Pakistan
Pakistanis Aided Attack in Kabul, US Officials Say
Monthly Archives: July 2008
United States
The Pentagon has officially used “the long war” to describe the current fight. “For the foreseeable future, winning the long war against violent extremist movements will be the central objective of the U.S.,” the 2008 strategy document released by the Pentagon stated. “We must display a mastery of irregular warfare comparable to that which we […]
Iraq
The Diyala security operation has resulted in 189 detentions to date. US and Iraqi troops captured 14 al Qaeda operatives in Bayji, Baghdad, Mosul, Diyala, and Haditha. Coalition forces captured a Hezbollah Brigades operative in Baghdad. US troops captured 10 Special Groups fighters in Baghdad, including an EFP maker.
Afghanistan
Al Qaeda commander Abu Abdallah al Shami was killed in a US airstrike this month. More than 20 Taliban were killed after ambushing an Afghan patrol in Ghazni province. A bombing outside the Pakistani consulate in Herat wounded two civilians. Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al Masri and other senior commanders are thought […]
Senior al Qaeda commander in Afghanistan killed in US airstrike
Abu Abdallah al Shami, one of the Bagram Four escapees and a field commander in Afghanistan, was killed in an unspecified strike this month.
Pakistan
Ten Taliban and 21 civilians were reported killed in fighting in Swat. The Taliban in the Muzaffargarh district in Punjab ordered women to wear veils or acid would be poured on their faces and ordered “un-Islamic” businesses to shut down. The Taliban killed a female “US spy” in North Waziristan and reoccupied a TV booster […]
Iraq
Tours of duty shortened as US deaths in Iraq plummet
Iraq
US Military Deaths in Iraq Fall to Lowest Since 2003 Invasion
Afghanistan
Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader May Be in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Al Qaeda hails ‘revival’ in Afghanistan
Coalition forces capture Hezbollah Brigades operative in Baghdad
A Hezbollah Brigades propaganda expert and an associate are detained by special operations forces in New Baghdad.
Al Qaeda
Terrorists develop ‘suicide underwear™
Iran
Iran says to continue nuclear path before deadline
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s driver swore loyalty oath: witness
Indonesia
Two Jemaah Islamiyah operatives captured earlier this year were planning to travel to Iraq to seek funding for operations in Indonesia, according to information that was on their laptop. Abu Husna and Agus Purwantoro, who were captured in Malaysia in March, planned to enter Iraq via Syria.
Al Qaeda
Report: US suspects al Qaeda has cells to recruit women for bombings
Iraq
A Day In The Life Of Georgian Peacekeepers
Iraq
Firebrand cleric tells followers not to attack Iraqi government forces
Iraq
US and Iraqi forces have detained 54 suspected insurgents since the security operation in Diyala began. Iraqi and Coalition forces detained 12 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in central Iraq. Police captured three insurgents in Kirkuk. US troops captured four Mahdi Army fighters in New Baghdad. An Iraqi soldier was killed and 10 were […]
Pakistan
The government has relaunched the military operation in Swat; the military claimed 48 Taliban and five soldiers were killed in today’s fighting after the Taliban attacked in outpost. Four Taliban leaders in Bajaur denied breaking from Baitullah Mehsud’s organization. The military retook a television station booster in Bajaur. Extremists run more than 100 radio stations […]
Pakistan
Taliban continue breaching Swat deal
Iraq
US combat deaths in Iraq plunge in July
Philippines
Two Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in southern Philippines
Taliban, Pakistani Army clash in Swat
Pakistani military claimed 48 Taliban killed. Taliban deny the claims, but confirmed a senior Swat leader was killed.
Afghanistan
Afghans say time for Pakistani action on militants
Pakistan
C.I.A. Outlines Pakistan Links With Militants
Al Qaeda
Iraq’s growing female bomber fear
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed “several” Taliban in Ghazni and detained three in Khost. The Taliban in Kapisa executed one of their own for allegedly spying for the US. A British soldier was killed in combat in Helmand. CENTCOM does not plan on sending the 15th MEU to Afghanistan.
Taliban capture 25 Pakistani security personnel in Swat
A large Taliban force surrounded and overran a police and Frontier Constabulary post in northern Swat. This comes just days after Mullah Fazlullah held a high-level planning session with Taliban leaders and threatened to resume suicide attacks.
Iraq
The Diyala operation has begun; 20 “wanted men” have been captured and 10 IEDs have been defused. Coalition forces killed one known terrorist facilitator and detained 18 al Qaeda fighters. More than 100 senior and mid-level Mahdi Army and Sadrist leaders have been killed or captured since last summer. A “key” Mahdi Army leader and […]