North Waziristan Taliban commander said attacks are in retaliation for the Red Mosque assault As the Pakistani government continues with negotiating to restore the Waziristan Accord with the Taliban in North Waziristan, the Taliban has admitted to conducting suicide attacks across the country. Maulvi Abdul Khaliq Haqqani, a member of the Taliban Shura in North […]
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Jundallah killed 11 members of the Revolutionary Guards near the Pakistani and Afghan border in the southeast. Iran pledged $1 billion in military aid to Syria.
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Two civilians were killed and three policemen wounded in a grenade attack in Mogadishu. Somali and Ethiopian forces launched an operation to prevent rocket and mortar attacks against the reconciliation conference. The violent Bakara market in Mogadishu will be reopened.
The government issued an ultimatum to MILF to hand over those responsible for last week’s ambush and beheading of Marines in Basilan. MILF said it is preparing for all out war. The Armed Forces of the Philippines are preparing for war as well.
Strategy to combat terrorism in Pakistan’s NWFP approved
Pakistani government asked to ‘accommodate™ new Taliban proposals
“Pakistani government killing own people because of US pressure”
The Taliban shelled the location of the “peace jirga,” while the security forces abandoned checkpoints along the North Waziristan-Bannu frontier. Security forces are searching for seven suicide bombers who deployed from North Waziristan. Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters in two engagements in North Waziristan. Lal Masjid leader Maulana Abdul Aziz called for the enforcement […]
The Taliban claimed it killed the two German hostages, but the German government said this has not been confirmed. South Korea said it will withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of the year just days after 18 citizens were captured. Twenty-five Taliban were killed in Farah province, while 15 Taliban were killed in clashes with […]
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Daniel Joseph Maldonado, (a.k.a. Daniel Aljughaifi, Abu Mohammed) was sentenced to 10 years for training in an al Qaeda camp in Somalia. A fired AT-4 light anti-tank weapon was found in a neighborhood in the flight path of Newark Liberty International Airport.
Algerian troops killed 18 members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb during two engagements to the east and west of the capital of Algiers. Eight were captured and an al Qaeda training camp destroyed. Three members of al Qaeda who were shown on a video were identified.
UN: al-Qaida, Taliban sanctions outdated
Bush bars cruel, inhuman treat of terrorism suspects
Court Reinstates Pakistan’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry
Pakistani judge becomes hero for defying general
The Taliban kidnapped 18 South Korean Christians in Ghazni province. The Taliban claimed it shot down a U.S. helicopter in Nuristan province, while NATO said the helo made a forced landing and all on board survived. The UAE may be the first Arab country to deploy troops in Afghanistan.