Pakistan
Musharraf: Pakistan isn’t hunting Osama
Monthly Archives: January 2008
Pakistan
One solider was killed and two were wounded in a sustained Taliban rocket attack. The Taliban destroyed five military checkpoints in Mohmand. Police arrested a Jaish-e-Muhammad leader thought to be behind multiple attacks including assassination attempts on President Musharraf.
Pakistan
US not satisfied with quality of information about Pakistan’s tribal areas
Somalia
The African Union warned the Shabaab insurgency is spreading to relatively peaceful areas. “Their strategy seems to be to further weaken the TFG [Transitional Federal Government] by destabilising as many areas as possible. … In the Middle and Lower Juba regions, the al-Shabaab [military wing of the deposed Union of Islamic Courts] are reported to […]
Iraq
Coalition forces detained 19 al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq and a Special Groups leader and three operatives in the Qasirin area. Iraqi security forces killed 15 al Qaeda and detained 20 during operations in Miqdadiyah and captured an al Qaeda leader near Khalis. A suicide bomber wounded 21 after detonating […]
Iraq
Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 percent
Iran
Cold Weather Hits Ahmadinejad’s Politics
Afghanistan
Afghan Journalist Sentenced to Death
Thailand
One soldier was killed and one wounded after Muslim insurgents ambushed a patrol from a mosque in Pattani province. Muslim insurgents shot and killed a military informant as he drove his motorcycle in Pattani.
Israel
Gaza lights up as Israel eases fuel blockade
Iran
Iran nuclear plans under scrutiny
Iran
Iran Warns Netherlands Not to Air Controversial ‘Anti-Muslim’ Film
Pakistan
Musharraf decries West™s ‘obsession™ with democracy
Iran
Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi school
United States
FOXNews.com – Accused Al Qaeda Operative Jose Padilla Gets 17 Years
Sudan
Janjaweed leader to advise Sudanese regime – Telegraph
Al Qaeda
Drone, Copter Team Kills 2,400 Bombers in Iraq
Pakistani troops, Taliban clash in South Waziristan
Pakistani military claimed 37 Taliban, four government troops killed during Taliban assault. Taliban claimed it killed 10 soldiers and captured 13. A Taliban force mysteriously breaks a cordon in Mardan.
Al Qaeda
‘Dad, killing is wrong’ says bin Laden’s son
Pakistan
Al Qaeda’s central command ordered operatives in Spain to carry out attacks. Police arrested Younas Mehsud, an aide to Baitullah Mehsud, with weapons and explosives in Karachi. The military attacked Taliban positions in South Waziristan. The military captured 35 Taliban in Swat. In Chaman, the Taliban bombed three trucks carrying aid to Afghanistan.
Hezbollah
Israeli Ministers Call for Nasrallah™s Assassination
Iraq
Probe: Iraqi teen bomber sent by family
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 15 and wounded 25 in an attack on a funeral in Baiji. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained 18 during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces detained five al Qaeda operatives and destroyed a terrorist safe house. Four members of an Awakening patrol were killed […]
Afghanistan
Seven Taliban fighters and one British soldier were killed in fighting near Musa Qala in Helmand province. A Coalition CH-47 Chinook helicopter made an emergency landing in Sorobi district in Kabul Province. The Canadian Army will put Afghan police through the second phase of an “intensive training” program.
Palestinian Territories
Israel agreed to lift the blockade of Gaza for a fuel and medicine shipment, as long as Qassam rocket attacks are halted. Al Quds Brigades terrorists fired a Quds missile at Sderot, resulting in no casualties. Israeli troops killed an Islamic Jihad member in the West Bank.
Algeria
Algerian police kills terrorist, searching for another
Philippines
Security forces captured Aramil Sulayman, one of the Abu Sayyaf terrorists behind the beheading of Marines, in Central Mindanao. The Supreme Court denied the request of the Anti-Terrorism Council for the creation of special courts to handle and prosecute cases related to terrorism.
Karzai’s Eagles: The Afghan Air Force flies again
The Afghan Air Force is receiving new helicopters, expanding its facilities, and recruiting personnel. Over 120 aircraft and helicopters have been pledged for the reborn air force.
Yemen
Following a lethal attack on tourists Friday, Yemen blocked a wide variety of news and opinion web sites this weekend including Yemen Portal, a news aggregation site. The Yemeni regime regularly censors and distorts information. Article 19’s recent report on Yemen noted the practice of cloning, whereby a look alike newspaper (with a pro-government line) […]
Al Qaeda
Sympathizers Seek Answers From al-Qaida