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China

Foreign hackers targeted former military chief Mullen: report


Egypt

Egypt descends into political turmoil


Syria

Syria: first state with WMDs to topple?


Syria

Jihadists make their presence felt in Syria’s Aleppo


Syria

Syrian army wears down as rebels gain territory and confidence


Ansar Dine

Mali government, Islamists and separatists agree on peace talks


Afghanistan

Corruption in Police causing insecurity: Afghan MOI


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Plans to Create Stock Market: AISA


Afghanistan

Afghanistan – Women Activists Slam Govt Silence Over Schoolgirl Murder


Afghanistan

The Afghan National Army assumed security responsibility for seven eastern provinces: Nangarhar, Laghman, Kunar, Nuristan, Kapisa, Parwan, and Panjshir. Security forces killed three insurgents after an ambush in Paktia. A schoolgirl involved in a polio vaccination program in Kapisa was shot dead by suspected Taliban assassins.



Afghanistan

Afghanistan Tops Most Corrupt Countries Index


Lebanon

Fighting continued between pro-Assad Alawites and anti-Assad Sunni groups in Tripoli. At least six people have been killed and dozens injured over the past two days.


Syria

Rebel groups attempted to restructure their leadership across the country. US Secretary of State Clinton warned that the Assad regime might use chemical weapons.


Afghanistan

Clinton says crucial countries meet Afghan funding pledges


Egypt

Supporters and opponents of President Morsi fought each other outside the presidential palace. Three of Morsi’s advisers resigned in protest.


Algeria

Algeria and Tunisia concluded two days of talks. Several cooperation agreements were signed, including joint counterterrorism efforts.


Turkey

The foreign minister said Turkey knows Syria has 700 missiles and where they are located. He said Turkey wants to see a transitional government in Syria without Assad. Security forces killed 13 PKK militants and captured five more in Osmaniye province.


Somalia

Shabaab militants bombed a truck near Bossaso in Puntland and assaulted a military base, killing as many as 12 soldiers; over 400 Shabaab fighters are said to be holed up in the formerly peaceful region. Shabaab fighters ambushed a government convoy in Lower Shabelle, injuring four policemen. The Ahlu Sunnah militia formally joined the Somali […]


Mali

ECOWAS seeks an early 2013 start date for a military intervention; France promised financial aid and urged quick action. ECOWAS criticized the UN’s cautious approach on Mali; the presidents of Mali and Niger said the UN’s “backpedaling” was unjustified. Malian militias are training male and female recruits to battle Islamists in northern Mali.


Egypt

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood accused of paying gangs to rape women


Kuwait

Rich young Kuwaitis challenge old guard government


Al Qaeda

“Zero Dark Thirty” take on bin Laden raid courted controversy from start




Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, staged a daylong strike, clashing with police and blocking roads in cities across the country; one activist was killed. Protesters damaged a US Embassy vehicle in Dhaka, and injured its driver and a policeman; no diplomatic staff were in the vehicle. The protesters demanded the release of several […]


Pakistan

Pakistan – Election Preps: JUI-F to speed up mass contact campaign


Turkey

NATO approved Turkey’s request for Patriot missiles to protect against Syrian bombardments. The missiles, to be used for defensive purposes only, will be supplied by Germany, the Netherlands, and the US, and are expected to be deployed within weeks.


Iran

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed it captured another US drone. The US denied the claim. The IRGC released a video purporting to show the drone.


Al Qaeda

Gen. Carter F. Ham Details Al Qaeda Influence in Mali