Seventeen people were killed in clashes between the Islamic Courts and Somali and Ethiopian forces throughout Somalia. The US ambassador to Somalia has met with Sheikh Shaif Ahmed, the leader of the Islamic Courts, in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the peace agreement.
Afghanistan overtaking Iraq as focus of terror war: analysts
NATO, Afghan troops begin ‘clean-up’ near tense Kandahar
The US Treasury Department has designated all of the branches of the Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, including its headquarters in Saudi Arabia, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Entity. Al Haramain “provided financial and material support to al Qaeda, as well as a wide range of designated terrorists and terrorist organizations.” Treasury said the Saudi […]
Hundreds of Taliban fighters have been killed, wounded, or captured during operations to clear the Arghandab district, said the governor of Kandahar province. Afghan and Coalition forces detained two Taliban fighters in Ghazni province and three in Paktia province. One Coalition soldier was killed and two were wounded in a firefight in Helmand province.
The ‘King’ of Guantanamo
Afghan and NATO forces rout Taliban: governor
The mayor of Amarah and deputy provincial governor is detained during a raid. Security operations are under way in neighboring Dhi Qhar and Wasit provinces.
US drops immunity from Iraqi SOFA
A look at the progress in expanding the Afghan National Army, the various police divisions, and the Air Force.
A Venezuelan diplomat and a businessman use their positions to fund Hezbollah’s operations, as well and help operatives travel across the Middle East and to South America.
The US Treasury Department has designated two senior leaders of the Islamic Jihad Union as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov and Suhayl Fatilloevich Buranov were designated terrorists for providing support for al Qaeda operations, conducting terror attacks inside Uzbekistan, and plotting attacks against US forces in Germany.
Hezbollah Supporters Attack Motorcade of US Envoy in Lebanon
The Interior Secretary for the Northwest Frontier Province said the Taliban is moving on Peshawar. Four US Army helicopter engines went missing as they were being transported through Pakistan. The US is sending four F-16 fighters to Paksitan. An Air Force squadron leader has been kidnapped.
‘Pakistan shared files of wanted Qaeda suspects™
The US military said the Mahdi Army was behind yesterday’s car bombing in Karadah that killed over 50 Iraqis. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Mahdi Army leader in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces arrested 12 policemen in Amarah. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 15 during raids in northern Iraq. Eighteen Iraqis […]
The US Treasury Department has designated two Venezuela-based supporters of Hezballah as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Ghazi Nasr al Din and Fawzi Kan’an, along with two travel agencies owned and controlled by Kan’an, were given this designation for providing financial and operational support to Hezbollah.
Iraqi Air Force Makes Great Strides, General Says
General Blames Iranian-Backed Militants for Baghdad Explosion
Iraq, US working to agree pact by July deadline
Iraq foreign minister hails US "flexibity"
Afghan and NATO forces have launched an offensive to retake the villages in the Arghandab district north of Kandahar city. Thirty-six Taliban have been confirmed killed so far, and some of the villages have been cleared. Afghan troops and US helicopters engaged the Taliban in Kunar province a mile from the border of Pakistan.
US blames Shi’ite group for Baghdad bomb
A raid in Yemen netted an unspecified number of terrorists plotting attacks on Western targets including Riydh al Salehi, a leading member of al Qaeda. Eleven “wanted people” arrested in late May have yet to be identified, and include both local rebels and al Qaeda operatives.
US military intelligence indicates Haydar Mahdi Khadum al Fawadi executed car bombing attack in the Hurriyah neighborhood.
Pakistani Fury Over Airstrikes Imperils Training
Bali Bomber Warns Of Al Qaeda Attacks , Says Attacks “Very Likely” If He’s Executed
Lawyer seeks clearance for 9/11 defendant
Yemen busts al Qaeda cell plotting attacks on foreign interests