Iraq
Insurgents assassinated the Director-General of Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research and killed his son in Baghdad. The Iraqi military wants to double the number of F-16s purchased from the US.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Somalia
The US added Shabaab leaders Omar Hammami and Hassan Mahat Omar to the list of designated terrorists. Shabaab claimed it killed a US military officer who was training African Union forces in Mogadishu.
US adds American, Kenyan Shabaab leaders to list of designated terrorists
US citizen Omar Hammami is directly linked to al Qaeda, while Hassan Mahat Omar, a Kenyan cleric, is identified as a key ideological leader in Nairobi.
Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan has created a panel to negotiate with Boko Haram, the radical Islamist terror group behind multiple attacks, including suicide bombings. The panel will also ensure that security forces are acting with “professionalism.”
Al Qaeda in Iraq
African Union sources: Al-Shabaab planning push during Ramadan
Jordan
JORDAN: Pro-democracy demonstrators show little sign of letup
Suicide bomber hits police station in Afghan south
The suicide bomber hit a police station in Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, killing 10 policemen and a child.
United States
The Man Behind the Anti-Shariah Movement