Al Qaeda
Islamist Terrorists Planned Massive Attacks in Germany
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Operation Lightning Hammer II launched in Iraq’s North
A corps-level operation is launched against al Qaeda havens in the northern and central provinces of Salahadin, Ninewa, Diyala, and Kirkuk. The offensive consists of a joint force of 26,000 Iraqi and US troops and follows a series of operations designed to keep al Qaeda off balance while expanding the security zone outside the Baghdad Belts.
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden will release a videotape addressing the American public about the anniversary of 9/11. The tape is expected to be released in the next three days. “His beard, which in previous messages had been streaked with gray, was entirely dark,” the SITE Institute said.
Afghanistan
Canadian General says Taliban fighting strength sapped
Afghanistan
Almost 50 Taliban were killed in fighting in the Sha Wali Kot district district in northern Kandahar; about 24 were killed the prior day. Police and British troops killed abut 24 Taliban while defeating ambushes in Musa Qalah wadi in Helmand province. About 230 civilians were killed and 600 wounded in Taliban bombings this year, […]
Pakistan
The three terrorists arrested in Germany for plotting attacks were likely trained by North Waziristan based al Qaeda commander Abu Hanifah. The twin suicide bombings in Rawalpini have been linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban, including Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud. Six of the 300 Pakistani soldiers in Taliban custody in South Waziristan have been […]
Iraq
British troops ‘proxy war with Iran’
Senior Qods Force link captured in Karbala
Coalition forces capture a senior member of the Special Groups with direct links to senior members of Iran’s Qods Force. Raids against the Iranian-backed network continue and are increasingly being led by Iraqi Security Forces.
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Panel Sees More Than a Year Before Iraq Can Handle Security
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German Police Arrest 3 in Terrorist Plot
Iraq
US seizes ‘Iran agent’ in Iraq
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: September 2007 Update
The September 2007 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB Page. Significant changes include a shift in focus to re-enforce Basrah, the establishment of three more “Operational Commands,” the expansion and development of the Iraqi Air Force, and the potential reduction of the Iraqi National Police […]
Iraq
A quieter Anbar Province rebuilds
Iran
Hard Times Help Leaders in Iran Tighten Their Grip
Al Qaeda
German police arrested three al Qaeda operatives plotting “imminent, massive bomb attacks on U.S. facilities.” The men “were German converts to Islam, had trained at camps in Pakistan run by the Islamic Jihad Union,” and were plotting to attack “soft targets” as well as Ramstein Air Base.
Pakistan
Pakistan must withdraw from war on terror: NWFP Chief Minister
Iraq
Sadr militia lying low: US general
Lebanon
At least 222 Fatah al Islam terrorists were killed during the 15-week battle at the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Two Moroccans were among the Fatah al Islam fighters killed.
Iraq
US GAO report sees scant Iraq progress
Iraq
Iraq: Death sentence upheld against Saddam’s cousin Chemical Ali
Iran
Rafsanjani bounces back to head Iran clerical body
Iraq
Iraq: Baghdad Demands Iran Stop Shelling North
Iraq
US general: Next few months crucial for Iraq
Al Qaeda
8 al Qaeda-linked suspects arrested in Denmark
Afghanistan
Afghan police say kill Taliban hostage-taker
Afghanistan
500 Afghan police killed in five months
Pakistan
Intelligence agencies blamed today’s dual suicide attacks in Rawalpindi on “security lapses.” The Taliban freed 14 troops captured in Mohmand and Bajaur agencies. Two civilians and a cadet were kidnapped in North Waziristan. An MMA senator demanded troops withdraw from the Mehsud tribal agencies in South Waziristan, while another soldier was killed in the agency.
Afghanistan
Afghan National Security Forces captured the provincial Taliban commanders of Paktika and Nangarhar, and a Taliban leader and seven fighters in Panjshir. “Several militants” were killed during an operation in Ghazni. The Taliban are back in control of the Panjwaii and Zari districts in Kandahar province.
Suicide bombings in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi kills 25, injures 68
Pakistani military and intelligence officers were the direct target of two suicide attacks in the military garrison city of Rawalpindi. Suicide bombers targeted a bus carrying Inter Services Intelligence personnel and the Royal Artillery bazaar.
Iraq
Positive Effects of Troop Surge Emerging in Baghdad