Iraq
US: 60 pct of Baghdad not controlled
Yearly Archives: 2007
Philippines
10 killed as bombs target buses in Philippines
Palestinian Territories
Hamas challenges emergency government
Palestinian Territories
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh refused to establish a state in Gaza, did not accept his dismissal as prime minister, and named new security officials. Fatah supporters are fleeing the Gaza Strip. Fatah stormed the parliament in the West Bank, banned the organization and has been attacking Hamas schools, charities, and television and radio stations.
Iraq
US troops find ID cards of missing soldiers in Iraq
Afghanistan
A suicide car bomber killed 5 and wounded 4 during an attack on a convoy outside Kabul. Two local Taliban commanders were confirmed killed during operations in Ghazni and Zabul provinces. Rumors persist that Taliban military commander Jalaluddin Haqqani died; the latest report said in the UAE.
Iraq
US forces launch offensives around Baghdad
Iraq
Three Iranian diplomats briefly detained in Iraq
The Road to Hamastan
Iraq
The Laptop Is Mightier Than the Sword
Hezbollah
Hezbollah surrounded then detained a Lebanese police patrol for “entering a Hezbollah security zone.” The incident occurred in southern Beirut. “The Lebanese policemen were disarmed in the vicinity of Bir El Abed and taken to a Hezbollah interrogation center. The police were later released.
Palestinian Territories
US, Israel plan to ease sanctions to boost Abbas
Securing Eastern Anbar Province
Map of the Fallujah region. Ongoing operations in eastern Anbar work to oust al Qaeda As the Baghdad Security Plan progresses, a key element of the plan is securing the “belts” outside Baghdad province. The Baghdad Belts include Eastern Anbar province, northern Babil province, southern Salahadin and south and western Diyala. Securing eastern Anbar province, […]
Indonesia
Indonesian police state it captured a previously unidentified member of Jemaah Islamiyah named Zarkasih, who is in fact the emir of JI. “Zarkasih went by several aliases and underwent military training in Afghanistan in the late 80s.” He was arrested last week along with Abu Dujana and six other senior terrorists.
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed 7 soldiers and wounded 1 in an IED attack in Yala province. “They were the security team for local teachers,” said the local police commander. A school in Yala was burned down.
Lebanon
Four soldiers were killed and 6 wounded in an IED attack in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian camp. The Army seized a large cache of explosives in the camp. The funeral for the murdered anti-Syrian member of parliament turned into an anti-Syria rally.
Al Qaeda
UK al Qaeda cell members jailed
Philippines
Nine die in Philippines blast
Iran
Oil giant Iran begins fuel rationing with official cars
Palestinian Territories
Fatah crushed as Gaza becomes Islamist state
Iraq
Iraq relatively calm after rival mosque attacks
Iraq
Basra curfew after Sunni shrine bomb
Palestinian Territories
Fundamentalists threaten Israel from all sides
Palestinian Territories
Hamas is now in control of the Gaza Strip, and has begun looting Fatah offices and military equipment. Hamas has pledged amnesty for Fatah fighters. President Abbas appointed Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister after dissolving the Hamas led government yesterday.
Pakistan
The US Assistant Secretary was told Mullah Omar is not in Balochistan. Taliban commander Mullah Nazir warned the Waziri tribes not to shelter Uzbeks. Two music shops in Peshawar were torched. Ten were killed, including 8 members of the security forces, in an attack in Quetta.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 10, including a Dutch soldier and 4 Afghan children, in an attack on a NATO convoy in Uruzgan. An unconfirmed report indicated senior Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani died of Hepatitis. Afghanistan’s defense minister denied Iran is arming the Taliban. France will send 150 trainers for the Afghan Army.
Iraq
Sadrists: “Other Measures” if Demands Unmet
Iraq
Iraqi captain wins praise for getting results
Thailand
Three men were found murdered in Narathiwat; one was beheaded. Two IED attacks, one outside a school, killed two soldiers in Pattani. Thirteen schools were burned down in Yala and Pattani.
Palestinian Territories
President Abbas dissolved the Hamas led parliament and declared a state of emergency. Hamas overran the Fatah run Preventive Security headquarters, and executed men in front of their families; 15 were killed and 80 wounded in the battle. The town of Rafah also fell to Hamas. Fatah arrested 36 Hamas in the West Bank.