Monthly Archives: March 2011

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

Anwar al Awlaki, a top al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leader, said that the uprisings in the Middle East will benefit al Qaeda and allied jihadist movements. Awlaki, an American citizen, made the statement in the fifth edition of Inspire magazine.


Yemen

Jihadists denied that they took over a radio station in Abyan province. The government blamed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula for a blast at a weapons factory in Jaar in Abyan that killed more than 100 civilians.


Libya

Pro-Gaddafi forces continue to push rebel forces out of towns ceded just days ago. Rebels have retreated from Ras Lanuf and are falling back to the east. More than 1,000 jihadists are estimated to be in Libya.



Danish foreign minister rejects impunity-exile deal for Gaddafi


United Kingdom

Transport authorities are investigating the recent shipment of a fake bomb, containing timer, wires, and detonator, concealed in a wedding cake box, on a UPS flight from London to Istanbul. A 26-year-old Turkish man was detained in London in connection with the shipment but released on bail. The UK expelled five Libyan diplomats, including the […]


Egypt

Egyptian Islamists won’t cap ambitions forever, Brotherhood leader says



Iran

A US appeals court backed Iran on the issue of whether Persian antiquities in US museums could be used to pay damages for victims of a 1997 suicide bombing in Israel. The US sanctioned a state-owned energy company in Belarus for doing business with Iran. Tehran welcomed Egypt’s offer to reset diplomatic relations between the […]








Pakistan

Security forces arrested six Taliban fighters accused of attacking the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in 2009. The Army claimed 14 paramilitary troops killed in Khyber were killed in a friendly fire incident.



Afghanistan

The Taliban overran a district in Nuristan, killed three ISAF troops in the east, and destroyed seven communications towers in Helmand. Security forces killed and captured dozens of Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Uruzgan, Kapisa, Khost, Paktika, Logar, Kunar, and Jawzjan.



Iraq

An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team killed 53 people during an assault on the Tikrit provincial center. Insurgents killed two civilians in Baghdad. Security forces arrested 12 wanted men in Basrah.


Al Qaeda

A US federal appeals court overturned a lower court’s order to release al Qaeda operative Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman from Guantanamo. Uthman, a Yemeni, fought US forces at the battle of Tora Bora in Afghanistan in 2001.


Yemen

The Yemeni government is said to have lost control of six of the country’s 18 provinces. Casualties from yesterday’s explosion at a weapons factory in Abyan have risen to 93 dead. More than 20,000 anti-government protesters marched in Sana’a.




Denmark

Danish Foreign Ministry to give space and cash to Libyan revolution


Syria

President Assad’s cabinet resigned in an attempt to placate anti-government protesters. Tens of thousands of Syrians held pro-government rallies across the country.


Libya

President Gaddafi’s forces retook the town of Bin Jawad and have pushed rebel forces back to Ras Lanuf. The US launched 22 cruise missile strikes against Gaddafi’s military.




India

India and Pakistan to co-operate in Mumbai attack probe