Iraq
“Baquba Salvation Council” Formed in Diyala
Yearly Archives: 2007
Thailand
Muslim insurgents in Yala murdered a couple and wounded their 3 year old child. The father was subsequently beheaded. The Thai Army believes the insurgents are receiving training from “Indonesian Islamists.” Security officials from the 4 southern provinces met to discuss the insurgency.
Al Qaeda
Dead Taliban Leader Was Training US Recruits
Afghanistan
Mullah Omar confirmed Mullah Dadullah’s death, vowed revenge and called on human rights organizations to force the government to hand his body back over to the Taliban. NATO stated one soldier was killed and 4 wounded after being “ambushed by unknown assailants near Teri Mangel, Pakistan.” A Canadian has been detained on suspicion of being […]
Al Qaeda
Newly formed insurgent group accuses al Qaeda of killing 12 of its senior members
The Baghdad Security Operation Order of Battle: May 14, 2007
The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of May 13, 2007. Click map to view. By Dj Elliott, CJ Radi and Bill Roggio The past week in Iraq has been a mixed bag of political success coupled with several successful high profile attacks by al Qaeda. As the situation heats up in Diyala, al Qaeda conducted […]
Algeria
Algerian al Qaeda kill three soldiers
Pakistan
[UPDATE2] Pakistani and American soldiers clashed during a meeting about border security in Kurram agency in the NWFP. Reuters reports 2 American soldiers were killed after a Pakistani soldier opened fire. AFP reported 3 Americans and 2 Pakistanis were wounded. Pakistani and Taliban forces clashed in Tank, resulting in 2 killed and 10 wounded.
Pakistan
Afghan and Pakistani security forces clashed at the border “when Pakistani forces attempted to install an outpost in eastern Afghanistan.” The government has issued shoot-on-sight orders to paramilitary forces in Karachi in an effort to end the rioting. Security forces arrested 25 TNSM fighters in the Kabal region of the NWFP. Chitral has again become […]
Al Qaeda
As Surge Begins To Take Hold, Tribal Leaders Turn on Qaeda
Afghanistan
Death of Taliban chief leaves void
Iran
Ahmadinejad blames US for Mideast ills
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Truce called after 4 die in Gaza faction violence
Kashmir
Indian Army guns down three guerrillas across Kashmir
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When an Army Tour Is Extended
Iran
Tehran Confirms Iranian-American™s Arrest
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Pakistan: Shoot-on-sight orders issued to end riots
Pakistan
Afghan, Pakistan Forces Clash As Pakistan Tries To Establish Outpost In Afghan Territory
Iraq
Iraqi Papers Monday: ‘SIIC’ Annoucnes Itself
Iraq
Please don’t go, Haditha mayor tells US Marines
Al Qaeda
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar: “Based on information I have, I believe Osama is alive… I also believe that it is good that he … does not appear in the media, and that it is wise that no statements or tapes are issued even after a long while.”
Somalia
Somali police have set up a station near the Bakara market in Mogadishu, where several IED attacks have taken place. African Union troops have begun to de-mine the capital. Unidentified ‘gunmen’ have issued demands for 2 foreign CARE workers kidnapped in Puntland.
Pakistan
Yesterday’s riots in Karachi which stemmed over the arrival of the chief justice led to 34 killed and over 140 injured as the police stood by and allowed the fighting. Air and train service was disrupted or canceled due to the violence. “Armed men” attacked a private TV station in Karachi.
Afghanistan
Mullah Dadullah, the Taliban’s most senior military commander, was killed by NATO and Afgan forces in Helmand province. NATO and Afghan forces killed 55 Taliban in 2 operations in Paktika province near the Pakistani border. The U.S. is building “super-madrassa” in Afghanistan to prevent parents from sending their children to schools in Pakistan. Iran claimed […]
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed 5 civilians in Narathiwat and Yala province as Prime Minister Surayud visited the region. Sume Muslim groups, such as PULO, have welcomed the Prime Minister’s proposals for dialogue.
United States
Iran ‘agrees’ to US talks on Iraq
Palestinian Territories
Fatah has accused Hamas of killing a senior member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, and his bodyguard, in Gaza. Islamic Jihad said it will improrve the Qassam rockets being launched from Gaza. Jordan and the Palestinian Authority denied rumors of the creation of a federation.
Iraq
Car bomb kills 50 in northern Iraq
Iraq
Iraqi party for Shiite ‘revolution™ changes name
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda tactics expand in Gaza