The US confirmed at least 21 civilians were killed during a battle in Helmand on May 8. Eight Taliban and 4 police were killed in fighting in Ghazni and Helmand provinces, and an additional 10 Taliban were killed in an airstike in Helmand. The British are again negotiating with the Taliban in Helmand. The Taliban […]
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An overview of Anbar province from II MEF. Video is 4.5 M in WMV format. Click image to view. A status update on the province The formation of the Sahawah Al Anbar, or Anbar Awakening, the grouping of Anbari tribes and former insurgents opposed to al Qaeda’s Taliban like rule, traces back to last year, […]
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Warlord Rashid Dostum said he could raise 10,000 mujahideen to fight alongside NATO forces and route the Taliban. Local tribesmen killed 3 Taliban in the Sangin district of Helmand. Pakistan said it has completed the first section of the border fence with Afghanistan.
Two were killed in 2 explosions in Mogadishu over the past 24 hours. The Somali government stated it has not ordered the burning of women’s veils. The Eu and Egypt are pressing for reconciliation between the government and Islamists.
Seven Kashmiri terrorists and 3 Indian troops were killed in a series of skirmishes in Kashmir. The UN has suspended aid programs after “militants” burned down quarters while protesting that women were employed in the UN operations.
Three suicide bombers from Waziristan are believed to have entered Islamabad. “We know that Al Qaeda has re-established itself in the Federally-Administered Territories,” said the US Secretary of Defense. “Miscreants” bombed a barber shop in Dir. Karachi Police arrested 12 in a plot to assassinate Pakistan’s Chief Justice.
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Tribal leaders in the troubled province organize against al Qaeda Map of southern Diyala. Click map to view. In March, we noted the successful model of the Anbar Salvation Council will very likely be replicated elsewhere in regions where al Qaeda has established bases of operation. We singled out Diyala in particular, as al Qaeda’s […]
The US will maintain its expanded force structure in Afghanistan thru 2008. Locals are claiming that 21 civilians were killed during an airstrike in Sangin district in Helmand, but ISAF has neither confirmed nor denied.
US: Iran helping some Sunni insurgents
Muslim insurgents of the Runda Kampulan Kecil (RKK) killed 7 Thai soldiers in an attack in the southern Narathiwat province. The RKK hit the vehicle with a 50 pound bomb, then proceeded to shoot the survivors. Insurgents also killed a father and son in Yala province.
Pakistani CD and internet cafe owners in the NWFP are appealing to MMA led government for protection from Taliban threats, but state “no one from the district administration is lending a helping hand.” Pakistan claimed it deployed an additional 10,000 troops to the NWFP.
UN panel proposes sanction on Taliban, al Qaeda