Pakistan is negotiating a new peace agreement with Baitullah Mehsud
The government continues to negotiate peace agreements with the Taliban. The terms of the draft agreement read like the 2006 South Waziristan Accord. Baitullah orders a cease-fire.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Iraq
The US military could not confirm a report that Izzat Ibrahim al Douri is in custody. US troops killed 15 Mahdi Army fighters during clashes in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces captured three Mahdi Army fighters and seized weapons during sweeps in Basrah. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained five during raids north […]
Pakistan
The Pakistani government is close to finalizing a deal with Baituallah Mahsud. Baitullah ordered the Taliban to halt attacks in Waziristan, Tank, Gomal, and Dera Ismail Khan. One soldier and 10 “miscreants” were killed after Pakistani and Afghan troops exchanged fire at a border crossing in Bajaur agency.
Iraq
People of Basra optimistic as Iraqi Army take control in the city
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed three civilians in Spin Boldak; 10 others were killed in Taliban attacks in Kandahar, Helmand, and Kunar province. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Pentagon officials are discussing possible changes to the NATO and coalition command structure in Afghanistan.
Iraq
US military says not holding Saddam’s deputy
Iraq
Iraq: Up to 100 al-Qaeda leaders in Iran, says government
Europe
The Danish Foreign Ministry has evacuated its staff from its embassies in Algeria and Afghanistan due to threats relating to newspapers’ republishing of a cartoon depicting the prophet Mohammad. Danish intelligence officials warned of an “aggravated” terror threat in North Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Lebanon
Lebanon: Little support for al-Qaeda attacks, says US
Afghanistan
Taliban kill 13 in series of Afghan attacks
Ultimatum issued to Mahdi Army in Basrah; 15 Mahdi fighters killed in Sadr City
The general in charge of the Basrah operation said Mahdi Army leaders have 24 hours to surrender. More than 56 Mahdi fighters have been killed Baghdad since Sadr threatened to conduct a third uprising. Iraqi press reports Sadr’s murdered brother-in-law advocated disbanding the Mahdi Army.
US Military
General David Petraeus, the commander of Coalition forces in Iraq, has been nominated as CENTCOM commander. Lieutenant General Ray Odierno, Petraeus’ former deputy, has been nominated to replace Petraeus as commander of Multinational Forces Iraq. Petraeus and Odierno executed the “surge” strategy in Iraq in 2007 and 2008.
Afghanistan
Petraeus picked to lead Mideast command
Pakistan
Pakistan™s New Government Launches Peace Initiative with Islamist Militants in Swat
Iraq
Western forces ‘in Basra raids’
United Kingdom
Two arrested under anti-terrorism laws
United Kingdom
Police have foiled 15 terror plots in Britain since 2000
United Kingdom
British ex-jihadis form ranks for tolerance
Iraq
Afghanistan
Police killed nine Taliban fighters after they attacked a police checkpoint in Kandahar province. The Taliban burned down two schools and kidnapped two teachers in Logar. An Indian worker was kidnapped by the Taliban near Herat. The British Air Force destroyed a unmanned Reaper aircraft after it crashed in “Taliban territory” in southern Afghanistan.
Pakistan pushes peace with the Taliban
The Minister of Law for the Northwest Frontier Province said further peace deals with the Pakistani Taliban are in the works. Details emerge on the deal with the TNSM.
Iraq
US troops killed five Mahdi Army fighters in Sadr City and another seven fighters in New Baghdad. Iraqi police detained seven members of the Mahdi Army in Karbala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 23 during raids in Sharqat and Kirkuk.
The Real Surge Continues: Iraqi Army Corps Formation
The Iraqi Army will not stand up additional divisions this year as it is focusing efforts on building independent formations, and establishing support formations and corps headquarters.
Pakistan
The TNSM agreed to renounce violence in exchange for the release of Sufi Mohammed. Prime Minister Gilani said the government would not be blackmailed or release jailed terrorist as preconditions to talks. The Taliban warned it would resume fighting if the government does not stop the military operations in the tribal areas. A court ordered […]
Iraq
Sadr City residents caught in the middle of Iraq showdown
Somalia
More than 100 Somalis are reported to have been killed during fighting over the past several days. Puntland forces boarded a hijacked ship from the United Arab Emirates and captured seven pirates. The Puntland government said it would execute the pirates. US and France have drafted a resolution in the UN to combat piracy off […]
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda No. 2 says 9/11 theory propagated by Iran
Pakistan
EU advises Pakistan against talks with al Qaeda
Somalia
Somalia death toll nears 100 with fresh fighting
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda No. 2: Attacks on Western nations in works