Pakistan
Musharraf denies government killed Bhutto
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Iraq
Rival Shiite Leaders Meet, Eyeing Peace
Thailand
Southern Discomfort: Thailand’s Insurgency Enters Year Five
Saudi Arabia
Al Jazeera No Longer Nips at Saudis
Philippines
Philippine troops and police arrested Abu Sayyaf commander Tuatin Anahaly on the southern island of Margosatubig. Anahaly was behind the kidnapping and murder of American and Filipino tourists on Palawan island in 2001. Five of the hostages were murdered.
Afghanistan
US helping to integrate Afghan forces
Iraq
General Petreaus said Iran is no longer supporting Shia terrorists. US soldiers found an EFP cache in Amil in Baghdad. US forces captured an al Qaeda military commander of southern Baghdad and detained five fighters in Zambraniyah. Three policemen were killed and four wounded in an attack in Mosul. The Iraqi Army arrested a high-ranking […]
Pakistan
President Musharraf said there is no chance of nuclear weapons falling in the wrong hands or for Islamists to seize power. General Kiyani called for national support to fight extremism. The military killed 10 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and detained 44 Taliban fighters in Swat. The Taliban threatened to attack in Kohistan if the […]
Seven al Qaeda killed in Miqdadiyah
The region north of the city in Diyala continues to be an al Qaeda “haven,” and raids in the region have resulted in dozens al Qaeda operatives killed or captured over the past several days. Fifty-one al Qaeda leaders, including a media emir in Diyala, were killed or captured in December.
Afghanistan
Seven Afghan police and an Indian engineer were killed after a Taliban suicide-bomber detonated near their convoy in Nimroz province; 11 policeman and an Indian road worker were wounded. The Afghan Defense Ministry said over 200 Taliban and 17 of their commanders were killed during the December operation to retake Helmand™s Musa Qala district. Kandahar […]
Turkey
Five civilians, including two students, were killed and 58 wounded in bomb blast targeting a military vehicle. The attack occurred in the city of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish southeast of the country.
Al Qaeda
As Sahab announced the release of the first video of the year. American-born Adam Gadahn, also known as Azzam al Amriki, is featured in “An Invitation to Reflection and Repentance.”
Taliban, military clash in South Waziristan, Swat
The Taliban threaten to attack in Kohistan and the settled districts if the military fails to halt operations in Swat. Fighting is ongoing in South Waziristan, home of Baitullah Mehsud.
Iraq
Iraqi MP escapes death in bomb attack
Iran
US ties may be possible one day: Iran leader
Indonesia
2002 Bali bombers’ execution ‘within a month’
Iraq
Sunnis divided in Anbar province
Iraq
Iraq Shiite Politician Hakim Criticizes Goverment for failing to embrace Sunni groups
Afghanistan
Suicide attack leaves 7 dead, 12 wounded in southwestern Afghanistan
Palestinian Territories
Israeli troops kill 7 Palestinians in Gaza clashes
Iran
Iran no longer aids Iraq militants
Pakistan
Taliban give two days for pullout from Swat
Iraq
Iraqis will fill US troop withdrawals: Petraeus
Iran
Iran’s Ayatollah: No Smear Campaigning
Syria
Petraeus Credits Syria for Cutting Flow of Terrorists to Iraq
Indonesia
Bali bombers’ execution nears
Pakistan
Bhutto’s death a blow to ‘war on terror’
Pakistan
Elections have been delayed until February 18; the army and Rangers will be deployed for security. President Musharraf said Scotland Yard will assist in the probe of Bhutto™s murder. The military claimed 22 additional Taliban fighters were killed in clashes in South Waziristan. The Taliban is expanding its power into Mardan.
Iran
Awakening Forces In Iraq: We Will Fight Al-Qaeda Until It Is Expelled From The Country
United States
Security Scares at US, UK, Israeli Posts