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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Syria
Syria Shuts Main Exit From War for Iraqis
United States
US Muslim group charged with funding Hamas to hear verdict
Palestinian Territories
Israel foiled a plot by Fatah cell to assassinate Prime Minister Olmert; Fatah captured then released the men. The IDF wounded four terrorists in a strike in Gaza, while Hamas and Islamic Jihad clashes led to one killed and 13 wounded.
Iraq
Iraq Awakening Conference urges displaced persons to return home
Ethiopia
Ethiopia rebels say killed 140 Ethiopian troops
Iran
British SAS commandos, along with US and Australian special forces, entered Iran and attacked the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – Qods Force and Shia militias smuggling weapons and fighters into Iraq. At least six raids occurred over the past several months. Iran claimed it could fire 11,000 rockets at “enemy bases” if attacked.
Iraq
Iraq and neighbours to boost intelligence exchange
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Embassy Spokesmen Refutes Religious Textbooks Criticisms
Iraq
Iraq unable to hand over rebels to Turkey says Talabani
Turkey
Twelve Turkish soldiers and 32 PKK terrorists were killed in intense fighting along the Iraqi border. Turkish forces have employed artillery and helicopter gunships. A PKK leader said a number of Turkish troops have been captured. Turkey said it plans to pursue the PKK into Iraq.
Pakistan
Interior Minister Sherpao said there are “visible and identical similarities in suicide bomb blasts of Charsadda, Islamabad and Karachi.” The head of a second bomber has been recovered. Police arrested three suspects in the Karachi attack. The Taliban bombed a girls school in Bajaur agency.
Pakistan
Sorting Out Pakistan™s Many Struggles
Pakistan
In Pakistan Quandary, US Reviews Stance
Raid in Baghdad’s Sadr City kills 49 Special Groups operatives
Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to target the Iranian-backed Shia terror groups while warning Muqtada al Sadr at the same time. The Mahdi Army is also targeted in Diwaniyah.
Pakistan
New generation Taliban rivalling chief: US-led coalition
Targeting Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani
Siraj Haqqani, the son of Taliban leader Jalaluddin Haqqani, has become the focus of US and Afghan National Army operations in eastern Afghanistan. Siraj has strong ties to al Qaeda central and is pushing the Taliban closer to al Qaeda.
Iraq
Iraq says foreign fighters continuing to infiltrate
Afghanistan
National Guard Brigades Alerted for Iraq, Afghanistan Deployments
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: The ISI and Terrorism – Behind the Accusations
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed over 12 Taliban during a firefight in the Musa Qala Wadi region of Helmand Province. Afgan police killed four Taliban in Logar province. The US will deploy a National Guard brigade to conduct the Afghan security forces training mission.
Pakistan
While Pakistan Burns – Al Qaeda regroups in the tribal areas, the government falters. What is to be done?
Iraq
Sadr’s mouthpiece newspaper building wrecked in arson attack in eastern Baghdad
Iran
Tony Blair: Iran extremism like rise of 1930s fascism
Iraq
Iraqi forces captured 34 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad, while three police were killed and nine wounded. US forces killed Thamir Aziz Abbas Ashuri, an al Qaeda leader of an IED cell of 250 terrorists in the Baqubah area. Eleven al Qaeda suspects were captured in raids in central Iraq. US forces captured an 11-man […]
Pakistan
A photo of the Karachi suicide bomber has been released. The interior minister asked Benazir Bhutto to provide the names of government officials she believes are responsible for the attack on her convoy. Protests have broken out in Karachi. Ten Punjabi suicide bombers are believed to be on the loose in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. A […]
Turkey
Turkish PM says expects US to act against PKK
Al Qaeda
Afghan president says region must tackle terrorism
Philippines
The Rajah Sulayman Movement (RSM), a terrorist group of Christian converts to Islam, claimed responsibility for the Makati bomb attack. Security officials doubt the RSM’s claim. Abu Sayyaf denied involvement in the bombing.
Iran
Ali Larijani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator, has resigned, sparking concern Iran’s position on its nuclear program will harden. The foreign minister said the US is in no position to attack Iran as it is tied down in Iraq. The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said the US has the resources to strike […]