Yemen
Insurgents seriously wounded two soldiers in Shabwa province and kidnapped three more soldiers in Al Dhale province. President Saleh said the US should focus on al Qaeda in Pakistan, and not in Yemen.
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Pakistan encouraging Hamid Karzai in coalition with militants
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Officials go after Pakistani who ferrets out corruption
Germany
Germany alleges Pakistan of airing terror for political gains
Terrorist bombings in Stockholm kill 1, injure 2
A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack today on a busy street in downtown Stockholm.
Al Qaeda
Afghanistan, Pakistan get bleak intelligence brief
Afghanistan
Agreement reached on Afghan-Pakistan gas pipeline
India
Pakistan media hoaxed by bogus anti-India cables
Al Qaeda
Abu Abdelrahman al Qahtani, a Yemeni al Qaeda commander, is reported to have been killed along the Afghan-Pakistani border. Qahtani is associated with Humam al Balawi, the suicide bomber who attack Camp Chapman in Khost, Afghanistn, killing seven CIA officials and a Jordanian intelligence officer. The report is unconfirmed.
Yemeni al Qaeda commander reported killed
Evan Kohlmann is reporting, via Twitter, that a Yemeni al Qaeda commander has been killed somewhere along the Afghan-Pakistani border. Here is Kohlmann’s first Tweet: Slain Yemeni AQ commander Abu Abdelrahman al-Qahtani has been linked to Camp Chapman bomber Humam al-Balawi (aka Abu Dujanah al-Khorasani). Kohlmann followed that up with a quick description of Qahtani: […]
US Predators strike al Qaeda stronghold in North Waziristan
The strike is the second this month; both strikes have hit targets in Datta Khel, a haven for al Qaeda’s leadership cadre.
United States
Pakistani media publish fake WikiLeaks cables attacking India
Afghanistan
Pakistan loses credibility in Taliban battle – study
Special operations forces deal blows to Taliban ranks
Over the past six months, more than 600 Taliban and allied terrorist groups’ leaders have been killed or captured, 2,000 fighters have been killed, and another 4,100 have been captured.
Afghanistan
Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan agree to Afghan drugs cooperation
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Northwestern market attack ‘aimed at stoking sectarian strife’
US adds AQAP operative Fahd Quso to terrorist list
The terrorism designation by State refutes unconfirmed reports that Quso was killed in a Predator strike in Pakistan.
No need to launch a North Waziristan operation, it is already underway
Pakistani military commanders continue to insist there is no need for a military operation in North Waziristan as the military is already battling the Taliban and al Qaeda there. The latest claim comes from the commander of the Peshawar Corps. From SAMAA: Core Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Asif Yasin, on Monday, ruled out rumors regarding […]
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Nicolas Sarkozy launches attack on Pakistan over terrorist safe havens
Al Qaeda
Pakistani Taliban takes special aim at pro-government tribal militias
US Predators kill 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
Predators fired four missiles at targets in the Datta Khel area. The strike is the first in eight days.
Yemeni al Qaeda commander reported killed in Mogadishu clash
Rajah Abu Khalid was killed along with 12 other foreign fighters during clashes with African Union and Somali forces in Mogadishu.
Haqqani Network suicide bomber kills 2 US troops in Afghan east
The attack is the latest against military and police installations in the Afghan east, where the Haqqani Network remains strong.
Financier for ‘Mullah Dadullah Front’ captured in Afghan south
The Mullah Dadullah Front is a Taliban group led by former Gitmo detainee Mullah Zakir. The group is considered the most radical, effective, and dangerous Taliban faction in southern Afghanistan.
India
Pakistan ‘shared Mumbai attacks research with India’
Afghanistan
Leaders in Afghanistan, Pakistan speak out against WikiLeaks information
Saudis accuse Iran of harboring al Qaeda network
According to a leaked State Department cable, Saudi Prince Nayif bin Abdulaziz told John Brennan, President Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, that Iran is harboring al Qaeda members who are targeting the kingdom. Among the al Qaeda operatives is Ibrahim bin Laden, one of Osama’s lesser-known sons.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan rejects fears over its nuclear weapons
Al Qaeda in Iraq’s security minister captured in Anbar
Hazem Abdul Razzaq Al Zawi, the security minister of the Islamic State of Iraq, has disclosed the real names of al Qaeda’s top leaders in the country.
Spain
Police arrested seven Pakistanis in Barcelona and the surrounding area. The Pakistanis are thought to be members of a support cell linked to al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Taiba.