Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 5 UN workers in a roadside bombing in Kandahar, while the Taliban conducted attacks in the northern provinces of Kapisa and Herat. The U.S. claimed Iranian made weapons have been intercepted inside Afghanistan.
Yearly Archives: 2007
Pakistan
Lal Masjid clerics suspended negotiations with the government after the discovery of “aerial surveillance and spraying of suffocating gas on the mosque.” The Taliban issued letters in North Waziristan which ban drugs and alcohol, and claim murders will be tried under the Pakistan Penal Code, not sharia. Freed London airline plot suspect Rashid Rauf claimed […]
Al Qaeda
Abu Omar al Baghdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq, released an audio tape pleading with the Islamic Army in Iraq to mend the rift between the two groups. Baghdadi also claims Iraq is a “‘university of terrorism’ producing highly qualified warriors since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.”
United Kingdom
Britain is forming an “inter-departmental group” which “will bring together research, information and communications units to generate material to rebut extremist ideology aimed at the media.” The group is directed at al Qaeda use of the Internet and “new media.”
Philippines
Abu Sayyaf kidnapped 7 men on Jolo Island. The fighting between the Philippine Army and the Moro National Liberation Front is intensifying on Jolo Island, with 17 MNLF fighters, 3 soldiers and 1 civilian killed over the past 3 days.
Reinforcing Baghdad’s Outer Belts
Marines building several Combat Outposts in the Amiriya-Ferris region in Anbar Iraq. Click map to view. A crucial element of the Baghdad Security Plan is the establishment of security both inside the Baghdad neighborhoods and in Baghdad’s outer belts – the regions about 30 miles outside of the city, where over 80 percent of the […]
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed almost 700 civilians last year. NATO claimed “several key extremist leaders from the ongoing insurgency” were killed during attacks last week in Helmand province. A Taliban suicide bomber killed 10 police in the northern city of Kunduz.
Al Qaeda
Trial of 36 ‘Qaeda-linked™ Yemenis resumes
Pakistan
The MQM party held a large rallyin Islamabad opposing the “threat of ‘Kalashnikov Sharia™ of Islamabad™s Lal Masjid clerics.” The Lal Masjid clerics vowed to stop the sale of alcohol in the capitol. The Ahmadzai Wazir tribe promised not to shelter Uzbeks in South Waziristan. The Taliban claims “foreigners” are leaving North Waziristan.
Iraq
Attacks Surge as Iraq Militants Overshadow City
Pakistan
Musharraf’s Survival in Pakistan Election Insures Ally With Questionable Sway
Thailand
Muslim insurgents shut down the rail service from Yala province into Malaysia after wounding three civilians on a train. In Narathiwat, insurgents also murdered a 70 year old Buddhist farmer and burned his body.
Philippines
Philippine troops overran 2 Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) camps and killed 8 fighters during an assault on Jolo Island. MNLF commander Habier Malik and several hundred fighters retreated into the jungles with Philippine troops in pursuit.
Algeria
Five soldiers were killed and 4 wounded in separate attacks by al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb fighters. The Algerian government protested Saturday’s terror alert by the local embassay.
Somalia
Insurgents killed two Somali soldiers in Mogadishu. The second female of the pro-Islamic Courts Hawiye clan has accused Ethiopian troops of rape. Somali police intercepted a truckload of weapons en route to Mogadishu from Kismayo.
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 16 Taliban and wounded 10 in fighting in Paktika. An Arab al Qaeda member was among them. Six more Taliban were killed in Helmand’s Sangin district. German reconnaissance planes are in operation in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
President Musharraf ruled out the possibility of a joint U.S. & Pakistani operation in the NWFP. Lal Masjid leader Aziz calls for all Muslims to enforce sharia. The Taliban attacked a CD shop in Islamabad and assaulted gamblers in Bajaur.
Al Qaeda
The Laughter in the Dark
Algeria
The U.S. Embassy in Algiers warned of potential suicide attacks in the capital and has restricted the movement of its personnel. “According to unconfirmed information, there may be attacks in Algiers planned for April 14, 2007 in areas that may include the Algiers Central Post Office … and Algerian State Television Headquarters, ENTV.., among others.” […]
Morocco
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up while attempting to attack the U.S. consulate and cultural center in Casablanca. Police are looking for a third bomber. Three suicide bombers killed themselves on Wednesday as police conducted raids in Casablanca.
Thailand
Two Thai rangers were wounded in an IED attack, while Thai soldiers killed 2 Muslim teens in Narathiwat province. Muslim insurgents torched 4 cell towers and a school in Pattani province.
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 24 Taliban during a strike in Garmsir district in Helmand province. A suicide bomber killed 7 Afghan border police in Khost. The Taliban aired a video of 2 captured French aid workers.
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s Eurofighters
Philippines
Two Philippine soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in a clash with Abu Sayyaf on Jolo Island. The military stated an MNLF commander is providing aid to Abu Sayyaf on Jolo.
Iraq
Police Cut Violence in Ramadi
Pakistan
Rocket fired on relief plane in Pakistan
Morocco
Moroccan king urges N.African teamwork over attacks
Iraq
Maybe Maliki is Doing Something Right
Kashmir
Police foils attack on Kashmir minister
Al Qaeda
Brother of Casablanca suicide bomber arrested