Pakistan
Pak army and the jihadi’s second coming
Monthly Archives: June 2008
United States
The US Spreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, has ruled that al Qaeda operatives and terrorists held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have the right to challenge their detention in federal court. “The laws and Constitution are designed to survive, and remain in force, in extraordinary times,” Justice Anthony Kennedy said. “Liberty and security […]
US Military: Clash on Afghan-Pakistani border was with Taliban
The US military released footage from an unmanned aerial vehicle detailing the strikes against Taliban forces in Kunar province in Afghanistan and the Mohmand tribal agency in Pakistan. Pakistan maintains the US targeted a Frontier Corps outpost in Mohmand.
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Dutch failing in fight against terrorist funding
Jordan
Hardliners Assume Leadership of Jordan™s Muslim Brotherhood
Philippines
Abu Sayyaf abducted 20 journalists since 2000
Thailand
Four Rangers were wounded in an IED attack in Pattani province. Two soldiers were wounded in a separate IED attack in Pattani. A former solider was killed in a shooting in Narathiwat province. A Muslim man was killed in a shooting at a rubber plantation in Yala province.
Al Qaeda
Sheiks™ deaths lead to questions on progress
Pakistan
Pakistan condemned the US and Afghan Army cross-border attack against Taliban forces in Mohmand agency. The US military said it warned Pakistan the fighting was underway. The Taliban executed a female “US spy” and “prostitute” in Bajaur. Ten Taliban fighters from Swat were released from jail.
Somalia
Shabaab killed nine Somalis just one day after the peace agreement with the Somali government was inked. Shabaab claimed an Ethiopian officer defected. Two Somali men were detained in the UK for terrorism-related charges, while two Somalis were released after a three-month detention in Sweden.
Iraq
More than 500 insurgents surrendered in Balad and 24 insurgents were captured south of Kirkuk. Police arrested 18 Mahdi Army fighters in Karbala. Coalition forces captured an Iranian-trianed IED expert and smuggler in Al Kut. Two police were killed and three wounded in an IED attack in Al Kut. Five Iraqis were killed and 10 […]
Al Qaeda
Informant says militant training camp was ‘potty training’ exercise
Afghanistan
A Coalition operation targeted a Taliban compound in Paktika province; 31 Taliban fighters and up to nine civilians were killed during the fighting an airstrike, while another 12 Taliban were detained. Afghan counternarcotics officials found and burned 260 tons of hashish worth $400 million near Spin Boldak in Kandahar province in what is described as […]
Iraq
Papers give peek inside al Qaeda in Iraq
Iraq
Iran Supports Iraq Terror
Iran
US warns defiant Iran ahead of Solana trip
Pakistan
Pakistan: Taliban claims to have foiled NATO attack
Pakistan
Pakistan Decries ‘Cowardly’ Us Raid
Iraq
Iran arrests man accused clerics of corruption
Yemen
Yemen rejects US criticism of journalist’s jailing
Palestinian Territories
Palestinian group admits link to al Qaeda
Pakistan
Militants Kill Woman US Spy in Pakistan
Iraq
Suicide recruits dropping in Iraq
United Kingdom
Secret terror files left on train
Iraq
More than 500 fighters reconcile in Balad
Iraqi police detain three Special Groups operative behind 2007 Karbala attack
The three Iranian-trained agents were behind the kidnapping and murder of five US soldiers at the Karbala Provincial Joint Coordination Center.
Afghan troops clash with the Taliban on the border
Afghan forces, backed by US air power, pursued a Taliban force into the Mohmand tribal agency. Pakistani soldiers have been caught in the crossfire; Pakistan condemns the US.
Algeria
AQIM Promises Revenge for Attack on Muslim Woman in Morocco
Iraq
The Best General in the Iraqi Army?
Pakistan
An unconfirmed report indicates the US may have carried out a strike in Mohmand; fighting between the Taliban and the Afghan Army was reported in the same region. The government backed down from a claim that the Swat peace deal has ended. A bombing in North Waziristan wounded two. An Internet cafe was bombed in […]