Iraq
US General Says 3,000 More Iraqi Troops Needed to Help Stabilize Baghdad
Yearly Archives: 2006
Iran
Suspending enrichment unacceptable, says Iranian cleric
Somalia
Somali Islamist movement tightens Sharia law
Philippines
Philippine extremists release girl after ransom
Palestinian Territories
US firm on Hamas sanctions
Indonesia
Bali bombers ‘request beheading’
Palestinian Territories
Churches attacked in Gaza, West Bank
Hezbollah
Nasrallah: No army in the world can disarm us
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Oslo terrorists targeted ambassador
The Sham Waziristan Accord
Pakistan attempts to deflect attention away from the real impact of the Waziristan Accord President – General Pervez Musharraf. President Pervez Musharraf is making a great effort to portray the Waziristan Accord as a positive step in reigning in the Taliban and al Qaeda during his visit to the United States and his meetings with […]
Afghanistan
Afghan police killed 25 Taliban after an attack on an outpost in Chora district, Uruzgan province. The Taliban killed 19 construction workers in an ambush in Kandahar.
Pakistan
Bush ‘Taken Aback’ By Pakistan Bombing Threat
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is temporarily releasing all Guantanamo Bay returnees held in Saudi jails to spend the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with their families
Lebanon
Nasrallah appears at Beirut rally to celebrate Hezbollah’s “divine victory.” ‘ Hundreds of thousands are said to be in attendance. Shiite Mufti of Tyre has criticized Nasrallah’s actions in the war with Israel. The Dutch will send a warship but no troops to support the UNIFIL mission.
Hezbollah
Lebanese Shi’ite Mufti of Tyre Harshly Criticizes Hizbullah for Its Conduct in the Recent Conflict
Turkey
Al-Qadi close to regaining frozen assets in Turkey
Philippines
(Philippines) Terrorists™ bombs more sophisticated
Pakistan
US-Pakistan relationship getting shaky
Pakistan
US plea to tag Pakistan-based Jamaatul Daawa a terror group on hold
Afghanistan
Karzai: Taliban Not Gaining Strength in Afghanistan
Iran
At Home, Tehran Deals With a Restive Arab Minority
Philippines
Abu Sayyaf fighter slain in clash
Pakistan
Pakistan President Released Al Qaeda Suspects
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Analysis: Gulf state growth draws Al Qaeda
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Would-be US al Qaeda helper gets 5-year sentence
India
CNN-IBN claims there is a link between the 9-11 attack and the 7-11 Mumbai Train attack. At least three of the LeT operatives trained with 9-11 commander Mohammad Atta at an LeT camp in Kashmir. The police say the report is “completely untrue” and believe they are close to identifying all of the plotters.
Pakistan
President Musharraf said he was threatened to fight al Qaeda after 9-11. The commander of NATO forces is closely watching the results of the Waziristan Accord. A ‘U.S. spy’ was “shot more than 30 times” in North Waziristan.
Somalia
The African Taliban. The Islamic Courts bans khat and cigarettes during Ramadan. Islam is now the official religion and conversion is banned. A karate instructor and six students are arrested for being ‘involved in something against the Islamic ideology.’ The ICU conducted its first public execution.
Iraq
Kidnapped Iraqis Being Used As Bombers
Palestinian Territories
Abbas: Unity Gov’t To Recognize Israel