Philippines
Soldiers arrested the Abu Saffaf terrorist that beheaded U.S. tourist Guillermo Sobero on Basilan. The Army is hunting for five female members of the Jemaah Islamiah on the Island of Jolo.
Yearly Archives: 2006
Pakistan
The Taliban executed an “American spy” in South Waziristan, and pinned a note on his body warning other spies. Four “militants” were killed after attacking a Pakistani paramilitary base near Mir Ali.
Somalia
Kenya denies the presence of Ethiopian and U.S. troops at the Somali border. Puntland arrested a shiekh who called for jihad. The ICU closed cinemas and then imposed a curfew in Bulo Burde, and will seize weapons from Mogadishu businessmen.
Israel
Israel and the PA are attempting to extend the ceasefire to the West Bank. Israel said it will withdrawal from settlements in the West Bank. Hamas said the right of return is sacred. Hamas also said it would continue to abduct Israeli soldiers.The IDF has changed the rules of engagement to allow the destruction of […]
Somalia
Mujahideen Brigades of Eritrea Issue a Video of Ambushing an Enemy Supply Vehicle, and Photographs of Somali Martyrs
Iraq
Iraq wants U.N. Security Council mandate
Israel
(Israel) Olmert ready to free prisoners, proposes peace
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Jordan Fears Three Middle East Civil Wars
Iraq
Slaughter in the mosque: a new terror for Iraqis
Iraq
French secret service agent killed in Iraq
Iraq
Mortar attack sparks fire at an Iraqi oil facility
Afghanistan
Afghanistan may destabilise Pakistan, India – Armitage
Sudan
Sudan ‘rearming militia’ (the Janjaweed)
Afghanistan
Shura member Mullah Ami claims Mullah Omar is leading the Taliban from Afghanistan and that the Taliban control “80 percent areas of over seven Afghan provinces.” A look at the Taliban operating from Baluchistan and Mujahideen Shura. The Taliban said it released two Pakistani reporters. Two NATO soldiers were killed in a suicide strike in […]
Iraq
News reports that 4 mosques were burned and 6 Sunnis were dragged from a mosque and burned are either unconfirmed or false. The Iraqi Police Captain quoted is not authorized to speak to the media, and is being tracked by the Coalition (more). Reports of civilian deaths and the leveling of a neighborhood block are […]
Iran
38 killed in Iranian military plane crash
Indonesia
Abu Sayyaf field commander captured in Zamboanga Peninsula
Palestinian Territories
Mashaal backed off of a threat to initiate the third intifada. PM Olmert may present a diplomatic initiative to the Palestinian government (Hamas). The IDF killed 2 two ‘armed Palestinians’ and arrested 15 in the West Bank.
Iraq
Why Moqtada al-Sadr may end up deciding America’s fate in Iraq
Iran
Military plane carrying IRGC members crashes in Tehran
Iraq
Iraq Study Group Weighs Overture to Iran and Syria
Iraq
Baghdad Fearful – Some signs of cohesiveness as Shiites provide shelter to Sunnis
Afghanistan
Nato urges end of right to opt out of Afghanistan combat
Afghanistan
Suicide bomber hits NATO troops in Afghan south
Afghanistan
Rift Over Afghan Mission Looms for NATO
Thailand
Four Thais, including two soldiers, were murdered by by Muslim insurgents on motorbikes. The Thai government will lift martial law in all provinces but seven, including the three Muslim provinces on the Malaysian border.
Somalia
The Islamic Courts has “dispatched thousands of troops Sunday to within 15 kilometers” of the Ethiopian border. The ICU rallied in the border town of Abudwaq, and has banned weapons. Over 3,000 TFG cadet graduates have been deployed in Baidoa.
Iraq
Jonathan Chait: Bring back Saddam Hussein
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Navy has larger mission in mind in Africa
Iraq
(Iraq) Joint Operation Detains 10, seizes cache near Euphrates