The dismissal of the Chief Justice is causing serious unrest in Pakistan. Over 750 protesters and opposition leaders were arrested and 50 injured in protests in Rawalpindi and Lahore. Police stormed the offices of Geo TV and shut down the station.
Muqtada calls for residents to oppose the U.S. as the U.S. continues to work on his Mahdi Army Protests in Sadr City after Friday’s prayers. (Photo AFP/Getty). Click to view. One month after the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan and Muqtada al Sadr’s subsequent retreat to Iran, Sadr has now spoken out against the […]
Security forces arrested 39 members of Turkish al Qaeda. “The operation also turned up report cards from a school in Konya attended by the children of al Qaeda members that include a pledge ‘to Koran, to jihad, and to martyrdom.’”
Document shows how al Qaeda tested airports ahead of failed jet bombing plot
NATO will conduct a “rolling series” of operations to pursue the Taliban in the south. Dutch troops have pushed to the Uruzgan-Helmand border in support of Operation Achilles. Italy is negotiating with the Taliban over the release of a journalist. The US is donating $750 million for border security.
Re: The Hollow Army
Iraq, U.N. aim to build support for reconstruction
US tries – again – to win support on embattled Baghdad street
Israel will not recognise Hamas coalition
A group of Palestinians claimed to have joined al Qaeda in an Internet posting. “We pledge loyalty to Sheikh Osama Bin Laden and we will carry out jihad… Abbas is a client of the Americans, and Dahlan is a client of the Zionists,” he wrote. ”
Abdelfattah Raydi, the Internet cafe suicide bomber, served jail time for membership in an Islamist “militant group.” Moroccan intelligence indicated the western Sahara is infiltrated with al- Qaeda.
Fatah al-Islam, a Lebanon based al Qaeda offshoot led by Zarqawi associate Shakir al-Abssi, has 150 fighters and operates unhindered from Palestinian refugee camps. Lebanon claims Fatah Al Islam is Fatah Al Intifada, which is backed by Syrian intelligence.
Ahmadinejad attacks “illegitimate”
US in Disarmament Discussions with Elements of Al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army in Iraq
Strykers engage in heavy urban combat in Baqubah s the Diyala front becomes very hot Map of southern Diyala. Click map to view. Baquba, the capital of the violence wracked province of Diyala, has emerged as the latest battlefield in Iraq. Earlier this week, Multinational Forces Iraq began to redeploy a battalion of Strykers – […]
9/11 “Confession”: How Real?
Robo-Chopper Sniffs IEDs
Bulgaria is planning on sending an additional 335 troops. The US will donate power generators to provide energy for Kabul. Afghan minister Ismail Khan criticized US human rights groups for calling leaders warlords and the Karzai government for failing to implement Islamic law.
The Hollow Army
Jordan sentenced 4 al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists to death. Ten others received lesser charges. Only Ziad Karbouly, the group’s leader, is in custody, the rest were tried in absentia.
Emerging Epicenter In the Afghan War
Hamas: New gov’t to respect previous accords, but back resistance
Iran Backing Gaza Fighters, Israeli Security Chief Says
al Qaeda and India
US soldiers stunned by misery of life in Sadr City
Hamas Rejects al Qaeda Criticism of Palestinian Unity Government
Elusive insurgent evades surprise air raid
DOD report: Average weekly attacks on US, coalition troops in Iraq were at highest levels of the war
Freedom of speech row as talk on Islamic extremists is banned
Some residents in Mogadishu flee as cannon attacks kill 16