Mamun Ahmed

Mamun Ahmed is serving as a Research Associate at the Centre for Terrorism Research based in Bangladesh. He is an editorial intern at terrorism.openDemocracy.

Taliban leader pulls out of talks

Baitullah Mahsud, an al-Qaida ally who leads the Taliban in Pakistan, pulled out of a peace deal with the government after it refused to withdraw the army from tribal lands

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 30 Apr 2008

Clash between Iran and al-Qaida?

Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, has stepped up his denunciations of Iran in recent messages in part to depict al-Qaida as the Arabs' top defense against

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 23 Apr 2008

The domestic threat

A comprehensive FBI report published recently has highlighted the threat from domestic, home-grown extremists from a variety of groups, including those on the "extreme fringes" of social movements

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 22 Apr 2008

Nepal’s Maoists at the helm

Nepal's Maoists are on course to win three times more seats than the next largest party in elections to form an assembly that will write a new constitution.

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 16 Apr 2008

Al-Qaida establishes new sanctuaries in Pakistan

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director Robert S Mueller addressing a meeting at Chatham House in London, said that al-Qaida would not "go quietly into the night,"

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 15 Apr 2008

Petraeus: we can't withdraw

General David Petraeus, the US military commander in Iraq, in a report delivered to the United States Senate Armed Forces Committee, recommended a suspension of troop withdrawals after July 2008

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 9 Apr 2008

Iranians crave warmer relations with west

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org polls finds that although Iranians continue to view the United States negatively, they strongly support steps to improve US-Iran relations including direct talks, greater access for

By Mamun Ahmed

/ 8 Apr 2008