Yearly Archives: 2007

Afghanistan

| May 17, 2007

Afghan & Pakistani troops exchanged fire on the Khost-Kurram border. The attack on the ISAF/Afghan delegation in Kurram was carried out by an “individual reported to be wearing a Pakistan Frontier Corps uniform.” The Taliban killed 7 police in a twin suicide bombing attack in Kandahar. The Taliban captured a close confidant of Mullah Dadullah […]

Afghanistan

| May 17, 2007

Taliban suffers leadership shock as 7 senior commanders killed this week

Pakistan

| May 17, 2007

Bad Move? US to Help Upgrade Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jets

The search in the Triangle of Death continues

| May 17, 2007

a U.S. Army Blackhawk drops reward leaflets over Owesat Village on May 14 [U.S. Army photo]. Click to view. U.S. and Iraqi forces continue to scour the farming regions around Yusifiyah and Mahmudiyah in an effort to recover its 3 missing soldiers The search for the 3 missing U.S. soldiers enters its fifth day and […]

Pakistan

| May 17, 2007

Clashes between the Taliban and security forces in Tank led to 6 killed and 15 wounded. The Interior Ministry has called for the arrest of the Quetta based Mullah Hadi terrorist group, which is “reorganising the old jihadi elements for terrorist activities in the country.” NATO has demanded an inquiry into the death of a […]

Israel

| May 17, 2007

The Cabinet has authorized a “harsh and severe” response to yesterday’s Qassam attacks on Sderot. Israeli Intelligence warns that terror groups in Gaza may have Grad missiles, with a 22 km range, and Ashkelon may be hit next. Hamas has threatened to carry out suicide attacks inside Israel. A Palestinian working for Doctors Without Borders […]

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| May 17, 2007

Reporter and Gaza City resident describes personal terror

Iraq

| May 17, 2007

Street Battles in Iraqi Cities Point to Dire Security Status

Iraq

| May 16, 2007

Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain Suspects in Search for Missing Troops

Kashmir

| May 16, 2007

Top commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba killed in Jammu-Kashmir

Palestinian Territories

| May 16, 2007

Infighting between Hamas and Fatah resulted in 14 killed, including 5 Hamas terrorists ambushed by their own men. Israel struck at a Hamas military installation in Rafah, killing 4 and wounding 30, after up to 2 dozen Qassam rockets were fired at Sderot.

Afghanistan

| May 16, 2007

Three Taliban leaders who were exchanged for the Italian journalist were killed in the strike that also killed Mullah Dadullah. Seven Afghan police were killed and 4 are missing after an ambush in Nuristan. An ISAF convoy was hit with an IED in Herat. Tribesmen protested outside the Pakistani embassy in Kabul after border clashes.

Somalia

| May 16, 2007

The Islamic Courts killed 5 Ugandan soldiers in a IED attack south of Mogadishu. A clan attacked a government delegation, killing 11, including 2 journalists. Ethiopia said the time to withdraw is approaching.

Pakistan

| May 16, 2007

Baitullah Mehsud’s Taliban from South Waziristan attacked a police checkpoint in Tank. The Peshawar suicide bombing has “links with terrorists operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan™s troubled Waziristan region,” and was directed against anti-Taliban Pakistani informants. Punjab is on high alert for suicide bombers attacking military targets.

Report: Closing in on Al Qaeda in the Triangle

| May 15, 2007

Iraqi soldiers conduct a joint search mission with US troops near Yusifiyah [Getty]. Click to view. Coalition forces may have narrowed the search for the missing soldiers missing since last Saturday’s attack U.S. and Iraqi Security Forces, backed by the local tribes in Karbala and Anbar provinces, have poured into the region known as the […]