Afghanistan
On Taliban Turf, Long Lines of Ailing Children
Yearly Archives: 2007
Al Qaeda
Tally in Algiers Attacks Uncertain
Iraq
Warfighters talk about what is, isn™t working in war on terror
Coordinated car bombings in Amarah kill 41
Attacks at a market in Iraq’s Shia South killed 41 and wounded over 140. Unclear if attack was an al Qaeda in Iraq or a Special Groups operation.
Lebanon
A car bombing in Beirut’s Christian suburb of Baabda killed four, including Brigadier General Francois Al Hajj, operations chief for the Lebanese army. Al Hajj was thought to be a leading candidate to take over the army if General Michel Suleiman is elected president.
Iran
Synchronized car bombs in Iraq kill 27
Indonesia
The trial of Abu Dujana, the self-confessed military leader of the Jemaah Islamiah, is underway in Indonesia. He faces the death penalty if found guilty under Indonesia’s anti-terrorism laws. Dujana is accused of sheltering Noordin Top and Azahari Husin, two of the 2002 Bali bombers. He admitted to training in Peshawar, Pakistan and in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
BBC NEWS – Afghan battle ‘being won’ – Brown
Al Qaeda
Spectre of civil war returns as al-Qaeda suicide bombings kill 67
Al Qaeda
Rescuers search debris after Qaeda blast in Algeria
Mapping Iraq’s Concerned Local Citizens programs
The Concerned Local Citizens units have sprung up over much of Iraq since the onset of the surge. These groups are currently active in 12 of Iraq’s 18 provinces. Over 72,000 members are active in the ranks.
Iran
Report on Iran may scupper future sanctions
Pakistan
The Taliban and al Qaeda are targeting Pakistan’s nuclear facilities. The military successfully tested the Babur Hatf-VII cruise missile, which can carry nuclear weapons and has a 700-kilometer range. Ibn Aameen, a Swat Taliban commander, was killed; five civilians were killed in a Taliban rocket attack in the district. South Waziristan Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud […]
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the dual suicide attacks against the Constitutional Council and the UNHCR building that killed over 47, including 12 UN employees. “This is another successful conquest … carried out by the Knights of the Faith with their blood in defence of the wounded nation of Islam.”
Afghanistan
Brown says he will negotiate with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan
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Osprey might be fitted with gun that achieves 360-degree field of fire
Iraq
The Prime Minister established an Awakening council in Samarra, while an 800-man police force was formed in Wasit province. Iraqi Security Forces killed two insurgents and detained 30 in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups training supervisor and 10 associates during operations in the Baghdad area. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and […]
Iran
US, Iran to discuss Iraq’s security
Iraq
Baghdad Graffiti Threatens US Forces
Russia
Doku Umarov, also known as Abu Usman, the self-appointed Amir of the Caucasus Emirate, has imposed sharia rule “throughout it’s territory.” Umarov vowed to “restore Shariah legitimacy of the State before the Almighty Allah (s.w.), to protect life, liberty, honor, dignity of the Muslims and to return for Caucasus a status Dar-us-salam (the territories of […]
Afghanistan
Taliban fighters ambushed a convoy supplying goods to a NATO base in Kandahar; five Afghan police and eight Taliban died during the three-hour-long clash. Dutch and Australian forces continue to pound Taliban positions outside of Camp Holland in central Uruzgan province. A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a Canadian column in Kandahar province leaving two […]
Iran
A draft UN resolution calls for new sanctions against Qods Force and a top Iranian bank as well as “restraint” and “vigilance” on the supply, sale, or transfer of arms to Iran. Iran seeks to build 50,000 nuclear centrifuges in five years. Israel’s Prime Minister said Iran is still a nuclear threat. China inked a […]
Al Qaeda, Taliban targeting Pakistani nuclear sites
At least three attacks on Pakistani nuclear weapons complexes have occurred since August 2007. Attacks on other Pakistani bases in conjunction with the Taliban takeover of the Northwest Frontier Province may be part of coordinated campaign to compromise Pakistan’s nuclear stockpiles.
Iraq
Odierno: Army will need fewer MRAPs as troop levels in Iraq decrease
Iran
Iranian President Says No Legal Basis for New Sanctions
Iraq
Iraq rejects permanent US bases: adviser
Iraq
Clan deal sets stage for Basra security takeover
Iran
New U.N. Iran Resolution Considered
Al Qaeda hits UN offices, courts, police station in Algiers
47 killed, including 10 UN staff members in coordinated car bomb attacks in the Algerian capital. All signs point to an al Qaeda strike.
Israel
Israeli tanks move into southern Gaza