Iraq
Insurgents killed a professor and a soldier in Baghdad, and another soldier in Mosul. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Diyala and three more in Kirkuk, and four insurgents in Diwaniyah.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Yemen
President Saleh said he is “ready to step down with respect and dignity” but only to qualified caretakers of government. Security officials claimed seven al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters were killed in Abyan province.
Somalia
Three people were killed during clashes in Mogadishu. Shabaab detained 10 people in the Garbaharey district. Uganda and Burundi committed to deploying 3,000 additional troops to Somalia.
Libya
Pro-Gaddafi forces have abandoned Ajdabiyah as rebel forces took control of the city. Rebels are advancing on Brega as Gaddafi’s forces have launched an attack on Misrata. The US and Europe are considering arming the Libyan rebels.
Syria
The Syrian government released 260 prisoners in an effort to placate protesters, who have torched political and security headquarters in Deraa. Fifty-five protesters are estimated to have been killed during the uprising.
Oman
US Navy thwarts pirate attack off Oman, officials say
Libya
Energized Muslim Brotherhood in Libya eyes a prize
Palestinian Territories
Fatah, the ruling party in the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas, the terror group that rules the Gaza Strip, are currently conducting reconciliation talks. The head of Israel’s southern command said that there is “anarchy in Gaza and Hamas.”
Libya
Despite allied airstrikes, crackdown keeps tense peace in Tripoli
United Nations
Muslim states put off UN drive on defaming religion
Afghanistan
President Karzai flies to Iran
Jordan
Jordan – Man dies in hospital after Amman clashes
Yemen
Yemen close to transition of power deal
Afghanistan
Afghans not treated as foreigners in Khyber Pahktunkhwa
Libya
US may supply Gaddafi rebels with weapons
Afghanistan
Taliban cut cellphone service in Helmand
Al Qaeda
US finds no organized Al Qaeda presence in Libya opposition, officials say
Pakistan
“Gunmen” killed 13 Shia travelers and kidnapped more than 20 in the Kurram tribal agency. The Taliban bombed two girls’ schools in Khyber. Nineteen people were wounded in a bombing in Peshawar.
Hizb-i-Islami
Bin Laden sets alarm bells ringing
Hamas
Israel to deploy ‘Iron Dome’ anti-rocket system
Libya
Libya – British planes bomb Gaddafi tanks for first time
Denmark
Danish six-pack attacks Gaddafi
Sweden
Sweden – Islamic group invited anti-Semitic speaker
United States
Delayed Miranda warning ordered for terror suspects
Libyan opposition leader wasn’t held at Guantanamo
But Abdul Hakim al Hasadi has a jihadist pedigree.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and HIG commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, and Baghlan. The Taliban killed an Afghan Local Police commander and a child in an attack at a mosque in Uruzgan. Twenty-two Taliban fighters in Baghlan reconciled with the government.
Somalia
Three Shabaab fighters were killed in a grenade attack at their checkpoint in Mogadishu. Germany provided $4.9 million to support African Union forces. Kenya denied its troops entered Somalia to fight Shabaab.
Syria
Protests continued in several cities, with crowds crying “Freedom!”; soldiers shot at demonstrators in Daraa and detained others. Activists say as many as 50,000 have marched in protests and as many as 100 have been killed in the government crackdown. Protest leaders rejected President Assad’s offer of promised concessions.
Libya
NATO continues to work out the command of operations targeting Libyan ground forces, and said the no-fly operation could take 90 days. The African Union called for democratic elections in Libya to be held after a transition period. Coalition airstrikes are pounding Gaddafi’s artillery and forces, but have not prevented their entry into Misrata.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Spring thaw means the return of terror operations