Thailand
Thai PM makes his first visit to insurgency-hit south
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Somalia
Four Somali troops were killed in an ambush on an convoy transporting Somalia’s internal affairs minister traveling outside Mogadishu. Four Ethiopian soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Mogadishu. Negotiations between the Islamic Courts and the government have been delayed.
Afghanistan
Protesters clash with police in Afghan east, 2 dead
Hezbollah
Hezbollah militants to leave Beirut streets
Afghanistan
Afghan police, US-led Coalition kill 7 insurgents
Al Qaeda
92 targets achieved during operations’ first day – Ninewa operations commander
Sadrist bloc buckles, agrees to let Iraqi Army in Sadr City
The Sadrist bloc and the Iraqi government agreed to a 14-point agreement that concedes major points to the Iraqi government and military. The Iraqi Army can enter Sadr City to establish security while the Sadrist said the Mahdi Army attacks will end.
Somalia
Witnesses: 6 killed in Somalia gunbattle with insurgents
Pakistan
12 injured in blast in SW Pakistan
Iraq
McClatchy | In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City
Iraq
What Happened in Basra?
Iraq
US military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surgee
US Special Forces fighting inside Sadr City
Twenty-three Mahdi Army fighters have been killed in Sadr City over the past 24 hours. US Special Forces teams kill 13 Mahdi Army fighters over past two days.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Oil trader kidnapped by militants in Karachi
Lebanon
Hezbollah: The End of a Legend
Lebanon
Hezbollah In Control Of West Beirut
Pakistan
One policeman was killed and two more were injured in a roadside bombing in Swat. Pakistani authorities and the Taliban led by Maulana Fazlullah have declared a cease-fire in the volatile Swat Valley. The Taliban said they are holding six soldiers in Bajaur agency while the Pakistani Army claimed only one soldier is missing. The […]
Lebanon
Hezbollah fighters seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in three days of street battles between the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah fighters and gunmen loyal to the government. Hezbollah fighters targeted offices linked to Saad al-Harari, […]
Afghanistan
A NATO soldier was killed in fighting in eastern Paktia province. US Marines killed several insurgents and confiscated arms and ammunition during ongoing operations in Helmand™s Garmser district. Australia is investigating allegations that its soldiers mistreated suspected insurgents in prison in Afghanistan.
Iraq
Sadr aide lashes out at Iraq’s senior Shiite cleric
Afghanistan
NATO could end rotating command in S. Afghanistan
US military denies al Qaeda leader al Masri is in custody
The Iraqi security forces have issued yet another false report on the death or capture of Abu Ayyub al Masri. The latest incident appears to be a case of mistaken identity.
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it captured Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda’s leader in Iraq. US and Iraqi forces killed 19 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi police detained 48 Mahdi fighters in Basrah. Two civilian contractors were killed and four civilians and four Coalition soldiers were wounded in a mortar attack in Basrah. Coalition […]
Pakistan
Pakistan: US Urges Islamabad To Fight Terrorists As Fragile Peace Collapses
Iraq
One is Sunni and one Shiite. Together they are the key to peace in Baghdad suburb
Somalia
Central Somalia fighting kills 23: witnesses
Al Qaeda
US says 5-10 percent of Guantanamo inmates fight again
Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda in Iraq’s leader, reported captured in Mosul
An unconfirmed report from the Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman said al Masri has been captured in the northern city and is in Iraqi Army custody. The US military has not confirmed al Masri’s capture.
Yemen
Japanese Hostages Freed In Yemen
Lebanon
Hezbollah’s infrastructure is "threat to regional peace": UN