Thailand
Thailand: nine killed in wave of shootings in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Algeria
Islamic militants kill 8 guards in Algeria
Iraq
Troops will be out of Iraq in 16 months, Blair tells Commons
Philippines
Philippines: Terrorism behind murder of Protestant pastor in Palu
Jordan
Jordan convicts eight terrorists
Philippines
Phillipines: MILF demands charges against leader be dropped
Somalia
Canadian Somalis may be joining militias
Afghanistan
Norway will not send special forces to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Taliban demand Italian troops™ withdrawl for journalist™s release
Afghanistan
US Army engineers plan to double Afghan efforts
Palestinian Territories
Hamas gunman killed in Nablus, Fatah suspected of involvement
Israel
Israel has pushed 4 kilometers into southern Gaza along the Philadelphi corridor. Five smuggling tunnels have been uncovered. Israel says Egypt must do more to halt the weapons smuggling into Gaza.
Sudan
Former Janjaweed fighter says militia got training, orders from Khartoum
United States
Report: Dirty bomb threats at NFL stadiums
Iraq
Iraq and the Tet analogy
Iraq
Dozens of al Qaeda supporters marched through Ramadi to declare support for al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic state. Prime Minister Maliki demanded the U.S. release Sadr aide Sheikh Mazen Al Saedi, who was detained by the U.S. yesterday. Balad has been cordoned after a weekend of sectarian violence.
Afghanistan
British to hand key town to Afghan militia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s stability lies with Pakistan
Al Qaeda
How Qaeda Warned Its Operatives on Using Cell Phones
Iraq
Sectarian violence in Balad, Iraq
Israel
IDF Returns to Gaza-Egypt Border to Destroy Smuggling Tunnels
Palestinian Territories
Hamas: Mastermind of Shalit’s abduction among 4 killed in Gaza
Sri Lanka
The Tamil Tigers have executed a seaborne suicide raid on a Sri Lankan naval base, killing 1 soldier and 15 Tigers. The attack followed a suicide attack on a group of sailors that killed over 103. The Counterterrorism Blog has more background information on the conflict.
Pakistan
Pakistan is investigating links between political party Jamaat-e-Islami, and al Qaeda and the Taliban. Hafez Saeed, the recently released leader of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (now the Jamaat al-Dawat), pledged to keep ‘spreading the message of Allah.™
Iraq
10 US Troops Killed in Roadside Bombings, Fighting as Iraq Violence Grows
United States
Under new policy, US could block foes in space
Afghan Battles and Pakistani Plots
Clashes in southern and eastern Afghanistan point back to Pakistan as a purported coup plot targets Musharraf. A soldier from the 10th Mountain Division provides rooftop security during a cordon and search in the village of Alizai in the Ghazni on Sept. 13, 2006. DoD photo by Spc. Ethan Anderson, U.S. Army. Click image to […]
Somalia
Rumors abound over a possible coup against the transitional government. Clashes between Col. Hirale’s militia and the Islamic Courts are expected in Bu’ale. Talks between the ICU and former Somali military officers over fighting Ethiopia are ongoing. Islamic Courts supporter in Somaliland burned copies of a newpaper critical of the group.
United States
President Bush Signs Military Commissions Act of 2006
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Frontline journalists fading away – 600 embedded when US invaded Iraq; only 11 there now