Jordan
Jordanians jailed for recruiting Iraq bomber
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Turkey
Turkey’s Gul picked for presidency
Pakistan
Pakistan: Watching the Camps
Indonesia
The explosion at a home in Pasuruan in East Java killed at least two and destroyed 12 homes. While initial reports claim the explosives where used for “fish bombs,” police found 10 kilograms of TNT and 934 detonators in the ruins. Detachment 88, Indonesia’s main anti-terrorist squad, was observing the region prior to the explosion.
Palestinian Territories
Hamas security forces beat protesters in Gaza
Philippines
The military offensive in the southern Philippines is officially underway. Abu Sayyaf leader Umbra Jumdail was wounded and his deputy Edimar Salip was killed in the offensive against Abu Sayyaf and MNLF on Jolo. The US has a $100,000 reward out for the capture of Jumdail, AKA Dr. Abu, who harbored Jemaah Islamiyah operatives Umar […]
Iraq
Troops Shelter an Unlikely Survivor in Baghdad
Pakistan
Jirga sidesteps Pashtun radicalization
Pakistan
Battles raging in remotest Pakistan
Afghanistan
The Taliban released two of the 21 South Korean hostages. Afghan police killed nine Taliban fighters in Kandahar province, while five police were killed in an IED attack.
Pakistan
Four civilians were killed in an IED attack in Swat, while three Taliban were killed in a military counterattack in South Waziristan after the Taliban attack a checkpoint. Police confiscated 4,000 kilos of explosives in Mardan. The TNSM fired rockets at a post in Bajaur. The NWFP government wants to negotiate with the Taliban in […]
Iraq
Ambassador Crocker Visits Ramadi
Al Qaeda
Military: Truck Bombings In Iraq Decline
Coalition, Iraqi forces launch Operation Phantom Strike
Iraq. Click map to view. Operation designed to uproot al Qaeda and Iranian-backed terror groups With one month left before General David Petraeus’ report to Congress on the status of progress in Iraq, Iraqi and Coalition forces have launched the next phase of security operations designed to pursue al Qaeda in Iraq, the Iranian-backed Special […]
Pakistan
Afghan Taliban Find a Haven in Pakistan, Musharraf Says
Somalia
The Islamic Courts accused the government and the Ethiopian troops for the murder of two Horn Afrik journalists. Police arrested two suspects in the journalists’ deaths. Two civilians and a policeman were wounded in a grenade attack in Mogadishu.
Israel
IDF assessment: Syria thinks Olmert wants to launch war
Palestinian Territories
UK: Hamas boycott called counterproductive
Al Qaeda
Pentagon: Gitmo Saudi Prisoner ‘Professor’ Has Ties to Usama, Sept. 11 Plotter
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Azerbaijan: ‘Alternative Islam’ Takes Several Forms
Iraq
Gun battle disturbs Iraqi official™s visit to Baqubah
Iraq
US prepares to plug hole left by British troops in Basra
Sudan
Darfur force ‘to be all-African’
Iraq
Bush to bolster Iraq troop surge as antiwar lobby gives ground
Iraq
Residents fear Shiite civil war after convoy attack
Philippines
The military ordered a full scale offensive against Abu Sayyaf and “rogue” MNLF allies in Basilan and Sulu. President Arroyo ordered Gen. Esperon, the chief of the army to relocate his headquarters to the southern city of Zamboanga on Mindanao Island to take charge of the military operation. Gen. Esperon has arrived in Jolo along […]
Al Qaeda
Yemeni rebels given 48 hours to accept peace timetable
Indonesia
Hizbut Tahrir, an Islamist group that advocated the return of the caliphate and is banned in most Middle Eastern countries, held a rally in Jakarta. An estimated 80,000 Indonesians attended the rally, which was held at a sports stadium.
Iraq
Hundreds mourn assassinated Iraq officials
Iraq
Italy probe unearths huge Iraq arms deal