India
Bomb kills two at Indian Muslim pilgrimage site
Yearly Archives: 2007
Palestinian Territories
Fatah ruled out negotiations with Hamas. Israeli security forces arrested one of Hamas’ senior leaders in Bethlehem. The Israeli Air Force attacked Kassam launchers in Gaza. Israeli security forces captured eight Palestinian terror suspects in Kalkilya.
Somalia
A suicide bomber killed three Ethiopian soldiers near a base in Baidoa where the Prime Minister was visiting. A prominent Muslim scholar was murdered in Kismayo. Five civilians were killed in bombings in Mogadishu and Kismayo.
Iraq
Two US soldiers were killed and 38 wounded in a mortar attack on Camp Victory. Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives “and ten other criminals” during operations in Baghdad. The Islamic Army of Iraq, the Mujahideen Army, Ansar al Sunna, the Fatiheen Army, the Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance (JAMI), and the Islamic […]
Afghanistan
Eight Taliban fighters were killed and three capture, and four police were wounded in clashes in Kandahar’s Zhari district. Coalition forces engaged 10 Taliban fighters in prepared positions in Zabul. The government freed five Taliban prisoners in exchange for a German and four Afghan hostages. The government shut down two private security firms; 10 more […]
Syria
Syria Tells Journalists Israeli Raid Did Not Occur
Al Qaeda
Three More Saudis Named Terror Financiers by US Treasury
Afghanistan
Marine Corps Moves to Take Lead Role in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Iraq: How Small Raids Net Big Gains Against Al Qaeda
Indonesia
Bali bombers party with Indonesia’s top cop
Sudan
Sudan delaying peacekeepers with red tape: UN
Iraq
Two dead in missile attack on US military base in Iraq
Al Qaeda
Iraq insurgent groups form one council
Al Qaeda
London bombing suspect ‘dubbed himself Osama bin London’
Iran
Russia defies Western pressure over Iran
Iran
Ex-nuke envoy raps Ahmadinejad policies
Al Qaeda
Saudi Cash for al Qaeda
Pakistan
The government is seeking a peace agreement with the Taliban in North Waziristan as the fighting is ongoing. Twenty-five civilians were wounded after the Taliban bombed a CD shop bazaar in Peshawar; 30 shops were destroyed in Malakand. Maulana Fazlullah formed a volunteer force to “control the law & order” in Swat.
Pushing for peace in North Waziristan
The Pakistani government hopes to revive the North Waziristan Accords as the fighting rages in the tribal agencies.
Iraq
A four-day operation in the Diyala River Valley resulted in 37 al Qaeda fighters killed and 25 captured. Reconciliation meetings are underway in Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. Iraq forces captured 11 al Qaeda operatives in Sinjar and Baghdad. US forces captured 10 insurgents in Adwaniya.
Iraq
Marine general: Freed Iraqis not rejoining insurgency
Afghanistan
Taliban free German hostage in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Iraq willing to hand over wanted detainees to Saudi Arabia
Al Qaeda
Four Yemeni detainees released from Guantanamo
Thailand
Thailan: Insurgents kill imam in Narathiwat
Iraq
Killings decline in western Baghdad neighborhood of Ameriya
Iraq
Climate of fear stymies Basra reporters
Pakistan
Pakistani army holds fire for funerals
Pakistan
Political Paralysis Lets Pakistan Militants Thrive
Al Qaeda
Mullah Krekar linked to pro al Qaeda sites