Over 60 reported killed as Sunni insurgent group battles al Qaeda after a local leader of the Islamic Army of Iraq was kidnapped in Madain. Osama bin Laden calls for Sunni insurgents to unite and reject the tribe and nation.
Violence in Iraq is down 70 percent since June. Over 60 were killed in clashes between the Islamic Army and al Qaeda in Khannasa. Two Mahdi Army terror cell leaders were captured in New Baghdad, and one cell member was killed. Six Mahdi Army fighters and one policeman were killed during fighting in Karbala. Terrorists […]
Turkey confirmed eight soldiers are missing after heavy fighting with the PKK along the Iraqi border. Twelve soldiers and 34 PKK terrorists were killed in the fighting. Over 100,000 troops are said to be massing on the border.
Hearts and Minds
An interview with a Taliban Leader Ustadh Muhammad Yasir
The Taliban and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar may attend a “peace” jirga in Islamabad. Benazir Bhutto plans to purge the Inter Services Intelligence of “rogue agents” providing support for the Taliban and al Qaeda. Bhutto also demanded an international investigation into the attack on her convoy.
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Interview With New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Daoud Ouhnane, one of the masterminds behind the Madrid train bombings in 2004, was reported killed in Iraq in late 2006. Coalition forces killed four wanted al Qaeda operatives and detained 11. US troops captured seven insurgents in Adwaniyah. Police captured 35 Shia insurgents suspected of firing Katyusha rockets in Karbala.
Afghan and NATO forces killed over three dozen Taliban during fighting in the Musa Qala Wadi region of Helmand province. US forces killed 20 Taliban during a battle in the Korengal Valley in Kunar province on the border with Pakistan; three civilians were killed and eight wounded during the battle. Britain may send more troops […]
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US Muslim group charged with funding Hamas to hear verdict
Israel foiled a plot by Fatah cell to assassinate Prime Minister Olmert; Fatah captured then released the men. The IDF wounded four terrorists in a strike in Gaza, while Hamas and Islamic Jihad clashes led to one killed and 13 wounded.
Iraq Awakening Conference urges displaced persons to return home
Ethiopia rebels say killed 140 Ethiopian troops
British SAS commandos, along with US and Australian special forces, entered Iran and attacked the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – Qods Force and Shia militias smuggling weapons and fighters into Iraq. At least six raids occurred over the past several months. Iran claimed it could fire 11,000 rockets at “enemy bases” if attacked.
Iraq and neighbours to boost intelligence exchange
Saudi Arabia: Embassy Spokesmen Refutes Religious Textbooks Criticisms
Iraq unable to hand over rebels to Turkey says Talabani
Twelve Turkish soldiers and 32 PKK terrorists were killed in intense fighting along the Iraqi border. Turkish forces have employed artillery and helicopter gunships. A PKK leader said a number of Turkish troops have been captured. Turkey said it plans to pursue the PKK into Iraq.
Interior Minister Sherpao said there are “visible and identical similarities in suicide bomb blasts of Charsadda, Islamabad and Karachi.” The head of a second bomber has been recovered. Police arrested three suspects in the Karachi attack. The Taliban bombed a girls school in Bajaur agency.
Sorting Out Pakistan™s Many Struggles
In Pakistan Quandary, US Reviews Stance
Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to target the Iranian-backed Shia terror groups while warning Muqtada al Sadr at the same time. The Mahdi Army is also targeted in Diwaniyah.
New generation Taliban rivalling chief: US-led coalition