October 2006

Iraq

Bill Roggio | October 27, 2006

Police kill 10, wound three al Qaeda attempting to carry out ‘march’

NATO accused the Taliban of using civilians as a human shields, which led to the high civilian casualties in Kandahar. Poland is speeding up the deployment of its para battalion, and will not restrict the movement of the unit as some NATO countries do currently.

Mahdi Army, Iraqi Police Battle in Baquba

Bill Roggio | October 26, 2006

The Mahdi Army continues to flaunt its power. It’s decision time for Maliki. Mahdi Army fighters in Najaf during the fighting in 2004. Click image to view. Iranian proxy Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army has yet again fought government forces in pitched street battles. The scene of the latest fighting is the city of Baquba, where […]

Afghanistan

Bill Roggio | October 26, 2006

NATO says Taliban using civilians as shields, as high toll feared

Iraq

Bill Roggio | October 26, 2006

Q&A excerpts from interview with Iraqi PM

Somalia

Bill Roggio | October 26, 2006

The Islamic Courts Union denied kidnapping members of the parliament transiting to Baidoa. Over 3,000 fighters have been enlisted by the ICU. Another town, Sakow in Middle Juba, has fallen to the ICU. Large ‘jihad’ demonstrations will be held across ICU held territory.

The Sadr City Raids

Bill Roggio | October 26, 2006

Following up the raids in Sadr City; Maliki did approve of the raids Targeting Sadr City. Image courtesy of MNF-Iraq. Click image to view. The primary target of the joint Iraqi and U.S. raid inside Sadr city on October 25 was directed as Mahdi Army commander Abu Dura (or Abu Deraa), a death squad leader […]

Iran

Bill Roggio | October 26, 2006

Iran and Hezbollah have been directly implicated in the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association in Buenos Aires. “We deem it proven that the decision to carry out an attack… was made by the highest authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran which directed Hezbollah to carry out the attack.” Argentine prosecutors have […]