The Yemeni government has bombarded civilian cities during the four-year fight against Zaidi rebels in the North. The images shown are among the first photos to emerge from the troubled region in years.
Syria lacks skills, fuel for nuclear facility: IAEA
Philippine Tv Presenter Freed
Pakistan: ‘Suicide bombers’ detained during protest
Lebanon: Three dead as rival gunmen clash in Bekaa villages
Britain has released Abu Qatada on bail after attempts to deport him to Jordan failed. Qatada is al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden’s “spiritual ambassador in Europe” and served as a financier for terror operations.
Baitullah Mehsud has an estimated 150,000 fighters under his command, said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam leader Shah Abdul Aziz. The Taliban in Swat threatened to end the cease-fire if progress is not made on enforcing the peace agreement. Swat police allowed a suicide bomber to escape. The Kohat Taliban warned women to wear burqas.
Pakistan confident of anti-terror strategy success
US ‘skeptical’ of Pakistan peace pact with Taliban
US to discourage Afghanistan from cross-border mission: Pentagon
Police, Soldiers uncover multiple caches in Sadr
A car bombing killed 42 Iraqis and wounded 85 in an attack in a Shia neighborhood in northern Baghdad. A district cheif of police was killed in an IED attack in Wasit province. Coalition forces captured three Special Groups operatives in Al Kut while police seized a carload of Iranian-made weapons. US soldiers captured four […]
Iraqi troops replace border guards. Local police forces are raised. Maliki gives deadline for Mahdi Army to disarm. Sadrists fear being targeted.
NATO downplayed the prospects of launching a major offensive to dislodge the Taliban from seven towns in the Arghandab district north of Kandahar city. Seven hundred Afghan troops have been deployed to the region from Kabul. Patrols through the area do not show a Taliban presence. Afghan and NATO forces killed 30 Taliban during major […]
Omar Fadhil looks at the positions the major Iraqi political parties are taking on the current negotiations over the status of forces agreement between Iraq and the United States.
Aftermath of Mass Breakout: Taliban Threatens New Wave of Prison Raids
Kuwait defends charity after terror accusation
Stalking Yemen’s Streets: Self-Appointed Morals Police
Is the Taliban Making a Comeback?
Taliban Commander Is Face of Rising Threat
Iran says uranium enrichment is a red line
Philippines hostage deadline expires
Scores flee as battle looms in Afghan south
Taliban destroy bridges, plant mines
NATO warns villagers ahead of Taliban showdown
Basrah: After the Charge
The government denied an airstrike occurred in Makeen in South Waziristan. Mohmand Taliban warned the Pakistani government to end ties with the US or face war. Four Pakistanis were killed and three wounded in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Dera Ismail Khan. The Taliban killed a tribal elder in Darra Adam Khel after […]
The US Treasury Department has designated the Rajah Solaiman Movement and its leader, Angelo Ramirez Trinidad, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists for assisting al Qaeda affiliate Abu Sayyaf in conducting numerous terror attacks in the Philippines. Members of the group were involved in the Super Ferry 14 bombing in February 2004 and the Valentine’s Day […]
Pakistan Summons Afghan Envoy to Protest Karzai’s Military Threat
The Philippines-based terror group has close ties to Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah. The group has been behind multiple attacks in the Philippines.