Indonesian bomb expert Dulmatin is thought to have been discovered in a shallow grave in the island of Tawi-tawi in the southern Philippines. The military is conducting DNA tests on the body. Dulmatin helped build the bombs used in the Bali attack in Indonesia in 2002.
US tries to bridge gap between Iraqi rivals
‘Fanatical’ beheading plot terrorist jailed
Kuwait deplores ‘terror’ eulogy
Pakistan celebrates a final end to military rule – but what next?
Somali prime minister says open for talks with foes
Israel: Patriot missiles deployed amid fears of a Hezbollah attack
Iran predicts Hezbollah to destroy Israel
Siniora: Lebanon wants friendly ties with all states except Israel
Thai leaders spar over autonomy for south
The leader of President Musharraf’s political party was defeated during today’s elections. For updates on the election results by province and part, see Dawn‘s 2008 Election Results page. Twenty-three Pakistanis were killed and more than 200 wound in election-day violence.
Insurgents launched a rocket attack at the the Victory Base Complex and West Rashid; four civilians were killed and 14 were wounded. The Iraqi Army arrested three Islamic State of Iraq fighters in Mosul. Iraqi Special Operations Forces detained an al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Mosul. Members of the Sons of Iraq killed two […]
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 37 civilians and wounded more than 30 in an attack on a Canadian convoy in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province. Four Canadian soldiers were wounded. The death toll in the Feb. 17 suicide attack in the Arghandab district in Kandahar has risen to more than 100, including 35 auxiliary policemen, […]
The second suicide bombing in two days in Kandahar province claims 37 Afghani lives. Suicide bomber hits a Canadian convoy in the border town of Spin Boldak.
war and reconstruction – an Afghani blogger’s view
Iran MPs want action over Dutch, Danish cartoons
Second Suicide Attack Said to Kill 35 in Afghanistan
Raids continue at unprecedented pace. Arkan Hasnawi Special Groups Network singled out in northern Baghdad. Sadr health officials go on trial for terrorist activities.
Where’s the ‘Decisive Battle’ for Mosul?
Israel kills 4 Palestinians terrorists in Gaza operation
Pakistanis cast pivotal ballots
Iran-backed groups using secret arms stores: US
Haditha Untold
A grand jirga of 286 tribal elders called for the reinstatement of the 2006 North Waziristan Accord. Nine Pakistanis were killed and 36 wounded in violence one day before elections. The death toll in the Feb. 16 suicide attack in Parachinar, Kurram rose to 47 as polls in the city were canceled. Baitullah Mehsud planned […]
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda operatives and detained 35 during in central and northern Iraq. Iraq soldiers killed a female suicide bomber before she could reach her target. US and Iraqi forces killed one Special Groups operative in Suwayrah, and captured three in West Rashid and East Rashid in Baghdad.
Qaim versus Qaeda – Gloves still off
Investigator details Taliban chief’s alleged role in Bhutto’s death
Troops will fight Taliban without vital Chinooks
Egyptian police arrested 40 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement. Egyptian police shot and killed an Eritrean women trying to sneak across Egypt’s border into Israel on Saturday. Egyptian and Jordanian officials demanded that Israel “put an end to its military operations which claim innocent civilian lives” in the Gaza Strip.