Security forces killed Hareg Zoheir, aka Sofiane Abu Fasila, along with two operatives. Zoheir is believed to be the second-in-command of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and planned many of the suicide bombings in Algeria. Twenty-two al Qaeda operatives were killed near the cities of Biskra and Batna.
Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Ali, aka Abu-Mansoor, the spokesman for al Shabaab, said “jihad is all we need.” The government signed a truce agreement the the Islamist-supporting Hawiye clan. Heavy fighting was reported in southern Mogadishu.
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Pakistan’s insurgency intensifies as four days of major fighting in the Mir Ali region results in scores of Taliban and soldiers killed.
The second major suicide attack in Salahadin in five days targeted the leader of the Salahadin Awakening Council and the Baiji police chief.
Al Qaeda targeted a police chief and a tribal leader in two suicide car bomb attacks in Baiji; 22 were killed. The Sunni insurgent group Army of Truth has halted operations and seeks reconciliation. Nine al Qaeda operatives were killed and 22 captured in raids throughout the country. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured six al […]
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Security forces broke up two Fatah al Islam cells based out of Sidon and Iqlim al Kharroub. The cells planned to attack the Internal Security Forces headquarters in Achrafieh, as well as several Arab and European embassies and missions. The cells also planned to free 200 Fatah al Islam prisoners.
Morocco holds five as terror suspects
The US airstrike in Paktika province killed 16 members of Tahir Yuldashev’s Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The fighters were Chechen, Uzbek, and Pakistani; one Uzbek was captured. Four Taliban were captured in Paktia. A suicide bomber wounded three civilians in Lashkar Gah, while an IED attack killed an Australian soldier.
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‘Militants’ arrested in Maldives
Musharraf escort chopper crashes in Kashmir, killing 4
An update on the development of the Iraqi Security Forces.
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Police arrested 18 suspected Runda Kumpulan Kecil Muslim terrorists in Narathiwat province. Five Muslim terrorists were killed in Songkhla province.