Al Qaeda
Australia arrest in terror probe
Yearly Archives: 2007
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Taliban fight each other
Pakistan
‘Ours is a Global Struggle’: An Interview With Taliban Military Chief Mansoor Dadullah
Coalition Forces Rout al Qaeda Elements South of Ramadi
Twenty-three terrorists killed after massing on Donkey Island Ramadi and Donkey Island. Click to view. U.S. Army forces, with the help of Iraqi police, beat back an attempted al Qaeda in Iraq assault on Ramadi on June 30 and July 1. At least 23 insurgents “affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq” were killed in a […]
Clash at Islamabad’s Red Mosque
Batan-wielding, burka-clad, sharia-enforcing women of the Lal Masjid. Click to view. Pro-Taliban students at the Lal Masjid attack Pakistani Rangers, one killed; The Lal Masjid calls for sucide attacks Pakistani security forces have clashed with the followers of Taliban supporters Maulana Abdul Aziz and Ghazi Abdul Rasheed at the notorious Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, […]
Training the Iraqi National Police
From Ministry of the Interior Ad Hoc Paramilitaries to Professional Carabinerie The development of the Iraqi Police, at the local, provincial, and national levels, is crucial to the counterinsurgency campaign and allowing security to transition to the Iraqi Security Forces. The Iraqi police, particularly the National Police units, have had numerous problems, including infiltration by […]
Hezbollah
Hizbullah’s history in Iraq
United States
Secret Document: US Fears Terror ‘Spectacular’ Planned
Pakistan
Pakistan Lessens Restrictions on Scientist A.Q. Khan, Who Sold Nuclear Secrets
United Kingdom
Police arrested Dr. Bilal Abdulla, an Iraqi, and Dr. Mohammed Asha, a Jordanian, in suspicion of being involved with the Glasgow airport car bomb attack. Eight suspects have been arrested so far in the failed Glasgow and London attacks. The Glasgow car bomb was designed to kill hundreds.
Afghanistan
Seven police were killed in an IED attack outside Kandahar City. One NATO soldier was killed in a suicide attack in southern Afghanistan on Sunday. An estimated 600 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan this year. The European Commission has allocated €200 million to the legal system and police.
Pakistan
Syed Saleem Shahzad claimed the US has a green light to attack al Qaeda and Taliban camps inside Pakistan. Eight terror suspects linked to Jaish-e-Muhammad and the Taliban have been arrested in Lahore. Two terrorists were killed after the bomb they were planting on tankers destined for Afghanistan detonated prematurely.
Algeria
Algerian security forces claim to have killed Ali Abu Dahdah, the military commander of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The terror group has killed 207 civilians and security forces personnel in 2007.
Yemen
A suicide car bomber killed nine and wounded seven in an attack at an ancient temple in a north province of Mareb. Seven Spanish tourists were killed. Police had warnings of a possible al Qaeda attack one month ago.
Iran, Hezbollah train Iraqi Shia “Secret Cells”
Ali Mussa Daqduq, a Hezbollah operative, captured among others Ali Mussa Daqduq, click to view. Iran’s involvement in funding, arming, and training the networks of Shia terrorist in Iraq has been an open secret in Iraq for years. The issue came to a head last winter when Coalition forces began heavily targeting the Iranian networks […]
Iraq
Iran’s Quds Force knew of attack on US soldiers: US
Iran
Captured Hezbollah agent helped plan deadly Karbala raid
Turkey
Kurd rebels said quitting Iraq camps due Turk threat
Saudi Arabia
Saudi religious police face backlash
Pakistan
An Interior Ministry report stated the Taliban is on the march in the NWFP. A special home secretary has been appointed to help curb the ‘creeping Talibanisation™ in the NWFP. The Lal Masjid clerics threatened to retaliate if the government launches an operation against the mosque.
Iraq
US raid angers Iraqi prime minister
United Kingdom
UK Caught In A Jihadi Vicious Circle
United Kingdom
Police are conducting a manhunt for suspects in the three car bomb attempts in London and Glasgow. The failed attacks have left behind plenty of clues. The closed circuit TV footage in London is being used to identify potential suspects.
Somalia
The son of the deputy chairman of the Islamic Courts and leader of the insurgency was killed by police in Mogadishu. Islamic Courts fighters attacked a police checkpoint in the capital. A female suicide bomber was captured in Baidoa.
Palestinian Territories
US wants to train Fatah in West Bank
Philippines
New Abu Sayyaf leader ‘is Islamic scholar’
Israel
Gilad: Syria producing more missiles
Thailand
Surayud lauds Malaysian assistance
Iraq
Iraq PM calls on Sunni ministers to end boycott
Iran
Bush to Press Putin on Iran Sanctions