Yearly Archives: 2007

Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 13 and wounded 10 in an attack on a bus in Kabul. Eight police, a woman, and her baby were killed in the attack, which was the second major suicide bombing in Kabul in four days. The US is offering rewards of $200,000 for mid-level Taliban and al Qaeda leaders, […]


Pakistan

General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani has been named Vice Chief of Army Staff and is set to assume the job of Chief of Staff if Musharraf resigns after the October 6 election. At least 24 Frontier Constabulary soldiers are missing after a Taliban attack on a check post in Bannu.


Iraq

Tribal Members Join in Effort To Assist US, Iraqi Forces




Al Qaeda

Pakistan’s Bhutto says she might allow US strike on bin Laden


Iraq

The Iraqi government reported civilian deaths from killings have halved over the past month. Al Qaeda in Iraq confirmed the US killed Abu Usama al Tunisi last week. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured 23 suspected al Qaeda in Iraq operatives. Coalition special forces killed seven al Qaeda operatives and captured 11 during raids in central […]



Iraq

Civilian killings in Iraq plunge in September: Iraqi government


Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda Admits “Martyrdom” of Abu Usama al-Tunisi in Iraq


Afghanistan

NATO and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban in Helmand province. Two Taliban were killed, one wounded, and six captured in Zabul province. Police captured an IED maker in Nangarhar. The Taliban murdered a 15-year-old boy for possessing US money; the Taliban stuffed the bills in his mouth and hung him from a tree.


Sudan

Over 1,000 rebel troops were responsible for overrunning the African Union peacekeeper Haskanita base. Over 150 AU troops manned the base, 10 were killed, and 20 are still missing as Sudanese troops took up positions to guard the relief effort. Senegal threatened to withdraw its troops from Darfur after the incident.



Algeria

Suicide blast ‘mastermind™ among 11 killed in Algeria


Iraq

Abdel Rahman al Anbari, a senior al Qaeda leader, was captured near Samarra. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured 16 al Qaeda leaders and fighters in raids nationwide. The Iraqi Army killed seven IED emplacers near Tal Afar. US forces captured 14 al Qaeda operatives in the Rashid District of southern Baghdad. Two al Qaeda operatives […]


Iraq

US struggle to defeat IEDs takes place in streets, shadows


Seven arrested over Maldives bomb





Pakistan

Increasing Talibanization in Pakistan’s Seven Tribal Agencies


Al Qaeda

GIMF Develops Defensive and Offensive Software for Jihadi Operations




Iraq

Iraq struggles to overcome bitter Diyala divide


Lebanon

Defeat sends Lebanese Fatah al Islam into hiding


Iran

Tehran denies militants’ claim of hidden nuclear facility


Pakistan

Three tribesmen were killed and nine soldiers and eight civilians were wounded in Taliban attacks in North Waziristan. The UN said 80 percent of Afghanistan’s suicide bombers are from the Waziristan agencies. The TNSM failed to blow up a statue in Swat. Dozens of journalist and lawyers were injured by riot police during a march […]


Sudan

The African Union’s Haskanita peacekeeper base in Darfur was attacked. Up to 10 AU troops were killed and seven wounded. Over 40 troops may be missing. The government and Darfur rebels blamed each other for the attack. Al Qaeda’s Ayman al Zawahiri called for attacks on AU troops on September 20.


Iraq

Iraq: We’ll Negotiate Long-Term Presence, Asks U.N. Security Council To Extend Mandate For US Forces Through End Of Next Year