Thailand
Muslim insurgents shut down the rail service from Yala province into Malaysia after wounding three civilians on a train. In Narathiwat, insurgents also murdered a 70 year old Buddhist farmer and burned his body.
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Philippines
Philippine troops overran 2 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camps and killed 8 fighters during an assault on Jolo Island. MNLF commander Habier Malik and several hundred fighters retreated into the jungles with Philippine troops in pursuit.
Algeria
Five soldiers were killed and 4 wounded in separate attacks by al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb fighters. The Algerian government protested Saturday’s terror alert by the local embassay.
Somalia
Insurgents killed two Somali soldiers in Mogadishu. The second female of the pro-Islamic Courts Hawiye clan has accused Ethiopian troops of rape. Somali police intercepted a truckload of weapons en route to Mogadishu from Kismayo.
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 16 Taliban and wounded 10 in fighting in Paktika. An Arab al Qaeda member was among them. Six more Taliban were killed in Helmand’s Sangin district. German reconnaissance planes are in operation in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
President Musharraf ruled out the possibility of a joint U.S. & Pakistani operation in the NWFP. Lal Masjid leader Aziz calls for all Muslims to enforce sharia. The Taliban attacked a CD shop in Islamabad and assaulted gamblers in Bajaur.
Al Qaeda
The Laughter in the Dark
Algeria
The U.S. Embassy in Algiers warned of potential suicide attacks in the capital and has restricted the movement of its personnel. “According to unconfirmed information, there may be attacks in Algiers planned for April 14, 2007 in areas that may include the Algiers Central Post Office … and Algerian State Television Headquarters, ENTV.., among others.” […]
Morocco
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up while attempting to attack the U.S. consulate and cultural center in Casablanca. Police are looking for a third bomber. Three suicide bombers killed themselves on Wednesday as police conducted raids in Casablanca.
Thailand
Two Thai rangers were wounded in an IED attack, while Thai soldiers killed 2 Muslim teens in Narathiwat province. Muslim insurgents torched 4 cell towers and a school in Pattani province.
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 24 Taliban during a strike in Garmsir district in Helmand province. A suicide bomber killed 7 Afghan border police in Khost. The Taliban aired a video of 2 captured French aid workers.
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s Eurofighters
Philippines
Two Philippine soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in a clash with Abu Sayyaf on Jolo Island. The military stated an MNLF commander is providing aid to Abu Sayyaf on Jolo.
Iraq
Police Cut Violence in Ramadi
Pakistan
Rocket fired on relief plane in Pakistan
Morocco
Moroccan king urges N.African teamwork over attacks
Iraq
Maybe Maliki is Doing Something Right
Kashmir
Police foils attack on Kashmir minister
Al Qaeda
Brother of Casablanca suicide bomber arrested
Iraq
Resistance Grows Against “Islamic State” – 9 Militant Groups in Effort to Isolate Qa’ida-linked Organization
Iraq
Smoke and Mirrors – What the State Department is not accomplishing in Iraq
Al Qaeda
2 al Qaeda Moroccans have fled from Morocco to Spain
Nigeria
Muslim cleric, 2 others killed in mosque in Nigeria
Al Qaeda
Jam-Proof Insurgents? Doubtful
Iran
Iran’s Invulnerable Bunkers?
Somalia
The Hawiye clan, Somalia’s largest, has declared war on Ethiopia. “I call upon the Somali people, wherever it exists, to unity in the fight against the Ethiopians. The war is not between Ethiopia and our tribe, it is between Ethiopia and all Somali people,” a Hawiye spokesman said.
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 35 Taliban in fighting near Sangin district in Helmand province, and another 3 in Ghazni province. Over 300 Afghan police are in training in Lashkar Gah. Canada is set to purchase another 100 Leopard 2 tanks for use in Kandahar.
United States
American ‘trained with al Qaeda to attack resorts’
Thailand
Thailand Heightens Security as Country Marks Traditional New Year
Al Qaeda
Terror in the Maghreb – The long arm of al Qaeda