Palestinian Territories
Palestinian interior minister quits after fighting
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Iran
IAEA inspectors “have concluded that Iran appears to have solved most of its technological problems and is now beginning to enrich uranium on a far larger scale than before.” Iranian Shia are increasingly looking to Najaf’s Ayatollah Sistani for guidance, in defiance of the Khomeinist model. Iran has detained an American – Iranian scholar for […]
Iraq
Shi’ite cleric gains sway across border
Pakistan Unraveling
NWFP/FATA map. Red agencies/ districts controlled by the Taliban; yellow under threat. Click map to view. U.S. soldier killed in Kurram; Peshawar suicide blast, Karachi riots, border clashes highlight deteriorating security sitution and Musharraf’s tenuous grip on power After a weekend of mortar exchanges between Afghan and Pakistani security forces on the Khost-Kurram border, and […]
Iraq
British ‘hold talks with Sunni rebel leaders’
Iraq
Thousands flee upsurge in violence in Diyala province
Al Qaeda
al Qaeda Loses an Iraqi Friend
Yemen
Yemen Deports Jihad Leader’s Daughter to Egypt
Iraq
Shiite Leaders: SCIRI to Undergo Radical Changes Soon
Iraq
Sadrist lawmakers, US soldiers in Green Zone standoff
Iraq
“Baquba Salvation Council” Formed in Diyala
Thailand
Muslim insurgents in Yala murdered a couple and wounded their 3 year old child. The father was subsequently beheaded. The Thai Army believes the insurgents are receiving training from “Indonesian Islamists.” Security officials from the 4 southern provinces met to discuss the insurgency.
Al Qaeda
Dead Taliban Leader Was Training US Recruits
Afghanistan
Mullah Omar confirmed Mullah Dadullah’s death, vowed revenge and called on human rights organizations to force the government to hand his body back over to the Taliban. NATO stated one soldier was killed and 4 wounded after being “ambushed by unknown assailants near Teri Mangel, Pakistan.” A Canadian has been detained on suspicion of being […]
Al Qaeda
Newly formed insurgent group accuses al Qaeda of killing 12 of its senior members
The Baghdad Security Operation Order of Battle: May 14, 2007
The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of May 13, 2007. Click map to view. By Dj Elliott, CJ Radi and Bill Roggio The past week in Iraq has been a mixed bag of political success coupled with several successful high profile attacks by al Qaeda. As the situation heats up in Diyala, al Qaeda conducted […]
Algeria
Algerian al Qaeda kill three soldiers
Pakistan
[UPDATE2] Pakistani and American soldiers clashed during a meeting about border security in Kurram agency in the NWFP. Reuters reports 2 American soldiers were killed after a Pakistani soldier opened fire. AFP reported 3 Americans and 2 Pakistanis were wounded. Pakistani and Taliban forces clashed in Tank, resulting in 2 killed and 10 wounded.
Pakistan
Afghan and Pakistani security forces clashed at the border “when Pakistani forces attempted to install an outpost in eastern Afghanistan.” The government has issued shoot-on-sight orders to paramilitary forces in Karachi in an effort to end the rioting. Security forces arrested 25 TNSM fighters in the Kabal region of the NWFP. Chitral has again become […]
Al Qaeda
As Surge Begins To Take Hold, Tribal Leaders Turn on Qaeda
Afghanistan
Death of Taliban chief leaves void
Iran
Ahmadinejad blames US for Mideast ills
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Truce called after 4 die in Gaza faction violence
Kashmir
Indian Army guns down three guerrillas across Kashmir
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When an Army Tour Is Extended
Iran
Tehran Confirms Iranian-American™s Arrest
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Pakistan: Shoot-on-sight orders issued to end riots
Pakistan
Afghan, Pakistan Forces Clash As Pakistan Tries To Establish Outpost In Afghan Territory
Iraq
Iraqi Papers Monday: ‘SIIC’ Annoucnes Itself
Iraq
Please don’t go, Haditha mayor tells US Marines