Iraq: 11 Special Groups operatives killed in Al Kut
Raid against the Iranian-backed Special Groups is the fourth such operation in Al Kut since December 18. The city is a hub for Special Groups operations in southern and central Iraq.
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Pakistan
What died with Benazir Bhutto?
Pakistan
Four Sharif Aides Killed, 12 Hurt in Pakistan Gunfire
Al Qaeda
A new, younger jihadi threat emerges
Pakistan
An NRO Symposium on Pakistan – After Bhutto, A nation in crisis.
Pakistan
Sharif’s party to boycott Pakistan elections
Iraq
Video shows car carrying 6 Al Qaeda leaders blown up by US helicopter
Al Qaeda takes credit for Bhutto assassination
“We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat [the] mujahadeen,” said Mustafa Abu al Yazid, al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Former Prime Minister killed in a shooting and suicide attack as she campaigned in the military garrison city of Rawalpindi. Al Qaeda and the Taliban are the prime suspects but the Pakistanis will blame Musharraf.
Thailand
AFP: Three Thai soldiers killed in gunfight with insurgents
Afghanistan
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will face pressure from Parliament to explain why MI6 conducted negotiations with the Taliban. Afghan security forces said over 150 Taliban were killed during several days of fighting in the Charchini district of Uruzgan province. The fighting is still ongoing. Afghan and Coalition forces detained three Taliban fighters during a […]
Afghanistan
Britain cannot rule out talking to the Taliban
Afghanistan
Gordon Brown called to explain Taliban talks
Pakistan
(Pakistan) 15-year-old bomber stopped at Bhutto rally
Mauritania
The interior minister blamed an al Qaeda sleeper cell for the Christmas Eve killing of four French tourists. “The cowardly act of violence toward the French tourists was an act of terrorism,” said Interior Minister Alassane. “There are sleeper cells in Mauritania and one of them committed this act.” Two members of al Qaeda in […]
Tunisia
A Tunisian court jailed 10 men for for attempting to join al Qaeda fighters in Iraq. One of those convicted received a five-year term, the rest received two-year terms. Over 1,000 Tunisians have been arrested on terrorism charges since 2003.
Palestinian Territories
The Egyptian Intelligence Minister promised to increase efforts to stop weapons smuggling into Gaza. Hamas refused demands to release an Israeli soldier. Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to meet on Thursday, Abbas will demand a settlement freeze.
Iraq
The US military confirmed senior al Qaeda leader Abu Abdullah was killed in a raid in Samarra on November 8. Four al Qaeda operatives were killed in Diyala and Tarmiyah; a senior al Qaeda leader was captured near Kirkuk. Iraqi Security Forces arrested 16 insurgents and defused three IEDs in Baghdad. Al Qaeda killed three […]
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in November raid
Coalition confirms Abu Abdullah, an al Qaeda in Iraq emir and leader of the Zuba’a tribesmen fighting US and Iraqis forces was killed during a raid in Samarra.
Iran
Russia sold Iran the S-300 anti-aircraft missile defense system that Russia claims is superior to the US Patriot missile battery. Iran is also looking to buy helicopters and fighter engines from Russia. Tehran is planning on building 19 nuclear power plants. Malaysia signed a $16 billion deal to develop to Iranian gas fields.
Al Qaeda
Triple Threat Pressures al Qaeda in Iraq, General Says
Iraq
Macedonia battalion to join MNF in Iraq
Pakistan
The military is targeting Taliban positions in the Kabal region in Swat. Two South Waziristan tribes are pulling support from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman and other JUI-F politicians. At least 30 were killed in sectarian fighting in Kurram agency. The army will help the police secure polling sites.
Afghanistan
Britain in secret talks with the Taliban
Iraq
Petraeus Question and Answer
Mauritania
Mauritania probes ‘al-Qaeda link’
Afghanistan
New IMU Video, Statements from the Taliban and Mullah Omar
Iraq
Ansar al-Sunnah Acknowledges Relationship with Ansar al-Islam, Reverts to Using Ansar al-Islam Name
Al Qaeda
The U.N. Insignia Emerges as a Global Target for Al-Qaeda Attacks
Pakistan
Doubts Engulf an American Aid Plan for Pakistan