Pakistan
US Predators killed six “militants” in North Waziristan. The ISI spied on German police trainers in northern Afghanistan, and may have been passing information on them to the Taliban.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Afghanistan
Haqqani Network Sends Message With Kabul Attacks
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, and Nangarhar. The Taliban killed an Afghan intelligence officer in Ghazni, an Afghan soldier in Laghman, and an ISAF soldier in the south.
Saudi Arabia
A member of the royal family increased the bounty for capturing an Israeli soldier that was offered by a Saudi cleric from $100,000 to $1 million. Prince Khaled bin Talal said he offered the bounty to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners.
Iraq
Security forces have rounded up 615 Baathists during sweeps over the past several days. Iraqi troops detained four members of an al Qaeda cell, including the cell leader, in Baghdad.
Yemen
Sanaa International Airport has been closed after four blasts destroyed two Yemeni fighter aircraft; the cause of the explosions has not been determined. Four people were killed when government forces shelled villages in Arhab.
Pakistan
US has no permission to launch drone strikes in Pakistan: PM Gilani
Somalia
Shabaab claimed that an American known as Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir was one of two suicide bombers who attacked an African Union base in Mogadishu yesterday. Twelve Shabaab fighters were killed in Kenyan airstrikes in Jilib. Security forces detained 20 Shabaab fighters in Gedo.
Morocco
A court sentenced nine men for their roles in the bombing at a Marrakesh cafe that killed 17 people. The cell leader was sentenced to death, his deputy was given a life sentence, and seven others received jail terms ranging from three to four years.
United Kingdom
Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates
Iraq
Iraq can’t defend itself fully before 2020: general
Caucasus
How Suicide Bombers Are Trained in North Caucasus
IMU claims Panjshir attack carried out ‘in cooperation’ with the Taliban
One Uzbek and four Afghans were part of the group that attacked the Provincial Reconstruction Team base on Oct. 15.
US drones kill 6 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel
The attack in North Waziristan is the fourth in Pakistan’s tribal areas in five days.
Shabaab claims American involved in Mogadishu suicide assault
Shabaab released an audiotape from Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir, who they claimed is an American citizen. Al Muhajir is one of two suicide bombers who attacked an African Union base in Mogadishu.
Afghanistan
Yak’s milk hospitality in the remote Pamir mountains
Afghanistan
NATO should act against terrorists in Afghanistan: Gen Malik
Libya
Score-settling after Libya’s war casts shadow
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed eight civilian trainers, four US troops, a Canadian soldier, three Afghan civilians, and a policeman in an attack on an armored bus in Kabul. An Afghan soldier killed three Australian soldiers and an interpreter in Kandahar. A female suicide bomber wounded five Afghan intelligence officials in Kunar.
Iraq
US Plans Post-Iraq Troop Increase in Persian Gulf
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The Arab world: Crescent moon, waning West
Africa
US quietly assumes military posture in Africa
Yemen
Four soldiers were wounded in a bombing outside a security headquarters in Aden. The attack follows another in Aden on Friday, which killed a senior anti-terror security official.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed that Ibrahim al Bana was not killed in a Predator strike in southern Yemen two weeks ago that killed Anwar al Awlaki’s son. Bana is a media emir for AQAP.
Saudi Arabia
A court sentenced Haila Al Qusayyer to 15 years in prison and an additional 15-year travel ban upon her release. She financed, recruited, and fought for al Qaeda for years. Qusayyer is known as Madam al Qaeda as she was married to two of the terror group’s senior leaders.
Israel
An Israeli airstrike hit an Islamic Jihad training camp in Gaza, killing a commander and three fighters. Israel is concerned that antiaircraft weapons looted from Libya are making their way to Gaza. Palestinian president Abbas said the Arab world’s rejection of the UN’s 1947 plan to partition Palestine was a mistake.
Syria
Syrian troops killed 40 protesters yesterday and 10 more civilians today. The Arab League denounced the killing and called on Assad to end the violence. Syrian Army troops continue to defect and become more organized. Hezbollah’s leader Nasrallah said Syria was “largely out of the danger zone.”
AQAP claims media emir is alive
Ansar al Sharia, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s political front, said that Ibrahim al Bana was not killed in the strike that killed Anwar al Awlaki’s son.
Africa
Could Islamist rebels undermine change in Africa?
Iran
Plausible Culpability