Batan-wielding, burka-clad, sharia-enforcing women of the Lal Masjid. Click to view. Countdown to sharia: Pakistan on the precipice of caving to al Qaeda’s allies of the Lal Masjid The demands of the Taliban and al Qaeda friendly Lal Masjid clerics Maulana Abdul Aziz and Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi for the nationwide application of sharia, the […]
London police arrested six terror suspects during raids in London and Luton. Among those arrested was Abu Izzadeen (aka Omar Brooks), who heckled Home Secretary John Reid. Izzadeen has been “linked to radical Islamic group al-Ghurabaa, an offshoot of al-Muhajiroun,” which was founded by Omar Bakri Mohammed.
The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) claimed responsibility for the attack on the Chinese owned oil company which resulted in the death of 74 workers, including 9 Chinese nationals. Seven Chinese nationals have been kidnapped.
Talking of defeat is no way to win in Iraq
The fighting between the Islamic Courts and the Ethiopian an dTFG forces in Mogadishu has entered its sixth day. A suicide car bomber struck a Ethiopian base south of Mogadishu. A car bomb killed 8 and wounded 12 south of Mogadishu. Eritrea withdrew from IGAD after a dispute over its involvement in Somalia.
NWFP/FATA map. Red agencies/districts are openly controlled by the Taliban; yellow are under threat. Click map to view. Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and I published an article titled Spinning the Fighting in South Waziristan – Musharraf’s government continues to promote its dangerous “peace deals” at The Weekly Standard . The article is an overview of the causes […]
Lal Masjid cleric Aziz declared the Musharraf government “un-Islamic” and stated it was every Muslim’s duty to wage jihad against the government. The outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed will defend the Lal Masjid against any government operation.
The IDF is limiting the response to Hamas rocket attacks, and said they are designed to capture Israeli soldiers. Jordan’s King Abdullah told Israel that “we are in the same boat, we have the same problem. We have the same enemies.” That enemy is Iran.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Syria against arms smuggling into Lebanon. The US has targeted 14 entities with sanctions designed to disrupt arms trading between Syria and Iran. Syria sentenced a human rights activist to 5 years in prison.
Hamas fired 10 rockets into Israel on Israel’s Independence Day, and stated the cease fire is now over. Internecine fighting inside the Palestinian Territories killed one and wounded 7.
Iraq: Doesn’t Look Lost To Me
Turkish terrorism warning as Aussies flock to Gallipoli
Turkish Islamists face Christians’ death trial
US, Iraqi Army defend Baghdad wall plans
Juba the Sniper Legend haunting troops in Iraq
[UPDATE2] Afghan security forces claim to have surrounded over 200 Taliban, possibly including Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah, as Taliban military leaders “gathered for a meeting in the mountain village of Keshay in Uruzgan province on Saturday.”
Afghan intelligence service officer beheaded
Chaos in Somalia as Fighting Intensifies and Death Toll Rises
Hamas Calls For Revenge In Killing of Palestinians
Iraqi PM Orders Halt To Baghdad Wall
US revs up reversal of Iraq’s Baath purge
Iraq’s regional training facilities. Click map to view. Facts do not support the claim that the U.S. military has abandoned the training of the Iraqi Security Forces In the conventional template of reporting on Iraq, glossy, controversial headlines often fail to reflect the reality of the situation on the ground. Take the latest reporting by […]
Can Petraeus Pull It Off?
Arab governments are backing the Thai government’s efforts to resolve the Muslim insurgency in the south. A man was killed and his wife wounded in a drive by shooting in Pattani province.
Hezbollah’s deputy prime minister admits Iran is behind the approval and funding of suicide, rocket and terror attack against Israel. Australian cleric Sheikh Taj el-din Al Hilali denied funding Hezbollah.
Hamas has called for renewed attacks on Israel after clashes over the weekend killed 9 Palestinian terrorists. Hamas’ acting speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council called for the destruction of Israel. Israel claims Syria is rearming itself for a strikee in the north.
The U.S. cannot strike at al Qaeda high value targets inside Pakistan – not even Osama bin Laden. A video of a 12 year old boy beheading a ‘U.S. spy’ is circulating in Waziristan. The Taliban bombed 3 video and music stores in a market 60 miles northeast of Peshawar. The Lashkar-i-Islam clashed with Pakistani […]
Taliban bombers in Khost and Nangahar killed 11 and wounded 40. The Canadian people and government are debating the country’s involvement in Afghanistan after a spate of casualties in Kandahar province. The Taliban has demanded France withdraw or its aid workers will be murdered.
Fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamic Courts fighters resulted in over 60 killed and 200 wounded. U.S. citizen Daniel Maldonado (a.k.a. Daniel Aljughaifi) plead guilty to joining the Islamic Courts union and fighting jihad with al Qaeda.
Muslim insurgents killed 2 soldiers and wounded in a roadside bombing in the southern province of Pattani. The Prime minister said the government will “consider amnesty for outlaws who abandon the southern gangs.”