Iraq
Radical Shi’ite Cleric Calls on Arab Nations to Help Iraq
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Lebanon
Muslim militants kill soldier in Lebanon
Turkey
Turkey announced the creation of “Security Zones” in the Turkish provinces ofSirnak, Siirt and Hakkari. Three soilders were killed and 6 wounded in a PKK IED attack in one of the zones.
Iraq
‘Iraq agrees to majority of militias™ demands™
Al Qaeda
Tikrit Tribes reject anti al Qaeda bloc
Iraq
US commander points to progress in parts of Iraq
Targeting the Iranian “Secret Cells”
Qods Force logo, click to view. Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces work to dismantle the Iranian run Sheibani and Qazali networks Since the end of April, Multinational Forces Iraq has released a multitude of press releases noting the capture or killing of members described as belonging to “a secret cell terrorist network known for its […]
Thailand
Violence in Thailand’s Muslim South Intensifies
Lebanon
The Army found 3 car bombs and confiscated a truckload of weapons belonging to Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley. Fatah al Islam threatened to expand the fighting in Lebanon. The PLO said Palestinians should provide their own police in the camps.
Afghanistan
Over 30 Taliban were killed or wounded during airstrikes in Helmand province. The Taliban released 4 health workers and the beheaded body of a fifth in exchange for the body of mullah Dadullah. Abu Laith al-Libi eulogized Mullah Dadullah in a video.
Pakistan
The Taliban denied Mullah Nazir, who fought with the Uzbeks, was expelled. “He still enjoys the support of the Taliban.” The North waziristan Taliban Shura warned the government not to develop girls schools or rebuild checkpoint for the Frontier Corps. Three Taliban were detained near Quetta.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi security forces arrested 11 members of al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, including one member involved in the 2006 Abqaiq oil facility attack. The Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan visited the Taliban supporting Lal Masjid in Islamabad.
Iran
NATO Document: Iran Caught Red-Handed Shipping Arms to Taliban
Featured Report from Iraq: COIN, Sheikhs and Eatin’ Goat
By Gene E. Blanton, who is currently embedded with the Multi-National Forces West Training Center in Habbaniyah. Support for Gene’s reporting was provided by Public Multimedia Inc. LtCol. McGrath and Sheikh Khamis. Click to view. The Jump Platoon of 3rd Battalion 6th Marines was supposed to roll at 0800 and head out to the eastern […]
Somalia
US Navy fires on Somalia pirates
Pakistan
Pakistan arrests Pearl murder suspects
Iraq
Anbar province opens first Iraqi police academy
Israel
Fears of war as Israel and Syria show army might
United Kingdom
(UK) Police move to foil ‘tanker bombers’
Somalia
The Pentagon transferred Abdullahi Sudi Arale, an al Qaeda operative who “played a leading role in Somalia’s Islamic Courts,” to Guantanamo Bay. The government arrested the leader of the powerful Hawiye tribe, which has supported the Islamic Courts.The TFG also ordered 3 radio stations to shut down.
Pakistan
Tank: A town tormented by fear
Afghanistan
Fight zone in Afghanistan widens: colonel
Iraq
Baghdad and Ankara deny reports of Turkish incursion
Iraq
US Troops, Former Enemy Launch Joint Patrols
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in Iraq has conducted at least 15 chemical attacks against U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces and civilians since October of 2005. Chlorine gas, which has many civilian applications, has been the primary agent used in the chemical attacks.
Turkey
Unconfirmed reports, based on two anonymous Turkish sources, indicate that Turkey has moved forces across the Iraqi border to hunt the PKK. The US National Security Council spokesman said the Turkish government stated the reports of a large-scale cross-border incursion are incorrect. “We have checked all along the border and there hasn’t been any incursion […]
Iraq
Iraq: Assassins kill aide to Shi’ite leader
Algeria
Bomb blast in Algerian town kills policeman, injures eight people
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: June 2007 Update
Iraqi & Coalition forces Order of Battle as of June 1, 2007. The Jun 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. The significant changes to the Order of Battle are summarized below. On May 30, 2007, the Kurdish Regional Government went to Provincial Iraqi […]
Iraq
Surge Creates Model Neighborhood in Former Baghdad Hot-Spot [Rusafa]