Yearly Archives: 2006

Iraq

| September 13, 2006

Baghdad death squads kill 60, bombs kill 22

Uzbekistan

| September 13, 2006

Leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Tahir Yuldashev threatens presidents Karimov, Bakiyev, and Rakhmonov

Europe

| September 13, 2006

An al Qaeda cell was plotting to blow up a the main synagogue and other targets in Oslo, Norway. The cell was made up of Algerian GSPC, which is essentially al Qaeda’s organization in Africa.

Correction: Report of Hekmatyar’s Capture Incorrect

| September 13, 2006

Initial report of Hekmatyar’s capture was a case of mistaken identity On 9-11, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported “the commander of the Hizb-i-Islami militia in Hafezan in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Gulbuddin Hikmatyar, was arrested after credible intelligence led Afghan and coalition forces to his compound.” An independent intelligence source confirmed the initial report, which led […]

Pakistan

| September 13, 2006

President Musharraf says the West responsible for extremism, and the “centre of gravity of terrorism has shifted from Al Qaeda to the Taliban.” NWFP Governor Orakzai, the man who orchestrated the Waziristan surrender, says the US military is not needed to track Osama bin Laden. Security around US diplomatic missions has been increased.

Syria

| September 13, 2006

Ship with N. Korean weapons seized enroute to Syria

Iraq

| September 13, 2006

Arm tribes to fight al Qaeda, say Sunnis

Turkey

| September 13, 2006

A bomber killed 7 and wounded 17 in the southern city of Diyarbakir. Turkey detains 23 militants in raids across the country, seizing weapons and explosives.

Lebanon

| September 13, 2006

French roll out tanks for U.N. force in Lebanon

Syria

| September 12, 2006

The U.S. Embassy in Syria was attacked by what the Syrian government described as Islamic extremists. A car bomb was detonated, and as many as 3 attackers and 4 Syrian guards were killed. Dr. Walid Phares questions the Syrian government, saying “Assad allows attack, offers “protection” and aims at confusion.”

Caucasus

| September 12, 2006

(Chechnya) Movsar Isayev and Turpal-bek Bagayev Killed

Al Qaeda

| September 12, 2006

Former Head of Islamic Center in Washington, D.C. on Iranian TV: ‘The 9/11 Events Were Planned by the American Administration’

Iraq

| September 12, 2006

Iraq Asks Iran to Stop Flow of Militants

Al Qaeda

| September 12, 2006

Former Florida Resident and al Qaeda Operative Eludes FBI’s Net

Israel

| September 12, 2006

Israeli judge orders the release of several Hamas MPs