Iraq
Iraqi leader tells Bush: Get General Petraeus out
Yearly Archives: 2007
Thailand
Insurgents kill ex-MP, wound villager
Al Qaeda
Violence won’t work: how author of ‘jihadists’ bible’ stirred up a storm
Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan forces killed 25 Taliban in Nuristan province; 2 U.S. troops were killed and 13 wounded during the fight in a district that borders Pakistan. The U.K. may deploy more troops to Afghanistan as they increase their presence in Helmand province.
Al Qaeda
‘Holy warrior’ turns against the cause
United Kingdom
Jihadis turn UK prisons into terror-training centres
Algeria
Algeria: Islamist leader arrested in Kabilia
Afghanistan
Tracking the Taleban’s kidnap tactics
Afghanistan
Pakistan: al Qaeda Regroup Poses Dual Threat
Sudan
A U.S. federal judge ruled that Sudan must pay $8 million in compensation to the families of 17 sailors who died in the suicide attack on the USS Cole. The judge ruled Sudan provided financial and technical support to al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, which allowed the terror group to establish training bases, run […]
Lebanon
Lebanon fighting kills 2 army soldiers
Iraq
US says kills 17 militiamen in Iraq clashes
Iraq
Entrepreneurs or Insurgents? Economic Growth in Iraq
Al Qaeda
Can US woo Al Qaeda’s own haven in Pakistan?
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Spy Agency OKs Bloggers as Journalists
Iraq
Nine killed in Mahdi Army clashes in Karbala, Iraq
Saudi Arabia
US Officials Voice Frustrations With Saudis™ Role in Iraq
Islamists retake Red Mosque; Suicide attack in Islamabad
Islamists paint the dome of the Red Mosque. Click to view. 11 killed in bombing at hotel near the mosque compound Just one day after the reopening of the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, the radical, Taliban and al Qaeda-supporting Islamist students of the mosque have reoccupied the complex. Fighting appears to have broken out […]
Al Qaeda
Iraq: Resolving the coercion/intelligence dilemma
Australia
Australia drops charges over UK bomb plot
Palestinian Territories
The new Palestinian Authority platform calls for a return to the 1967 borders and Jerusalem as the capital of both Israel and Palestine. The Palestinian Authority has helped stop terror attacks against Israel. The IDF killed a senior Islamic Jihad leader in a raid in Gaza.
Pakistan
Pakistani Islamic group’s presence in Central Asia
Iran
Iranian minister says sanctions are ineffective
Afghanistan
Afghan and U.S. forces killed over 50 Taliban fighters after being ambushed in Musa Qala; another ten Taliban were killed in Kandahar. The South Korean envoy said the Taliban “will be held accountable” for murdering a Korean hostage, while the Taliban argues over the terms of release. Al Qaeda is playing an increasing role in […]
Pakistan
A Taliban rocket attack on Bannu city killed nine civilians and wounded over 40. Small-scale attacks also occurred in North Waziristan and Bajaur. The U.S. identified nine al Qaeda camps in North Waziristan. Afghan Taliban commander Mullah Naimatullah and two Uzbeks were killed in attacks in Baluchistan. South Waziristan Taliban commander Abdullah Mehsud was buried […]
Pakistan
US Vows to Work With Pakistan on Counterterrorism
Lebanon
Lebanese Army in ‘final phase’ of assault on Nahr al-Bared
Iran
Iran arrests more people with US links
Philippines
Philippines: Religious leaders call for peace in restive Basilan
Syria
UNSC asked to address Syrian arms smuggling