Iraq
Basra airport, port to close Friday
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Iran
US in contact with anti-Iran Kurds: PKK
Iraq
[UPDATE 2] al Qaeda struck in Sadr City with 6 carbombs and 2 mortars, killing 145 and wounding 238. Sunni insurgents raided the Health Ministry. Iraqi and U.S. forces raided Sadr City. Five suspects were arrested and 4 civilians were killed when a van refused to stop after receiving multiple warnings. Baghdad is under an […]
Chechen Terrorist Doku Umarov may be wounded, surrounded
Russian security forces are on the hunt for the new Chechen jihadi leader Doku Umarov. Click image to view. The Russian Army is conducting major combat operations in the hunt for new Chechen terrorist leader Doku Umarov. The Scotsman reports that a source within Umarov’s organization stated “large numbers of Russian troops had surrounded Umarov […]
Russia
The Russian Army is hunting new terrorist leader Doku Umarov, and is shelling a village on the Ingushetia – Chechen border for the third day in a row. Doku may be “seriously wounded.” Thirty-five of Doku’s fighters, “some in high ranking positions,” have surrendered.
Pakistan
Kabul paid man arrested for rocket attacks in Peshawar
Lebanon
France authorizes troops to fire at IAF jets over Lebanon
Lebanon
The UN will send a team to Lebanon to investigate the assassination of Minister Gemayel. Syria will not cooperate with the Hariri assassination tribunal. Gunmen also opened fire on Minster Pharaon’s office on the day of Gemayel’s murder.
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian sources said Saudi Arabia has severed ties with Hamas (unconfirmed). A Fatah leader survived an assassination attempt. An Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist was killed when the IDF attempted to arrests an Islamic Jihad commander. Five Palestinians total were killed during fighting with the IDF.
Philippines
Abu Sayyaf and MILF are regrouping for attacks next year on commerce, security and infrastructure targets. Philippine security forces discovered “thermos jugs… stuffed with dynamite sticks, nitric acid and rigged with 4-inch nails… and lunch boxes… with similar explosives and ball bearings” during the hunt for Abu Sayyaf on Jolo.
Afghanistan
Taliban attacks have declined sharply over the past month, despite Mullah Omar’s claim the fighting will increase. The minister of defense will double the size of the Army over the next two years, to 70,000. NATO says about about 2,500 troops are needed. Germany will not allow its troops to fight in the south.
India
An explosion at an Assam train station killed 3 and wounded 10. Two suspected LeT operatives were arrested outside New Delhi “with explosives and a large amount of cash.” LeT cadres are being trained to target oil installations and other vital infrastructure remain at risk.
Iraq
The UN claimed Iraq deaths are highest since the war started, but the government disputed the claim. A bomb is detonated in the Green Zone, the target was the speaker of the Parliament. The ISF detains 28 suspects in Mahmudiyah.
Somalia
Ethiopian troops are patroling a road in Baidoa and have imposed a curfew in a town in central Somalia. A TFG Colonel defected to the ICU. A radio station near the Ethiopian border was closed after callers express opposition to the ICU. Khat kiosks in the Hiran region are shut down.
Iraq
UK: Basra hand-over by spring
Iraq
U.N. Reports Deadliest Month in Iraq
Colombia
Colombia arrests TV reporter for terrorism
Lebanon
US to boost military help for Lebanon
Iran
UN to freeze Iran atomic aid
Iraq
Norway gets OK to expel Mullah Krekar, founder of Ansar al-Islam
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Possibilities of war in the Middle East
Iraq
Quitting a worthy fight would be great mistake
Indonesia
Indonesian police hunt 5 key Poso suspects
The Anbar Tribes vs. al Qaeda, Continued
Sunnis continue to turn on al Qaeda in the heart of the Sunni Triangle Iraq. Click map to view. The Anbar tribes’ turn against al Qaeda has developed significantly since the end of the Anbar Campaign late last year, which swept al Qaeda and the insurgency from the major towns and cities west of Ramadi. […]
Afghanistan
Eleven Taliban were killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan. Two Canadian troops were wounded in an IED strike in the Pashmul district of Kandahar. A woman legislator was attacked in Kandahar City, her husband was killed.
Lebanon
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt blames Syria for the assassination of Christian minister Pierre Gemayel. Saad Hariri accused Syria of “trying to kill every free person” in Lebanon. The UN approved the tribunal to investigate the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah is using Internet services such as Youtube and Myspace to recruit and transmit messages. Two Americans are charged with providing access to al-Manar, Hezbollah’s TV station.
Israel
Israeli ground forces are moving on two Palestinian towns in northern Gaza to halt the rocket attacks. One Hamas terrorist was killed while firing a rocket, while 4 rockets hit Sderot. The IDF is training UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon to dismantle bombs.
Iraq
Oman accuses US of handing Iraq to al Qaeda
India
India holds 10 suspected Dawood gang members