Indonesian police arrested Noordin Mohammed Top, the Malaysian born bombmaker for Jemaah Islamiyah. Top was involved in the bombings of a Bali nightclub, a Jakarta hotel, and the Australian Embassy in Indonesia between 2002 and 2004, and is Indonesia’s most wanted fugitive.
Baghdad and the Belts. Red bordered units identified as active in offensive operations. Click map to view. A status update on the operations in the Baghdad Belts and beyond Operation Phantom Thunder, the name of the overarching operation to secure the Baghdad Belts, is now in its fifth day. As noted yesterday, Phantom Thunder is […]
British hostages held by ‘Iran-backed™ killers
Iraqi politicians agree deal on sharing oil, says Kurd minister
The Reality of Counterinsurgency OPS
Taliban put up a new fight
Task Force Lightning continues Arrowhead Ripper in Baqouba
US troops take the offensive in Baqouba
Four suicide bombers were captured while attempting to cross from Chitral in northern Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry caved to the demands of the Lal Masjid and will rebuild 7 mosques.
Kassam barrage knocks out high-tension wire in W. Negev
Multi-National Corps-Iraq launched Operation Phantom Thunder
Egypt blasts Iran over Hamas takeover of Gaza
Kuwait commutes four al Qaeda death sentences to life imprisonment
Saudi Prince Slams Clergy for Iraq Insurgency
The Army is in control of most of the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp. Two soldiers were killed in the latest round of fighting. A group of Palestinian clerics are attempting to secure a cease fire in the conflict. A judge issued arrest warrants for 4 al Qaeda detained in the Bekaa Valley last month.
Iran must fulfill obligations on nuclear plant: Russia
Gaza offers tough lessons for Mideast proxy wars
Abbas rules out talks with Hamas
An Israeli infantry and tank force pushed into Gaza and conducted operations against Islamic Jihad, Hamas and the PRC; 7 Palestinian fighters were killed. Foreigners are leaving the Gaza Strip while Israel is allowing Palestinians with illnesses to enter the country. PA President Abbas called Hamas “murderous terrorists.”
The airstrike in Paktika that resulted in the death of 7 Afghan children targeted Abu Laith al Libi, al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan. Afghan troops retook Yahyakhel district in Paktika and Mianeshin district in Kandahar from the Taliban. Three Canadian troops were killed in an IED attack in Kandahar’s Panjwai district
Baghdad and the Belts. Red bordered units identified as active in offensive operations. Click map to view. By Bill Roggio and DJ Elliott A look at the largest offensive operation in Iraq since 2003 Four days after the announcement of major offensive combat operations against al Qaeda in Iraq and its allies, the picture becomes […]
How US Army trains for a different kind of war
Tribes help US against al Qaeda
Fourteen were wounded in a bombing at a tea shop in Yala province. Two soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Narathiwat. The Army recalled over 5,000 reservists drafted since 1996 from in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, and select districts of Songkhla and Satun for a “five-day training course… aimed… at instilling patriotism and […]
NWFP/FATA map. Red agencies/ districts controlled by the Taliban; yellow under threat. Click map to view. 32 reported killed in strike launched from Afghanistan; follows news of Taliban, al Qaeda suicide squads graduation A joint al Qaeda and Taliban training camp was struck in a missile attack in Pakistan’s lawless Northwest Frontier Province. A strike, […]
A large explosion at a Taliban training complex 26 miles west of Miramshah in North Waziristan killed upwards of 28 and wounded 10. Some reports indicate rockets were fired from Afghanistan, others indicate explosives detonated. The Taliban banned TVs, CDs, in the Wazir areas of South Waziristan.
Gazans stream to crossing with Israel
A Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and 2 fighters were killed in a raid by Indian forces. The Indian army has found no evidence of an al Qaeda presence in Kashmir.
78 killed by bombing at Baghdad mosque
Iraqi battle with Shiite militia kills 25