Iran
Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant
Monthly Archives: April 2007
Iran
The IAEA chief said Iran’s claim of 3,000 centrifuges in operation is an exaggeration. An associate of the missing FBI agent claimed Iranian agents had detained and questioned the agent a day prior to his disappearance. An Iranian journalist openly challenged Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s immunity from criticism and the failure to allow dissent on […]
Morocco
Police detained 2 terror suspects near the site where 3 suicide bombers detonated on April 10. The country is on high alert after the Algiers bombings. Morocco’s interior minister claimed there is no link with the Algiers bombings. Spain is concerned, and placed the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla on “permanent Alert.”
Al Qaeda
The al Qaeda ‘caravan’ visits Algiers
Pakistan
President Musharraf threatened to withdraw from the anti-terror coalition if the West continues to blame the country for failing to act against al Qaeda and the Taliban. Three Lal Masjid students ordered CD shops in Peshawar to close. The Taliban clashed with a wedding party in Lakki Marwat. Lashkar-e-Taiba requested terror groups and politicians unite […]
Algeria
Officials: Algerian Bombing Is First Wave of New Al Qaeda ‘Spring Offensive’
Turkey
Turkish Military Leader Prepared to Lead Attacks in Iraq
Pakistan
Pakistani Army Says Its Forces Are Gaining in Tribal Lands
Lebanon
U.N. chief considers tribunal for Lebanon murders
Iran
Iran atom plan shows need for missile shield: Germany
Al Qaeda
Suicide Attacks Mark Turn in Algeria – Insurgents Seen Taking Cues From Global al Qaeda
Afghanistan
25 Taliban, 2 NATO soldiers killed
Al Qaeda
Officials: Algerian Bombing Is First Wave of New Al Qaeda ‘Spring Offensive’
Iraq
Is Baghdad safer? Yes and no.
Al Qaeda
Iraqi group ‘splits’ from al Qaeda
Iraq
Two killed in Iraq parliament blast
Islamic Army of Iraq splits from al Qaeda
The largest Sunni insurgent group has severed ties with al Qaeda and its Islamic State of Iraq; Sunni religious leaders oppose al Qaeda Banner of the Islamic State of Iraq. Click to view. The Sunni civil war in Iraq continues to gather steam. The Islamic Army in Iraq, the largest Sunni insurgent group which has […]
Al Qaeda vs the Anbar Salvation Front
Iraq. Click map to view. CBN’s Erick Stakelbeck produced a segment on the situation in Anbar province, the fight against al Qaeda, in Iraq, the Anbar Salvation Front and its leader, Sheikh Abdul Sattar al-Rishawi, and the recent spate of chlorine suicide attacks. Erick interviewed me for the piece. Click here to read & watch […]
Al Qaeda
Moroccan minister does not rule out link between bombings in Morocco and Algeria
Mauritania
6 men linked to al Qaeda indicted in Mauritania
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s suicide strikes in the capital of Algiers and issued photos of the bombers [see press release, PDF]. AQIM claimed there were 3 targets: the Prime Minister’s office, Interpol HQ and the Special Police HQ. Police dismantled a car bomb with 500 kg of explosives […]
Afghanistan
NATO airstrikes killed 13 Taliban in Helmand proivince, while 4 Taliban were killed when their roadside bomb detonated prematurely. Two Canadians were killed in an IED attack in Kandahar. Australia is set to send an additional 450 troops, including 300 Special Forces.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies oppose ‘cracking down’ on students of Lal Masjid mosque. The PML president negotiating with teh Lal Masjid clerics offered to rebuild mosques. The Religious Affairs Minister admitted to letting Ghazi off on terrorism charges. The “Wana region is now virtually free of Uzbeks,” according to a agency administrator.
Thailand
Muslim insurgents shot then burned the body of a Buddhist woman in Yala. Muslim insurgent detonated a bomb in a Yala market, wounding seven.
Somalia
The Hawiye clan, which supports the Islamic Courts, claimed 1,086 people have been killed and 4,334 wounded since the fighting began in Mogadishu. Four more were killed as fighting resumed in the capital. Ethiopia is holding 41 terror suspects from 17 countries. Eritrea denied U.S. claims it is supporting the insurgency.
Iraq
Iraqi Spokesman: There’s no Civil War, Just a War Against Civilians
Al Qaeda strikes in Algiers
Aftermath of a suicide car bomb which exploded near the prime minister’s headquarters in central Algiers. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi. Click to view. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacks Prime Minister’s office, market Al Qaeda’s new regional affiliate in Northern Africa, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), conducted two major attacks in Algiers, the capital […]
Kashmir
One civilian killed, 10 injured in grenade attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
Iraq
Guns fall silent in Iraqi city
Somalia
More than 1,000 killed in Mogadishu clashes