Monthly Archives: November 2006

Danish court extends custody for 5 men held in terror probe





Iraq

Iraqi Shi’ites alarmed at US detente with Sunnis


Fugitive terror suspect was twice granted bail for breaking control order


Pakistan

Musharraf Contends with the Pashtun Element in the Pakistani Army


Iraq

Iraq’s Army to receive additional 18,800 soldiers


Iran

Iran will conduct a large scale naval wargame this week in the Persian Gulf, just as U.S. carriers are surging into the region. The U.S. accuses Iran and Syria of trying to topple the Lebanese government. Russia will not back the current UNSC draft to curb Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. Russia will move forward with […]


Iraq

A leaked U.S. military briefing slide showing the “Index of Civil Conflict” puts the status in the danger zone. Iraqi state TV accuses the US of releasing a ‘terrorist,’ a former brigadier in Saddam’s army. Iraq’s vice president opposed the lifting of the Sadr City blockade. Maliki may reshuffle the Cabinet, replacing Defense and Interior.


Pakistan

“We will crush militancy with force and no one will be allowed to challenge the writ of the government,” said Musharraf. Faqir Muhammad said Musharraf is an “American agent, killing innocent people at the US behest” and the “Elimination of Musharraf is a must to restore peace.” Pakistan’s military will hold a Corps Commanders meeting […]


Indonesia

Indonesia nabs suspected couriers for top terrorist fugitive Noordin Mohammad Top


Israel

Ten Palestinians (including 9 ‘gunmen’) were killed and 60 wounded during Israeli operations in Gaza. One Israeli soldier was killed. The Salah al-Din brigades claims to have fired the first “Nasser 1” rocket into an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Egypt has rejected an offer by the U.S. to help secure the Gaza border.


Pakistani Terror Groups Openly Involved in Bajaur Protests

Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammed and Jamaat-ud-Dawa openly protest the Bajaur madrassa strike NWFP/FATA. Click map to view. As further details emerge on the airstrike on the al Qaeda and Taliban training camp in Bajaur, Pakistan, the Pakistani military has sealed off the tribal agency to prevent travel into and out of the region. Qazi Hussain Ahmad, the emir […]


Iraq

Along Iraq-Syria Border, a Struggle to Cover the Terrain


Indonesia

Indonesian JI Ties to Somali Gun Runners Arrested in Yemen


Jordan

Jordanian al Qaeda stages hunger strike, family say