Al Qaeda
Another Osama rumor. The Frontier Times reports Osama bin Laden has transferred command to Ayman al-Zawahiri due to a “severe spinal-chord ailment.” The prior typhood fever rumor was the product of chatter at a diplomatic party.
Monthly Archives: September 2006
Somalia
About 300 to 400 Ethiopian troops moved into Baidoa after the Islamic Courts seized Kismayo. Defense minister Bare Hirale is said to be awaiting reinforcements from Ethiopia to counterstrike at Kismayo. The transitional government pleads for the arms embargo to be lifted. Twenty women were arrested by the ICU for protesting in Kismayo, while Hassan […]
India
India’s Defense Minister says Islamabad has done “precious little” to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. State police in Maharashtra have made it mandatory for recruits in the intelligence wing to learn Urdu or Arabic during training. An Indian state minister claims there are 26 terror camps operating across the border in […]
Pakistan
Karzai restores monthly stipend to FATA elders
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Outsourcing Combat Reporting to the Enemy
Al Qaeda
The Story Behind the OBL Death Story
Afghanistan
The Taliban murdered Kandahar’s director of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Coalition forces kill 10 Taliban in Paktika Province during Operation Mountain Fury. Twenty three Taliban in Helmand were killed during ISAF operations.
United States
US attacks used ‘common anthrax’
The Fall of Kismayo
The strategic southern port city of Kismayo is taken by the Islamic Courts, Baidoa is now in the crosshairs Somalia. Cities in red indicate ICU controlled territory. Click map to view. The Islamic Courts have further consolidated their grip on power in souther Somalia. Just one day after Barre Adan Shire, (or Bare Hirale) the […]
Iraq
US: Sadr City again a militants’ haven
Iraq
Iraq’s New Political Alignment
Iraq
Iraqi police battle Anbar insurgency
Syria
US to blame for attack on its embassy: Syria
Iraq
Iraqi president asks for long-term US military presence in Iraq
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How Many Embedded Reporters Cover the Iraq War?
Iraq
Militia standoff at Iraqi police station
Egypt
Egypt is openly discussing starting a civilian nuclear energy program. As Iran continues to proceed in developing its nuclear program, expect other Arab states to do the same.
International al Qaeda Operative Omar Farouq Killed in Iraq
Farouq was a lieutenant of bin Laden and al Qaeda’s operations chief in Southeast Asia Omar Farouq in 2002. Coalition forces have scored another senior jihadi in Iraq. This time, the British forces in Basra have killed Omar Farouq, a senior al Qaeda operative. The BBC reports Farouq was ‘tracked across Iraq to Basra,’ then […]
Algeria
The Algerian who helped Tunisians join the GSPC, in prison
Philippines
US troops in charm offensive on Philippine rebel isle
Caucasus
Aide to late warlord Khattab surrenders in Chechnya
Afghanistan
Taliban `part of global jihad`
Afghanistan
The Rise of Jihadistan
Afghanistan
Afghan women’s affairs chief murdered
Iraq
Talabani Says PKK Ceasefire Imminent
Al Qaeda
Experts Say Al Qaeda Threat Down, but Others Remain Strong
Afghanistan
Foreign jihadists seen as key to spike in Afghan attacks
Hezbollah
Thousands Rally in Lebanon Against Hezbollah
Iraq
Iraq militants claim killing of Indians, Pakistanis
Al Qaeda
Sources: Qaeda could use non-Arabs to attack Israel