Iraq
Senate OKs new US commander in Iraq
Monthly Archives: January 2007
Somalia
US Won’t Rule out a Last-ditch Strike in Somalia
Pressuring the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ahmadinejad at an anti-U.S. and Israel conference last year. Click image to view. External pressure is creating political discord inside Iran The recent campaign by the United States and its allies in the Gulf to increase the political, economic and military pressure on the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is beginning to show some […]
Iraq
Baghdad Today. Quiet. Too Quiet.
Iraq
Iraq Leader and Sunni Officials in Clash on Security
Lebanon
Next time around, Lebanon will be in a civil war
Iraq
Turnaround in Baghdad
Afghanistan
NATO believes it killed “a senior Taliban leader and his deputies” in an airstrike on a base near Musa Qala. President Bush is requesting $10.6 billion in aide, and is extending the tour of a combat brigade by 4 months. NATO is expecting another combat brigade to deploy in the south. The Taliban wants to […]
Iran
The US has authorized troops to killed Iranian agents in Iraq. Iranian assets in Lebanon (Hezbollah), Afghanistan and in the Palestinian territories (Hamas) are also targets. Ayatollah Khamenei snubs Ahmadinejad, and Iranian lawmakers, led by Rafsanjani, seek to impeach the President. Iran continues to supply the Iraqi insurgency with IED triggers.
Pakistan
Musharraf claims Osama and Zawahiri have parted ways and are in Afghanistan. He also claims the Waziristan Accord is working just fine. Three police, a journalist an five others are kidnapped in South Waziristan. NATO said the cross border attack in North Waziristan was an error. The US Congress is considering cutting military aide to […]
Afghanistan
3,200 soldiers™ tours in Afghanistan have been extended four months. NATO-led troops battling resurgent Taliban militants will shortly be reinforced with another combat brigade. Afghanistan™s opium fields up by 150 percent since 2002, but the fields will not be sprayed this year.
Iraq
Iraqi-US operations on Haifa street in Baghdad net 30 insurgents killed and 35 captured. A motorcycle bomb killed four in a Baghdad market. ‘Chemical Ali’ remains defiant during his trial.
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Baghdad Report: Reporting in Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is causing the price of oil to tumble, and fueling speculation the Iranians are the target of a price war. The Saudis warns Iran not to “interfere with our [Arab’s] affairs”.
Iraq
US army arrests 4 militants suspected of killing US soldiers in Karbala
Al Qaeda
Former extremist slams jihadi parallel
Lebanon
Calm returns to Lebanon after deadly protests
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Watch the embeds in Iraq
Israel
European leaders suggest Israel join NATO
Iraq
(Iraq) Combined Operation kicks off on Haifa Street, Baghdad
Pakistan
Pakistan has summoned the US and UK envoys over the bombing of a Pakistani outpost in North Waziristan last week. Six mortars were reportedly fired from Khost, Afghanistan at a post in Miramshah. The ISI contiues to support the Taliban, and Quetta serves as a Taliban command hub.
Iraq
In the State of the Union address last night, Bush proposed sending more troops to Iraq and asked for time to let his Iraq plan work. 5 American civilians were killed in a helicopter crash. The violence continues, and the push for Baghdad accelerates.
Afghanistan
12 Taliban and 11 policemen died in two clashes in Uruzgan and Kandahar provinces of southern Afghanistan. The US may send more troops and money to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban and its allies. Iran is stirring up trouble between Shia and Sunni factions in Herat.
Sudan
Janjaweed now killing each other, say Darfuris
Somalia
US ready to fund fast AU force for Somalia
Palestinian Territories
Fatah, Hamas gunbattle wounds 3 in Gaza
Somalia
Ethiopian troops have begun to withdraw, and the TFG says the first AU peacekeepers will arrive by Friday. The US would like to talk to ICU leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. A US Air Force AC-130 gunship has launched a second air strike against suspected al Qaeda operatives in southern Somalia.
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Stay of execution in South African duo’s terror listing
Lebanon
Three people were killed and 133 wounded in factional fighting yesterday, until the strike was called off last night. PM Siniora announced he would remain in office, and businesses struggle to recover. Siniora also blamed Iran and Syria for the strike. He said of Hezbollah, “The decisions made by the opposition in Lebanon are decisions […]
Inside the MTTs in Anbar
A look at the challenges facing a Military Transition Team in Iraq Soldiers and Marines from the 3/3-1 MTT prepare for a raid. Click image to view. KHALIDIYA, IRAQ: In The Iraqi Army and the MTT in Khalidiya ,we looked at the successes and setbacks with the Iraqi Army in the Habbaniyah region. This post […]