Monthly Archives: September 2006

Saudi Arabia

| September 22, 2006

Saudi Arabia is temporarily releasing all Guantanamo Bay returnees held in Saudi jails to spend the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with their families

Lebanon

| September 22, 2006

Nasrallah appears at Beirut rally to celebrate Hezbollah’s “divine victory.” ‘ Hundreds of thousands are said to be in attendance. Shiite Mufti of Tyre has criticized Nasrallah’s actions in the war with Israel. The Dutch will send a warship but no troops to support the UNIFIL mission.

Hezbollah

| September 22, 2006

Lebanese Shi’ite Mufti of Tyre Harshly Criticizes Hizbullah for Its Conduct in the Recent Conflict

Turkey

| September 22, 2006

Al-Qadi close to regaining frozen assets in Turkey

Pakistan

| September 22, 2006

US plea to tag Pakistan-based Jamaatul Daawa a terror group on hold

Iran

| September 22, 2006

At Home, Tehran Deals With a Restive Arab Minority

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| September 22, 2006

Analysis: Gulf state growth draws Al Qaeda

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| September 22, 2006

Would-be US al Qaeda helper gets 5-year sentence

India

| September 22, 2006

CNN-IBN claims there is a link between the 9-11 attack and the 7-11 Mumbai Train attack. At least three of the LeT operatives trained with 9-11 commander Mohammad Atta at an LeT camp in Kashmir. The police say the report is “completely untrue” and believe they are close to identifying all of the plotters.

Pakistan

| September 22, 2006

President Musharraf said he was threatened to fight al Qaeda after 9-11. The commander of NATO forces is closely watching the results of the Waziristan Accord. A ‘U.S. spy’ was “shot more than 30 times” in North Waziristan.

Somalia

| September 22, 2006

The African Taliban. The Islamic Courts bans khat and cigarettes during Ramadan. Islam is now the official religion and conversion is banned. A karate instructor and six students are arrested for being ‘involved in something against the Islamic ideology.’ The ICU conducted its first public execution.

Iraq

| September 21, 2006

Kidnapped Iraqis Being Used As Bombers

Israel

| September 21, 2006

Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in Gaza Strip

Israel

| September 21, 2006

Israel troubled that war in Lebanon drove its enemies closer

A Zarqawi Letter and a Potential Merger with Ansar al-Sunnah

| September 21, 2006

Divisions in al Qaeda, moderataion and a potential merger al Qaeda in Iraq’s Mujahideen Shura. The Iraqi government has released a letter that highlights the differences inside al Qaeda. The letter was seized at the site of the death of former al Qaeda in Iraq commander, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was written by Attyia al-Jaza’ri. […]

Iraq

| September 21, 2006

A top Sadr aide was arrested in Najaf during a joint U.S. and Iraqi operation. U.S. generals expect violence to increase during Ramadan and says more Iraqi troops needed to combat militias.