Syria
Islamists find foothold in Syria revolt
Monthly Archives: March 2012
US drone strikes kill 5 AQAP fighters, 1 civilian in southern Yemen
The strikes hit targets in the al Qaeda-controlled city of Azzan. The US has carried out six drone strikes this month, an all-time high for Yemen.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan addicted to using militants against India: Pentagon
Afghanistan
US may accept less stringent controls for Taliban detainees
Afghanistan
US Blames Senior Afghan in Deaths
Free Syrian Army
Foreign Fighters Join Syrian Rebels: Jihadists Declare Holy War Against Assad Regime
Israel
Israeli forces deploy for protests at borders
Pakistan
Ransom payments and terror: how freeing hostages helped a Taliban leader who threatens the UK
Somalia
Human Rights Watch accused Ethiopian forces and pro-government militias Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama’a and Shabelle Valley of executing seven people in Beledweyne and Baidoa. African Union forces captured the Daynille district in Mogadishu.
Afghan policeman kills 9 colleagues in Paktika
The policeman, a Taliban infiltrator, killed nine of his colleagues as they slept. He poisoned them first, then gunned them down and stole their weapons.
Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed four people and robbed a bank in Askira in Borno state. The US said it would boost aid to northern Nigeria.
US Predator strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The drones leveled a compound near the bazaar in Miramshah. The strike is the first in more than two weeks.
Al Qaeda
On Run, Bin Laden Had 4 Children and 5 Houses, a Wife Says
Pakistan
Pakistan – Govt fails to implement reforms in FATA, FCR laws
United Kingdom
A court ruled that the government must return the passport of Hill Al-Jedda, an Iraqi. Jedda was arrested and imprisoned in Iraq from 2004 to 2007 for facilitating an explosives expert’s entry into Iraq as well as serving as a terrorist recruiter. The government stripped him of his citizenship in 2007.
Indonesia
Detachment 88 said that Frederic C. Jean Salvi, a French citizen, orchestrated the March 21 bombing at the French embassy in Jakarta. Salvi reportedly studied at a madrassa and is linked to Islamist terrorists in Indonesia.
Afghanistan
More than 30 Taliban, seven Afghan security guards, and two Afghan soldiers were killed after the Taliban ambushed a NATO convoy in Farah. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Taliban ambush NATO supply column in western Afghanistan
More than 30 Taliban, seven Afghan security guards, and two Afghan soldiers were killed after the Taliban ambushed a NATO convoy in Farah.
Yemen
The al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters who kidnapped a Swiss woman have demanded the release of the wives of Osama bin Laden from Pakistani custody. AQAP also wants Iraq and Saudi Arabia to free women from custody.
Syria
President Assad said he would cooperate with the UN peace plan if rebels halted violence. The opposition said it would cooperate with the plan only if Assad’s forces halted violence. Arab League leaders called for its immediate implementation. Iran also backed the plan.
NATO
NATO: Member nations should share military systems
US funding request calls for reduction in Afghan security forces after 2014
President Obama has requested post-2014 funding for the Afghan National Security Forces. The request seems premature.
Afghanistan
Security changes for US troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban trying to mount pressure on US: Afghan MPs
Afghanistan
NATO Troops On Alert For Attacks By Afghan Counterparts
Afghanistan
Pakistan parliament debate on US sputters to halt
Germany
German Think-Tank Says It’s Forced Out of UAE
Bahrain
Islamic Lending Grows as Western Banks Take Breather
Tunisia
US to give $100 million to boost Tunisia finances: Clinton
Libya
Special Report: Gaddafi’s secret missionaries