Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team attacked foreign guesthouses in Kabul; 22 people were killed. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in Marja in Helmand province. Germany will send an additional 850 troops and extend its mission by one year.
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Fedayeen-i-Islam commander thought killed in US airstrike
Qari Mohammed Zafar is reported to have been killed in a recent strike outside of Miramshah. Zafar was involved in serveral major attacks in Pakistan, including the 2002 suicide attack on the US Consulate in Karachi. The US has a $5 million bounty out for Zafar.
US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan, kills 8
Unmanned strike aircraft hit a compound and a vehicle in a village outside of Miramshah. Three foreign fighters are among those killed.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four policemen in an attack on a checkpoint in Helmand and wounded six people in a bombing outside Camp Phoenix in Kabul. Afghan intelligence detained a Haqqani Network commander involved in last week’s suicide assault in Kabul. Germany will send 500 additional troops as part of the surge.
Bombing kills 33 in Pakistan’s South Punjab
The attack is the second in South Punjab in the past week.
Pakistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed 12 people during an attack on an Inter-Services Intelligence agency building in Multan. The US killed three Taliban fighters in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces detained 14 Taliban fighters in Swat and four more in South Waziristan.
Pakistan
A suicide assault team killed 40 Pakistanis in an attack on a mosque in Rawalpindi; two generals, four other officers, and relatives of many senior officers were among those killed. The Taliban took credit for the attack. Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters in Swat, seven in Arakzai, and seven more in Dir. The Taliban […]
Saudi Arabia
The government ordered security at oil facilities, including the massive Abqaiq complex and the Ras Tanura terminal, to be stepped up after last week’s failed suicide attack that targeted the Deputy Interior Minister, Prince Muhammad bin Nayef. The Abqaiq facility was targeted with a suicide assault in February 2006.
Afghanistan
Afghan and US forces repelled coordinated Taliban suicide assaults in Paktia and Nangarhar provinces; eight Taliban fighters and six Afghan security officials were killed. Ten Taliban fighters were killed while training with explosives in Ghazni province. Thirteen Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed during fighting in Kunduz province. Four US soldiers were killed in […]
Taliban attack paramilitary camp in South Waziristan
Between 25 to 50 Taliban fighters and seven soldiers have been reported killed in clashes after the Taliban targeted a Frontier Corps camp and a convoy in the lawless tribal agency.
The Sunni Civil War
A map of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq. Al Qaeda ‘s campaign against the Sunni tribal and insurgent leaders who oppose al Qaeda, or are considering it Al Qaeda in Iraq is pressing hard with its assassination, terror and intimidation campaign against Sunni tribal leaders and insurgent groups who refuse to join the Islamic […]
The Palestinian Hotel; Selective Memory and Outrage
The attack on the Palestinian Hotel has created a media backlash against violence directed against journalists, but not against al Qaeda in particular. Media giant Reuters weighs in on yesterday’s multiple suicide assault. While Suicide bombings have been the calling card of al Qaeda in Iraq and its Islamist affiliates and allies, incredulously, Reuters feigns […]
Attack on the Palestine Hotel
After remaining silent during the referendum on Iraq’s constitution and over one week afterwards, al Qaeda in Iraq launches a coordinated attack on the Palestine Hotel. The target choice was carefully chosen by al Qaeda for maximum media exposure as the hotel is widely used by the international media. Reuters said it best; “The bombings […]
Jihadis mount prison mutinies across Africa
Over the last few days, jihadis have mounted two attacks inside prisons in Somalia and Niger. While the mutiny inside the Nigerien prison was successful, the Somali prison assault appears to have been thwarted. Nonetheless, both incidents highlight the lingering threat of jihadi prison breaks on the continent and the importance jihadist groups put on such operations.
Islamic State announces new global campaign to rally members and supporters
The current Islamic State spokesman announced yet another global campaign for the group’s global affiliates and supporters. Though intrinsically propagandistic, prior global campaigns had severe real world consequences.
Analysis: Islamic State strikes in western Uganda
The Islamic State’s Central Africa Province, known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, mounted its second attack in western Uganda since last Friday. The mobile unit currently operating inside Uganda represents the first sustained guerrilla presence in the country since 2007.
Two years after U.S. withdrawal, the Taliban enjoys an iron-fisted grip on Afghanistan
The Afghan people continue to suffer as the Taliban consolidates its power. Meanwhile, the Taliban’s support for Al Qaeda, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, and a number of regional terror groups grows.
Analysis: Shabaab takes advantage of slowed counter-offensive
In the face of delayed or stalled offensive action taken against it, Shabaab seeks to rally its forces.
Analysis: U.S. Military kills key Islamic State leader in Africa
U.S. Special Operations Forces killed Bilal al-Sudani, a key Islamic State operative responsible for coordinating the group’s finances and activities across central, eastern, and southern Africa (and beyond).
Al Qaeda’s JNIM pushes closer to Malian capital
Over the last two weeks, al Qaeda’s West African branch has made a more concerted effort to advance closer to the Malian capital of Bamako.
State places $10 million bounty on Kenyan Shabaab commander
Mohamoud Abdi Aden is the second Kenyan-Somali the U.S. State Department has placed a $10 million bounty on in the last week. Shabaab now has five leaders with $10 million bounties, the most for any Sunni jihadist group.
Another long hotel siege ends in Mogadishu
Another hotel siege perpetrated by Shabaab in Mogadishu was ended by Somali security forces almost twenty four hours after it began. The al Qaeda branch continues to lash out against civilians in response to military operations against it.
Taliban names former Guantanamo detainee deputy interior minister
Mohammad Nabi Omari was one of the notorious “Gitmo Five” detainees who were freed in exchange for Bowe Bergdahl. His appointment highlights Sirajuddin’s consolidation of power in Afghanistan’s interior ministry.
U.S. reinserts troops in Somalia after long-awaited elections are completed
On May 15, Somalia completed its election process, selecting Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new president. Sheikh previously served as president of Somalia from 2012 until 2017 and defeated the incumbent Farmajo in a long-awaited and contentious election.
Manhunt Ensues After Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv
A string of high-profile terrorist attacks continues in Israel as a gunman kills two people and injures others on a busy street in Tel Aviv Thursday evening.
Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Shooting Attack in Israel
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack in Hadera, Israel that left two Israeli border patrol officers dead.
US Launches First Drone Strike Against Shabaab in Seven Months
One week after a series of suicide bombings in Mogadishu, the US conducts its first drone strike against al-Shabaab since August 2021.
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) consolidates power in tribal areas
With increased muscle, backing and resources, the TTP – which sent thousands of fighters into Afghanistan to help the Afghan Taliban conquer the country over the summer – can now refocus its efforts on its insurgency in order to overthrow the Pakistani state.
Islamic State bombs Taliban convoys in eastern Afghanistan
The Islamic State claims to have attacked multiple Taliban personnel and vehicles across the city of Jalalabad on Sept. 18 and 19.
Taliban’s government includes designated terrorists, ex-Guantanamo detainees
The Taliban has announced the “interim” leadership of its newly restored Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. FDD’s Lpng War Journal profiles 22 of these figures, many of whom were sanctioned by the U.N. in 2001, are designated terrorists, or are former Guantanamo detainees. Multiple Taliban leaders have worked with al Qaeda.