Iraq
Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military
Monthly Archives: April 2008
New Pakistani government seeks peace with the Taliban
The government is starting negotiations with the Taliban and pulling the Army out of Swat. The Taliban welcome the federal and provincial overtures to negotiate as it plans to disrupt NATO supply lines to Afghanistan.
China
China says 35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot
Israel
Israel Cuts Off Fuel to Gaza after Palestinian Border Attack, Hamas Threatens Attacks
Iraq
US soldiers killed 13 “criminals” and captured an EFP cell leader in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured an IED leader and two cell members. Iraqi troops also captured a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Ramadi.
Yemen
FBI Director Robert Mueller met Yemeni President Saleh in Sana’a Wednesday to discuss the terror attack on the US embassy March 18 and a mortar attack on a western housing complex April 6. Mueller also requested the extradition of convicted USS Cole bomber, Jamal al Badawi. No injuries were reported in an explosion near the […]
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We have no information on Hekmatyar’s death: Officials
Morocco
Moroccan authorities are still searching for nine Moroccans convicted for the deadly 2003 Casablanca bombings who pulled off an unprecedented jailbreak on April 7 by digging a tunnel out of their prison in Kenitra, north of Rabat.
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US marines say they have begun operations in Afghanistan
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NATO Cancels Afghan Cop Program
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‘No Redeployment of Korean Troops to Afghanistan’
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed eight civilians and wounded nearly 30 others when he detonated near an ISAF convoy in Kandahar province. Three ISAF troops suffered injuries from the blast. At least 10 schools were attacked by unidentified gunmen in different parts of Afghanistan in the past three weeks. The Pentagon will issue advanced hand-held […]
Mauritania
Mauritanian police captured al Qaeda-linked terrorist Maarouf Ould Hadib, a key suspect in the Christmas Eve massacre of four French nationals in the village of Aleg. Hadib was dressed in women’s clothing when the police discovered him hiding in a taxi trying to avoid capture. Wanted fugitive Sidi Ould Sidina remains at large.
Somalia
Islamic Courts fighters took control of Jowhar without a fight but then abandoned it. Five Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an IED attack. A soldier from Burundi died from injuries sustained during a suicide attack.
Thailand
The Pattani United Liberation Organization, a Muslim separatist group, supports negotiations with the government. “PULO has no wish to perpetuate violence and is willing to listen to proposals from the Royal Thai Government to build confidence, reduce violence and eventually agree on a lasting solution to the conflict,” according to a statement signed by the […]
Indonesia
Indonesian embassy wants more access to Jemaah Islamiyah suspect
Iraq
With Sadr™s march canceled, calm remains in Shiite stronghold of Shula
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden ‘aide’ wins deportation fight
Al Qaeda
Organised crime link to Islamic terror exposed – Times Online
Iran
Day 2 of Petreaus-Crocker Hearings Continue Focus on Iraq, Iran
Iraq
Security forces start disarming operation in Basrah
Iraq
President Talabani bids for IIraqi National List return to Government
Al Qaeda
Marines face last insurgent stronghold in Iraq’s Anbar Province
Ayatollah Sistani on the Mahdi Army: “the law is the only authority in the country”
Muqtada al Sadr’s isolation continues. Iraq’s senior Shia cleric said only Sadr can decide on banning the Mahdi Army as he created the militia. Sistani said the Mahdi Army should turn in its weapons.
Iraq
US Special Forces destroy alleged training camp
Iraq
Iraq snubbed Britain and calls US into Basra battle
Iraq
Iraqi troops started operations to disarm militias in Basrah. Five civilians were killed and 22 were wounded in an unidentified rocket attack in Sadr City. Two “criminals” were killed in a UAV strike in northeastern Baghdad. Six al Qaeda operatives and two leaders were captured during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces dismantled […]
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Top Qaeda militant arrested in western Iraq: police
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Two hurt as Mauritania police track Qaeda fugitives
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Top al Qaeda commander dies, US officials say