Iraq
Hoover Marine Corps Fellow Discusses Iraq
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Philippines
Three killed, 27 injured in Philippine bomb blast: police
Pakistan
Shattered Hopes – As Pakistan’s parliamentary elections approach, the PPP’s future is uncertain
Iraq
‘Heaven’s Army’ sparks political controversy in Shiite provinces
Iraq
Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. Two Sadrist were arrested in Diwaniyah. A suicide car bombing in Mosul wounded 15 civilians. Two car bombings in Baghdad wounded two soldiers and 16 civilians. The leader of the of Sabaa al Bour Awakening Council was killed in an IED attack.
Pakistan
US homes in on militants in Pakistan
Pakistan
[UPDATE 2] A missile strike killed 12 Taliban in Khushali Tari Khel, North Waziristan as negotiations for a new North Waziristan Accord are underway. Baitullah Mehsud appointed Faqir Muhammad the chief negotiator for the Pakistani Taliban. The government admits it is fighting an insurgency in the tribal areas. Five members of Jundallah and two policemen […]
Somalia
Clashes in Mogadishu resulted in 17 Somali and 2 Ethiopian solders killed. The Ethiopian Army withdrew its 1,000-man force from a military base east of Beletwein in Hiran province. Heavy fighting between Somali troops and Shabaab terrorists has been reported in Hiran.
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AFRICOM staff to grow to 1,300 as it takes over military activities
Lebanon
Cleric warns of more Beirut unrest
Al Qaeda
In Iraq fear still grips Diyala’s people
Afghanistan
Nearly 500 women gathered in Kandahar to protest the abduction of the American aid worker and her translator. Afghan officials remain clueless about the missing pair™s whereabouts. Afghan Taliban leaders are publicly distancing themselves from Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, but denied he has been relieved of his command.
Missile strike in North Waziristan kills 12
Twelve Taliban reported killed as negotiations for a peace accord are underway. The event mirrors a strike that sabotaged a Bajaur peace agreement in late 2006.
India
The Hindu : National : Nasir can help unravel HuJI network in India
Algeria
A car bombing in the town of Thenia killed two and wounded 23. A police checkpoint was the target of the bombing and witnesses said this was a suicide attack.
Indonesia
Bali bombers’ execution could be delayed by appeal
Pakistan
The government is renegotiating the North Waziristan Accord with the Taliban. The Afghan Taliban denied Baitullah Mehsud has been dismissed. President Musharraf claimed the tribal areas have been largely cleared of the Taliban. The military retook a fort captured by the Taliban in Swat over three months ago. A policeman was beheaded in Swat. The […]
Pakistan reviving the North Waziristan peace accord
Provincial government is conducting negotiations with “tribesmen.” Afghan Taliban denies Baitullah Mehsud has been removed as leader of the Pakistani Taliban as operations continue in South Waziristan.
Thailand
Policeman, militant killed in Thai south clash
Palestinian Territories
One of three breaches from Gaza into Egypt has been closed. The IDF killed one youth, wounded seven after raiding the house of an Islamic Jihad leader in Bethlehem. Israeli jets struck two targets in southern Gaza.
Afghanistan
Canada threatens to pull soldiers from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
As Karzai Loses His Grip, A Familiar Face Looms
Afghanistan
NATO Needs More Intel on Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Deputy Chief Of Police In Diyala Resigns From Police, Joins ISI
Al Qaeda
Jailing Jihadis: Saudi Arabia™s Special Terrorist Prisons
Al Qaeda
Madrid train bombs suspect held
Pakistan
A group of seven “militants” took more than 250 children hostage at a school while attempting to escape from police forces in Bannu. The men later turned the children over and surrendered to a tribal jirga. The government denied al Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf is secretly in custody. The military is repairing the Kohat Tunnel […]
Iraq
Leaders of the Sadrist movement are pressing Muqtada to end the cease-fire in February. Iraqi security forces arrested 40 insurgents and defused 30 IEDs in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda opertives during raids in central Iraq and a Special Groups operative in Baghdad. Five US soldiers were killed in an IED attack in […]
Somalia
Heavy fighting between Ethiopian and Shabaab forces in Mogadishu resulted in 14 killed and 21 wounded. Two Dutch doctors, a journalist, and their driver were killed in an IED attack near Kismayo. Three African Union peacekeepers were wounded in an IED attack in Mogadishu. The spokesman for the pro-Islamic Courts Hawiye Council was released from […]
Iraq
Members of Muqtada al-Sadr’s Movement Urge No Extension for Cease-Fire