Iraq
Task force takes the fight to the Anbar desert
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Afghanistan
Securing Afghanistan™s Highway One
Philippines
Thousands of villagers in the Al-Barka municipality in Basilan province are leaving their homes in fear of being caught in the middle of fighting between MILF and the military. Religious leaders and NGO oppose the government taking punitive actions against MILF for the beheading of 10 Marines.
Lebanon
Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in the latest fighting against Fatah al Islam in the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp; 119 soldiers have been killed since fighting began on May 20. Lebanese troops found tunnels under the camp used as escape routes.
Palestinian Territories
Dozens of Hamas and Fatah supporters were wounded during clashes at An-Najah University in Nablus in the West Bank. “The students turned the campus into a real battlefield,” said one eyewitness. “They fought each other with chairs, knives, swords and everything they could get their hands on.” Israeli aircraft damaged a building in Gaza in […]
Al Qaeda
British Police Tracking 2000 Suspected of Plotting Terrorism
Pakistan
US Military Options Draw a Chorus of Protests in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Muslim support for suicide attacks down sharply
United States
US, Iranian envoys meet in Baghdad
Iraq
In the Wake of the Surge
Al Qaeda
Nine Algerian servicemen injured in bomb attack
Pakistani Taliban commander Abdullah Mehsud killed during raid
Abdullah Mehsud. Click image to view. Commander of Taliban in South Waziristan detonated hand grenade during raid in Baluchistan Abdullah Mehsud, one of the most powerful leaders of the Taliban in South Waziristan, has been killed during a raid in the southern district of Zhob in Baluchistan province. The Taliban commander killed himself by detonating […]
Iraq
US Seen in Iraq Until at Least™09
Afghanistan
Taliban move closer to Kabul
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: NATO Sees ‘Tribal’ Nature To Taliban Insurgenc
Al Qaeda
Intelligence on al Qaeda bases given to Pakistan
Pakistan
US offered air support, supporting fire to Pakistan, says Pace
Pakistan
[UPDATE2] The military said it killed 35 “militants” during clashes near Mirali in North Waziristan after the Taliban fired rockets at a military checkpoint. Up to 54 Taliban are said to have been killed in North Waziristan since Saturday. NWFP Governor Aurakzai rejected the Taliban demand to dismantle checkpoints prior to continuing negotiations.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s front group the Islamic State of Iraq said U.S. military claims that Abu Omar al Baghdadi is a fictional figurehead figurehead played by an Iraqi actor are lies. This is “a desperate attempt to cover the failure of the crusade on Islam’s land,” according to a statement released on the web. Last week […]
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq denies “fictitious leader” claim
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan Detains Seven IMU Suspects
Pakistan
Pakistani forces kill 35 militants in Waziristan
Iraq
Georgian Peacekeepers to depart for Iraq
Palestinian Territories
West Bank Hamas leader says seizing Gaza Strip was wrong
Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the terror group crushed Israel’s plans to create a greater Israel, possesses weapons to attack all of Israel, and planned last summer’s kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers three months in advance. The IDF dismissed Nasrallah’s claims that its weapons can strike northern Tel Aviv.
Somalia
The Youth Islamic Movement claimed responsibility for attacks in Mogadishu. Islamic Courts leader and al Qaeda operative Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys urged Somalis to “resist new colonialism.” Insurgents killed three police officers and four civilians during an attack on Somali police in the Bakara market.
Iraq
US blockades Shiite stronghold
Iran
(UK) Prime Minister Brown won’t rule out action vs. Iran
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has threatened to conduct a series of strikes in North Africa. “We call on all our Muslim brothers to stay away from the centers and gathering (points) of infidels and apostates,” according to a statement posted on a jihadi forum. “The mujahideen are set to attack their quarters, centers […]
Lebanon
Struggling Lebanese Force Vows To Beat Al-Qaida Branch