The military is deploying an additional 1,000 troops to Sulu to battle the MNLF and Abu Sayyaf as the death toll from this week’s fighting reached 57. MNLF threatened to retaliate if the military does not withdraw its troops from Sulu. MILF denied aiding Abu Sayyaf in Basilan.
Al Qaeda Looks toward Neglected Nuristan
US commander claims success in key Iraq province
Roadside bomb kills Iraqi governor and police chief
Pakistan’s Musharraf to attend Afghan peace meet
Hamas sweep nets 32 Fatah supporters
Red agencies/ districts controlled by the Taliban; purple is defacto control; yellow is under threat. US intelligence investigates Pakistan’s nuclear security and the military’s loyalty to Musharraf as the Northwest Frontier Province spins further out of control As the security situation in the Northwest Frontier Province continues to deteriorate and President Pervez Musharraf’s political stock […]
Hamas arrests Fatah members, 20 wounded in clashes
Pilgrims accuse Saudi religious police, want trial
Turkish presidential vote date set
Former military commander: ‘We must retake Basra’
Shiite pilgrimage marked by peace
Car bomb leaves 18 Peshmerga casualties north Mosul
Security Council Expands UN’s Iraq Role
S. Koreans Meet Taliban Face To Face
Taliban a step ahead of US assault
‘In the Land of the Blood Feuds’ – South of Baghdad, US Troops Navigate Fault Lines of Sect and Tribe
Taliban: Korean Hostages Safe, for Now
Israel’s Barak dismisses peace push “fantasies”
Sources: US assessing Pakistan nukes if Musharraf falls
How to Build a Bazillion Blastproof Trucks
NWFP Governor Jan Aurkzai told the Pak-Afghan peace jirga that peace will not be achieved without negotiating with the Taliban. The Afghan Army, backed by Coalition advisors and air support, defeated a large Taliban ambush on a patrol near the town of Washir in Helmand Province. Ten Taliban were confirmed killed and dozens others are […]
United Nations council to vote on Iraq resolution
Anti-Terrorism Tune Tops Pop Charts in Pakistan
Lebanese Army crushes Fatah al-Islam offensive
Websites Supporting the Jihad in Iraq – Hosted in the US
Sixteen Pakistani troops were kidnapped by the Taliban in South Waziristan after military helicopter gunships killed 12 Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. Five soldiers were also wounded. The Taliban bombed the homes of rival tribesmen in Darra Adamkhel after three tribesmen were killed in clashes. Five rockets were fired at the city of Hangu.
Saudi police detain 135 militant suspects in Mecca
One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander was killed and another captured during an operation by Indian troops. Three other Hizb-ul- Mujahideen terrorists were killed in separate operations.
The British in Basra: Fighting for pride as pressure mounts on beleaguered troops