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Jordanian al Qaeda fighter killed in Afghanistan
Abu al Zubeir al Jabri was killed while attacking a US base on July 15, according to a statement released on a jihadist website.
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Libya
Exiled Islamists Watch Rebellion Unfold at Home
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Pakistan
Violence in Karachi exposes deep divides
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India
India – Terrorists move to Skype, frustrate eavesdroppers
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India
India – Gujarat woman who turned bomb-making husband to cops rewarded
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India
Mumbai serial blasts linked to Varanasi, Delhi
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Pakistan
Pakistan – War on terror ties with US
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Does AQAP ♥ Cobra?
A comic depicting the life and times of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula mimics Cobra of GI Joe fame.
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Russia
“A large terrorist attack was averted at the preparation stage in the Moscow area,” said Russia’s Federal Security Service director. Four men from the North Caucasus have been detained in connection with the plot.
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ISAF again targets IMU leaders in northern Afghanistan
Recent raids in Takhar targeted a commander linked to Iran and a facilitator who aids in suicide attacks.
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Afghanistan
MPs blame ISI for death of Karzai’s advisor
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Pakistan
Pakistan anti-drone campaigners plan to prosecute British officials
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Afghanistan
Sweden – Afghan war disinterest benefits military: expert
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Pakistan
A court has charged TNSM chief Sufi Mohammed and 23 others with treason and murder for attacking a police station and government building, and killing 11 security personnel. Sufi brokered the Swat peace accord that put the Taliban in charge of much of northwestern Pakistan in 2009.
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Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 11 policemen in Helmand and Kandahar, beheaded two people in Farah, and killed four ISAF soldiers in the south and the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, Nangarhar, Balkh, and Takhar. General Allen has taken command of ISAF.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
The Islamic State in Iraq, al Qaeda’s political front, claimed it carried out the June 26 suicide attack in Tarmiyah and the July 5 suicide attack in Taji. The group also claimed 15 other operations north of Baghdad, SITE reported.
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Iraq
Security forces killed three gunmen and arrested three more in Mosul, and detained a senior al Qaeda leader in Thi Qar and 18 wanted men in Basrah. Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter in Kirkuk. Iraqi is seeking US trainers, not soldiers, to remain after the December 2011 deadline.
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Yemen
Yemeni tribes have joined government forces to battle al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the city of Zinjibar in Abyan. The Joint Meeting Party accused Iran of backing the Shia Houthi rebels in Al Jawf province.
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Syria
More than 30 people were killed during fighting between pro- and anti-government protesters in the city of Homs. The government recognized Palestine as a state.
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United States
The trial of Mohammed Wali Zazi has begun in New York City. Mohammed is the father of Najibullah Zazi, who pled guilty to training at al Qaeda camps and plotting to carry out suicide attacks in NYC subways.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed it carried out the July 5 raid on the military barracks in the town of Bassiknou in Mauritania. The group claimed only two of its fighters were killed, and denied government reports that five of its fighters were killed and 15 were captured, SITE reported.
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Afghanistan
Afghan Targeted Killings Couldn’t Go without Revenge: Govt
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Afghanistan
Violence Persists in Afghanistan as NATO Force Changes Generals
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Iraq
Iraq eyes US trainers, not troops, after 2011
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Al Qaeda
Post-9/11, biggest terror threat is underground
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Video of brutal Taliban execution of Pakistani policemen emerges
The Taliban released graphic footage of a Taliban execution of Pakistani policemen captured in Upper Dir in early June.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda’s Yemen branch has aided Somalia militants, US says
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Afghanistan
NATO airstrikes target Taliban in east Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Mumbai blasts: Arrested IM agent bares pact with Taliban to terrorize India
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Yemen
Yemenis Organize Shadow Government
