Turkey
Turkish PM calls on army to stay out of politics
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Iran
Iranian-American Freed From Tehran Jail After Posting Bail
Iraq
Europe must play greater role in Iraq: Kouchner
Sudan
Sudan surrounds, attacks volatile Darfur camp: witness
Iraq
Baghdad Confidential: Strung-out stringers
Pakistan
Mohammed Neem Noor Khan: Bin Laden’s Back Channel
Iraq
Fallujah catches its breath
Lebanon
Army steps up siege of Nahr al-Bared, former general assures militants are ‘doomed’
Israel
UNIFIL unwilling to monitor Syrian border, Israeli officials say
Pakistan
Iranian hostages freed in Pakistan
Bosnia
Bosnia: International official under fire over al-Qaeda statement
Pakistan
The Taliban are releasing 15 paramilitary soldiers kidnapped in South Waziristan the same day that al Qaeda operative Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan was freed from jail. Six soldiers were killed and 18 wounded in a suicide bombing in Hangu. Two paramilitary soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack in Bajaur.
Afghanistan
No shots fired as Afghan, US troops take village
Iraq
Night raid in village on Tigris yields more al-Qaida suspects
Sudan
Attack on British embassy in Sudan foiled
Indonesia
Abu Bakar Bashir loses legal challenge
Mahdi Army trains with Hezbollah
Mahdi Army leader Muqtada al Sadr admits direct involvement with Lebanese Hezbollah and, by default, Iran.
Philippines
MILF Seeks Leverage as Fighting Against Abu Sayyaf and MNLF Escalates
United States
Hizb-ut-Tahrir’s Activities in the United States
Philippines
Marines are working to seal off Abu Sayyaf escape routes on Basilan and are advancing on Abu Sayyaf positions after shelling their strongholds. The military said over 100 MILF fighters reinforced Abu Sayyaf during battles over the weekend. Talks between the government and MILF have been canceled.
Afghanistan
Afghan police freed a kidnapped German aid worker one day after her abduction; police said her captors were criminals, not Taliban. Ten Taliban were killed as they attacked a base in Sangin district in Helmand province. Two civilians were beheaded in the province of Paktia. Afghan and ISAF forces captured an IED cell leader. An […]
Pakistan releases senior al Qaeda operative
Pakistan releases al Qaeda operative Mohammed Naeem Noor Khan as the government continues to press for peace in the Northwest Frontier Province. Noor was al Qaeda’s computer expert who “acted as a link between top al-Qaeda leaders and operational cells.”
Iran
Iran hangs 30 over ‘US plots’
Yemen
Yemen arrests 3 suspects in July terrorist attack on Spanish tourists
Iran
Iran: Israel Is “Standard Bearer Of Satan”
Palestinian Territories
Hamas’s approach to jihad: Start ’em young
Palestinian Territories
Funding of fuel for Gaza depends on Hamas: EU
Philippines
Philippines: Summit between govt. and Muslim rebels ‘cancelled’
India
India has arrested 15 suspected foreign Muslim terrorists with possible links to Thailand’s Muslim insurgency. Police warned that Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has established sleeper cells in India to launch attacks inside the country.
Iraq
Roadside bomb kills second Iraqi governor