The Iraqi Army has begun an offensive against the Mahdi Army in Maysan province. The US Army detained a senior Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured two Mahdi Army operatives in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 18 in central Iraq. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda […]
Canadian soldiers are helping to round up the more than 1,000 prisoners sprung from a prison in Kandahar; 398 Taliban operatives were among those freed. Four US Marines were killed in an IED attack in Farah province.
According to reports, a US missile strike targeted Baitullah Mehsud in Makeen in South Waziristan. The Taliban killed a pro-government tribal leader and four family members in North Waziristan. The Taliban in Mohmand suspended talks with the government. Five men, including a polio official, were kidnapped in Mohmand. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazul) political party has […]
Pakistan’s Border Badlands Are a Challenge for the Next President
US UN envoy urges Syria, Iran to stop gunmen flow into Iraq
The unnamed Mahdi Army leader was wanted by the government of Iraq. He commanded more than 2,000 Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad.
Iraqi army gears up for next operation in Amarah
Afghans hunt for prison escapees
Pakistan’s Sharif suggests Musharraf might be hanged
Iraqi security forces, backed by US troops, have moved into the provincial capital of Amarah and closed the border crossing to Iran.
Muqtada al Sadr ordered the formation of a small group of fighters to attack Coalition forces only. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Mahdi Army leader and a company commander in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 18 al Qaeda operatives. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured an al Qaeda cell leader in Mosul.
Joystick Jihad: Was Grand Theft Auto IV Inspired by Al Qaeda?
Taliban Attack Helps Afghan Inmates Escape
Shabaab fighters reportedly attacked Ethiopian bases inside Ethiopia. Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from the towns of Jawil and Kalabeyrka in Hiran. Shabaab mortared the Mogadishu airport as Somalia’s president prepared to depart for Ethiopian.
Sunnis to Baghdad
US, Iraqi forces continue to target Mahdi Army. Sadr’s demonstrations against the status of forces talks draw few protesters.
The Taliban attacked Sarposa prison in Kandahar, freeing an estimated 400 Taliban prisoners. Coalition forces killed 17 Taliban fighters after an ambush by a 100-man Taliban force in Uruzgan province. Coalition forces killed “several” Taliban fighters and a women in Paktia province; a suicide bomber detonated during the raid. A Romanian soldier was killed in […]
Al-Sadr: New force to fight US in Iraq
NATO seeks to replace Marine Afghan mission
Talks On Us-Iraq Pact At ‘Dead End’
Muslim rebels free 2 captive Philippine marines
Spain Extraditing Notorious Terrorist Arms Dealer to US for Trial
The US has invited Pakistan to join in on a probe investigating the June 10 cross-border attack in the Mohmand region. The Taliban killed five tribesmen accused of being “US spies.” Seven Taliban fighters were freed from jail in Swat. The leader of the Taliban in Hangu met with the local government to discuss crime […]
Pakistan: Relations With US In Crisis After Clash Across Afghan Border
Guantanamo Bay trials in disarray after US Supreme Court ruling
Bomber disguised in burqa shot dead
The Sons of Iraqi killed four al Qaeda fighters after coming under attack in Salahadin province. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained nine during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups operative in Basrah. Coalition forces captured a Special Groups operative in Al Kut. Three […]
The Iraqi security forces look to expand operations along the Iranian border.
India: Focus – Al-Qaeda a ‘cancer’ in Pakistan
The US military released footage of the June 10 clash with the Taliban on the Pakistani border. International donors pledged $20 billion in aid to Afghanistan; the US is contributing $10.2 billion. Two British soldiers were killed and one wounded in an attack in Helmand province.