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Longer Afghan command tours not yet okayed: Pentagon
Monthly Archives: May 2008
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Pakistani journalist killed near Afghan border
Afghanistan
A Lithuanian soldier and two Afghan civilians were killed when gunfire broke out during a protest over a US soldier’s shooting of a Koran in Iraq. Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president, said he had established contact with the Taliban several months ago and had received a letter containing “some encouraging messages” from the Taliban. […]
Afghanistan
Interview with a Taliban Commander: ‘What’s Important Is to Kill the Germans’
Iraq
Turning Point: The Good News About Iraq
Iraq
S. Commander Says Al Qaeda At Its Weakest State In 5 Years
Iraq
Petraeus sees more troop cuts in Iraq
Iran
Petraeus: US in Iraq hinders Iran
Afghanistan
NATO soldier, 2 civilians die in Afghan protest
Iraq
US helicopter strike kills 8 Iraqi civilians
Pakistan
Why Pakistan Plays ‘Lets Make a Deal’
Philippines
Film piracy ‘funding’ Islamic militants
Hezbollah
Hizbollah’s Lebanon veto power boosts Iran’s Middle East influence
Lebanon
Lebanese rivals set to elect president after historic accord
Al Qaeda
Bosnia: Al-Qaeda smuggling weapons into Croatia, paper claims
Pakistan
The government negotiated a peace deal with Mullah Fazlullah and the Taliban in Swat. The Taliban attacked police stations in Swat, killing one policeman. Security forces and the Taliban clashed in Mohmand. The central government said the Army would remain in the tribal agencies.
Iraq
US troops killed 11 Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. The US military killed Mahdi Army commander Arkan Hasnawi in a strike in Sadr City on May 3. Iraqi soldiers found four mortar and rocket launch pads in Sadr City. Iraqi security forces arrested 23 insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 29 al Qaeda operatives […]
Iraq
Iraqi Army Soldiers find multiple IEDs in Sadr City
Iraq
Basrah militiman: ‘I killed her with a machine gun’
Somalia
The government is preparing to retake the coastal district of Harardheere in the Mugub region from Shabaab. Shabaab fighters killed five Somali soldiers in an attack on a base outside Mogadishu. Three Ethiopian and two Somali soldiers were killed in a bombing in Mogadishu. Two Italian aid workers were kidnapped.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Taliban claim death of ‘female US spy’
Afghanistan
NATO to keep rotating command in Afghan south
Iraq
Sadr City calm after Iraqi troop move
Iraq
US Commander: Mosul Attacks Down 85 Percent Since Operation Began
Syria
Israel, Syria acknowledge indirect talks in Turkey
Pakistani government inks peace deal with Swat Taliban
The latest deal signed with Mullah Fazlullah, who led an armed uprising in Swat and Shangla. Fazlullah has been behind suicide and conventional attacks against Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Afghanistan
Taliban crank up recruiting drive for young men
US military killed Mahdi Army commander Arkan Hasnawi in May 3 strike
Hasnawi was a senior lieutenant to overall Mahdi Army commander in Sadr City. Details on the Mahdi Army leadership in Sadr City emerge. Eleven Mahdi Army fighters killed in New Baghdad.
Iraq
Thousands of former Army personnel to return to service in Mosul
Iraq
Operation in Sadr City Is an Iraqi Success, So Far