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US, Afghan forces defeat Haqqani Network suicide assault on FOB Gardez

FOB-Gardez-SVBIED-thumb.jpgFive suicide bombers were killed as they attempted to storm Forward Operating Base Gardez in Paktia province.


Senior Kabul Attack Network commander killed in Coalition airstrike

Qari Mansur, a Haqqani Network commander, was "one of the most prolific attack planners for the Kabul insurgent network" who organized suicide and IED attacks in the capital.


Ahmadinejad UN speech sparks walk-outs




Yemen intensifies fight against al Qaeda




Combat Outpost Spera: 'The Last Outpost'




The US sentenced Aafia Siddiqui to 86 years in prison for attempting to murder US federal agents while in custody in Afghanistan. Siddiqui is an MIT-trained Pakistani neuroscientist linked to al Qaeda. She was carrying instructions to make deadly chemicals when she was captured.




Al Qaeda-linked IMU claims deadly ambush on Tajik troops

An Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan spokesman named Abdufattoh Ahmadi claimed the attack that killed 25 Tajik soldiers on Sept. 19.


US covert paramilitary presence in Afghanistan much larger than thought




Kidnappings escalate France's desert war on al-Qaeda




An Al Qaeda affiliate getting rich in Niger




Risk of small-scale attacks by al-Qaeda and its allies is rising, officials say




Saddam 'delighted' in terror attacks on US - former Iraqi foreign minister




CIA Afghan paramilitary force hunts militants




Senior German al Qaeda operative thought killed in Predator strike in Pakistan

Unconfirmed reports indicate Bekkay Harrach may have been killed in a strike on a Haqqani Network compound in August. Harrach is on al Qaeda's external operations committee.


Bekkay Harrach, a German national who is a senior member of al Qaeda's external operations branch may have been killed in a US Predator strike in August that targeted a Haqqani Network compound. Harrach's death has not been confirmed.




US launches new strike in Pakistan, Taliban commander reported killed

The US carried out two strikes on Sept. 21. Mullah Shamsullah, Mullah Nazir's second in command, is rumored to be among those killed.


Al-Qaida claims kidnapping of 5 French in Niger




France on full alert for suicide bomb threat on Paris transport




Al-Qaeda 'expand into Uganda'




Suicide bomber detonates inside Somalia's presidental compound

A suicide bomber penetrated the first ring of security at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu.
 
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