Somalia
Ten people were killed and 15 more were wounded in heavy fighting between Shabaab and government forces in the capital of Mogadishu. Shabaab claimed it defeated government forces in northern Mogadishu.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Al Qaeda
Petraeus calls Afghanistan a test of wills
Initial security impressions: Musa Qala and surroundings
The view from the back of a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter, en route from Camp Leatherneck to Delaram. Photo by Bill Ardolino for LWJ. I’m currently embedded with the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, in Musa Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan. After traveling through JFK, Frankfurt, Kabul, Camp Leatherneck, and Delaram, I’ve finally settled in. Several pieces […]
Afghanistan
Petraeus asserts commitment to Afghan effort
United States
Report faults US for being too optimistic about Afghan security capabilities
Afghanistan
Petraeus vows long-term commitment in Afghan war
Algeria
A roadside bomb planted by Islamists has injured one civilian in Tala Mimoune, north of Tizi-Ouzou, where seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula terrorists were killed earlier this month. The bomb was suspected of targeting a military convoy traveling in Mizrana.
Afghanistan
Congress may block $3.9 billion in aid due to corruption. The US military claimed more than 150 Taliban and foreign fighters were killed in an air assault in Kunar. Security forces killed a Taliban commander and detained several more during raids in Kandahar, Helmand, and Paktika. The Taliban killed six security guards and five civilians […]
Karzai denies meeting Haqqani, General Petraeus says
General Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning that Afghan President Hamid Karzai denies meeting with Siraj Haqqani, a notorious terror chieftain.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: June 30 Marks One Year in Captivity for US Soldier
Indonesia
A court convicted blogger Mohammed Jibril Abdurahman for prior knowledge of the July 2009 suicide bombings at the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta. Abdurrahman, who calls himself the “Prince of Jihad” and was sentenced to five years in prison, emailed his brother in Saudi Arabia to tell his brother about an operation that […]
Iran
Officials said that new gasoline sanctions pose no risk to Iran. The Russian foreign minister said the CIA’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities of Iran is not new. The US Joint Chiefs of Staff said Iran will continue to pursue nuclear weapons despite new sanctions.
Al Qaeda commander killed in US strike on safehouse in South Waziristan
An al Qaeda operative named Hamza al Jawfi and two Punjabis are said to have been killed in the airstrike.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaida’s attacks in Yemen urge security services to change tactics
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Report on Karzai meeting with Haqqani network ‘dismissed’
Afghanistan
Aid cash feared lost as £2bn is flown out of Afghanistan
Afghan, US forces launch offensive in Kunar
A battalion-sized combined force carried out an air assault in the district of Marawara, directly on the border with Pakistan. The US claimed that 150 Taliban fighters were killed in the assault.
United States
US and Afghan forces launch major assault in eastern province of Konar
Pakistan
Pakistan – Reasons for an operation in south Punjab
Al Qaeda
Bollywood makes Osama Bin Laden spoof
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four soldiers in an ambush in Bajaur; three Taliban fighters were killed in the clash. Detained Taliban fighters in Swat will be tried in a sharia court. Five Pakistani-Americans convicted of terrorist activities will appeal their convictions.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two policemen in an IEd attack Baghdad. Security forces detained 10 Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq, and 10 wanted men in Kirkuk and Ninewa.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah not interested in dialogue with US – Qassem
Bosnia
Police arrested five people suspected of carrying out the bombing near a police station in Bugojno that killed five people. Among those arrested was Haris Causevic, a member of the Islamic Wahabi Islamist movement.
Somalia
Government troops clashed over the collection of ‘taxes’ at a checkpoint between Mogadishu and Afgoi. A civilian was killed in mortar fire exchanges in Mogadishu. Pirates hijacked a chemical tanker and took 19 Chinese sailors captive.
Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Kandahar but locals claimed they were all civilians. Security forces also captured a Haqqani Network commander in Khost, a Taliban commander in Herat, and a Taliban facilitator in Logar. The Taliban killed eight civilians in an IED attack in Ghazni.
Bill Ardolino reports from Afghanistan
The Long War Journal is pleased to announce that Bill Ardolino is currently embedded with the US Marines in Musa Qala in Helmand province, Afghanistan. An excellent observer and reporter, Bill has reported for us previously from Fallujah, Iraq, in 2006 and 2007; and from Baghdad in 2008. In Helmand, Bill will be assessing the […]
Pakistan
Taliban planning major attack on Peshawar
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – “Hundreds of Taleban released last year”
Al Qaeda
Who’s afraid of talking to the Taliban? Many Afghans