Beheadings, cease-fire, fighting in Swat
Just days after Maulana Fazlullah’s Taliban conducted a suicide attack on Pakistani troops, a one-day operation was launched, followed by a cease-fire, beheadings, and more fighting.
Yearly Archives: 2007
Somalia
Ethiopian and Somali forces are battling the al Qaeda linked Shabaab, formerly the Islamic Courts, in Mogadishu for the second day in a row. Protesters are rioting in Mogadishu, demanding the removal of Ethiopian troops. The mayor has warned civilians to flee the fighting.
Thailand
A Muslim man was beheaded in Pattani province. Two Muslims were killed in Yala province. One woman was killed and 12 civilians wounded in a bombing at shop in Narathiwat province. Three soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Narathiwat.
Turkey
Turkish troops killed 20 PKK terrorists during a major operation in eastern Turkey, far from the Iraqi border. A bomb blast in Izmit wounded three anti-PKK demonstrators. The government said both diplomatic and military options to deal with the PKK in northern Iraq are still on the table.
Iraq
Seven Sunni and three Shia sheikhs were kidnapped after returning from a reconciliation meeting. The interior ministry denied the Muqdadiya police chief and seven of his bodyguards were kidnapped earlier this week. Thirteen insurgents were captured in Doura; another six insurgents were captured southeast of Baghdad. Six al Qaeda operatives were captured in raids nationwide.
Iraq
Coalition forces capture extremist splinter group leader
Iraq
11 Sunni tribal chiefs kidnapped in Baghdad
Al Qaeda
US: Al-Qaida presence in Baghdad reduced
Iraq
Iraq set for lowest monthly toll since shrine attack
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Armies of the future – Brains, not bullets
Iraq
US Will Hand Iraqis Control of Karbala
Pakistan
The military killed 10 Taliban in helicopter gunship strikes in Swat. Maulana Fazlullah’s fighters are guarding his madrassa just one day after the military attacked the complex in Swat. The leader of the MQM political party called for peace negotiations in Swat and Waziristan. The military dropped pamphlets urging “foreign guests” to leave the tribal […]
Afghanistan
Afghan and NATO forces killed over 80 Taliban fighters during fighting in the Musa Qala Wadi region of Helmand province. Several Taliban fighters were also killed in the Shah Wali Kowt District of Kandahar province. A suicide bomber killed five Afghans soldiers and one civilian in an attack at the gate of the Bermel military […]
Yemen
Yemeni al Qaeda leader Jamal Badawi, who was behind the USS Cole bombing in October 2000, was released from Yemeni custody. Bawadi surrendered to the police in mid-October.
Pakistan
The military and the Taliban have agreed to a cease fire in Swat. The Taliban beheaded six security forces personnel and seven civilians in Swat. The leader of the Lal Masjid said he supported Swat’s Maulana Fazlullah but has no links to his organization.
Al Qaeda
Jury sees photographs of men in al Qaeda type drills in Britain
Pakistan
Judgment day looms for ‘bomb gang™ that divided the Spain
Iraq
Iraq balks as US seeks more policing by Sunnis
Al Qaeda
Islamic militancy in Pakistan’s northern Swat valley
Pakistan
Leaders of Anbar awakening in Washington to meet US officials
Philippines
Three suspected Muslim militants arrested in southern Philippines
Pakistan
Pakistan: Lal Masjid and Fazlullah
Iraq
Muqtada al Sadr may call off the cease fire with the Mahdi Army. The Islamic Army of Iraq killed 16 al Qaeda in a clash in Salahadin province. Al Qaeda targeted the headquarters of the 1920s Revolution Brigades in Miqdadiyah in Diyala province with a suicide bomber. Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives.
Algeria
The Algerian security forces killed 15 al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb fighters and captured seven during fighting over the past seven days. The fighting occurred on the Tunisian border and uncovered several hideouts and large weapons caches.
Iraq
Iraqi special forces captured two Mahdi Army leaders. US forces killed seven al Qaeda operatives and captured 31. Nine al Qaeda fighters were captured along with an anti-aircraft gun in Babil province.
Pakistan launches operation in Swat
One day after the Taliban conducts a suicide attack in Swat, the Pakistani military goes on the offensive, while Maulana Fazlullah goes in hiding.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda reveals signs of weakness
Syria
Satellite imagery shows Syria is dismantling a suspected, partly built nuclear reactor. Syria may have been preparing for an Israeli attack two weeks ago.
Iran
The US has imposed sanctions on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, three of Iran’s largest banks, and eight citizens involved in weapons trade and supporting terrorist groups. Iranians are beginning to complain about economic setbacks.
Pakistan
Swat’s Maulana Fazlullah went underground after his Taliban forces conducted a suicide attack on paramilitary forces, killing 30. The Taliban destroyed five military checkpoints in Bajaur. The Taliban asked the military to withdraw from the town of Tank in South Waziristan. The trial against Lal Masjid leader Maulana Abdul Aziz has been suspended due to […]