“After I saw… the manoeuvres by officials (in Madagascar)… I became convinced that the government of Madagascar sold Jamal™s fate to international intelligence services,™ said the brother of slain al Qaeda financier Mohammad Jamal Khalifa. A lawyer for the 10 detained for terror financing claimed the men are ‘reform activists,’ not terrorists.
Four policemen were killed in a bombing attack in Baghdad. Mosul policemen repelled an insurgent attack on a police station, killing 2 insurgents in the process. The Iraqi government said they “have confirmation that 50 percent of these takfiris and killers who call themselves Arab jihadists come across the Syrian border.” The US confirms the […]
Top secret army cell breaks terrorists
Musharraf said ‘some members of the security forces had turned a “blind eye” towards Taliban militants,’ but the ISI is not complicit in supporting the Taliban. Another “US spy” was found murder in North Waziristan, with a note pinned to his body.
Afghanistan: Amnesty Bill Could Threaten Faith In Democracy
(UK) ‘Terrorists turned kitchen into bomb factory’
MNLF is holding a Marine general and his aides hostage in a camp on Jolo island. MArines are returning to Basilan to hunt Abu Sayyaf.
The insurgency is taking shape, Sharif Ahmed is released, a new Islamic Courts video, and financing in Saudi Arabia established ICU fighters in propaganda video. Click photo to view. The Ethiopian and Somalia government’s rout of the Islamic Courts last December has been quickly countered by the Islamists with a deadly insurgency. In the latest […]
Afghan Town Is Overrun by Taliban
Shiite-Sunni conflict rises in Pakistan
Iran Installs Equipment for Large-Scale Uranium Enrichment
Twenty Taliban were killed by police in Farah, while another 7 were killed in fighting in Paktika. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf again claims Mullah Omar is in Afghanistan, not Pakistan.
A truck bomb at a market in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad killed over 120 and wounded over 220. A curfew has been put in place in Kirkuk after a series of car bombings. Coalition forces killed 4 al Qaeda and captured 10.
Saudi Arabia has arrested 10 citizens for “carrying out illegal activities including collecting donations illegally … and sending them to suspected parties.” Seven were arrested in Jeddah, during a meeting. This occurred as reports of the Islamic Courts regrouping in the Kingdom surfaced.
Indonesia to question JI terror chief Hambali
Toll mounts as factions clash in Gaza, 25 dead in 24 hours
Civil war worse that al Qaeda; report
Suspected rebels kill 6 police officers in Sri Lanka
Language with a twist: Naples base offers Arabic class
US gives Afghan army Humvees, guns
The US killed 18 insurgents during two battles in Ramadi. Two soldiers were killed after their helicopter was shot down in Taji. The al Qaeda front Islamic State in Iraq claimed credit. This is the 4th helo shot down since January 20th.
The Brits concede Musa Qala is under Taliban control, the US said it will retake it, and NATO plans to prevent a Taliban offensive. Map of ISAF Mission in Afghanistan. Click to Enlarge. The BBC reports the Taliban have finally taken the town of Musa Qala in Helmand province. “Two residents of Musa Qala estimated […]
Hamas attacks presidential guard camp
US hands over eight Cobras to Pakistani Army
Group warns of cooperating with British forces in Basra
Iraq May Enter the World Trade Organization
John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 7th Fleet
(UK) Police praise Muslim soldiers who acted as ‘bait’ for beheading gang
Up to 25 MILF fighters stormed a prison and sprung 49 prisoners. Sandali Utto, an MILF bombmaker with ties to Abu Sayyaf, was captured in Manilla. His aide was killed in the raid.
The Jitters in Tehran