Qaeda.
Kazakhstan
An “Islamist militant” killed six people, including four security personnel, during attacks in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz. Jund al Khilafah, a group based on the Pakistan-Afghan border, vowed last week to continue attacks in Kazakhstan.
Jund al Khilafah strikes again in Kazakhstan?
An “Islamist militant” killed six people, including four security personnel, during attacks in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan Attempt to Repair Ties Damaged after Rabbani Killing
Afghanistan
India Mindful about Pakistan Sensitivities over Afghanistan
Swiss jihadi denounces Tunisian elections as Western ‘trick’
Moezeddine Garsallaoui, a Swiss citizen originally from Tunisia who is now thought to be a senior al Qaeda operative in North Waziristan, said the elections are a Western trick designed to usurp the establishment of a global caliphate.