Palestinian Territories
Abbas says efforts at unity gov™t ‘back to zero™
Yearly Archives: 2006
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Saudi Government denies bin Laden’s death report
Thailand
Thai coup sparked by failed war on Islamists
Al Qaeda
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Hurting US Terror Fight
Caucasus
3 Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya
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Armed police deploy in Prague after attack warning
Turkey
Twelve injured in explosion in eastern Turkey
Ansar al-Sunnah Shura Member Captured
Iraqi Army arrests military leader of Ansar al-Sunnah’s Shura, and the Ramadan Offensive begins Ansar al-Sunnah. The Iraqi government has arrested Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubouri, who the Associated Press describes as a “leader of Ansar al-Sunnah.” But al-Jubouri is not just an average leader in Ansar al-Sunnah, he sits on the terrorist organization’s military Shura […]
Pakistan
Reading Musharraf Between the Lines
Lebanon
Lebanese army reaches border
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Norwegian court remands two suspects in Oslo terror plot
India
7/11 blasts: Cops identify bomber
Somalia
The Islamic Courts will open a ‘jihad office’ in Mogadishu. The ICU is advancing towards the strategic port city of Kismayo. The U.S. has negotiated with ‘moderate’ Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.
Somalia
Jihad registration office to open in Mogadishu
Pakistan
Foreign troops not to be allowed to conduct operation in Pakistan
Kashmir
2 militants killed in Kashmir
Iraq
Ramadi recruits locals for the city police
Afghanistan
Outnumbered and short of food, British troops win six-day battle with Taliban
Al Qaeda
Report: Video Posted of US Soldiers’ Bodies Being Burned
Afghanistan
Twelve Afghan military officers were arrested for providing weapons to the Taliban. ISAF forces arrest 12 Taliban for involvement in bombing attacks in Pashmul, Kandahar.
Al Qaeda
Is Bin Laden Dead?
Al Qaeda, Taliban behind the Waziristan Accord
A look at the players and organizations manipulating the Waziristan Accord Mullah Omar, the leader of the Taliban, backed the Waziristan Accord. Details continue to emerge on the Waziristan Accord and the Taliban and al Qaeda involvement. And confirmation via the Pakistani press is received that the Taliban is seeking negotiations in Bajaur agency. First, […]
Pakistan
Bomb blast kills two, wounds eight in Pakistan
Lebanon
Putin confirms Russian troops for Lebanon, but not under UN flag
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Open Letter by Arab and Muslim Intellectuals to President Bush Calling for Promoting Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa
Al Qaeda
A French intelligence report that Osama bin Laden died of Typhoid in Pakistan on September 4 is unconfirmed. The information came from Saudi intelligence.
Iraq
The Iraqi Army captures Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubour, a leader of Ansar al-Sunnah and 2 aides in a raid. A fuel tanker bombing kills 35 in Sadr City. Abu Ayyoub al-Masri, the head of the Mujahideen Shura, is believed to be on video executing a Turkish hostage.
Pakistan
Afghan President Karzai says Musharraf knows Mullah Omar is in Pakistan. The Frontier Post states the Taliban is concerned the government might break the Waziristan Accord, and gives details of the Taliban and al Qaeda power brokers in North Waziristan.
The Weekly Standard: Pakistan Surrenders
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and I have co-authored an article titled Pakistan Surrenders for the October 2 edition of The Weekly Standard. The article provides an overview of the Fall of Waziristan and the strategic implications. The full text of the article is available below:
Morocco
The Islamization of Morocco