Daily News Briefs

Daily data on security, political, and economic trends in Critical Threats' focus areas.

  1. Gulf of Aden Security Review

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 3, 2012

    Yemen: Seven kidnapped hostages released; al Houthis reportedly regain control over areas in northern Yemen. Horn of Africa: Al Shabaab releases three communiqués claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing in Galkayo, an attack in Beledweyne, and the temporary seizure of a neighborhood in Mogadishu; landmine blast targets Kenyan military vehicle in Mandera, Kenya near the Somali border; UN declares famine in Somalia over; al Shabaab reportedly bolstering forces in Afmadow.

  2. Pakistan Security Brief

    Pakistan Security Brief – February 3, 2012

    Large explosion kills four people in Peshawar; Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attack army checkpoint near Afghan border; Security forces kill five TTP commanders; U.S. State Department issues travel warning for Pakistan; Police arrest three alleged Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan members suspected of sectarian killings; Pakistani and Afghan officials move forward with Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline; Judicial commission investigating Mumbai attacks cancels trip to India; Bomb destroys girls’ primary school in Dera Ismail Khan district; Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani plans to appear before Supreme Court on February 13.

  3. Gulf of Aden Security Review

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 2, 2012

    Yemen: Kidnapped aid workers’ release delayed; five al Qaeda-linked militants killed in Zinjibar; a Pentagon-appointed lawyer for a Guantanamo prisoner seeks to question President Saleh while in the U.S. over USS Cole bombing. Horn of Africa: Britain appoints ambassador to Somalia amid William Hague’s visit to Mogadishu; Kenyan and Ras Kamboni troops seize the town of Badhadhe in Lower Jubba; Kenyan and TFG troops clash with al Shabaab militants in Dhobley; al Shabaab claim responsibility for a landmine targeting TFG and AMISOM in Mogadishu.

  4. Iran News Roundup

    Iran News Round Up February 2, 2012

    Supreme Leader receives Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader; 11 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria; Iran launches new radar, missile systems; Iran’s foreign ministry hails reforms by Syrian president Assad

  5. Pakistan Security Brief

    Pakistan Security Brief - February 2, 2012

    Pakistan’s Supreme Court announces it will charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt of court; Three police officers killed in Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan attack; Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says Pakistan will do whatever Afghans want to facilitate peace; Pakistani Ambassador to U.S. Sherry Rehman meets with U.S. CENTCOM Commander General James Mattis; UNHCR for Refugees pushes for $1 billion in aid for Afghan refugees in Pakistan; U.S. State Department says leaked NATO report will have no effect on U.S.-Pakistan relations; Fifteen Frontier Corps troops killed in continued fighting in Sibi district; Professor at university in Sindh suspected of sending anthrax to prime minister; Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon advises UN Security Council to be cautious regarding Syrian crisis; Police foil terrorist attack in Peshawar; WTO approves two-year EU trade waiver for Pakistan; U.S. donates $750,000 worth of equipment to Sindh police; Unknown assailants kidnap Hindu trader in Mastung.

  6. Gulf of Aden Security Review

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - February 1, 2012

    Yemen: An AQAP leader is allegedly killed in Abyan airstrikes; six hostages kidnapped January 31 will reportedly be released in hours; three Yemeni soldiers killed in a militant ambush in Ma’rib; jihadist media group rereleases high quality video showing Ansar al Sharia’s release of Yemeni soldiers in Zinjibar. Yemen: An AQAP leader is allegedly killed in Abyan airstrikes; six hostages kidnapped January 31 will reportedly be released in hours; three Yemeni soldiers killed in a militant ambush in Ma’rib; jihadist media group rereleases high quality video showing Ansar al Sharia’s release of Yemeni soldiers in Zinjibar. Horn of Africa: Al Shabaab roadside bomb and grenade attack reportedly kill six Ethiopians; TFG President Sharif asks AU and UN to lift arms embargo; TFG arrests would-be suicide bomber; al Shabaab claims credit for suicide attack in Galkayo.

  7. Pakistan Security Brief

    Pakistan Security Brief - February 1, 2012

    Classified NATO report claims Pakistan and Afghan Taliban collaborate; NATO disputes allegations made in report; Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar dismisses report as “strategic leak;” Pakistani fighter jets bomb militant hideouts, killing dozens of militants; Balochistan Liberation Army attacks check posts near Quetta; Pakistan supports U.S.-Taliban peace talks; Afghan Taliban deny plans for Saudi peace talks; Anthrax sent to prime minister’s office in Islamabad; Foreign Minister Khar to visit Russia next week; Supreme Court of Pakistan adjourns prime minister’s contempt case until February 2.

  8. Gulf of Aden Security Review

    Gulf of Aden Security Review - January 31, 2012

    Yemen: U.S. airstrikes target al Qaeda-linked militants in Abyan; Yemeni interior minister escapes assassination attempt; Yemeni troops and al Qaeda-linked militants clash outside of Rada’a; tribesmen kidnap aid workers in Mahwit. Horn of Africa: Suicide bomber targets former warlord in central Somalia; Ethiopian troops enter Gedo region; al Shabaab bans the Red Cross from operations; al Shabaab claims credit for attacks; Iranian foreign minister says country prepared to help resolve Somalia’s issues.

  9. Pakistan Security Brief

    Pakistan Security Brief - January 31, 2012

    60 killed in fierce fighting over Kurram mountaintop; Obama “confirms” drone campaign inside Pakistan, Pakistan calls drone program “unacceptable;” Afghanistan to press Pakistan for greater access to Taliban; Gilani says Afghanistan security vital for Pakistani security; Supreme Court orders ISI, MI, to produce detained suspects; Hussain Haqqani leaves for the U.S.; political campaigning continues in FATA despite Taliban threats; tourism industry hit beleaguered by security fears.

  10. Iran News Roundup

    Iran News Round Up January 31, 2012

    Supreme Leader to lead Friday prayer in Tehran; Khamenei says Arab uprisings to end Israel, U.S. dominance in region; senior aide to Supreme Leader alleges Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey tasted by U.S. to direct regional developments against Iran’s policies