Iraq
US Deploys a Purpose-Driven Distinction
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 14 Taliban fighters near the Pakistani border in Zabul province. Seven of the fighters were Pakistanis, according to the deputy governor. Two NATO troops were killed in an IED attack in Ghazni province. The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs said violence is up in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
US urges Pakistan to nab Taliban chief, in test of anti-terror zeal
Pakistan
A peace deal with Baitullah Mehsud may be finalized on May 21. The government insists the Army will remain in South Waziristan and Swat. Six soldiers and four civilians were wounded in an IED attack in Kohat. A solider was killed in an attack in Swat.
United States
Wider Antiterrorism Role for Elite Forces Rejected
Afghanistan: Graphing the violence – week 20
A look at the data on Taliban attacks in Afghanistan for 2008. Taliban attacks in the southern and western regions have spike over the past several weeks as the poppy harvesting season has ended.
Indonesia
Noordin Mohammad Top, a senior Jemaah Islamiah operative, is believed to have escaped a police dragnet and fled the country, according to Indonesian police. A recently arrested terrorist who was transferred to Indonesian custody said an Algerian helped him escape to a neighboring country.
Iraq
The Iraqi Army has moved into Sadr City. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups operative in Baghdad’s Rashid district. Iraqi forces captured a Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed a senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Samarra and detained 20 operatives. US Special Operations Forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in […]
Iraq
Iraqi Troops Make Push to Regain Control of Sadr City
Afghanistan
Boy, 12, Beheads Man In Al Qaeda Video
Al Qaeda
Britain: Terror suspects claim detention caused mental harm
Italy
Italy: Muslims to protest against new security measures
Iran
Report: Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Fueling Mideast Arms Race
Ethiopia
Explosion rocks Ethiopian capital, fatalities reported
Afghanistan
Afghan govt says to decide how long NATO troops stay
Afghanistan
Attacks on Khyber trucking threaten US supply line
Iraqi Army presses into Sadr City
Six battalions of soldiers moved beyond the barrier to take positions throughout the northern two-thirds of the Mahdi Army stronghold. Iraqi troops met little resistance. Raids continue against the Mahdi Army outside Sadr City.
Lebanon
Lebanese Villagers Take Aim at Hezbollah Amid Talks
Pakistan
Al Qaeda training children as suicide bombers
Afghanistan
Seesaw Afghan war strains ties among allies
Pakistan
Islamic Cleric: President Musharraf Has Turned Pakistan Into A US Colony
Pakistan frees former Guantanamo prisoner, Afghan Taliban commander
The government has freed a Taliban commander in Afghanistan and a former inmate at Guantanamo Bay along with scores of Taliban fighters in exchange for Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan and captive Pakistani soldiers.
Afghanistan
Australian and Dutch forces have launched an offensive in Uruzgan province. NATO is increasing its presence on the Pakistani border. Two NATO soldiers were killed in attacks. Four Afghan soldiers and an interpreter were wounded in an IED attack in Paktika province.
Iraq
After weeks of fighting, GIs in eastern part of city are guessing what a lull in the action might mean
Al Qaeda
The Spectacle of War: Insurgent video propaganda and Western response
Pakistan
Pakistan freed a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner and an Afghan Taliban commander in exchange for its ambassador to Afghanistan. Qari Hussain, a Taliban leader and bomb maker, may have been killed in South Waziristan. The military found a Taliban suicide camp that recruited boys in South Waziristan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the Mardan suicide […]
Lebanon
Lebanon: The Army’s Role
Afghanistan
Not Licensed to Kill: German Special Forces in Afghanistan Let Taliban Commander Escape
Al Qaeda “Prince” reported captured in Mosul
Iraqi military reports the “Prince” of Ninewa province has been captured. More than 1,100 insurgents captured as the government appears to give a green light for an Awakening to form in Mosul.
Lebanon
Talks between Hezbollah and the government stalled in Doha. Samir Geagea, the leader of the Maronite Christian Lebanese Forces milita said Arab peacekeepers would be needed if talks break down. Fighting broke out between supporters of Fatah and and Jund al Sham in the Ein al Hilwah camp in Sidon.