The Taliban have taken control of the Mian Nisheen district of Kandahar Province. Afghan police foiled a major bombing in Kandahar City. Canada’s Public Safety Minister called the video of Taliban/al Qaeda suicide bombers heading to the West a ‘PR move’:
Be Not Afraid (Baqubah, Iraq)
The Baqubah egion. Click map to view. Major offensive in al Qaeda’s so-called capital of the Islamic State of Iraq The Diyala Campaign is underway. As part of major offensive operations throughout the belts regions of Baghdad, Iraqi and U.S. forces have launched a large scale operation in the city of Baqubah the provincial capital […]
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Military Strikes Insurgents™ Base East of Baghdad
US and Iraqi forces move on insurgents
10 killed, 20 held after weekend raids on terror operations in Iraq
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Johnston kidnappers threaten to kill him and deny Hamas release deal
JI man ‘did not approve’ of hotel bombing
Suicide Bomb Teams Sent to US, Europe
Palestinian split rattles region
One Palestinian was killed and 15 wounded after Hamas fired on civilians attempting to flee the Gaza Strip at the Erez crossing into Israel. The US is restarting direct aid to President Abbas’ government in the West Bank.
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed during fighting at the Nahr al-Bared Palestinain camp. Two members of Jund al Sham were killed and 3 wounded in an explosion at the Ein El Helweh Palestinain camp.
Muttahida Majlis Amal central secretary general Maulana Fazalur Rehman said the Taliban should be part of the Pakistan – Afghan Peace Jirga. Tribal leaders in North Waziristan said the government risks negating the Waziristan Accord. A roadside bomb in Khar, Bajaur killed 5, including a government official. The Taliban shot and killed a man in […]
Up to 200 Taliban and civilians were killed in fighting in Uruzgan over the past 3 days. An airstrike on an al Qaeda madrassa and mosque in Paktika resulted in several al Qaeda and seven children killed; the children were used as human shields. Up to 250 Taliban and al Qaeda are believed to have […]
Basra police chief replaced
“Major Operations” underway in the regions surrounding Baghdad By DJ Elliott and Bill Roggio Baghdad and the surrounding belts, click to view. With the last U.S. combat brigade to hit the ground over the last two weeks as part of the surge, Multinational Forces Iraq has declared the beginning of “major combat operations” in the […]
Qods Force logo, click to view. 20 killed in attack on the Qazali Network in Amara and Majjar al-Kabir; Mahdi Army facilitator detained in Kirkuk, secret cell leader captured in Baghdad Iraqi Special Operations Forces, backed by British troops, conducted major raids against the Qazali Network in the southern province of Maysan. Over 20 members […]
Saudi Arabia calls on Iran not to interfere in Iraq’s internal affairs
Abu Dujana, the recently captured military commander of Jemaah Islamiyah, admitted Abu Bakar Bashir was the leader of the terror group from 2000 to 2002. Bashir, who denied being involved with JI, was arrested in 2002 for his role in the Bali bombing, and served an 18 month prison term for immigration offences.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for bombing a bus in Kabul that killed at least 35, including police. It is unknown if this was a suicide bombing.
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