Bahrain
Eight Bahrainis charged with having links to a “foreign terrorist group”
Monthly Archives: September 2006
Al Qaeda
Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the grand sheikh of al-Azhar University in Egypt, said Islam as a religion was not compatible with the word terrorism, and directed his sharp criticism to al Qaeda as a terrorist group that has seriously damaged the image of Islam.
Jordan
Suspected al Qaeda leader denies terror charges in Jordanian court
Al Qaeda
The Internet: The New Training Ground for Young Terrorist Recruits
Afghanistan
General Jones claims 1,000-1,500 Taliban died in fighting during Operation Medusa, the NATO reinforcement is being fulfilled, and the drug trade is a serious problem. France has declined sending more troops to help in the south.
Hezbollah
Nasrallah™s Malaise
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Crackdown on MilBlogs?
Kashmir
Three killed, one hurt in blast in Jammu & Kashmir
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AP stands for Advocacy Press – Bilal Hussein
Iraq
Iraq takes control of security responsibility in Dhi Qar province
Lebanon
Siniora: ‘We prevented an Israeli victory’
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Venezuelan Leader Demonizes Bush
Iran
Iran™s Leader Relishes 2nd Chance to Make Waves
Israel
Israel ‘trains Iraqi Kurd forces’
Sudan
West Stymied By Sudan In Darfur
Iraq
Military expects increased attacks in Iraq during Muslim holy month
Israel
Israel Calls Iran Its Greatest Threat
Thailand
Two weeks to pick PM then Thai coup leaders will quit
Palestinian Territories
Abbas recasts himself as key Palestinian negotiator
Pakistan
President Bush says he would strike at bin Laden if he was in Pakistan. President Musharraf disagrees. Six American helicopter gunships have allegedly violated Pakistan’s air space by intruding into North Waziristan. The Taliban killed a government worker and two others in South Waziristan. Ten tribals were arrested in North Waziristan for helping the Taliban. […]
Somalia
Security has been tightened in Baidoa after the suicide attacks against President Ahmed. The CIA (more likely the FBI) is sending a team to investigate the suicide attack. The Jamestown Foundation believes Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is a ‘moderate.’
Somalia
Somalia Drifts Toward Fragmentation as Regional Powers Polarize
Afghanistan
A new governor for Ghanzi Province takes office
Al Qaeda
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Sept. 11 mastermind, to face hearing
Thailand
Thailand’s Coup and the Insurgency in the South
Afghanistan
“We must destroy terrorist sanctuaries beyond Afghanistan, dismantle the elaborate networks in the region that recruit, train, finance, arm and deploy terrorists,” President Karzai said during his speech at the UN. On CNN, he said Taliban leaders are hiding in Pakistan. NATO has agreed to increase the deployment of troops and air assets.
Pakistan’s Safe Haven
We are watching the slow-motion disintegration of Pakistan as a sovereign state The federally Administered Tribal Areas and North West Frontier Province. Click to enlrage. Pakistani officials and government friendly news outlets continue to spin the Waziristan Accord as a successfully strategy in dealing the the Taliban. The Pak Tribune’s Akbar Jan Marwat echoes the […]
Thailand
The military coup in Thailand has been successful in overthrowing the government of PM Thaksin. B Raman states Thaksin “neglected the bleeding ulcer of jihadi terrorism in the three Muslim majority provinces of Southern Thailand,” and this was a major reason for his downfall.
Afghanistan
Praise for troops who faced fury of the Taliban and triumphed
Iran
Rebuttal to Time’s ‘Preparing for War with Iran’ article