Iraq
Iraq’s clerics are stepping up to save their country from sectarian conflict
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Afghanistan
Japan Pledges $110 Million in Aid to Afghanistan
Pakistan
The US said “vulnerabilities exist” with the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and al Qaeda still has a safe haven in northwestern Pakistan. Only six of the 24 districts in the Northwest Frontier Province are considered to have a “normal” security situation to allow elections. The government may launch a “search operation” to clear al […]
Pakistan
Pakistan nuclear weapons vulnerable: US
Pakistan
Pakistan tribal areas are still al Qaeda safe havens: US intelligence
Al Qaeda
Senior US intelligence officials believe al Qaeda™s stronghold in the Pakistani tribal areas will allow terrorists to train for strikes in Pakistan, the Middle East, Africa, and the US. A Middle Eastern newspaper reported two other al Qaeda leaders, Abu Obeida Tawari al Obeidi and Abu Adel al Kuwaiti, were killed in last week’s airstrike […]
Al Qaeda
US intel: al Qaeda may move outside Iraq
Afghanistan
A Taliban spokesman confirmed the South Korean government paid a hefty ransom for the release of 21 South Korean hostages seized by the Taliban last October. Two roadside bombs killed seven people in southern Afghanistan, five of them civilians from the same family. Afghan officials confirmed two Taliban commanders were killed in the Farah province […]
Algeria
A bomb exploded in the Algerian town of Mzira, Biskra province injuring three National Gendarmerie soldiers on Sunday. The Algerian government said it will monitor the sale or distribution of chemical fertilizers to prevent them from being used by terrorists for the manufacture of explosive devices.
In Pictures: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
A multimedia presentation: the past and current leaders of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al Qaeda’s organization in North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Pakistan
Musharraf successor Kayani boosts Pakistan Army’s image
Philippines
Eight dead in Philippines clash
Turkey
Turkish warplanes attacked more than 70 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq. At least seven Turkish attack planes struck camps in the Avasin-Basyan and Hakurk regions just over the Turkish border.
Thailand
One civilian was killed and 11 wounded during a Muslim insurgent bombing of a ceremony at a pier in Pattani province. Three police and three civilians were killed during an insurgent bombing outside a shop in Yala province.
Iraq
Coalition forces killed 15 al Qaeda operatives detained 26 during raids along the Tigris River Valley and in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained two. US soldiers captured eight “extremists” in Baghdad. Two representatives of Ayatollah Sistani were kidnapped in Basra.
Iraq
David Kay – Iraq weapons inspector discusses WMD’s
Al Qaeda
Spain: Court releases ten terrorism suspects
Lebanon
Lebanese Army says attacks on it serve Israel
Iraq
Mosul residents stock up ahead of decisive battle
Pakistan
Ten Pakistanis were killed in a suicide attack on a military bus in Rawalpindi. The captured leader of Jundullah claimed 600 suicide bombers are inside the city of Karachi. Suicide bombers have been reported to kidnap families to use them as cover to attack security forces. Police discovered 40 boxes of ammunition and 200 rockets […]
Iraq
Up Close With the Counterinsurgency
Afghanistan
Afghan police ended their week-long cordon of warlord General Rashid Dostum™s home in Kabul. ISAF airstrikes killed nine Taliban fighters in the Bakwa district of Farah province. Police killed nine Taliban during a clash in the Deh Rawood district of Uruzgan province.
Afghanistan
Kabul Siege Underscores Warlord Threat To Rule Of Law
Suicide bombing in Rawalpindi kills 10
Attack against a military bus in the garrison city kills 10 and wounds 25. A peace deal with the Taliban in South Waziristan is near.
Israel
A Palestinian suicide bomber killed one and wounded 11 in an attack in the southern town of Dimona. A second suicide bomber was killed by police. Both bombers entered Israel via Egypt. A Palestinian terrorist carrying explosives was detained at the Rafah border crossing. An Israeli airstrike killed the southern Gaza leader of the Popular […]
Pakistan
Al-Qaeda Commander Moved Freely in Pakistan
Iran
Iran tests rocket, plans to launch satellite: Iranian TV
Afghanistan
Taleban, Al Qaeda in the shadows in E. Afghan
Pakistan
Suicide blast hits Pakistan bus
Iran
Iran attacks French stance in nuclear row and move for Gulf military base