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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Thailand
The violence caused by Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand claimed the lives of 792 people during 2007. Seven police officers and three military intelligence officers were arrested for aiding the insurgency by providing details of military operations.
Iraq
In Iraq, Osprey Disproving the Cynics
Al Qaeda assassinates Awakening leader in Adhamiyah
Al Qaeda’s latest strike in its “ghazw campaign” against leaders of the Awakening claims a Sunni leader of a Baghdad neighborhood. A family of a sheikh forming an Awakening in Diyala is kidnapped.
Iraq
Two suicide bombers killed the leader of the Adhamiyah Awakening and 13 others. An Awakening fighter was killed and three al Qaeda were captured in a clash in Buhriz. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives in raids in Mosul, Baghdad, and Tikrit. US and Iraqi forces captured a leader of Anasar al Sunnah near […]
Pakistan
The Taliban killed eight tribal leaders in South Wazirstan. The military has launched a new offensive in the Upper Swat valley; two checkpoints were established in Matta. Maulana Fazlullah called for attacks on the military on his FM radio station while a suicide bomber wounded three soldiers in Swat. The Taliban destroyed an oil depot […]
Palestinian Territories
Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian terrorists who opened fire on them in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Olmert said Israel has ratcheted up its campaign in Gaza. The Israeli Foreign Minister pledged to remove illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened against a new “Zionist Adventure” and claimed victory […]
Al Qaeda
Italy: New al Qaeda message targets Berlusconi
Iran
Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boats “harassed and provoked” three US Navy ships in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has confirmed the incident. The head of the IAEA will visit Iran this week. A German diplomat was expelled from the country.
Afghanistan
Suicide attack strikes Afghan border police
Al Qaeda
Baghdad Suicide Bomb Kills Sunni Leader
Afghanistan National Security Forces Order of Battle
The Long War Journal publishes the first release of the Afghanistan National Security Forces Order of Battle. This assessment tracks the development of the Afghan military and police forces.
Pakistan
ABC News: Pakistan: Taliban Kill 8 Tribal Elders
Afghanistan
Expelled British envoys tried to turn Taliban chief
Lebanon
UN seeks to halt Hezbollah arms in Lebanon
United Kingdom
Muslims call for ‘no-go’ CoE bishop to resign
Pakistan
No specific search for bin Laden in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistani Militants Kill 8 Tribal Elders
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For Pentagon and News Media, Relations Improve With a Shift in War Coverage
Report: Osama bin Laden’s security coordinator captured in Pakistan
Dr. Amin al Haq was reported to have been captured in the city of Lahore several days ago. Al Haq is the chief of Osama bin Laden’s Black Guard.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed three Iraqi soldiers and two civilians in Baghdad; the soldiers threw themselves on the bomber. US forces detained four al Qaeda operatives in Balad and a weapons trafficker south of Baghdad. Al Qaeda attacked four Christian churches in Mosul and kidnapped 13 members of a tribal sheikh’s family in Khalis in […]
Pakistan
A family of six was killed by army artillery fire in Swat. An aide to Maulana Fazlullah was captured in Swat as the army surveys the location for a base in the district. The Taliban bombed a music shop in Peshawar. The military rejected the idea of allowing US attacks in the Northwest Frontier Province. […]
Iran
Iran confirms expulsion of German diplomat
Iraq
Suicide Attack on Iraqi Crowd Kills 11
Sudan
A group called Ansar al Tawhid, or the Partisans of Monotheism, claimed responsibility for the murder of an American diplomat and his driver on New Year’s Day in Khartoum. “The soldiers of monotheism carried out their operation in killing the U.S. diplomat John Micahel Granville and his Sudanese driver, who sold his faith for nothing […]
Pakistan
US Considering New Covert Push Within Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Strict security measures in Algerian against Al-Qaeda attacks
Morocco
Morocco jails 50 Islamists for terror plots
Iraq
Roadside bombs kill seven in Iraq™s Diyala
United Kingdom
English Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims