Eritrea
Eritrea blasts US over terror allegations
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Al Qaeda
Omar Bakri Denounces “Sheikh Google”
Philippines
Marines attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp in Basilan, sparking close gunbattles. Forty-two Abu Sayyaf fighters, including a suspect in the beheadings of 10 Marines in July, were killed along with 15 Marines, including five officers. Thirty Abu Sayyaf fighters were believed to have been wounded.
Turkey
Two men, a Turk and a Palestinian, hijacked an airplane in Turkey and demanded to fly to Syria or Iran. One of the men claimed to be a member of al Qaeda. The hijacking ended after the plane landed in Turkey, and the pilots and the majority of the passengers escape via the safety exits.
Battlefield Circulation Briefing with General Petraeus
Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes conducts a battlefield circulation with General Petraeus.
Afghanistan
Taliban leader Mullah Omar called for all Afghans to “put aside all of our internal, regional and linguistic differences and get united against the enemy.” A suicide bomber attacked a logistics convoy heading to the Zari district; 15 were killed and 26 wounded, most were civilians. Twelve Taliban were killed after ambushing a Afghan/ISAF convoy […]
Thailand
Thai soldiers captured a high-value target and five other Muslim insurgents during a raid in Songkhla, and killed one insurgent and captured four during a clash in Yala. Insurgents attacked a polling station in Narathiwat, as 15,350 soldiers have deployed in the South to protect 2,558 polling stations. Thai troops are getting counterinsurgency training from […]
Iraq
Iraq: This is Not An ESPN Highlight Reel
Eritrea
US May Add Eritrea to List of Nations Backing Terrorists
Pakistan
Seven more Taliban fighters were killed in fighting in North and South Waziristan after ambushing military convoys and attacking checkpoints. A suicide bomber wounded five soldiers in Tank. Police released 21 students detained in the Lal Masjid operation. Jamaatud Dawa (formerly Lashkar-e-Taiba) leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed said the only way to eliminate terrorism and have […]
Iran
An Iranian military helicopter went down near Piranshahr, a town around 6 miles from the Iraqi border. Six soldiers were killed. The military said it was due to mechanical failure, but the Mehr news agency said the Kurdish rebel group Pejak shot down the helo while fighting the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Iraq
Iraq: Killings In Shi’ite Holy City Expose Growing Splits
Iraq
US Says It Is Countering Iranian Influence in Iraq
Iraq
‘Surge™ units set to exit Iraq by August™08
Malaysia
Malaysia: Islam™s war on sin dims bright lights in a nation torn between cultures
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda in North Africa losing recruits – deserter
Philippines
The military said “troops should go for the kill” against Jemaah Islamiyah operatives Dulmatin and Umar Patek. Abu Sayyaf is seeking financial and material support via the web. The US Embassy charge d™affaires said Special Forces are operating behind the lines in Sulu.
Kashmir
Two Indian paramilitary personnel killed in blast in Kashmir
Egypt
Egypt Brotherhood members arrested
Iraq
Iraqi Sunnis slam new Shiite, Kurdish alliance
Lebanon
Lebanese Army closing in at last stronghold of Fatah Al-Islam
Afghanistan
ISAF forces killed four Taliban and wounded two in a clash in the Sangin district of Helmand province. A suicide bomber killed the chief of Zari district in Kandahar province along with two of his children; three of his children were wounded. ISAF forces killed five civilians and wounded three during a clash with the […]
Iran
A senior Iranian cleric warned the US against designating the IRGC a terror entity. France is considering additional sanctions against Iran via the UNSC. Iran is establishing a strong presence in southern Lebanon through its reconstruction programs.
From Phantom Thunder to Phantom Strike
An update on operations in Baghdad and the Belts regions around the capital.
Iraq
Iraq: Gun-battle light show, Med-Ops, and Major Offensive Operations
Pakistan
The governor of the NWFP wants to negotiate with the Taliban in North Waziristan. Seven soldiers and 15 Taliban were killed in clashes in North Waziristan and Dera Ismail Khan. Tribal elders in Khyber Agency want to negotiate with the Taliban. An IED attack killed a tribal elder in Bajaur. A fatwa was issued against […]
Somalia
Overstretched Uganda bears brunt of AU mission in Somalia
Pakistan
How to be a jihadi: Taliban’s training secrets
Pakistan
Pakistan: “The Taliban’s Godfather”? – Documents Detail Years of Pakistani Support for Taliban, Extremists
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