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Harsh justice where US relies on Iraq tribes
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Pakistan frees over 100 South Waziristan “tribesmen”
Pakistan releases over South Waziristan 100 tribesmen of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud to “pave the way for the release of 210 kidnapped soldiers.” Pakistan’s soldiers are still in Taliban captivity.
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban vow to kidnap, kill more foreigners
Hezbollah
Terrorism Expert Calls For Ban On Hezbollah In Europe
Iraq
Iraq: Pragmatism paves way for progress
Iraq
British troops leave Basra city
Lebanon
Shakir al-Abssi, the leader of Fatah al Islam, was killed along with 30 of his fighters while attempting to escape the Lebanese army’s final assault on their positions in the Nahr al Bared camp on September 2. Thirty-two Fatah al Islam fighters were captured.
Al Qaeda
Pakistani terror groups Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jangvi, and Sipah-e-Sahaba are said to have merged with al Qaeda in Pakistan in order to attack military and government targets, although this merger is not official. The groups are coordinating activities via Abu Ali Tunisi, a senior al Qaeda leader who rose through the ranks of the Tunisian Islamic Combatant […]
Pakistan
An explosion in a pharmacy in Wana, South Waziristan killed four and wounded 10. Baitullah Mehsud linked the release of the 150 Pakistani troops to the implementation of the 2005 Sararogha agreement, or South Waziristan Accord. Four Pakistani suicide bomb and IED makers were arrested in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Iraq
Iraq & The Former-Insurgent Counterinsurgency
Afghanistan
US and Afghan forces killed 25 Taliban in an attack on a command center southwest of Kandahar city. Seven Taliban were killed after ambushing an Afghan and British force in Musa Qali Wadi in Helmand province. US forces killed one al Qaeda operative in Paktia province. Australia said its role in Afghanistan is dependent on […]
Iran
Iran is running 3,000 atomic centrifuges
Lebanon
The military has completed the siege of the Fatah al Islam positions in the Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Fighters were captured as they attempted to escape from the camp. Lebanese troops seized the homes of Fatah al Islam leaders Shaker al-Absi and Abu Hureira.
Afghanistan
Afghan Police Are Set Back as Taliban Adapt
Pakistan
How the West summoned up a nuclear nightmare in Pakistan
Afghanistan
Taliban suspected of killing UK officer captured
Iraq
US recruiting Sunnis for security roles
Iraq
UK troops poised to quit Basra
Afghanistan
British troops hunt the Taliban in Afghanistan
Iran
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has replaced the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, appointing the former chief as his special military adviser. IAEA director Mohammed Elbaradei said Iran may have its last chance to come clean on its nuclear program.
Saudi Arabia
Wives of Saudi terror suspects want public trial
Pakistan
The Taliban issued terms for the release of over 150 soldiers captured in South Waziristan. Ten paramilitary troops were kidnapped in Mohmand Agency. Two suicide attacks in Tank and Bajaur killed eight and wounded 15. Musharraf may negotiate with the Taliban-supporting MMA political party in a bid to retain the presidency.
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed a policeman and two civilians in Pattani and Narathiwat provinces. Police are searching for two suspects in a bombing in Songkhla province.
Afghanistan
Over 70 Taliban were killed and 20 captured during fighting in Ghazni and Helmand provinces. South Korea insists it did not pay a ransom to the Taliban to release its kidnapped citizens.
Flashpoint Afghanistan: Musa Qala
The district of Musa Qala in Helmand province is once again catching on fire as Operation Palk Meher is underway. Musa Qala was the scene heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan and NATO forces last year, and the Taliban gained control of the district after a peace deal was signed.
Iran
The Revolt of Arab-Iranians
Afghanistan: The jihad within a jihad
As US focus shifts to eastern Afghanistan, the conventional Army moves into new territory prompting al Qaeda to call for a jihad within a jihad. Nuristan, Nangahar, Kunar, and Laghman provinces are the scene of heavy fighting this year.
Afghanistan
South Korea insists it paid no ransom to Taliban
Iraq
More than 1,800 Iraqis killed in August
United States
Egyptian students indicted on explosives charges in Florida