Afghanistan
The mysterious Afghan warlord trusted to spread peace in a divided province
Monthly Archives: January 2008
34 al Qaeda killed in day’s fighting during Phantom Phoenix
Operations in Diyala, Arab Jabour, Samarra result in two senior al Qaeda commanders killed along with 32 fighters; 34 captured.
Al Qaeda
Iraqi official says al-Qaeda in Iraq is penetrated, has become an open book
Iran
US Navy Says It Fired Warning Shots at Iranian boats in December
Pakistan
Mysterious crowd suddenly stopped Bhutto’s car, officer says
Pakistan
The military defeated an attack on a base in South Waziristan; two soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack in a separate incident. The Taliban fired rockets at a base in Mohmand and bombed two fuel tankers in Chaman destined for NATO forces in Afghanistan. Six men were wounded as they stopped an attack on […]
France
Militant threat on Eiffel Tower intercepted
Iraq
Many Baghdad Residents See Snow for the First Time
Iraq
Boredom: The Toughest Fight in Anbar Province
Al Qaeda
Anbar tribal chief warns of al Qaeda plan to liquidate Sahwa councils
Iraq
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 11 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured a suspected Special Groups trainer during operations in the Baghdad area. Iraqi security forces detained two al Qaeda IED specialists in Hillah.
Al Qaeda
US soldiers caught in Iraq’s sectarian crossfire
Turkey
Turkish military shells Northern Iraq: Kurdish officials
Pakistan
Report: Musharraf Warns US Not to ‘Invade’ Pakistan to Hunt Al Qaeda
Pakistan
Pakistan investigators try to identify Lahore bomber
Pakistan
Pakistan wrestles with a ‘soldier of peace’
In Pictures: The Taliban Leadership
A look at the senior and influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan: push for polls despite suicide bombing
Maldives
Would-be assassin of Maldives president a suspected Islamist extremist
Pakistan
Scotland Yard Quietly Delivers Bhutto Report to Musharraf
Lebanon
German policeman says Lebanese plotters planned ‘bloodbath’ with train bombings
Iran
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities Seize Radioactive Material Bound For Iran
Yemen
Renewed fighting shattered a six-month cease-fire between northern Shiite rebels and the Yemeni military. Thirty are reported dead. After celebrating Eid al Ghadeer, Al Jaon village was shelled by the military. The Shiite holiday was banned in 2004 at outbreak of the war. Civilian casualties included a four year old. An aid to General Ali […]
Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed three civilians and wounded three in a series of shooting in Yala province. Two soldiers were wounded in a bombing inside a school in Narathiwat province. Over 140 children were inside the school at the time of the attack.
Lebanon
Security forces arrested Nabil Rahim, a high-ranking member of Fatah al Islam during a raid in Tripoli. Rahim’s wife and Zakharia Trabulsi, an aide, were also arrested.
Iraq
Progress of Iraq’s Army, Police Inspires Optimism
Iraq
US general: Anbar ready for Iraqi control
Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck in Lahore, killing 26 and wounding over 70. Seven Taliban were captured in Swat; 18 Taliban fighters were captured Wednesday. The bodies of two police kidnapped by the Taliban in Bannu were discovered. Mullah Nazir’s tribe is raising a tribal Lashkar to fight Baitullah Mehsud’s tribe in South Waziristan.
Iraq
Belgian court jails Iraq suicide bomb recruiters
Afghanistan
The Musa Qala Purchase: An Anglo-Afghan endeavor