‘German Taliban Mujahideen’ leader thought killed in US airstrike
A propaganda outlet for the the Victorious Sect said that Abdul Fettah al Almani was killed. The report is unconfirmed.
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Al Qaeda plot in Germany linked to Waziristan
The cell leader returned to Germany in 2010 to recruit operatives for a major attack.
Gitmo docs link Pakistani, Iranian, and Yemeni intelligence agencies to al Qaeda
The Matrix of Threat Indicators for Enemy Combatants document, one of hundreds released by WikiLeaks, described the intelligence agencies of Pakistan, Iran, and Yemen as “associated forces” that support al Qaeda.
Special operations forces kill 3 Haqqani commanders in Khost
One of the commanders was the district leader and personally led assaults on US combat outposts in the area.
Suicide assault team hits Afghan police training facility
The Taliban have carried out six suicide attacks in Afghanistan over the past two days.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed seven people, including the district governor of Chardara, in Kunduz. Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Kunar and a weapons facilitator in Wardak, and detained several Haqqani Network, Islamic Jihad Union, and Taliban fighters in Balkh, Ghazni, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kabul.
‘Foreign trainers’ active in southeastern Afghan province
“Arabs, Chechens, and Pakistanis” are supporting the Taliban in Ghazni province, while Pakistani intelligence is sabotaging security.
Jordanian al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan
Abu Kandahar al Zarqawi was an administrator at the jihadist Al Hesbah forum and an associate of Abu Dujanah al Khurasani, the suicide bomber who carried out the suicide attack against the CIA at Combat Outpost Chapman in Khost province.
Palestinian al Qaeda operative reported killed in Afghanistan
Mahmud Abu Rideh was detained in the United Kingdom for four years, and his control order was lifted last summer. His death has not been confirmed.
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.
8 Germans killed in Oct. 4 Predator strike in North Waziristan identified
The Germans were members of the Islamic Jihad Group. An operational commander, a financier, and an expert bomb maker were among those reported killed.
Analysis: Al Qaeda martyrdom tape shows nature and extent of terror group’s reach in Afghanistan
“Winds of Paradise – Part 5” eulogizes five al Qaeda commanders who fought in seven of Afghanistan’s provinces and are representative of the unnamed leaders who serve as the terror group’s deep bench.
‘Al Qaeda associate’ killed during Kunar operation
Gul Nabi was killed during a firefight in the Pech River Valley. Nabi “facilitated the movement of Pakistani and Arab fighters into Kunar province.”
ISAF kills senior al Qaeda leader and an IED expert in Kunar strike
Abdallah Umar al Qurayshi, a senior al Qaeda commander who coordinated Arab fighters in Kunar and Nuristan provinces, an explosives expert named Abu Atta al Kuwaiti, and several Arab al Qaeda commanders were killed in the Sept. 25 airstrike in the Korengal Valley.
Taliban surge in Afghan north
The Washington Post documents the Taliban’s spread in the Afghan north. The province of Faryab, which was once a region of little concern, has become a new Taliban safe haven. The Taliban are sending warnings of their impending arrival, then rolling into towns and taking them over: In early November, the villagers of Khwaji Kinti […]
20 Haqqani Network fighters killed in raids in eastern Afghanistan
The raid took place in the district of Zurmat in Paktia province, a known haven for al Qaeda and other foreign fighters.
Afghan, US forces target al Qaeda, Pakistani fighters in southeastern Afghanistan
The raids targeted an al Qaeda facilitator in Zabul. Al Qaeda has cells in at least two of Zabul’s 11 districts.
Analysis: Al Qaeda maintains an extensive network in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda has had at least 45 cells in 15 of Afghanistan’s provinces, and its operatives continue to launch suicide and other attacks.
Germany
Pakistan extradited Salih S. to Germany to stand trial for his involvement in a plot to attack US bases in Germany. Salih, a Turkish citizen, is thought to be a member of the Islamic Jihad Union and is linked to the Sauerland terror cell in Germany.
Germany
German authorities arrested a Syrian national in the town of Montabaur for attempting to lure new recruits for Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Qaeda of Iraq, and the Islamic Jihad Union through blogs and internet forums. He faces over 100 counts of distributing criminal audio, video, and text propaganda through German […]
Pakistan
The US killed an al Qaeda military commander and 12 Islamic Jihad Union fighters in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Gunmen killed a policeman and freed four captive Jundallah fighters during an assault on a courthouse in Karachi. The military killed four Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban killed one civilian in a bombing in […]
Al Qaeda commander killed in US strike in North Waziristan
Military commander Abu Ahmed and 12 members of the Islamic Jihad Group were killed in today’s strike in the Taliban stronghold.
US strike kills 16 in North Waziristan
An unmanned Predator or Reaper fired two missiles at a compound near Mir Ali earlier today.
Al Qaeda operatives killed in North Waziristan strike
A jihadist group said that an al Qaeda military commander, the leader of a local al Qaeda group, and a Turkish foreign fighter were killed in the June 10 airstrike in North Waziristan.
Mystery of the ‘White Taliban’ in Nuristan solved?
The May 17 post here at Threat Matrix on the so-called “white Taliban” who was seen in a Taliban video taken in Nuristan generated some interesting emails from a couple of knowledgeable observers. The images of the Western-looking man with short hair and Western-looking clothes have caused many to speculate that there are Westerners operating […]
The Pakistani Taliban’s top leaders
A look at the top leaders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
41 Taliban killed in heavy fighting in Afghan north
Joint Afghan and US special operations teams captured a Taliban commander during raids in Kunduz province.
Another ‘al Qaeda guy’ dies in Afghanistan
On April 27, blogger Michael Yon asked military commanders if they could recall if any “al Qaeda guys” were killed or captured in Afghanistan. Our list, here, names several, as well as some Afghan commanders killed in US airstrikes in Pakistan. And here is another, Abu Dijana San’aani, a Yemeni who served as a bomb […]
Wanted ‘German Taliban’ member killed in Pakistan
Video of the ‘German Taliban’ training in Waziristan. The video was released in later 2009. A convicted German terrorist wanted for his involvement in the failed plot to attack US military facilities in Germany in 2008 was killed in Pakistan, German officials told The Associated Press. Germany’s main domestic intelligence agency said that a statement […]
Are there ‘al Qaeda guys’ in Afghanistan?
Video of a recent al Qaeda operation in Afghanistan On Facebook, blogger Michael Yon suggests that US forces haven’t killed or captured al Qaeda fighters and leaders recently: I’ve asked a lot of commanders here to tell me about the last time they caught or killed an al Qaeda guy here. No commanders can remember […]