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Yemen
“Gunmen” thought to be associated with the Southern Movement killed three soldiers in an ambush in Aden. The government claimed tribal leaders have aided al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula with expanding its operations in Abyan. President Saleh may return to Yemen on July 17.
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Iran
Senior al Qaeda leaders, including Saif al Adel, continue to use Iran as a sanctuary. A top Islamic Revolution Guards Corps official claimed Iran is behind the “Islamic Awakening” in the Middle East.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Eastern Triangle new home to terror groups
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Iran
Academy blocks Iranians from flight training
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Pakistan
Pakistan – Expatriates’ remittances break all record
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Afghanistan
Afghan insurgent attacks dip for first time: Petraeus
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Pakistan
Pakistan ready to capture nuclear market: Dr Sultan
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Afghanistan
Porous and Violent, Afghan-Tajik Border Is a Worry for the US
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Al Qaeda
Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist
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Al Qaeda
A Pakistani Journalist’s Murder
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Pakistan
Pakistan army says New York Times report is a “direct attack”
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Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Ghazni, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kunduz. An Afghan intelligence official killed an ISAF soldier and a civilian in Panjshir. A suicide bomber wounded nine people in an attack in Zabul. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east.
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Pakistan
The Taliban denied it ambushed a military convoy and killed three soldiers in North Waziristian. Three people were killed during a clash between the Lashkar-e-Islam and a tribe in Khyber.
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Syria
Syrian security forces killed 15 anti-regime protesters and arrested more than 200 in the city of Hama. Syria accused the US of inciting violence after the ambassador visited Hama on Friday.
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Hezbollah
Interpol issued a notice for Lebanon to execute arrest warrants for four Hezbollah operatives indicted by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for the assassination of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. Among those indicted is Mustafa Badreddine, Hezbollah’s military commander.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Trouble With The Transition
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Canada
Toronto Hindus oppose Muslim prayers at school
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Pakistan
Pakistan – Rehab for the radicalised
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Pakistan
Terrorist activities in Karachi directed from jails: Malik
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Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians in a shooting in Kirkuk and another civilian in a bombing in Al Kut. Security forces arrested eight wanted “terrorists” in Karbala.
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Libya
President Gaddafi threatened to send hundreds of fighters to Europe to carry out attacks. “Hundreds of Libyans will martyr in Europe. I told you it is eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth,” he said.
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Somalia
Shabaab ‘s former district commander of Dhobley was wounded while clashing with other Shabaab fighters. Shabaab is stopping people from leaving drought-affected regions and banned khat in the south.
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Egypt
Egypt: Cairo’s Tahrir Square fills with protesters
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Afghanistan
Night Raids Curbing Taliban, but Afghans Cite Civilian Toll
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Afghanistan
Leon Panetta says al Qaeda’s defeat “within reach”
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Special operations forces capture IMU explosives expert
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan operative was the “lead insurgent explosives trainer in northern Afghanistan.”
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Senior Shabaab commander rumored to have been killed in recent Predator strike
Ibrahim al Afghani fought in Afghanistan, traveled to Pakistan, is linked to top al Qaeda and Shabaab leaders, and is mentioned in the GITMO documents. The report of Afghani’s death is unconfirmed.
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Afghanistan
The police chief of Doab district in Nuristan was kidnapped in Laghman province. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Wardak.
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Pakistan
The military said 42 Taliban fighters and eight soldiers were killed during fighting in Kurram. Eighty-eight people have been killed during political clashes in Karachi.
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Somalia
Senior Shabaab leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys called on Arab countries to help Somalis afflicted by the drought. Kenyan police arrested six Somali clerics at a refugee camp in Dhagahley.
