Al Qaeda
Baghdad blasts kill at least 10
Yearly Archives: 2007
Lebanon
Hezbollah raises specter of long Lebanon power void – Reuters
Iraq
Iraqi security forces launched operations in Kirkuk and Samarra; fifty al Qaeda fighters have been captured. Iraqi Security Forces killed eight insurgents and detained 14 in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 10 during operations central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Forces detained an IED maker and an al Qaeda in Iraq […]
Pakistan
The death toll in Saturday’s suicide attacks in Islamabad and Rawalpindi has risen to over 35 killed. The NWFP government has called for a peace jirga to resolve the Swat situation. The Taliban is said to have abandoned Alpuri in Shangla as heavy fighting was reported in the district and neighboring Swat. Three soldiers were […]
India
Sketch of another suspect in Indian serial blasts released
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed nine, including six children and an Italian soldier, and wounded 12 during an attack in Kabul province. Afghan Army commandos killed six Taliban fighters and captured six during an operation in the Tagab Valley of Kapisa Province. Coalition forces captured five Taliban during an operation targeting weapons smugglers in Zabul […]
Somalia
Shabaab fighters attacked an Ethiopian base in Mogadishu and hit a convoy with an IED strike. Prisoners took control of a camp in southern Somalia. The parliament approved Nur Hassan Hussein as the new Prime Minister.
Al Qaeda
Where Boys Grow Up to Be Jihadis
Thailand
Insurgents killed three civilians during attacks in the southern provinces. Eleven insurgents were captured during separate raids in Narathiwat province. Police captured an insurgent leader of a district in Songkhla.
Iran
Navy Chief Says Iran Won™t Block Oil Passage
Saudi Arabia
Saudis to Join Mideast Talks; Syria Wavers
Iraq
New boss turns the tables on Al Qaeda, Ex-Sunni insurgent becomes US ally
Iraq
US blames Iran-backed group for Baghdad bombing
Iraqi forces launch operation in Kirkuk
Operation Raging Eagle targets insurgent groups in the northern flashpoint city. Thirty have been detained in the Iraqi-led operation. Other Iraqi-led operations are also underway in Salahadin province and Diwaniyah, where 24 Iranian-made EFPs have been uncovered.
Pakistan
How India Views Pakistan’s Turmoil
Iraq
5000 US troops to withdraw from Iraq
Afghanistan
Suicide bomb kills Afghan schoolkids
Afghanistan
Corruption, bribes and trafficking: a cancer that is engulfing Afghanistan
Lebanon
State of emergency declared in Lebanon
Pakistan
Sharif set to return to Pakistan
Philippines
Philippine army calls ceasefire for typhoon relief
Suicide bombings in Islamabad and Rawalpindi
Two attacks kill over 15 and wound an unknown number in the twin cities in the heart of Pakistan. Attacks are the latest in a series of suicide bombings in the capital and garrison city as the Taliban and al Qaeda continue to press the offensive.
Iraq
A bombing at a pet market in Baghdad killed 13 and wounded over 50. Seven Iraqis were killed and 21 wounded in bombings in Mosul. Al Qaeda overran a village north of Khalis. Insurgents bombed a bridge south of Mosul. Coalition forces captured seven members of an al Qaeda propaganda cell in in Samarra. An […]
Al Qaeda
Iraqi school guard, wife beheaded as children watch
Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif is set to return to Pakistan, according to reports. The military has blockaded food shipments into Taliban controlled areas of Swat; the Taliban threatened suicide attacks if the blockade is not lifted. The Peshawar Corps Commander said the writ of the government will be established in Swat at all cost.
Afghanistan
The Taliban recaptured the Gulistan district in Farah province. The Taliban beheaded seven police officers after overrunning their checkpoints in Kandahar’s Arghandab district; six other police are missing. One Australian solider and three civilians were killed during fighting in Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province. ISAF forces killed several extremists and captured two while targeting a […]
The Real Surge
The real, unreported surge in Iraq is the massive increase in Iraqi Army units. As the US plans to draw down in Iraq, there will be two Iraqi Army units to fill in for every US unit departing Iraq.
Bahrain
Bahrain feels the heat from Iran
Al Qaeda
Blast Tears Through Baghdad Pet Market, At Least 13 Killed, Dozens Wounded
Iraq
Plan Increases Role of G.I.™s in Iraq Training