Iraq
Iraqis see US push against Sadr’s Mehdi Army
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Somalia
(Somalia) From Marine to warlord: The strange journey of Hussein Farrah Aidid
Afghanistan
ISAF is targeting the Taliban leadership. Mullah Dadullah claims 2007 will be filled with “suicide and guerrilla attacks on NATO, American and coalition forces.” The Taliban conducted a rocket attack from inside the Pakistani border, and burned down a school for refugees. France said it is not withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Iraq
The AP’s Jamil Hussein Scandal
Somalia
Somalia appeals for foreign peacekeepers
Iran
Quitting nuclear treaty an option, says Iran
Philippines
Bali bombers ‘hiding’ with militants
Iraq
Mistrust defines Shiite, US relations
Pursuing the Islamic Courts
The Somalia Battlefield on 1/2/2007 [No changes]. Light blue – Ethiopian & TFG advances. Green – ICU territory. Orange – recent clashes. Click image to view. Islamic Courts leadership unaccounted for; foreign fighters captured fleeing to Kenya After taking the southern port city of Kismayo, the news has dried up on the pursuit of the […]
Al Qaeda
The state of the Long War
Iraq
Protest in Samarra, other Sunni areas over Saddam hanging
Iraq
Jordan Baathists pledge loyalty to Saddam deputy Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Iraq
US forces raided an office of Sunni politician Saleh al-Mutlaq as part of raids on al Qaeda safehouses. Six inurgents were killed. Iraq shut down the Sharkiya TV station for “reporting false news and inciting sectarianism.” The Iraqi Army captured 3 al Qaeda cell members near Fallujah. Six insurgents were detained near Yusufiyah.
Iraq
Chipping Away at the Sectarian Story: An Interview with Quais Abdul Raazzaq
Kashmir
Two LeT militants killed in gunbattle
Lebanon
UNIFIL on alert after fears of attacks by Hezbollah
Israel
Israel rejects demand to release 1,000 prisoners for Shalit
Palestinian Territories
French photographer kidnapped in Gaza
Thailand
Thailand’s junta leader blamed political opposition for the New Years Eve bombing campaign, and warns more attacks may be in the offing. Three were killed and 38 wounded in nine seperate bombings throughout the capital of Bangkok.
Iraq
A dictator’s Mideast legacy
Al Qaeda
Veil-wearing Muslim women are part of our fight – al Qaeda chief
United Kingdom
US ‘licence to snoop’ on British air travellers
Afghanistan
Coalition forces captured a terrorist in Kunar province. A police chief in Farah was captured during a Taliban raid. Two Afghan police in Herat were killed by Taliban bombs, and another was wounded.
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Africa Command plans approved by Bush, DOD officials confirm
The Islamic Courts Abandons Kismayo
The Somalia Battlefield on 1/1/2007. Light blue – Ethiopian & TFG advances. Green – ICU territory. Orange – recent clashes. Click image to view. Mutinies, defections in the Islamic Courts after a brief battle north of Kismayo Ethiopian forces quickly moved south to pursue the al Qaeda backed Islamic Courts after taking Mogadishu last Friday. […]
Pakistan
al Qaeda, Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, and Taliban led by Abdullah Mehsud conspired in carrying out suicide attacks in Karachi in the spring of 2006, and operated from Waziristan. Pakistan tells the US it will not conduct military operations in Waziristan despite knowledge of the dominance of the Taliban and al Qaeda in the region.