As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, released a videotape by Abu Yahya al Libi, a spokesman and senior leader in Afghanistan. Al Libi criticized Hamas and other Islamist groups for embracing political means. “Patriotism, nationalism, shared unity, the supreme interest and other slogans … none of these have any space in the religion of Allah […]
The US military will build a base on the border in Iraq to stop Iranian weapons from reaching Shia extremists. “The push also includes construction of fortified checkpoints on the major highways leading from the Iranian border to Baghdad and the installation of X-ray machines and explosives detecting sensors at the only formal border crossing […]
Fighting for Afghanistan’s Kajaki Dam
In 24-hr battle, Hawr Rajab turns on al-Qaeda
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan and vowed to oppose President Musharraf. Over 2,000 of Nawaz’s PML-N supporters were arrested as they clashed with police. The Safi tribe in Mohamand signed a peace deal with the Taliban. The Taliban in North Waziristan threatened members of national and provincial assemblies against voting for Musharraf. […]
Seven more Fatah al-Islam suspects rounded up
Algerians hold anti-terror protests after attacks
Among Top Officials, ‘Surge’ Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting
Europeans Get Terror Training Inside Pakistan
US Air Force killed Abu Muhammad al Afri, the al Qaeda in Iraq emir of Sinjar who ordered the attacks on the Yazidi villages in Ninewa province. The attacks killed hundreds of Iraqis and accounted for 30 percent of civilian casualties in August.
US forces killed Abu Mohammed al-Afri, aka Abu Jassam, the al Qaeda emir of Sinjar behind the multiple suicide bombings in the Yazidi villages in northern Iraq last month. Jassam was an associate of Abu Musab al Masri, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. The US military said 334 civilians were killed in the […]
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the two suicide attacks in Algeria over the past week. The first attack targeted the Algerian president while the second attack targeted a coast guard barracks. At least 69 were killed and 154 were wounded in the suicide bombings.
Pakistan braces for Sharif return
Iraq asks neighbors to bar terrorists
Ten “miscreants” were killed and seven Pakistani soldiers were wounded in a series of clashes in South Waziristan. The South Waziristan Taliban asked for 30 of its men to be released in exchange for the 234 captured Pakistani troops. The Taliban attacked a Frontier Corps post in North Waziristan. Four soldiers were killed and two […]
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops raided the northern Mogadishu district of Huriwa after Somali troops withdrew from the area this week. The governor of Hiran province escaped an assassination attempt, while a district leader in Mogadishu was gunned down in the capital.
Forty-two Taliban were killed by Afghan and ISAF forces in the Sha Wali Kot district of Kandahar while seven Taliban were killed in an operation in Zabul. Afghan security forces broke up a suicide bombing cell of 50 Taliban and “foreign” operatives in Logar province. The cell was planning and carrying out attacks in Kabul.
Hints of Progress, and Questions, in Iraq Data
US gives stark warning to Eritrea
CIA chief says al Qaeda plotting attack on US
The New al Qaeda Central
Iraq’s Maliki reaches out to Sunnis in Anbar Province
Former IRA commander helps hammer out Iraqi ‘road map’ to peace
Thirteen Muslim insurgents suspected of manufacturing explosives were detained in a raid in Narathiwat province. Muslim insurgents killed two civilians in attacks in Yala and Songkhla provinces. The Asia Times looks at the groups involved in the Muslim insurgency.
Army kills fugitive Fatah al Islam militant as hunt for escaped fighters persists
Iraqi official arrested over Askari Shrines” bombing of last year
US studies Osama Bin Laden video, CIA warns of al Qaeda plots
German police are investigating seven more suspects in a foiled al Qaeda bombing plot. The cell may be as big as 50 operatives. The German al Qaeda cell may have had a deadline of September 15 to conduct the attacks.
Bombs kill 20 in Iraq
Iraq: Baghdad calmer, but politics not