General Dostum has been suspended as chief of staff to the military’s commander-in-chief. Afghan soldiers detained 11 Taliban fighters and seized 1,000 pounds of heroin in Helmand province. Afghan and Coaliton forces detained 11 Taliban fighters in Zabul province.
The Pakistan People’s Party is exploring forming a coalition government with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. The former railways minister said the Lal Masjid raid was responsible for the PML-Q’s electoral defeat. Security forces arrested 75 suspected Taliban in Swat.
Afghan tribes plan manifesto of dissent
US forces killed a senior al Qaeda intel officer behind female bomb attacks. Three Iraqi children were killed and seven were wounded in a mortar attack in Balad. Seven civilians were killed and 17 were wounded in a suicide bombing at a market in Miqdadiyah. Two civlians were killed and four were wounded in a […]
Local North Waziristan political administration signs a vague deal with the local tribes and the Taliban to oppose “extremism” and “terrorism” but little else. Local Taliban leader Gul Bahadar was represented at the latest “peace accord.”
Ex-Afghan warlord is ‘suspended’
Pakistan – the balance of forces
Al Qaeda in Iraq intelligence officer behind female suicide bombers used in Baghdad and the Diyala River Valley killed by Task Force 88. Operations to root out al Qaeda in Diyala continue.
Shi’ite cleric Sadr keeps Iraq guessing over truce
Trial of 2 Ex-Officials in Iraq Is Delayed as Witnesses Fail to Show
15 Iraqis killed as team tries to defuse rockets
The military captured Mohamad Baehaqi, a Jemaah Islamiyah operative behind the bombings in North Cotabato in October 2006. The FBI is conducting forensic tests to see if the body found in Tawi-Tawi is that of Jemaah Islamiyah master bomber Dulmatin. Indonesian authorities do not believe Dulmatin is dead.
Kyrgyzstan says uncovers al Qaeda cell
Algerian security forces killed five al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters in Tubsa. An Algerian politician escaped an assassination attempt believed to have conducted by al Qaeda. The government is monitoring religious institutions and conducting an awareness campaign to thwart terrorist recruiting.
Coalition forces detained six al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Police arrested six wanted insurgents in Kirkuk. Police arrested 11 members of the Soldiers of Heaven in Hillah. One Iraqi soldier was killed and three were wounded in a suicide attack targeting an Iraqi Army checkpoint in western Mosul.
The Pakistan People’s Party is set to win the election as both Musharraf and the pro-Taliban Muttahida Majlis-e-Amil suffered heavy defeats at the polls. The Awami National Party won the provincial election in the Northwest Frontier Province. Twenty-seven were killed in election day violence. The Wazir and Daur tribes signed a vague “agreement” with the […]
Pakistan’s Musharraf could face end, analysts say
Danish police arrest almost 30 people in 8th night of youth violence
UK troops continue mentoring and support role in Iraq
A car bomb targeting a police patrol in Kandahar City killed two civilians and wounded three. Afghan and Coalition forces detained seven Taliban fighters in the Qalat district in Zabul province. Australia will send additional military trainers.
Mosul girds for battle
Moroccan security forces detained 23 members of a jihadist terror cell planning attacks in northern Africa. Abdel Qader Belaraj, the leader of the cell, was among those captured. The leaders of two political parties are also believed to be members of the terror cell.
With most of the votes counted, the Pakistan People’s Party is poised to form the new government. Nawaz Sharif’s party is a close second.
Pakistan’s Ruling Party Concedes Defeat
Turkey weighing land operation vs PKK in Iraq: TV
Third attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in three days kills one
Israeli troops kill Palestinian militant in Gaza
Musharraf’s rivals win Pakistan election
Admiral: Al Qaeda in Iraq ‘killing off’ former allies
Mauritania Frees 8 After Embassy Attack