Josef Litobarski

Josef Litobarski is a graduate in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford; Department of Peace Studies. He is currently an editorial intern at terrorism.openDemocracy.

Pakistani PM escapes assassins

The Pakistani government has confirmed that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was unharmed after assassins targeted his motorcade on Wednesday. The convoy of vehicles was travelling to meet the prime-minister

By Josef Litobarski

/ 3 Sep 2008

Ninety Afghan civilians killed in coalition airstrike

The UN has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians, including 60 children, were killed in the US airstrike last Friday targeting senior Taliban commander Mullah Sadiq. Coalition spokespeople

By Josef Litobarski

/ 27 Aug 2008

Pakistan in crisis after bombings

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack on an arms factory in Pakistan, in which at least 64 people died. The attack, one of the deadliest in

By Josef Litobarski

/ 22 Aug 2008

Al-Qaida’s “number three” killed in Pakistan

A senior al-Qaida leader was reported to have been killed in Pakistan on Tuesday. Abu Saeed Masri, also known as Mustafa Abu Yazid, was thought to be the head of

By Josef Litobarski

/ 13 Aug 2008

China's media blackout after Xinjiang attack

Chinese police have instituted a media blackout in Kashgar, Xinjiang province, after Monday's attack in which two men drove a lorry into a group of paramilitary policemen. Sixteen

By Josef Litobarski

/ 6 Aug 2008

Turkey and Iran bomb Kurdish rebels in Iraq

Turkish jets attacked position in northern Iraq belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in retaliation for the bombings in Istanbul on Sunday which killed 17 people. Firat News,

By Josef Litobarski

/ 30 Jul 2008

IslamExpo: building bridges or burning them down?

IslamExpo, Europe's biggest Muslim cultural event, was first held in London in 2006 on the first anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. The timing might seem slightly confrontational,

By Josef Litobarski

/ 24 Jul 2008

Militants to strike Nigeria pipelines

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has announced it intends to attack Nigeria's main oil pipelines sometime in the next 30 days. The threat

By Josef Litobarski

/ 23 Jul 2008

Taliban captures NATO outpost

Afghan officials confirmed on Wednesday that a small outpost in Wanat village in the north-east of the country was captured by the Taliban shortly after it was abandoned by NATO

By Josef Litobarski

/ 16 Jul 2008

Missile test a “demonstration” for Iran’s enemies

Iran's Revolutionary Guards test-fired nine long and medium ranged missiles on Wednesday, including an upgraded Shahab-3 missile with a range of 2000km, enough to strike at targets in

By Josef Litobarski

/ 9 Jul 2008

Emergency declared in Mongolia

More than 300 people have been injured and five killed in street protests in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, it emerged on Wednesday. A state of emergency has been

By Josef Litobarski

/ 2 Jul 2008

South Africa “not invited” to Zimbabwe crisis talks

Southern African leaders will meet on Wednesday in Swaziland's capital, Mbabane, to discuss the current election crisis in Zimbabwe. Noticeably absent from the meeting will be South Africa&

By Josef Litobarski

/ 25 Jun 2008