In Pictures: Patrolling the Pakistani border
Phil Peterson goes on a patrol with the Embedded Transition Team for the Afghan National Army based out of Forward Operating Base Tillman. The patrol skirted the Pakistani border.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Iraq
Iraqi militia told to cease fire after clashes
Iraq
Iraq: Car Bomb Kills 11 in Baghdad
Iraq
Kidnapped archbishop found dead in Iraq
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Fallon didn’t get it
Afghanistan
Afghan officials say 41 Taliban fighters, including their commander Toorjan Eshaqzai, were killed during Coalition gunship strikes in southern Helmand and Nimroz provinces. A suicide car bomber detonated near a convoy carrying US troops close the Kabul airport killing at least six civilians and wounding 18. Coalition forces raided a hideout of Chechen fighters in […]
Algeria
Terrorism experts and analysts doubt the claims made by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb about launching an incursion into Tunisia to kidnap two Austrian nationals, saying the pair got lost in Sahara, ended up in Algeria, and then were abducted by Islamic terrorists. The Algerian president has affirmed Algeria will severely punish anyone using […]
Afghanistan
41 Taliban killed in south Afghanistan
Israel
Israeli Airstrike Hits Palestinian Rocket Launcher
Afghanistan
US forces in Afghanistan confirm strike in Pakistan
Afghanistan
Suicide car bomb kills 8 Afghans near Kabul airport
Somalia
Islamists behead three soldiers in Somalia
Iraq
Video: Battle in Southern Iraq
Iraq
Negotiating America’s Future in Iraq
Iraq
Iraqi Troops May Move to Seize Control of Basra™s Port
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Islamic states seek world freedom curbs
Canada
Canada charter doesn’t apply to Taliban: court
Iraq
Britain regards Iraq as safe enough for failed asylum seekers: report
Afghanistan
UK-ordered air strike kills four Afghan civilians
Iraq
Iraqi police raid Mehdi Army strongholds
Israel
Islamic Jihad shells Israel for deadly West Bank raid
Iraq
3 US Soldiers Die in Iraq Rocket Attack
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Former Qaeda base eyed as Iraqi honeymoon hotspot
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Jordan releases leading al Qaeda mentor
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Austrian police get new lead in ‘al-Qaeda’ kidnap case
Afghanistan
A roadside bomb explosion wounded three Romanian soldiers who were on patrol in Zabul province. A suicide car bomber detonated next to a Canadian armored vehicle in Kandahar City, wounding one Canadian soldier and killing an Afghan civilian. Coalition forces attacked a high-level meeting of Haqqani network commanders. Another cellular phone tower was badly damaged […]
Algeria
The Austrian Foreign Ministry is examining the claims made by al Qaeda™s North African branch regarding the group™s kidnapping of two Austrian nationals last seen on the Tunisian-Algerian border last month. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has said any military raid launched to free the hostages will have “consequences” for the victims. Security sources […]
Palestinian Territories
The IDF killed five terrorist leaders in raids in the West Bank, including the leadership of Islamic Jihad in Bethlehem. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said he expects “some difficult moments still await us before we reach a lull” in the conflict in Gaza. Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said, “the ball is in Israel’s […]
In Pictures: Anatomy of an IED
An inside look at the components used in improvised explosive devices seized by Iraqi soldiers in Mosul.
Haqqani Network compound pounded by Coalition strike
Coalition air power has once again targeted the Haqqani Network’s command and control capabilities. Phil Peterson reports from location at Bagram Air Force Base with additional reporting from Matt DuPee.