Yearly Archives: 2006

Al Qaeda

| October 11, 2006

Adam Yahiye Gadahn, a.k.a. “Azzam the American” will be indicted for treason and material support to al Qaeda. The Counterterrorism Blog has a copy of the indictment. This is the first case of treason in over 50 years. Gadahn, along with Ayman al-Zawahiri, recently appeared on an al Qaeda video calling for jihad and denouncing […]

Philippines

| October 11, 2006

Another bombing occurred in Mindano, after two were detonated yesterday. Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah are the prime suspects. Two Filipino soldiers were killed and 8 wounded during a clash with Abu Sayyaf on Sulu island.

Iraq

| October 11, 2006

16 al Qaeda in Iraq detained in raid west of Balad

Al Qaeda

| October 11, 2006

Islamist website: Italian child portrayed as a future leader of Osama bin Laden’s network

Al Qaeda

| October 11, 2006

Commander Abu Zubaydah: How I Knew Him  and How He Was Arrested

Assassinations in Talibanistan; Taliban in Quetta

| October 11, 2006

North Waziristan, Quetta remain hubs for the Taliban, despite Pakistani protestations Pro-Taliban fighters in Waziristan. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban continue their campaign to eradicate any opposition to their rule in North Waziristan. Two more “spies” have been assassinated in North Waziristan. “Militants killed a local doctor in Saobi village of Miramshah, the regional Headquarters, and […]

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| October 11, 2006

Across Europe, Worries on Islam Spread to Center

Al Qaeda

| October 11, 2006

Islamic hackers claim they will launch an attack on the Vatican’s official website

Iraq

| October 11, 2006

Iraqi parliament approves federal law

North Korea

| October 11, 2006

North Korea threatens war with the U.S. if sanctions are imposed. South Korea’s ‘sunshine policy™ is now in jeopardy (reported here first on Oct. 9.) North Korea has threatened to conduct further nuclear tests. Japan has announced tough unilateral sanctions.

Iraq

| October 11, 2006

The explosion at an ammunition dump in Camp Falcon, Baghdad was caused by an insurgent mortar round. The Islamic Army in Iraq has taken credit. Three Marines were killed in Ramadi, and two U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed and 16 wounded in bombings in Baghdad. Over 110 victims of death […]

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| October 11, 2006

Tamil Tiger rebels ‘under attack’ – Sri Lanka’s military has launched a “large-scale offensive”

Philippines

| October 11, 2006

(Philippines) Unexploded bomb found near blast site in North Cotabato

North Korea: Special Edition of Global Crisis Watch

| October 10, 2006

North Korea has detonated its first nuclear device, sending the international community into a crisis over how to respond. The debate over possible sanctions and even a blockade has begun in the United Nations. There are questions about whether the test was successful or not due to the yield of the explosion, but regardless the […]

Iraq

| October 10, 2006

Fire breaks out at ammo dump at US base in Baghdad

Iraqi, U.S. Army engage Sadr’s Mahdi Army in Diwaniyah

| October 10, 2006

Operations in Diwaniyah continue to chip away at Sadr’s power base The Mahdi Army in Baghdad’s Sadr City. Click image to view. The city of Diwaniyah continues to be a flashpoint between Iraqi and U.S.forces on one side, and Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army on the other. Late Monday, a joint Iraq Army and U.S. Army […]

Iraq

| October 10, 2006

ISF shuts down insugent hawala in Tikrit

Philippines

| October 10, 2006

A bomb blast in the southern Philippine town of Makilala killed 12 and wounded 25. Four were wounded in a bombing in a market in Tacurong. Two Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed and six Philippine troops were wounded in the latest round of fighting in Sulu. Three additional Jemaah Islamiyah bomb makers are training Abu […]

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| October 10, 2006

Danes in fresh controversy over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad