Israel
Israel reveals bomb plot with Rice in Jerusalem
Yearly Archives: 2007
Afghanistan
Armed Northern Militias Complicate Afghan Security
Iraq
Night raids net Iraqi bombing suspects
Pakistan
US reviews aid to Pakistan
Iran
US Sanctions Force World Bank to Halt Some Iran Aid
Afghanistan
Cannabis Thrives in an Afghan Province
Somalia
Somali pirates release two hijacked ships
Pakistan
Musharraf Leaves White House in Lurch
Al Qaeda
Iraqi Insurgents Accuse Al-Qaida of “Horrific” and “Insidious” New Crimes Despite Calls for Unity From Bin Laden
Turkey
Kurd Leader Defies Turkish Threats
Syria
French meet Syrians and urge free Lebanon election
Turkey
Iraq’s Prime Minister pledged to work with Turkey to prevent PKK attacks. “Iraq should not be a base for attacks against neighbors,” Maliki said. “We will cooperate with our neighbors in defeating this threat.” The PKK freed eight captured Turkish soldiers.
Somalia
Ethiopian has sent more troops to Somalia as fighting with Shabaab intensifies. Ethiopian troops have been attacked in Mogadishu and Gedo. Ethiopia has released prisoners in exchange for bodies of dead troops.
Thailand
Thailand: 6 suspected insurgents arrested in Yala
Afghanistan
At least 60 Taliban were killed during fighting in Uruzgan province; two NATO soldiers were also killed. The US positively identified a Taliban leader captured in September as Rahmatulla, the the former Taliban commander of Andar district in Ghazni province.
Pakistan
Opposition leaders rounded up in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Second Coup
Musharraf’s imposition of a state of emergency makes the likelihood of tackling the Taliban and al Qaeda in the northwest less likely as he must now deal with his domestic political opposition.
Pakistan
Security forces detained hundreds of political opponents, lawyers and members of the media; politicians detained include Imran Khan and Javed Hashmi. Former ISI chief Hamid Gul, the architect of the Taliban, was also arrested. The Taliban released over 240 soldiers captured in North Waziristan in exchange for 29 Taliban prisoners. The scheduled January 2008 elections […]
Iraq
Thousands return to safer Iraqi capital
Pakistan: Musharraf suspends constitution, declares state of emergency
Supreme Court surrounded as paramilitary troops deploy throughout Islamabad. The Supreme Court calls move “illegal and unconstitutional,” asks military and civilian government to reject provisional constitution. Partial media blackout in Pakistan. Bhutto returns to Karachi.
Iraq
Iraqi soldiers captured 12 suspected insurgents during a raid on a mosque in Baghdad. US troops captured five insurgents during operations in Baghdad’s Rashid district. Iraqi security forces captured 65 insurgents north of Hillah and detained another 19 in Baghdad. The Sadrist movement called for the end of detentions of its members.
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group joins al Qaeda
The North African based terror group officially is welcomed into the al Qaeda fold by Ayman al Zawahri and al Qaeda in Afghanistan commander Abu Laith al Libi.
Iraq
Friday Iraqi death toll near record low
Iraq
(Iraq) Anbar officials: US should stay
Thailand
Thailand: 3 policemen, 7 civilians in explosion at pork stall in Yala
Iraq
State Department Battles View Its Envoys are `Nellies’ on Iraq
Iran
Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China agreed to push ahead with sanctions if the IAEA report on November 19 shows Iran has not addressed concerns over its nuclear program. The US said Russia and China were holding back the process to enforce sanctions. The US military said Iranian EFP attacks in Iraq […]
Al Qaeda
The Sultan of Swat and the Challenge of Integrating Pakistan™s Periphery
Iraq
Iraq: In Diyala, violence is quelled, fear is not
Iraq
Iraqi state TV shows live prayers from Sunni mosque