Iran
French Leader Raises Possibility of Force in Iran
Yearly Archives: 2007
Iraq
Iraq: Marked Decrease in Al-Qaeda Operations
Pakistan
Taliban free 15 Pakistani soldiers
Iran
Iran resolves plutonium issues under atom pact: IAEA
Palestinian Territories
Israel: Hamas Smuggled 40 Tons of Weapons Into Gaza
Iraq
How Marines pulled Fallujah out of Hell
Pakistan
Security forces arrested a doctor who sheltered al Qaeda leader Mohammad Yousaf; six suicide vests and explosive were found in the doctor’s home. An Islamist Russian national who lived in North Waziristan was captured in Afghanistan’s Khost province wearing a burka. Pakistan denied it worked out an agreement allowing US troops to operate inside its […]
Algeria
Security forces dismantled an al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb cell in Algiers, arresting three. Two police and three civilians were wounded in an IED attack outside of Algiers.
Afghanistan
Afghan and ISAF forces are conducting Operation Pelk Mesher in Musa Qala, Helmand province. Three US soldiers and two Afghan soldiers were killed during a Taliban ambush in Kunar province, according to the provincial police chief. One Dutch soldier was killed and another wounded in an IED attack in Uruzgan province. One US soldier was […]
Projected ISF Five Year Plan (end-2012)
What the new Iraqi Security Forces might look like at nine years old.
Iraq
Iraq governor escapes assassination attempt
Philippines
Military intelligence officers are searching for six Abu Sayyaf bombers believed to have smuggled bombs into Manila. MILF claimed MNLF fighters are helping the military track Moro insurgents. Two soldiers were wounded during fighting in Basilan.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Power Game: Former leader Benazir Bhutto on the tumult in Islamabad
Sudan
Sudan expels aid agency director
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Losing the battle on opium
United Kingdom
British Armed Forces staff shortage crisis
Afghanistan
Tajikistan/Afghanistan: Road Bridge Opens With Aim Of Strengthening Trade
Iran
Iran threatens foes with new bomb
India
Police found 19 unexploded bombs throughout Hyderabad one day after two bombings killed 43 and wounded over 80. Investigations into past bombings have stalled after the trail led to foreign terror groups such as HUJI or LeT. India said that after Iraq, it has suffered more terrorist casualties than the West combined since 9/11.
Iraq
Former Iraqi leader returning ‘to fight for our country’
Iraq
Britain pulls out troops from Basra’s joint coordination center
Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps terror label ‘paves way for air strikes’
Pakistan
Four police were killed and two wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Swat. One solider and five Taliban were killed after the Taliban attacked a checkpoint in North Waziristan. The Taliban bombed four video shops in Buner. Police killed a Laskhar-e-Jangvi operative in Karachi.
Afghanistan
Durand Line: Fazl echoes his master’s voice
Afghanistan
Europe may cut military role in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan troops attacked Taliban mortar positions inside Pakistan, killing 19 fighters. Afghan police said 25 Taliban were killed in Ghazni province. ISAF said 12 Taliban were killed after ambushing troops in Helmand province, while the Taliban claimed 18 civilians in a “wedding party” were killed in an airstrike.
Iraq
Anbar Salvation Council says named candidates for vacant portfolios
Iraq
Iraq’s leaders agree on key benchmarks
Iraq
Sunni Arab party to join new alliance – Iraq PM
Patrolling with the Manchus
Wesley Morgan is currently embedded with US forces in Iraq. Wes patrols with the 4-9 Infantry (the Manchus).