Philippines
New Abu Sayyaf leader ‘is Islamic scholar’
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Israel
Gilad: Syria producing more missiles
Thailand
Surayud lauds Malaysian assistance
Iraq
Iraq PM calls on Sunni ministers to end boycott
Iran
Bush to Press Putin on Iran Sanctions
Palestinian Territories
Mickey Mouse double ‘martyred™ on Hamas TV
Palestinian Territories
Israel kills 6 in series of Gaza air strikes
United Kingdom
Brits Raise Terror Alert Level to ‘Critical’
Iraq
Britain’s Burst of Terror
Pakistan
Thirteen oil tankers destined for Afghanistan were blown up in Landi Kotal in Khyber agency. Two were wounded in a bombing at a bus station in Peshawar. Security for three ministers has been increased after “intelligence reports that militants in South Waziristan have decided to eliminate them.” President Musharraf stated suicide bombers are hiding in […]
Iraq
Rebuilding Ramadi, Iraq
Iran
(Iran) Finding a nerve, then pressing it
Half of Baghdad Secured
The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of June 24, 2007. Click map to view. Understanding the numbers behind the Baghdad Security Operation On June 4, The New York Times released partial data from a classified memorandum that stated only 29 percent of Baghdad was secured, and provided little context to the status of the remaining […]
United Kingdom
Glasgow Airport was attacked by “Asian” men driving jeep that was on fire and contained gas canisters. The jeep rammed the main entrance. The airport has been shut down, and two suspects have been arrested.
26 Iranian-Backed “Secret Cell” Operatives Killed, 17 Captured in Sadr City
Qods Force logo, click to view. Major operations targets the Qazali Network Multinational Forces Iraq is pressing on with operations against the Iranian-backed “Secret Cells” of the Qazali Network. Coalition forces conducted two major raids inside Sadr City against the Qazali Network early Saturday morning. After encountering heavy resistance during both operations, which included “significant […]
United Kingdom
Police are hunting Bestun Salim, an al Qaeda recruiting sergeant, for his suspected involvement in the failed double car bomb plot in London. Salim, an Iraq asylum seeker, absconded his “control order” which placed him under house arrest. He is the seventh person to break the control order.
Iraq
Suspected Secret Cell Terrorist Detained by Coalition Forces
Thailand
The Constitution Drafting Committee rejected Buddhism as the state religion. Two soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Pattani province. A Muslim insurgent was killed in Yala when attempting to escape custody.
Pakistan
TNSM chief Faqir Mohammad vowed to implement sharia in Bajaur. Jihadi CDs are openly on sale in markets in Peshawar. Lal Masjid clerics Aziz and Ghazi vowed to continue kidnappings, while the government assured the men no operation against the mosque compound is in the works.
Afghanistan
(Afghanistan) Anti-tank mines force GIs to go off-roading
Iraq
Baqouba operation moves to next phase
Iraq
In Iraq, Operation Last Chance
Iraq
Informants Guide US Troops In Baqouba
Iraq
How to fight insurgents? Lessons from the French
Iraq
Report of beheaded bodies disputed in Iraq
Israel
Israel kills militant from Abbas’s Fatah movement
United Kingdom
London police found and disarmed a car bomb — consisting of 50 gallons of fuel, possibly linked to a triggering device — in the busy Haymarket section. A witness indicated the driver crashed the car into a dumpster, then fled.
Iran
The government has banned negative stories on fuel rationing. The US Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation to impose sanctions on Iran’s energy sector. The People’s Mujahadeen Organization of Iran (or MEK) remained on the EU list of terror organizations.
Somalia
Two Somali soldiers were killed in an IED attack, while another strike hit an Ethiopian convoy in Mogadishu. The Islamic Courts refused to participate in the upcoming National Reconciliation Conference.
Afghanistan
Afghan auxiliary militias have been on the front lines in the fight against the Taliban in Uruzgan province. Suicide bombers targeted a convoy of US security contractor in Kabul and an ISAF convoy in Paktika; two Americans and two Afghans were killed. The Taliban are enforcing sharia and collecting taxes in Musa Qala. The Taliban […]