An al Qaeda in Iraq leader disavows Abu Ayyub al-Masri, exposing the faults between the Zarqawi and al-Masri factions Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Al Arabiya television has aired a videotape of a member of al Qaeda in Iraq denouncing the organization’s current leadership, singling out Abu Ayyub al-Masri for undertaking “‘unjustified violations’ such as the killing […]
Islamic Group Beheads Assyrian Priest, Crucifies 14 Year Old Boy in North Iraq
Taliban takes high cover – behind 10-foot Afghan marijuana plants
Three Hamas killed in an Israeli air strike
British Airline plot terror suspects used eBay to fund plot
NATO soldier, 8 civilians dies in suicide blast in Kandahar
Khamenei praises Hezbollah, warns foreign troops
Deal Nears on Sanctions for North Korea
Curfews have been imposed in Baghdad and Mosul. Eight insurgents were killed in Mosul, 2 wounded and 21 arrested after the Iraqi Army defeated a “complex attack.” Eighteen insurgents were captured in Baghdad, and car bombs were discovered. Fourteen bodies were found near Baghdad.
British Army chief denies Government rift
I joined my friend Josh Manchester on his first podcast. We discussed the situation in Iraq, western Pakistan and Afghanistan. Click the icon to listen. The Adventures of Chester is a must read blog on the war and foreign policy issues. Josh was recently a guest on the Global Crisis Watch round table on the […]
A test indicates North Korea did attempt a nuclear detonation: “We don’t think they were trying to fake a nuclear test, but it may have been a nuclear fizzle.” The United Nations Security Council will vote on sanctions on Saturday.
Eight al Qaeda were arrested for plotting the Islamabad and Rawalpindi attacks. Syed Saleem Shahzad reports this was part of a coup attempt. Police arrested a man plotting bomb attacks in Lahore on Eid. The suspect is from Wana, South Waziristan. Two bombs were detonated in Quetta and one in Peshawar.
The U.S. and Ethiopia are planning to interdict terrorists seeking a safe haven in Somalia. The Islamic Courts claim they haven’t threatened Ethiopia. The ICU is also “infuriated” by the UN withdrawal of foreign staff from southern and central Somalia.
Possible large scale terrorist attacks in Manila and other urban centres in the Philippines after Ramadan
Shiites accused of using dirty tricks to pass federalism bill
“Gunmen” kill HAMAS official
Mexico probes possible Hezbollah financing links
General: Iran sending millions to Iraq’s Mahdi fighters
London man pleads guilty to terrorist plot
Jihadi organizations organized an anti-western rally in Dir, and called for Pakistanis to join the jihad. Seventeen more Taliban have been arrested in Quetta. Musharraf admits ‘no guarantee can be given regarding the Waziristan peace deal though there are chances of its success.’ The U.S. has asked Pakistan to stop promoting terrorism in Kashmir and […]
Intelligence failure cited in Korean crisis
al Qaeda in Iraq forms the “Mutayibeen Coalition,” which includes six Anbar tribes Governor Maamoon Sami Rasheed al-Awani met with local tribal sheikhs and city government leaders at a U.S military outpost in Husaybah, Iraq, July 3, 2006. Photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas. Click image to view. The battle lines between al Qaeda and the […]
Afghanistan five years later: charting the reconstruction
Germany’s High Court Begins Motassadeq Appeal Hearing
Italy: Appeals Court Orders Retrail of suspected Islamic terrorists
Terror attacks on energy facilities rising-Germany
Hamas: Mashaal says proud of Shalit’s kidnapping
Hamas Hints at Oslo Recognition – On its Own Terms
Hamas wants 1 for 1,000 prisoner swap