The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC. The leaked report, derived from thousands of interrogations, claims the Taliban remain defiant and have wide support among the Afghan people. It alleges that Pakistan knows the locations of senior Taliban leaders. via [...]
All posts for the month January, 2012
BBC News – Pakistan is helping Afghan Taliban, says Nato report
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 31, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/31/bbc-news-pakistan-is-helping-afghan-taliban-says-nato-report/
Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds – The Washington Post
By Greg Miller, Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 11:59 AM U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States in response to perceived threats from America and its allies, the U.S. spy chief said Tuesday. Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. said in prepared testimony that an [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 31, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/31/iran-perceiving-threat-from-west-willing-to-attack-on-u-s-soil-u-s-intelligence-report-finds-the-washington-post/
Smoke blankets Baba Amro as Syrian troops push back against defectors
By Al Arabiya And Agencies A pall of smoke covered the Syrian town of Baba Amro, in the outskirts of the restive city of Homs, on Monday as it rose from an oil pipeline as the rest of the city was locked up and shelled by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Asshad. Witnesses who spoke [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 31, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/31/smoke-blankets-baba-amro-as-syrian-troops-push-back-against-defectors/
9 killed in suspected drone strikes in Yemen – CNN.com
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) — Three suspected drone strikes hit militant targets in southern Yemen on Monday night and Tuesday morning, killing at least nine people with suspected links to al Qaeda, Yemeni security officials said. The missiles struck Abyan province near areas that have been taken over by Ansaar al-Sharia, a militant group with links [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 31, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/31/9-killed-in-suspected-drone-strikes-in-yemen-cnn-com/
Nigeria on edge as Islamist group extends campaign of violence – By Tim Lister, CNN
(CNN) — Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suddenly shifted his attitude toward the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, as violence spreads across northern Nigeria. A week ago, Jonathan warned the group had infiltrated the government and security forces and vowed (again) to stamp it out. But in an interview with Reuters news agency Thursday he [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 30, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/30/nigeria-on-edge-as-islamist-group-extends-campaign-of-violence-by-tim-lister-cnn/
U.N. to consider call for Assad to step down – By the CNN Wire Staff
United Nations (CNN) — The U.N. Security Council will take up a draft resolution this week that calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and transfer power. The move follows news that the Arab League suspended a mission to monitor whether al-Assad was abiding by an agreement to end a brutal crackdown against [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 30, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/30/u-n-to-consider-call-for-assad-to-step-down-by-the-cnn-wire-staff/
Sudanese rebels capture 29 Chinese workers after a battle with government forces
By Al Arabiya with agencies Rebels in Sudan’s oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Sunday they were holding 29 Chinese workers for their own safety after a battle with the army. The Sudanese army has been fighting since June rebels of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) in South Kordofan bordering newly-independent South [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 29, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/29/sudanese-rebels-capture-29-chinese-workers-after-a-battle-with-government-forces/
At least 66 killed across Syria as troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs
By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES Scores of people were reported dead in Syria on Sunday as renewed violence across the country erupted in Damascus, Idlib and Aleppo, according to rights activists. At least 66 people, including 26 civilians, were on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The London-based rights group said 26 soldiers, [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 29, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/29/at-least-66-killed-across-syria-as-troops-battle-to-retake-damascus-suburbs/
BP loses attempt to share Deepwater Horizon oil spill costs | The Guardian
An attempt by BP to offload a major part of its Gulf of Mexico oil-spill compensation bill on to the US rig operator Transocean has been thrown out by a US court. The setback comes in the run-up to the main legal case against BP and its partners on 27 February in New Orleans, which [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 28, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/28/bp-loses-attempt-to-share-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-costs-the-guardian/
Egypt plans to send delegation to U.S. as NGO tensions mount
By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES An Egyptian military delegation plans to visit the United States next week in talks over future of U.S. aid to Egypt, American officials said on Friday. The delegation is set to meet with state department and Pentagon officials and hold talks on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers will soon consider a [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on January 28, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/01/28/egypt-plans-to-send-delegation-to-u-s-as-ngo-tensions-mount/
