Monthly Archives: April 2007

Algeria

| April 5, 2007

Algerian security forces are conducting a major operation against al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb (AQIM) in the mountains and forests in the east of the country. Three soldiers were killed and 7 wounded after AQIM hit their convoy with an IED west of Algiers.

Iran

| April 5, 2007

Iran has released the 15 British sailors after President Ahmedinejad ‘pardoned’ them for perportedly entering Iranian waters. The sailors have boarded a flight home to London.

Iran

| April 5, 2007

Sudden decision owes more to tension in Tehran than to Britain™s diplomacy

Yemen

| April 5, 2007

Training Day – How Yemen aids and abets Iraqi insurgents

Afghanistan

| April 5, 2007

NATO killed 10 Taliban in fighting in Helmand province. The Taliban has kidnapped 2 French aid workers in Nimroz province. Canada will rent 20 German Leopard tanks for use in Kandahar province.

Thailand

| April 5, 2007

Insurgents bombed a mosque in Yala province, wounding 14, while four schools were burned down. Muslim insurgents killed 2 civilians wounded 3 in shootings in Narathiwat province. Three military officers were wounded inan IED attack and a mechanic was shot in Yala province.

The Diyala Campaign

| April 4, 2007

U.S. and Iraqi forces are preparing the battlefield in Diyala province Soldiers from the 5/20 Strykers conduct operations in Buhriz on March 20, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall. Click to view. The Battle of Diyala has been taking shape since about 700 soldiers and 100 of their Stryker combat […]

Al Qaeda

| April 4, 2007

A poster on a jihadist website Tahjeed announced the upcoming release of a tape of Osama bin Laden by As Sahab, al Qaeda’s media wing. The tape will purportedly address al Qaeda in Iraq and American fear of the Islamic State of Iraq, signs of victory in Iraq & Afghanistan, Hamas’ surrender to the political […]

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| April 4, 2007

Soldiers in war zones to get new, lighter armor

Iran

| April 4, 2007

Extraordinary scenes as Iran frees sailors

Iraq

| April 4, 2007

Soldiers in Baghdad vexed by rock reception at one school during mission to help neighborhood

Somalia

| April 4, 2007

Young Mujahideen Movement in Somalia Issues Claims of Attacks Through the Global Islamic Media Front, Video Depicts Aftermath of Battle

Turkey

| April 4, 2007

Turkish Radio and TV Council Issues Warning to Turkish Radio Stations for Broadcasting Islamist Messages and Calling for Jihad

Pakistan

| April 4, 2007

Maulana Abdul Aziz has vowed to launch the “Islamic Revolution” in Islamabad and beyond on Friday, and admits to supporting the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The fighting between Uzbeks and Nazir’s Taliban can be largely attributed to a land dispute, according to The News.

Indonesia

| April 4, 2007

Indonesian police have found charts that map Jemaah Islamiya’s organization and command and military structures. A joint Australian-Indonesian police operation busted up a JI plot that is “likely to be twice the size of the first Bali bombings.”

Iran

| April 4, 2007

President Ahmadinejad claimed the 15 British sailors and marines have been pardoned and will be released. The US has “secretly encouraged and advised” the Baluch insurgent group Jundallah in attacking Iran.

Al Qaeda

| April 4, 2007

al Qaeda and Algeria’s GSPC: Part of a Much Bigger Picture

Pakistan

| April 3, 2007

Wazir tribesmen have declared a ‘jihad’ against Uzbeks and their local supporters in South Waziristan. Arab al Qaeda are not included. The Tank government has “entered into an agreement with the Mehsud and Bhittani tribes on Monday to restore peace.” Lal Masjid mosque leader Abdur Rashid Ghazi has gone in to hiding after “reports that […]

Afghanistan

| April 3, 2007

A leading German politician has called for negotiations with the Taliban. A clash between police and poppy farmers in Nangarhar province led to 1 killed and 20 wounded. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the northeastern province of Badakhshan while over 110 have been killed in floods.