Afghanistan
S. Koreans Meet Taliban Face To Face
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Pakistan
Taliban a step ahead of US assault
Iraq
‘In the Land of the Blood Feuds’ – South of Baghdad, US Troops Navigate Fault Lines of Sect and Tribe
Afghanistan
Taliban: Korean Hostages Safe, for Now
Israel
Israel’s Barak dismisses peace push “fantasies”
Pakistan
Sources: US assessing Pakistan nukes if Musharraf falls
United States
How to Build a Bazillion Blastproof Trucks
Afghanistan
NWFP Governor Jan Aurkzai told the Pak-Afghan peace jirga that peace will not be achieved without negotiating with the Taliban. The Afghan Army, backed by Coalition advisors and air support, defeated a large Taliban ambush on a patrol near the town of Washir in Helmand Province. Ten Taliban were confirmed killed and dozens others are […]
Iraq
United Nations council to vote on Iraq resolution
Al Qaeda
Anti-Terrorism Tune Tops Pop Charts in Pakistan
Lebanon
Lebanese Army crushes Fatah al-Islam offensive
Al Qaeda
Websites Supporting the Jihad in Iraq – Hosted in the US
Pakistan
Sixteen Pakistani troops were kidnapped by the Taliban in South Waziristan after military helicopter gunships killed 12 Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. Five soldiers were also wounded. The Taliban bombed the homes of rival tribesmen in Darra Adamkhel after three tribesmen were killed in clashes. Five rockets were fired at the city of Hangu.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi police detain 135 militant suspects in Mecca
Kashmir
One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander was killed and another captured during an operation by Indian troops. Three other Hizb-ul- Mujahideen terrorists were killed in separate operations.
Iraq
The British in Basra: Fighting for pride as pressure mounts on beleaguered troops
Afghanistan
Record crop of heroin poppies hits anti-drug effort in Afghanistan
Iraq
US troops secure fringes of the Shia march
Iraq
Dangerous time for British forces in Basra
United States
KSM, 9/11 mastermind, 13 others closer to US military trial
Philippines
[UPDATE2] Over 50 have been killed during heavy fighting on Jolo Island between Abu Sayyaf and allied MNLF fighters, and the military. At least 25 soldiers were killed in the latest round of fighting.
Iraq
Iraqi Prison Tries to Un-Brainwash Radical Youth
Iraq
Sunni Rivals Prepare for Anbar Political Confrontation
Iraq
Petraeus Promises Frank Assessment in Iraq Benchmark Report
Task Force Warhorse: Classical counterinsurgency on Haifa Street
By Wesley Morgan, who is currently embedded in Iraq. Wes writes for The Daily Princetonian and was invited to embed in Iraq by Gen. David Petraeus. His assignment in Iraq is sponsored and financed by Public Multimedia Inc. In the tactical operations center here on Forward Operating Base Union III, a huge poster is emblazoned […]
Iraqi implications of Turkish parliamentary elections
Written by David Tate for The Fourth Rail The distribution of the Kurdish people in the Middle East [Map from Global Security]. By just about all outside accounts, the overwhelming victory in Turkey by the incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) during parliamentary elections July 22, was a serious wake-up call to all interests in […]
Iraq
Captured Video Shows Iraqi Insurgents Firing Sophisticated Iranian-Made Rockets at US Positions
Yemen
Al Qaeda in Yemen conducted reprisal attacks against a power station and a government building in the north Yemen town of Marib. The attack on the power station included the use of explosives and rocket-propelled grenades, causing the power to go out in Marib. Police checkpoints were also hit.
Iraq
Top US general for Iraq’s north moves battalion, predicts pullout timeline
Pakistan
President Musharraf decided to not invoke emergency powers that would have delayed elections, restricted rights of assembly, and placed curbs on the media. The Taliban captured a village in Darra Adamkhel; five villagers were killed. Four soldiers were wounded in a bombing, and the Taliban ambushed a military convoy in North Waziristan. A relative said […]