CTP News Briefs
Daily data on security, political, and economic trends in Critical Threats' focus areas.
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Iran News Roundup
Iran News Roundup August 25-26, 2010
Larijani brothers accused of being ‘secret’ Jews; Ahmadinejad says ‘movement of discord’ not dead; Iranian intelligence minister accuses ‘heads of discord’ of receiving over $1 billion from foreign enemies; Iranian defense minister claims working on missile defense system resembling Russia’s S-300; Iran says ready to sell arms to Lebanon; Pakistan’s former spy chief says Iran joining nuclear club good for Muslim world
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Pakistan Security Brief
Pakistan Security Brief - August 26, 2010
TTP threatens to attack foreign aid workers participating in flood relief efforts; evacuation ordered for Thatta district after flood waters breach embankment; controversy emerges after USAID chief’s alleged visit to relief camp run by front organization for Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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Gulf of Aden Security Review
Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 26, 2010
Yemen: Yemen says fight against AQAP is responsibility of own forces, not U.S.; suspected al Qaeda militants attack patrol in Abyan, kill three policemen; security official says AQAP’s Adel Saleh Hardaba killed in Lawder battle; Southern Movement calls on Gulf states to withdraw from Gulf Cup; northern-based IDPs suffer from aid delays. Horn of Africa: Hotel bomber identified as former bodyguard of Abu Mansur; Somali president visits Muna Hotel, expresses resolve against al Shabaab; TFG says al Shabaab’s offensive contained; al Shabaab claims control of key road in Mogadishu; AFRICOM prepared to provide additional training and support to TFG; ONLF denounces former leader, says group is committed to signing deal with Ethiopia in October; UN considering piracy court; Ban Ki-moon says more could be done to combat piracy.
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Pakistan Security Brief
Paksitan Security Brief - August 25, 2010
Flood waters have disrupted supply routes to Afghanistan; UN issues urgent appeal for more helicopters to aid stranded flood victims; Pakistani authorities close down relief camps in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa run by organizations with links to militant groups; oil tankers blown up in Landi Kotal.
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Gulf of Aden Security Review
Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 25, 2010
Yemen: U.S. security officials now consider AQAP top threat; AQAP militants flee Lawder following security crackdown; Doha talks commence between al Houthis, Yemeni government; Amnesty International criticizes Yemen for using counter-terrorism as excuse for human rights violations; security officials discover bomb with fuses in Sa’wan district. Horn of Africa: Fighting between Islamists, pro-government forces continues in Mogadishu for third consecutive day; death toll from al Shabaab hotel attack rises to 33; Somaliland police arrest three terror suspects, seize explosives; veteran Somali journalist killed in Mogadishu fighting.
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Iran News Roundup
Iran News Roundup August 24, 2010
Rafsanjani urges Iranian clerics to act in unison to foil domestic, foreign conspiracies; Ahmadinejad to visit flood-hit areas in Pakistan; Ahmadinejad says Israel too weak to attack Iran; Iranian defense minister warns Iran’s reaction to military strike to be ‘unpredictable’; Supreme Leader’s aide urges Iranian armed forces to hit enemy outside region; Iranian officials describe operation of Bushehr nuclear plant as failure of western countries’ anti-Iran policies
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Pakistan Security Brief
Pakistan Security Brief - August 24, 2010
President Zardari says flood reconstruction could take at least three years; more international events due to be held to discuss flood relief aid for Pakistan; drone strike hits Taliban compound in North Waziristan; U.S. continues to face challenges of public support in Pakistan despite providing billions of dollars in aid.
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Gulf of Aden Security Review
Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 24, 2010
Yemen: Clashes between al Houthi rebels, pro-government tribesmen kill seven people; government forces regaining control of Lawder following intense fighting with al Qaeda militants, says security official. Horn of Africa: Al Shabaab militants storm Mogadishu hotel, at least 31 dead; heavy fighting in Mogadishu kills at least 20 as al Shabaab spokesman declares war; hundreds of Ugandan troops arrive in Somalia to reinforce AMISOM; al Shabaab seizes radio station in Mogadishu.
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Pakistan Security Brief
Pakistan Security Brief - August 23, 2010
Pakistan has received more than $800 million in flood aid so far; flooding continues to sweep south; Pakistani security officials admit that Afghan Taliban commander Baradar was captured to disrupt peace talks; suicide bomber attacks mosque in South Waziristan; U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan kills six militants.
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Gulf of Aden Security Review
Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 23, 2010
Yemen: Seven suspected al Qaeda militants killed in latest clash between militants, security forces; AQAP releases posthumous document from Muhammad Umeir al Awlaki; al Houthi rebels attack pro-government clansmen, kill two; al Qaeda member surrenders to authorities; Abyan official survives assassination attempt; gunmen throw grenade at Interior Ministry official’s home in Shabwah, no casualties reported; seven people die in clan fighting in northern provinces; Eritrean pirates seize two Yemeni fishing boats, release one with crews. Horn of Africa: Al Shabaab seizes and burns food aid; eleven militants died in premature bomb explosions, foreign fighters included; AMISOM spokesman says his group ready for militant attacks; Hizb al Islam claims group will capture Dolow in Gedo region; Hawiye elders spokesman calls for end to violence in Puntland, Mogadishu; Puntland refutes militant claim that government is engaged in clan warfare; Somali ambassador thanks Uganda for support of peacekeeping mission; Ahlu Sunna wa al Jama’a conducts security operation, arrests two men suspected of murdering IDP; UN says Somali humanitarian crisis eases in past six months; Dutch send ship to aid anti-piracy mission of coast of Somalia.