Benazir Bhutto’s convoy was hit with a sophisticated, multipronged attack that resulted in 132 killed and 500 wounded. The Lal Masjid spokesman said the mosque movement would “gain nothing from attacking Benazir.” The military moved 15,000 additional troops to Swat, sources said.
Gates Aims to Resolve Disconnect Between Military, Security Contractors
Muslim insurgents killed four civilians in a series of shooting in Yala province. Five soldiers and two civilians were wounded in a bombing at a food store in Yala.
Local Foes Commit to Peace in Baghdad – US Helped Negotiate Agreement Between Shiite, Sunni Leaders
Pakistan: Attacks leave Bhutto on the horns of a dilemma
Suicide bombers, car bomb, hand grenade, and snipers hit the convoy of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto as she returned to Karachi. Baitullah Mehsud denies involvement; Haji Omar also threatened to kill Bhutto.
2007 Survey of Afghans: Summary Report
Poll shows Afghans want NATO troops to stay
The top NATO general in Afghanistan said the Iranian military was involved in a shipment of sophisticated explosive devices captured last month. Nine NATO troops were wounded in an ambush in Kandahar. Slovakia will double its forces in country. The Afghan government shut down two more private security companies.
Iraqi police killed three al Qaeda fighters and captured 10 north of Fallujah. Fifteen al Qaeda operatives were captured in raids throughout Iraq. US forces uncovered a large EFP cache in Northern Babil province. US forces are conducting operations to clear al Qaeda in Miqdadiyah.
The Taliban live up to their word to strike at Bhutto upon her return to Pakistan. Over 133 killed and hundreds wounded in double bombing.
Army, MILF hold joint medical civic action program
Terrorists in training head to Pakistan
The government claims a cease fire has not been agreed to, while members of the Taliban said the military has already withdrawn from checkpoints in North Waziristan. A tribal leaders said “foreign militants could live in the area provided they abided by the law of the land and lived peacefully.” The Taliban is raising money […]
Shia Tribal leaders warn Islamism on rise
Are bomb-resistant vehicles worth it?
Reconciliation in Iraq goes local
Tribes playing vital role in fight against terror, says official
Bhutto girds for al Qaeda threat on return to Pakistan
B.A. Patty was recently embedded with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In part two of his three-part series, Patty examines the the Philippines’ role in the Long War.
Police arrested a Sadrist member of the Diwaniyah provincial council for his involvement with attacks, while seven police were killed in an IED attack in the province. Three police were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Mosul. Five al Qaeda operatives were killed and 11 arrested in raids in central and […]
Turkey’s parliament voted to authorize an incursion into northern Iraq. Iraq’s prime minister offered to conduct a joint operation against the PKK, Turkish TV reported. The Iraqi parliament condemned Turkish artillery attacks on northern Kurdish villages. The US is working on an alternative supply route if Turkey invades Iraq. A US general said Iraq was […]
Turkey Not Likely to Launch Immediate Iraq Operation Against Rebel Kurds
President Bashar al Assad said he would back a Turkish invasion of Iraq to root out the Kurdish PKK terror group. A Syrian representative at the United Nations denied the Israeli strike last month targeted a nuclear facility.
Iraq drawdown to begin in volatile area
US cites advances in Iraq rebuilding
Roadside bomb kills seven Iraqi police
Kurdish Rebels Battle Iran
Jamal Badawi, one of the al Qaeda operatives behind the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, surrendered to Yemeni authorities, according to a report. Badawi escaped from a Yemeni prison in February 2005 along with 22 other al Qaeda operatives.