Yemen
Yemen: 1 Yemeni guard killed in explosion near US embassy in San’a
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Pakistan
A suicide bomber dressed as a police recruit killed two policemen and wounded five in Swat. Mullah Nazir’s spokesman vowed to retaliate for the missile attack in South Waziristan, which he blamed on the US and Pakistan. The Taliban bombed a girls™ high school in Darra Adamkhel after warning the administration to close the school.
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US Adapts Cold-War Idea to Fight Terrorists
Iraq
Iraq War Disappears As TV Story
Afghanistan
Bavarian Cueneyt Ciftci is Germany’s first suicide bomber
Afghanistan
US Launches Aggressive Training for Afghan Police
Iraq
U.N. Returns to Baghdad in Force
Iraq
Iraqis don’t credit US for safer lives
Iraq
General goes shopping to highlight calm
Algeria
Two Algerian soldiers killed in clash – source
Somalia
Somali Islamist leader rejects talks with gov’t
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Analyst: Taliban will exploit Dutch film
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US blamed for missile strike on al-Qaeda bases
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Austria says deadline extended for al Qaeda hostages
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is now demanding five million euros ($7.9 million) for the release of two Austrians they kidnapped last February. Austria has now appealed to Libya to help free its two seized nationals. Algeria closed two Christian churches in the southern city of Tizi Ouzou for allegedly engaging in “illegal activities.”
Iraq
A female suicide bomber detonated among a group of Shiite worshippers near a mosque in Karbala, killing at least 39 people and wounding 54. Iraq marked the 20th anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s chemical bombing and gassing of Iraqi Kurds in the northeast city of Halabja. Iraqi forces, advised by US Special Forces, detained the suspected […]
Iraq
Brown agrees to Iraq war probe — one day
Iraq
Struggle for Iraq is the first I-War
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Bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan kills up to three police
Iraq
Female suicide attack kills 36 near Iraq Shiite shrine
Iraq
Iraq invasion was “successful endeavor”: Cheney
Palestinian Territories
Hamas, Fatah far apart ahead of Yemeni mediation bid
Iraq
Five Years: Mosul and the Fight for Iraq
Iraq
Baghdad rocked as McCain, Cheney visit
Iran
What Iran’s Poll Results Mean
Pakistan
Showdown looms as Pakistan parliament convenes
Afghanistan
Suicide bomb kills four NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Four NATO soldiers and three Afghan civilians have been killed by a suicide bomber in Helmand™s Gereshk district, according to regional reports. Two of those killed are listed as Danish troops. NATO has confirmed the death of a Canadian soldier who was killed while on foot patrol in Kandahar province.
Al Qaeda
A purported al Qaeda spokesman says nine al Qaeda commanders have been killed by security forcers in southern Afghanistan recently. Those killed were identified as Abu Anas, Abu Abdullah Al Asmi, Shuaib Sahrayee, and Abu Masaab Al Tami from Saudi Arabia; Khalid and Nauman from Pakistan; Abu Zaki from Kuwait; Jafar from Tajikistan; and Abu […]
In Pictures: The 2nd Iraqi Army Division and the Ninewa Operational Command
Bill Roggio is embedded with US and Iraqi troops in eastern Mosul. This slideshow looks at a day with the 2nd Iraqi Army Division and the Ninewa Operational Command in Mosul.