Yearly Archives: 2006

Afghanistan

| September 7, 2006

NATO leader, military commander calls for “modest reinforcements” in Afghanistan

Philippines

| September 7, 2006

Abu Sayyaf leader Khadaffy Janjalani and Jemaah Islamiyah explosives expert Umar Patek may have been injured in combat operations in Sulu. The Philippine Army is sending an extra battalion of Special Forces to join the fight, and the Navy is patroling the seas. U.S. Special forces are in the region as “advisers.”

Russia

| September 7, 2006

Four Russian troops were killed and four wounded when their armored vehicle was hit by a land mine in North Ossetia. A bomb was detonated at a railroad crossing in Ingushetia. Members of Doku Umarov’s Chechen terrorist group are seeking to negotiate with the government.

Iraq

| September 7, 2006

Safonov Comments on Progress in Hunting Russian Diplomats™ Iraqi Killers

Afghanistan

| September 7, 2006

U.S. forces conduct a major operation in the Konrangal River Valley in Kunar, along the border with Pakistan. Musharraf visits Afghanistan, calls al Qaeda and the Taliban a “common enemy” but refuses to rout them out of North Waziristan. Three British soldiers were killed in separate engagements in the volatile Helmand province.

The Islamic Emirate of Waziristan and Greater Talibanistan

| September 7, 2006

North Waziristan is not al Qaeda’s endgame, the entire border region is the target References: Dawn provides an overview of the North Waziristan Truce. Compare this to my report from Tuesday night. Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas With the Pakistani government ceding authority (but not autonomy) to the Taliban and al […]

Al Qaeda

| September 6, 2006

14 key terrorist suspects transferred from secret CIA custody to Guantanamo Bay

Philippines

| September 6, 2006

Peace Talks Resume as Cease-Fire Comes Under Strain in the Philippines

Somalia

| September 6, 2006

Sheik Ahmed Sherif, the head of the ICU, held talks “with US and European diplomats during a recent visit to Kenya.” The purpose was very likely an attempt to split him from Aweys. ICU organized veterans to protest against foreign intervention. During the rally, Sherif “warned Uganda not to send troops to Somalia.”

Kyrgyzstan

| September 6, 2006

Search for Missing Air Force Officer Continues in Kyrgyzstan

Israel

| September 6, 2006

Israel’s military blockade of Lebanon will end on September 7. The IDF killed a senior member of Islamic Jihad and six others during raids in Gaza.

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| September 6, 2006

Defense Department Ordered to Take Custody of High-Value Detainees

Iraq

| September 6, 2006

Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi, al Qaeda ‘s commander of the anti-Shiite Omar Brigade and member of the Mujahideen Shura, was captured in June. Iraq and the US will sign a military handover pact on September 7. A large weapons cache exploded in a building in Nasiriyah.

Egypt

| September 6, 2006

Egypt: 16 Muslim Brotherhood leaders released

Back, Again, For Good

| September 6, 2006

As many of you have already figured out, I have returned to The Fourth Rail and am now posting here permanently. I realize I have done a bit of shuffling around the blogosphere of late. This is a new medium, I have been experimenting a bit, and I hope you will understand and forgive me […]

Philippines

| September 6, 2006

(Philippines) Battered Marines vow to ‘finish off’ Abu Sayyaf

Afghanistan

| September 6, 2006

Two al Qaeda were arrested in Khost in possession of “weapons, night vision equipment and various electronic devices,” as a suicide bomber killed a ” teacher and a government employee” in the same province. The Afghan government is establishing a National Security Coordination System.

Pakistan

| September 6, 2006

Brief notes on the ‘truce.’ Newsday: “tribal paramilitary forces… will handle border control duties… the Taliban [is] running a parallel government.” USA Today: “offers an ‘implicit amnesty’ to foreign and local militants.” The New York Times: “The deal is widely viewed as a face-saving retreat for the Pakistani Army.”