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Bombings Across Pakistan Revive Efforts for Tribal-Area Truce
The reconciliation conference was mortared by Islamist insurgents; the rounds missed the conference but killed five youths playing soccer. Seven somali troops were wounded in an IED attack in Afgoie. The African Union will expand its peacekeeping mission.
General David Petraeus on the conditions on the ground in Iraq
US ambassador says Iraq benchmarks unlikely to be met
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an ally of al Qaeda and the Taliban and leader of Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin, has declared a cease-fire. Hekmatyar later denied calling for a cease-fire. The Taliban kidnapped two Germans working for the UN.
Aftermath of the Hub attack. Click to view. Chinese engineers targeted in Hub, Pakistani army attacked in Hangu and Kohat The Taliban campaign against Pakistani government and military targets is intensifying. Three more suicide attacks were conducted in western Pakistan today, resulting in over 56 killed and 56 wounded. The suicide bombers targeted a police […]
How Does a Saudi Become a Global Terrorist?
Abbas plans to decree new Palestinian election
Olmert ‘failed severely’ in Lebanon war, says report
Israel confirms third-party contacts with Syria
Musharraf vows to confront extremists
Afghan tunnels prove tough to crack
White House Presses Pakistan on al-Qaida Havens
Iran: Government Steps Up Crackdown On Opposition
The military will deploy an additional Marine battalion in Basilan in preparation for an offensive against MILF. A bomb was detonated at a market in Tacurong City in Mindanao; no casualties have been reported. Bomb jokes have been banned in southern Mindanao.
Eleven Afghans, including nine police, were killed in Taliban attacks in Khost, Paktia, Zabul, and Logar. Five al Qaeda linked operatives were captured in Nangahar. The governor of Kapisa was fired by the central government.
Fatah al Islam said it would consider negotiating an end to the siege at the Nahr Al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Three Lebanese troops were killed as the army is making the final push; four Fatah al Islam snipers were killed.
Days of Rage: Challenges for Pakistan’s future.
al Qaeda’s Gains Keep US at Risk, Report Says
Joint Raid on Sunni Arab Party’s Office
Capturing the Man, Destroying the Idea
NWFP/FATA map. Red agencies/ districts openly controlled by the Taliban; purple is defacto control; yellow is under threat. Click map to view. 13 soldiers wounded, 5 Taliban killed as Pakistan’s insurgency intensifies; Pakistan still attempts to appease the Taliban Taliban fighters conducted a successful ambush against a Pakistani military convoy in the Madakhel region of […]
Capture and interrogation of senior al Qaeda leader highlights al Qaeda control; Abu Omar al-Baghdadi a fictitious leader U.S. Special Operations Forces scored a major victory against al Qaeda in Iraq’s senior leadership and gained valuable insight on the al Qaeda creation known as the Islamic State of Iraq. On July 4, Coalition forces captured […]
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said the quality and quantity of weapons reaching the Taliban indicates the Iranian government is aware of the weapons transfer. Iran and the U.S. will hold a round of talks on Iraq’s security.
Musharraf faces big decision
Pakistan struggles with damage control
Iraqi Security Forces Primer
Iraq’s Sadr bloc returns to parliament: spokesman
Al Qaeda killed 29 villagers north of Baghdad