Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Losing the battle on opium
Monthly Archives: August 2007
United Kingdom
British Armed Forces staff shortage crisis
Afghanistan
Tajikistan/Afghanistan: Road Bridge Opens With Aim Of Strengthening Trade
Iran
Iran threatens foes with new bomb
India
Police found 19 unexploded bombs throughout Hyderabad one day after two bombings killed 43 and wounded over 80. Investigations into past bombings have stalled after the trail led to foreign terror groups such as HUJI or LeT. India said that after Iraq, it has suffered more terrorist casualties than the West combined since 9/11.
Iraq
Former Iraqi leader returning ‘to fight for our country’
Iraq
Britain pulls out troops from Basra’s joint coordination center
Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps terror label ‘paves way for air strikes’
Pakistan
Four police were killed and two wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Swat. One solider and five Taliban were killed after the Taliban attacked a checkpoint in North Waziristan. The Taliban bombed four video shops in Buner. Police killed a Laskhar-e-Jangvi operative in Karachi.
Afghanistan
Durand Line: Fazl echoes his master’s voice
Afghanistan
Europe may cut military role in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan troops attacked Taliban mortar positions inside Pakistan, killing 19 fighters. Afghan police said 25 Taliban were killed in Ghazni province. ISAF said 12 Taliban were killed after ambushing troops in Helmand province, while the Taliban claimed 18 civilians in a “wedding party” were killed in an airstrike.
Iraq
Anbar Salvation Council says named candidates for vacant portfolios
Iraq
Iraq’s leaders agree on key benchmarks
Iraq
Sunni Arab party to join new alliance – Iraq PM
Patrolling with the Manchus
Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes patrols with the 4-9 Infantry (the Manchus).
India
Security forces sent to India state
Iran
Iran: Nuclear activities have not halted
Al Qaeda
Into Thin Air: The ongoing hunt for bin Laden
India
Two bombings in Hyderabad killed at least 42 and wounded 50. The blasts, which were just five minutes apart, occurred at an auditorium and a restaurant. Harkat-ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HUJI) operative Mohammed Abdul Sahed is suspected of being behind the blasts. HUJI is a Pakistani-based terror group which operations in Jammu and Kashmir, and India.
Al Qaeda
Armed groups fight by government’s side against Qaeda – Iraqi General
Riding with 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes joins the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, based at Camp Taji.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber hit a foreign convoy near Kabul, wounding six. A rocket struck a hospital in Kabul, no casualties were reported. One Taliban was killed and two captured in Khost province. Germany will boost aid in Kunduz, Takhar, and Badakhshan provinces by about $250 million, while Australia will send $125 million in aid to […]
Pakistan
Four security personnel, including a senior officer, were kidnapped in South Waziristan. Six soldiers were
Somalia
Seven Muslim insurgents and one policeman were killed during fighting in Mogadishu on Friday. A bombing that targeted two policemen purchasing khat wounded two civilians. Two delegates of the reconciliation congress were wounded in a grenade attack, while two Ethiopian soldiers were wounded in a string of grenade attacks.
Palestinian Territories
Israeli troops killed a leader of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank and two aides, and killed two Hamas operatives while while stopping a terror attack and infiltration from Gaza. Khaled Mashaal, Hamas’ leader, said captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit was alive and in good condition.
Thailand
Police arrested a leading suspect in the Muslim insurgency in Yala province. One civilian was killed and 10 were wounded in a bombing of a grocery store in Pattani province, while a school principal was killed in an ambush. About 200 Muslims gathered to demand the release of eight insurgent suspects.
Palestinian Territories
Hamas leader: Captured Israeli soldier alive and well
Iraq
Former Sunni rebels aiding US military in Iraq (1920s Revolution Brigades)
Iraq
PRT Leaders Detail Successes In Anbar Province