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Afghanistan
Taliban foothold grows in Afghan north: governor
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Pakistan
Pakistan should fulfil pledges on Mumbai attacks – Obama
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Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three policemen in Helmand, two soldiers in a suicide attack in Khost, two ISAF soldiers in the north and the south, and a security guard in Paktia. Security forces killed and captured Taliban and Haqqani Network leaders and fighters in Helmand and Khost.
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Afghanistan
Britain could start Afghan withdrawal next year, says Helmand governor
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Afghanistan
Kabul’s ‘Bush Market’: Army gear to go
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NATO
NATO head urges new start with Russia
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United States
A federal court indicted three Muslims from San Diego for conspiring to aid Shabaab. One of the men, Saeed Moalin, was in direct contact with Aden Hashi Ayro, the former military commander of Shabaab who was killed in a US airstrike in 2008.
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Somalia
Shabaab fighters killed three Somali soldiers during fighting in Mogadishu. The African Union authorized more than 800 Somali police officers to be trained in Kenya and Djibouti.
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Iran
In unusual move, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards slam Ahmadinejad over comments
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Iraq
US – Audit questions tensions in Iraq
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Afghanistan
Afghan offensive pushes militants to Kandahar
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Yemen
The military killed an al Qaeda fighter during a clash in Abyan. A court convicted 16 members of an al Qaeda cell in Hadramout province. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula urged the Awlaki tribe in Shabwa not to cooperate with the government.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq vowed to carry out suicide attacks against Christians worldwide. “All Christian centers, organizations and institutions, leaders and followers are legitimate targets for the muhajedeen wherever they can reach them,” the terror group said in a statement released on Jihadist forums.
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Iran
The US Treasury designated Jundallah, which is also known as the People’s Resistance Movement of Iran, as a terrorist organization. Jundallah has carried out several suicide attacks against the IRGC.
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Al Qaeda
Suspect linked to al-Qaeda plane bomb plotters arrested in Britain
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
UK identifies al-Qaida offshoot as key new threat
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Iraq
Premonitions of danger at Baghdad church held hostage
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United States
National intelligence director says budget will be moved from Pentagon control
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Japan
Japan anti-terrorism data leaked on internet
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US Predators kill 13 terrorists in 3 strikes in North Waziristan
Three strikes took place in the Miramshah, Datta Khel, and Mir Ali areas, all terrorist strongholds.
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African Union, Somali forces lose ground in Mogadishu
Since the end of the summer, several African Union officials have claimed that Shabaab and Hizbul Islam were being driven back in Mogadishu. These reports coincided with claims that a serious rift had developed between Shabaab’s top two leaders. The claims of a split in Shabaab proved false, and, based on this report from The Washington Post, so is the claim that Shabaab is being driven back in Mogadishu (to be fair, the daily reports in the Somali press also indicated that the African Union claims were at best wildly optimistic): Never have the radical al-Shabab militiamen attacked so near…
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Afghanistan
Afghan government falls short in Kandahar
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Pakistan
An anti-Taliban tribal leader was killed in Kurram. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters in Swat; another was killed in a premature detonation in Kurram. A Taliban commander surrendered in Bajaur. The Taliban bombed a school in Mohmand.
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Somalia
Somali pirates are holding over 435 sailors hostage
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Al Qaeda
Bombs kill dozens as Iraqi Christians mourn
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
In parcel bomb plot, 2 darkly historical inside jokes
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Somalia
Hizbul Islam leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys vowed to continue to wage jihad against Somali and African Union forces. A Shabaab leader urged women to send their sons to wage jihad in Mogadishu. The president of Puntland declared victory over Shabaab forces under the command of Mohamed Said Atom.
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Philippines
Suspected Abu Sayyaf Group fighters have kidnapped a woman in Basilan province. The Abu Sayyaf fighters responsible for the abduction in Ungkaya Pukan town appear to be led by Nur Hassan. The withdrawal of the 1st Marine Brigade in Basilan province has stoked fears of a resurgence of violence.
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Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured Taliban and Haqqani Network leaders and fighters Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, and Nangarhar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
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‘Foreign fighter’ cell leader captured in central Afghanistan
The commander led a cell of approximately 50 foreign fighters in the central province of Wardak.
