Almost half the members of the parliament walked out over the investigation of the Baghlan suicide bombing and resulting actions by security guards. Four soldiers were killed in an IED attack and four civilians were killed in a suicide attack in Paktia province. Eleven Taliban, including two commanders, and one policemen were killed in fighting […]
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The MILF predicted a peace pact by 2008, and urged international groups to back the process. The RP government considered merging the MILF and MNLF treaties.
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The Saudi government has released over 1,500 jailed al Qaeda operatives and supporters after they denounced Osama bin Laden’s call on his followers to “cleanse the Arabian Peninsula of polytheists.” Over 1,700 al Qaeda operatives still remain in Saudi custody.
Nigerians trained in Al-Qaeda Algerian camps face trial
Exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned to Pakistan. The army has begun the ground offensive in Swat; 30 Taliban and two soldiers were reported killed. The Taliban destroyed food stocks destined to feed pregnant women suffering from malnutrition in South Waziristan. Sectarian clashes continue in Kurram agency.
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Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and captured eight during operations north of Samarra; another 24 operatives were capured during raids on al Qaeda’s media, courier, and foreign fighter networks. Coalition forces captured Special Groups leaders in Khalis and Ar Rashidiyah. Iraqi Security Forces detained 21 insurgents and defused 11 roadside bombs in Baghdad. […]
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Coalition airstrikes killed 76 Taliban fighters as they massed near the Pakistani border in the Patan and Chauni regions in Paktia province; Afghan forces captured an additional 12. Afghan and ISAF forces recaptured the Gulistan district in Farah province.
Captured suspects in the bombing point to the Iranian-backed Special Groups; mode of attack disguised to look like al Qaeda suicide strike.
Al Furqan released a video showing the murder of nine Iraqis, purportedly Interior Ministry police commandos. As Sahab released the fourth installment of “American Holocaust/Hell for the Americans in the Land of Khorasan (Islamic Emirate),” which features an interview with a Taliban commander in Pashtu, footage of tactical operations, and the burial of dead mujahideen […]
Pakistan braces for Sharif’s return
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Iraqi security forces launched operations in Kirkuk and Samarra; fifty al Qaeda fighters have been captured. Iraqi Security Forces killed eight insurgents and detained 14 in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 10 during operations central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Forces detained an IED maker and an al Qaeda in Iraq […]
The death toll in Saturday’s suicide attacks in Islamabad and Rawalpindi has risen to over 35 killed. The NWFP government has called for a peace jirga to resolve the Swat situation. The Taliban is said to have abandoned Alpuri in Shangla as heavy fighting was reported in the district and neighboring Swat. Three soldiers were […]
Sketch of another suspect in Indian serial blasts released