Monthly Archives: November 2007

From sandals to suits: Wahab Akbar, the rebel turned politician


Philippines

Details emerged on the MILF/GRP peace plan. The investigation into the bombing of the House of Representatives continues.


Iraq

Iraqi Premier Wants Trial of 2 Shiites in Killings



Iraq

Sunnis joining Iraqi security forces in droves


Iran

Al-Qaeda Member’s Account of His Stay in Iran


Israel

Iranian Nukes: Israel prepares for The Day After


Al Qaeda

Osama bin Laden was hiding in the mountain regions along the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Tajikstan, according to Ahmad Farooq, a Taliban fighter. Farooq said he last saw bin Laden in September 2003. Bin Laden “was surrounded by about 20 armed men and he moved whenever he felt particularly threatened.” Two other groups […]


Iran

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has enough capacity to build a nuclear bomb within a year. The US is pushing for mandatory sanctions in the wake of the report. A senior US general said Iran seems to be honoring a commitment to halt the flow of weapons into Iraq.




Iraq

An assassination attempt on the Kirkuk chief of emergency police resulted in five killed and 22 wounded. Iraqi police and soldiers captured 12 insurgents and discovered an IED factory in Salahadin. Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives and the Diyala leader of the Special Groups during raids nationwide. Iraqi police captured an al Qaeda […]



Philippines

Police described the bomb used in the Congress bombing as “sophisticated.” Three Abu Sayyaf operatives killed in Quezon City are thought to be linked to the attack. The government and MILF have agreed on the boundaries of a proposed ancestral Muslim homeland.




Iran

Iran: Ahmadinejad’s Bahrain Visit New Piece In Complex Pattern


Pakistan

Caretaker Government to Take Office in Pakistan Ahead of Elections



Afghanistan

British soldiers have pushed to the outskirts of the Taliban controlled district of Musa Qala in Helmand province. “Several” Taliban fighters and facilitators were killed in Helmand’s Garmsir district. Afghan and ISAF forces captured one foreign fighter facilitator during an operation in the Qalat district of Zabul province. The Taliban murdered a boy for teaching […]





Lebanon

UNIFIL chief denies report of early withdrawal from South Lebanon


Iran

Iran Charges Ex-Envoy Amid Infighting


Al Qaeda

Al-Qaeda plan to kill Hezbollah chief and attack UN troops, says report


Iran

US says Iraq attacks down as Iran stems arms flow




Iraq

Bomb hits gathering of sheiks opposing al Qaeda