[UPDATE2] Pakistani villagers in Miramshah, North Waziristan said a US Predator UAV fired a missile at the madrassa run by Taliban leader Jalaluddin Haqqani. Five were reported killed in the strike. The Pentagon denied conducting an attack in Miramshah.Swat’s Maulana Fazlullah called for the military to withdraw so peace negotiations can begin, the government said […]
Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and captured three during operations in central and northern Iraq. Apache gunships destroyed an anti-aircraft. Seven al Qaeda operatives were captured as US and Iraqi forces are conducting operations in Miqdadiyah and Balad Ruz. Three policemen were arrested in Babil province for “facilitating armed attacks.”
48 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in Taliban custody. Troops are surrendering or abandoning their positions. Taliban reports of captured soldiers were accurate, government denials false
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The military claimed it killed upwards of 70 Taliban in Swat, while the Taliban claims to have captured 70 soldiers after launching an 700 man assault on hill in Khwazakhela. Police are holed up in Matta. The NWFP formed a committee to enforce Sharia law in Malakand. Weapons prices are rising due to the Talibanization […]
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Heavy fighting and rioting continue in Mogadishu. The UN estimates up to 90,000 have been displaced by fighting in Mogadishu. Ethiopia has reaffirmed its support of the transitional government.
Coalition forces killed 14 al Qaeda operatives captured 37 during raids in northern and central Iraq. Iraqi police and soldiers killed a suicide bomber at a Tal Afar hospital. Iraqi security forces captured 53 insurgents, including a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul. Six police were killed and eight wounded in an […]
Abdul Manan was killed during an ambush by Afghan soldiers as he crossed the border from Pakistan with a dozen fighters. Heavy fighting is reported in Kandahar and Herat provinces.
Turkey is pressing for targeted sanctions against the PKK in northern Iraq. The governemnt also said an attack on the PKK in northern Iraq would not be an invasion. Ryan Crocker, the US Ambassador to Iraq, warned Turkey not to attack.
Muslim extremists rampant in Pakistan’s north
The forces battling for Pakistan’s soul
Another deadly day fuels fears for Pakistan poll
General Odierno Discusses Trends in Iraq
US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq
David Tate provides a view of Baghdad and southern Baghdad province from his September 2007 embed with Bill Roggio. David was embedded with US forces in East Rashid, Mahmudiyah, Al Haswa, Arab Jabour and Iskandariyah.
Taliban commander Mullah Mansour Dadullah issued a tape admitting links to al Qaeda in Iraq and denied links with Iran. Afghan troops recaptured Arghandab district north of Kandahar City from the Taliban. Over 50 Taliban were killed in fighting in Herat. Afghan forces killed “several” Taliban fighters as they set up mortar positions in Uruzgan […]
Chechen rebel leader and al Qaeda ally Doku Umarov issued a statement calling for global jihad. “Our brothers are fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Palestine… Our common enemies are all those who have attacked Muslims wherever they are… Not only Russia, but also the USA, the UK, Israel and all those waging war against […]
Bombs kill 16 in attacks across Iraq
At least 887 Iraqis killed in October
Musharraf faces up to an emergency