Afghanistan
Afghan and ISAF forces killed over 45 Taliban in the Deh Rawood district of Uruzgan. Ten Taliban were captured in the Garmsir district of Helmand Province.
Yearly Archives: 2007
Iraq
The ‘proxy war’: UK troops are sent to Iranian border
Sheikh Sattar, leader of the Anbar Awakening, killed in bombing
Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, the founder of the Anbar Awakening movement and catalyst behind the fight against al Qaeda in Iraq in Anbar province and beyond, has been murdered in a car bombing attack in Ramadi.
Counterinsurgency success in Haswa
Embedded report from Haswa, Iraq. US forces work with Sunni and Shia volunteers to drive out al Qaeda and restore peace to one of the most dangerous regions in Iraq.
Afghanistan
The Afghan government is investigating a Taliban offer to negotiate a peace agreement. Afghan and British forces killed seven Taliban fighters and wounded eight during an operation in the Sangin District of Helmand province.
Turkey
Police in Turkey defuse explosives found in minibus
Israel
Rocket Attack Hits Israeli Soldiers
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Karzai urges Taliban to negotiate
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden released his second video tape in less than one week. In the Tape, bin Laden praised the 9/11 hijackers and called on others to become martyrs. As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, released the video to television stations prior to posting it on the Internet.
Pakistan
A 15-year-old suicide bomber killed 17 in an attack on a bus in Dera Ismail Khan. The Taliban clashed with security forces after one of Baitullah Mehsud’s aides was killed. The Taliban damaged a Buddhist statue in Swat.
Resistance “is a normal thing, and a right for everyone”
What do everyday Fallujans think about the war? What do they think about Americans and why did so many of them fight us? What was the city like under al Qaeda? How do they view the central government in Iraq, their city, and their future? Bill Ardolino poses these questions to a local interpreter working for the US Army.
Gen. Petraeus reports to Congress
Full text and accompanying slides of General Petraeus’ report to Congress on the military situation in Iraq.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 13 police and 15 civilians in a motorcycle attack on a market in Girshk in Helmand province. Police captured a Taliban district commander of Andar in Ghazni and four fighters. Two Taliban were wounded in a raid on a compound in Ghazni.
Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been deported to Saudi Arabia just hours after arriving at Islamabad’s international airport. Nawaz was charged with corruption prior to being deported. The Supreme Court had approved Nawaz’s return to Pakistan. [Second Update]
Al Qaeda
As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, released a videotape by Abu Yahya al Libi, a spokesman and senior leader in Afghanistan. Al Libi criticized Hamas and other Islamist groups for embracing political means. “Patriotism, nationalism, shared unity, the supreme interest and other slogans … none of these have any space in the religion of Allah […]
Iran
The US military will build a base on the border in Iraq to stop Iranian weapons from reaching Shia extremists. “The push also includes construction of fortified checkpoints on the major highways leading from the Iranian border to Baghdad and the installation of X-ray machines and explosives detecting sensors at the only formal border crossing […]
Afghanistan
Fighting for Afghanistan’s Kajaki Dam
Al Qaeda
In 24-hr battle, Hawr Rajab turns on al-Qaeda
Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan and vowed to oppose President Musharraf. Over 2,000 of Nawaz’s PML-N supporters were arrested as they clashed with police. The Safi tribe in Mohamand signed a peace deal with the Taliban. The Taliban in North Waziristan threatened members of national and provincial assemblies against voting for Musharraf. […]
Lebanon
Seven more Fatah al-Islam suspects rounded up
Al Qaeda
Algerians hold anti-terror protests after attacks
Iraq
Among Top Officials, ‘Surge’ Has Sparked Dissent, Infighting
Al Qaeda
Europeans Get Terror Training Inside Pakistan
USAF kills al Qaeda emir behind Yazidi villages attacks
US Air Force killed Abu Muhammad al Afri, the al Qaeda in Iraq emir of Sinjar who ordered the attacks on the Yazidi villages in Ninewa province. The attacks killed hundreds of Iraqis and accounted for 30 percent of civilian casualties in August.
Al Qaeda
US forces killed Abu Mohammed al-Afri, aka Abu Jassam, the al Qaeda emir of Sinjar behind the multiple suicide bombings in the Yazidi villages in northern Iraq last month. Jassam was an associate of Abu Musab al Masri, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq. The US military said 334 civilians were killed in the […]
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the two suicide attacks in Algeria over the past week. The first attack targeted the Algerian president while the second attack targeted a coast guard barracks. At least 69 were killed and 154 were wounded in the suicide bombings.
Pakistan
Pakistan braces for Sharif return
Iraq
Iraq asks neighbors to bar terrorists
Pakistan
Ten “miscreants” were killed and seven Pakistani soldiers were wounded in a series of clashes in South Waziristan. The South Waziristan Taliban asked for 30 of its men to be released in exchange for the 234 captured Pakistani troops. The Taliban attacked a Frontier Corps post in North Waziristan. Four soldiers were killed and two […]
Somalia
Hundreds of Ethiopian troops raided the northern Mogadishu district of Huriwa after Somali troops withdrew from the area this week. The governor of Hiran province escaped an assassination attempt, while a district leader in Mogadishu was gunned down in the capital.