Mauritanian troops attack AQIM camp in Mali
“Very fierce” fighting was reported after Mauritanian soldiers conducted a cross-border attack on an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb camp.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Mali
Mauritanian security forces inflicted “heavy” losses on al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters in an attack on a camp in a forest in Wagadou in western Mali. Fighting at the camp was described as “fierce.”
Special operations forces capture 5 al Qaeda operatives in Afghan southeast
The raid took place in Ghazni province. The targeted facilitator operates in Pakistan, plans operations, and shuttles money and fighters into both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five people in a bombing in Kunduz and a policeman in a suicide bombing in Helmand. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, Kunduz, and Sar-i-Pul.
Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians and two policemen in Baghdad, Mosul, and Tikrit. Security forces arrested 27 suspected terrorists in Diyala.
Al Qaeda
Osama wanted new name for al-Qaeda to repair image
Somalia
A Shabaab official and local residents claimed that helicopters attacked two military camps in Qandal just outside of Kismayo. Two Shabaab fighters were killed; “foreign fighters” were reported to be training at the camps.
US helicopters strike Shabaab camps in Somalia: report
Two Shabaab fighters are said to have been killed during airstrikes that targeted camps that hosted “foreign fighters.”
2 American Muslims arrested for conspiring to kill US troops
“If one person could kill so many people [at Fort Hood, Texas], three attackers could kill many more,” one of the defendants told an informant.
Iran
The US, France, and Britain accused Iran of “alarming” violations of UN Security Council sanctions of its nuclear program. Russia and China are blocking a UN report that implicates Iran. The US imposed sanctions on Iran Air, Tidewater Middle East Co., and other firms.
Syria
Security forces killed 15 anti-regime protesters at rallies in Homs and Al Kasweh, a suburb of Damascus. Security forces are also continuing operations in villages along the border with Turkey.
Mauritania
Security forces launched a “major operation” against al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters situated in the Nara area along the border with Mali. Mauritanian forces have established a joint command center with Malian forces to coordinate efforts.
United States
The Department of Justice arrested and charged two Muslim men of conspiring to murder US soldiers at a recruiting and processing center in Seattle. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh were informed on by another Muslim who pretended to be a member of the cell.
Bin Laden’s courier tied to Pakistani-backed terror group
The New York Times reports that Osama bin Laden’s courier was found to be in contact with members of Harakat ul Mujahedin (HUM), a terrorist organization long backed by Pakistan’s spy agency. Leaked Guantanamo files provide more details about the relationship between HUM and al Qaeda.
Afghanistan
Afghans fear US troop drawdown will allow return of Taliban
DC district court denies former Taliban governor’s habeas petition
In a decision released on Thursday, a DC district court denied Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court cited Khairkhwa’s clandestine meetings with Iranian officials, among other evidence.
Al Qaeda
Cellphone Offers Clues of Bin Laden’s Pakistan Ties
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul Khost, Paktika, Laghman, and Balkh. An ISAF helicopter crashed in Zabul; no casualties were reported.
Afghanistan
Military Leaders: We Would Have Handled Afghan War Drawdown Differently
Afghanistan
Obama’s ‘mission accomplished’ speech on Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Karzai surrounding himself with anti-US advisers
Afghanistan
Afghan analysis gives high marks to special ops, but not rest of Petraeus campaign
Iraq
Insurgents killed 34 people, including a civilian US contractor, in several bombings in Baghdad. Security forces detained four insurgents in Kirkuk.
Afghanistan
Officials: Petraeus to hand off Afghan command sooner than expected
Afghanistan
On Afghanistan drawdown, Obama sides with Gates over Petraeus
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Vice-president Hadi battles against Saleh’s son for control in Yemen
Yemen
US official calls for immediate, peaceful transfer of power in Yemen
Libya
Defiant Qaddafi vows to fight to the death
Syria
Syrian army sweeps through border towns
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Dutch court acquits anti-Islam lawmaker