Israel
Militants launch rocket at Israeli city
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Iraq
Bomb hits bus in Iraq, killing 16
Iraq
Video – ‘Torture house’ destroyed in Iraq
Philippines
Philippine rebels endorse peace but worry about delay
Afghanistan
States can’t pick and choose Afghan tasks: NATO boss
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Seeking to silence ‘spies,’ Taliban target cell towers
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Warlord under siege after ‘kidnap and torture’ of former ally
Afghanistan
The UN says violence in Afghanistan is at its highest point since the US-led invasion in Oct. 2001. Ten Taliban, including local commanders Mullah Sayed Rahim and Khan, have been killed since a security operation was launched last week in Oruzgan province. Insurgents attacked nine cell towers since last month.
Pakistan
Two massive suicide bombs ripped through the eastern city of Lahore, killing over 23 people and leaving close to 200 wounded. The seven-story Federal Investigation Agency building, which houses a department of the federal police’s anti-terrorism unit, was destroyed in the bigger blast. Six suspected insurgents were arrested in raids conducted in Tank and Swat.
Israel
Talks, but No Truce, Accompany Lull in Gaza Violence
Iraq
Cloudy Fate for Iraqi Sunnis Fighting Al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Insurgent Violence Jumps in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Slow but steady is no bad thing for Pakistan
China
China’s Curious Olympic Terror Threat
Israel
Video – Israel: Iran supplies Hamas
Iraq
Video – Iran’s Influence in Iraq
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Online Supporters Lash Out at Taliban for Not Remaining Loyal to the Global Jihad
United Kingdom
London bomb probe man admits to al Qaeda handbook
Egypt
Egypt police kill Sudanese man on Israeli border
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Qaeda’s North Africa wing says holding Austrian tourists
China
China fabricated terror plots: Uighur leader
Iraq
Five American Soldiers Killed in Baghdad
Philippines
Police intelligence arrested Ronnie Tillung, alias Taming Yakana, a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf who allegedly took part in the abduction of a physician in Isabela City, Basilan in 1992.
Israel
Israeli officials called a halt to airstrikes and raids into the Gaza Strip in response to a drop in rocket fire. The closure imposed on the West Bank following last Thursday’s shooting incident in Jerusalem was lifted on Sunday evening.
Afghanistan
Coalition forces arrested 10 suspected Taliban insurgents during a raid against a known Taliban commander in Uruzgan province. British forces purchased three unmanned Predator B drone aircraft, also known as Reaper, and will deploy them against Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan. Harsh winter weather and the soaring price of wheat has created a debilitating food […]
Algeria
Eight suspected suicide bombers left eastern Algeria a few days ago and are reportedly heading to the Gaza Strip to commit suicide attacks, according to the pan Arab daily al-Sharq al-Awsat
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King Abdullah Urges Persistence on Mideast Peace
Targeting Mosul’s kidnappers
Bill Roggio accompanies the Iraqi Army on a raid against al Qaeda and extremist kidnapping cells in Mosul, Iraq. Coalition forces continue to dismantle al Qaeda’s cells in the city.
Afghanistan
Netherlands calls to boost Afghan development
Israel
Israel reduces activity in Gaza Strip