Monthly Archives: July 2010

Somalia

| July 28, 2010

Sheikh Mohamed Said Atom, a top Shabaab leader in Puntland, vowed to wage jihad in the semi-autonomous region. “We shall never stop fighting Puntland,’ Atom said in a press conference in Galkayo. “We are part and parcel of al Shabaab, we are brothers united by Islamic sharia.”

New Zawahiri tape eulogizes Mustafa Abu al Yazid

| July 28, 2010

Ayman al Zawahiri has issued a new 47-minute audio tape with accompanying imagery eulogizing Mustafa Abu al Yazid, a major al Qaeda financial chief whose death has been previously reported by the The Long War Journal, as well as numerous other outlets. Some highlights from the tape [translations from Open Source Center]: Delegitimizing mainstream clerics. […]

Iraq

| July 28, 2010

Insurgents killed seven Iraqis in a rocket attack in Karbala and four more in an IED attack in Sadr City. Five Iraqi soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash near Karbala. Security forces detained five al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and Hawijah, and a Naqshabandiya group leader in Kirkuk.

Thailand

| July 28, 2010

Insurgents killed a 50-year-old Muslim man and a defense volunteer in Narathiwat. One insurgent was killed and two Muslim civilians were gunned down in Yala province. In Pattani’s Muang district, a village chief was murdered by three suspected insurgents in his home. Thai soldiers claim to have wounded at least one insurgent after engaging in […]

Afghanistan

| July 28, 2010

The Taliban killed 25 civilians in an IED attack on a bus in Nimroz province and an ISAF soldier in an attack in the south. Coalition and Afghan forces detained a Taliban fighter in Logar.

French hostage held by AQIM possibly killed prior to raid

| July 28, 2010

Prime Minister Francois Fillon has expressed his suspicion that the 78-year-old French hostage, Michel Germaneau, was likely killed two weeks prior to the expiration of the deadline for his execution. Earlier, French President Nicolas Sarkozy had revealed that Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s vague demands for the release of AQIM fighters in French prisons […]

Oman

| July 28, 2010

An explosion on a Japanese-owned oil tanker is thought to have been caused by a terrorist attack. None of the crew were killed and the ship is not severely damaged. The ship is heading to port for inspection.

Iran

| July 28, 2010

Expanding business empire of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

Algeria

| July 28, 2010

Algerian security forces have claimed that Sidi Mohand Ouramdane, a known al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb emir, was responsible for masterminding the suicide car bombing in Ait Aissi that injured eight soldiers and killed one municipal guard. Ouramdane, who is also known as El Khechkhache, has been sentenced in absentia for terrorist activities.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

| July 28, 2010

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has declared war on al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and vowed to crack down on AQIM for the killing of Michel Germanaeu. Fillon declared: “We are at war with al Qaeda and we’ve provided military support particularly to the Mauritanian forces.” Mauritania has redeployed its army to 45 border […]

Pakistan

| July 28, 2010

Pakistan media say reports on leaked documents unfairly malign spy agency

Iraq

| July 27, 2010

The death toll in yesterday’s bombings in Karbala rose to 50. Iraqi and US forces killed an al Qaeda operative and detained 13 more in Mosul, Tibij, Baghdad, and Tikrit. Parliament has failed to convene to choose a new government.

Somalia

| July 27, 2010

The African Union said an additional 4,000 troops would be sent to Somalia and it is considering loosening the rules of engagement. Hizbul Islam leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys called for Somalis to wage jihad against African Union forces and said talks with Shabaab are going well.

Iraq

| July 27, 2010

Mullen calls for long-term partnership with Iraqi military