Violence explodes on multiple fronts in Yemen
A checkpoint shooting and protest violence in the South and rebel fighting and a clash with protesters in the North leave 21 dead in weekend violence throughout Yemen.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Iraq
Hundreds Flee Fight in Shiite Stronghold
Coalition airstrike targeted Hekmatyar loyalists
Afghan and US forces killed 16 Taliban fighters during an operation in Nuristan province along the Pakistani border. It was believed al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was a target of the strike.
Iraq
Iraq: Al-Mahdi army offers to lay down its arms
Iraq
Transcript: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Iraq
Somalia
Somali officials have urged tough action against pirates who seized a French yacht several days ago in Somali waters. A small French warship, the Commandant Bouan, and an elite French paramilitary unit are ready to intervene if negotiations with the pirates breakdown. The mayor of a small coastal village in northern Somalia dismissed media reports […]
Egypt
Egyptian authorities are searching for two men suspected of planning a terror attack against tourists in the peninsula. Two Sudanese men are believed to have crossed the Egyptian-Sudanese border to carry out the attack.
Algeria
The deadline for the release of two Austrian hostages held captive by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has expired. A new Internet statement posted in the name of al Qaeda demanded the release of two Islamists detained in Austria and the withdrawal of Austrian troops from Afghanistan in return for the lives of two […]
Iraqi government moves to sideline Sadrists, Mahdi Army
Prime Minister Maliki, with support of major political parties, seeks to prevent the Sadrist movement from participating in elections if it does not disband the Mahdi Army. Sadr seeks guidance from senior Shia clerics; said he will disband Mahdi Army if given approval.
Iraq
Iraq’s Maliki threatens to bar Sadr from vote
Yemen
Al Qaeda says behind Yemen attack: Yemeni official
Afghanistan
Statement of leadership council of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan about NATO countries meeting in Romania
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: April 2008 Update
The April 2008 updates to the Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle are now available at the ISF OOB homepage.
Afghanistan
Afghan Army and police units “inflicted significant insurgent losses” in a battle against Taliban forces during a cordon and search operation in the Kendal and Shok villages in Nuristan Province. Police captured Taliban commander Abdul Jabar in Kandahar while NATO and Afghan forces killed 15 Taliban fighters during clashes throughout Afghanistan.
Iran
Islamic Revolution Fervor Kept Alive for Iran’s Youth
Yemen
Blasts Hit Foreigners’ Complex in Yemen
Iraq
Iraqi police applicants unhappy with delays
Iraq
US soldiers killed in Green Zone
Iran
US and Iraqi forces take the battle to Muqtada al Sadr’s doorstep
Pakistan
The new information minister for the Northwest Frontier Province suggested negotiating with Baitullah Mehsud. “If Islamabad can hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh, why cannot peace talks be held with Baitullah Mehsood and other Taliban commanders,” said Sardar Babak. The province’s education minister said order would be restored through dialogue. The Khyber […]
Iraq
Iraq: Sadr party faces rising isolation
Afghanistan
Afghan forces arrest Taliban commander
Yemen
Yemen rebels clash with tribe, about 18 killed
Iraq
US helicopters killed nine Special Groups fighters after clashes in Sadr City. Iraqi security forces found the largest explosively formed penetrator cache to date in Multinational Division Center™s area of operation; more than 1,000 EFP components, 3,000 pounds of explosives, and multiple 107mm rockets and stands were in the cache. The Iraqi Army rescued 42 […]
Yemen
Local sources report a residential compound for foreign oil workers was targeted by mortars in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. Al Qaeda operatives launched three mortars at the US Embassy in Sana’a in March that landed in a school yard, injuring several students. After a week of riots in South Yemen, two protesters were killed today by […]
US, Iraqi Army clash with Mahdi Army in Sadr City
Operations against the Mahdi Army and the Special Groups continue despite Prime Minister Maliki’s call for a halt in operations.
Iraq
US Study Finds Progress in Iraq, but Fragile Security and Potential for Terror Attacks
Iraq
Iraqi, Coalition Engineers Join to Rebuild Combat Outpost
Iraq
Iraq students freed after mass kidnapping
Al Qaeda
Suspected al Qaeda hideout found on Iraq island