Israel
Israeli Army official: Imminent al Qaeda threat to Eilat
Yearly Archives: 2006
Al Qaeda
al Qaeda’s senior leadership is still directing terrorist operations around the world, and camps for prospective jihadists are flourishing in and around Afghanistan, according to Scotland Yard’s deputy assistant commissioner Peter Clarke. al Qaeda in Iraq’s Mujahideen Shura releases a statement condemning the Pope’s recent statements.
Suicide Strikes in Somalia
The first suicide bomber in Somalia targets transitional president and parliament as Somalia slides further into the hands of the al Qaeda backed Islamic Courts Map of Somalia, recent gains by the Islamic Courts marked in red. Click map to view. The Islamic Courts makes the first overt move against the weak transitional government of […]
Thailand
(Thailand) Bombers, arsonists, strike again
Philippines
Abu Yunos, a commander of Abu Sayyaf, was captured in the southern Philippines. Yunos has admitted to kidnapping and killing American citizens at Dos Palmas. Philippine police seized a large quantity of ammonium nitrate shipped from Jolo island, where the Army is clashing with Abu Sayyaf and JI. Five Marines and an unknown number of […]
Israel
Report: Militants freed from Israeli jails are behind 14 attacks
Russia
Newsweek claims Russia has won the Chechen war, and profiles Prime Minister Kadyrov. Russian police kill two senior Chechen leaders. Three more fighters surrender.
Caucasus
The Kremlin is hoping a young strongman can preserve its brutal victory in Chechnya
Caucasus
Russian Interior Ministry says 2 suspected militants killed in Chechnya
Afghanistan
Canadian troops distributing gifts to children targeted by bomber, NATO says four of its soldiers killed
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Islamists™ Rise Imperils Mideast™s Order
Thailand
Terrorism in Thailand at new level: analyst
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens the Vatican
Al Qaeda
al Qaeda says it killed senior security official in Gaza
Podcast with Global Crisis Watch
I had the honor and privilege of co-hosting this week’s edition of Global Crisis Watch’s Podcast: Crisis in Southeast and Southwest Asia. Global Crisis Watch calls to Singapore and Chennai, tackling al Qaeda’s connection with Algeria’s GSPC, the hunt for JI terrorists in the Philippines, the rise of radicalism in Indonesia, the resurgence of the […]
Pakistan
“I will clear up misperceptions about Waziristan,” says President Musharraf. ‘There are no Taliban in Pakistan,’ says Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan. Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah disagrees: “At the behest of the US, [Musharraf] waged war against the Taliban in Waziristan.”
Somalia
The ICU targets interim president Abdullahi Yusuf with two bombs in Baidoa. The Islamic Courts killed a 13 year old boy and wounded three others while breaking up a group watching a soccer on television. The ICU also murdered a 70 year old Italian nun hours after the Pope spoke on Islam. An ICU linked […]
Thailand
Tourists flee southern Thailand after bombings
United Kingdom
(UK) 13 terror suspects to face court
Afghanistan
(Afghanistan) Troops help rebuild troubled province
Iran
What Would War With Iran Look Like?
Iraq
Iraqi soldiers conduct operations in Diwaniyah
Iraq
With America’s top officer in Iraq on an inspection tour of Baghdad’s worst neighborhood.
Iraq
Iraqi tribes in Anbar province have vowed to fight the insurgency and al Qaeda. 26 of 31 tribes have openly declared intent to fight the insurgency. “We held a meeting earlier and agreed to fight those who call themselves mujahedeen,” reports The New York Times
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Associated Press and the Bilal Hussein case
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New challenges on horizon as US expands role in Tanzania
Endorsing the Waziristan Accord
Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah, U.S. State Department endorse the Waziristan Accord Mullah Dadullah on a tape aired by Al Jazeera. Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah has spoken out about the “Waziristan Accord.” Dadullah, who was thought to have been captured this summer, explains that the Taliban in Waziristan should be focusing their energy outwards […]
Hezbollah
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah calls for ‘victory’ rally in Beirut
Pakistan
IAEA clears Pakistan of Nuclear material trafficking
Pakistan
NATO backs down on ultimatum to Pakistan