Turkey
Turkish army fights Kurd rebels, 11 killed: sources
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Afghanistan
Taliban drug trade linked to senior officials, say experts
Afghanistan
An Afghan inquiry into a US airstrike in Nangarhar province last week found that 47 civilians were killed and nine wounded in the attack; the US has not completed its investigation. Two US soldiers were killed and one was wounded in an IED attack in Paktika province. “Several key members” were killed in an airstrike […]
Pakistan
US military in Pakistan warning
“More than 100 terror camps” in operation in northwestern Pakistan
Al Qaeda and the Taliban extend their power in the Northwest Frontier Province. A cross-border attack into Pakistan wounds 11, including 9 Pakistani soldiers.
Yemeni security forces blanket Aden on war anniversary
Demonstrations marked the 14th anniversary of the 1994 capture of Aden by President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s northern military forces. Reporters and demonstrators are arrested.
Pakistan
A curfew has been imposed in Hangu after the Taliban lifted a siege of a police station. Five Pakistanis were killed during clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in Khyber while five members of Lashkar-e-Islam were released from government custody. The Army will begin withdrawing from Swat in August. Six Pakistanis were killed in landmine attacks […]
Turkey
Turkey detains four after attack, tightens security
Iraq
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 2 in Baghdad
Iran
Iran doctored missile test-firing photo: defence analyst
Somalia
Shabaab forces seized the town of Deynunay, just 12 miles south of Baidoa, and withdrew after three hours. The Ethiopian military claimed it killed 71 Shabaab and Islamic Courts fighters during recent fighting. Kenya fears it will be drawn into the conflict as security deteriorates in Somalia.
Iraq
Turkey and Iraq signed trade and security agreements, while Kuwait will name an ambassador to Iraq. US troops captured a “key” Special Groups leader in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured five Special Groups operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi troops captured 20 insurgents in Babil, 19 in Baghdad, and 10 Islamic State of Iraq fighters in Mosul. […]
Iran
In an Iranian Image, a Missile Too Many
Iran
Iran launched another round of Shahab-3 missiles as part of a military exercise, then doctored the photographs of the test and distributed the photos to the Western media. France’s Total group has pulled out of a $10 billion deal to develop the South Pars natural gas fields.
Afghanistan
Afghan security forces killed the Taliban “governor” of Faryab province. Afghan villagers in the northern province of Faryab killed two Taliban. India rejected reports that its consulate in Jalalabad was attacked. NATO is seeking to get AWACS support from European countries. President Karzai fired the governor of Nuristan after he criticized NATO airstrikes.
Caucasus
Armed group kills 3 in south Russia night raid
Afghanistan
Female Afghan warlord turns herself in
Afghanistan
2 Taliban killed by group of Afghan villagers
Iran
French firm ‘quits Iran gas deal’
Iraq
Bahrain Appoints Ambassador in Baghdad
Iraq
Iraq, Turkey to sign strategic agreement
Pakistan
Pakistan Is Said to Be Attracting Insurgents
Iraq
General: Iraqi Forces Still Need Help
Iraq
US Troops in Iraq Face A Powerful New Weapon
Pakistan
Afghanistan Says Embassy Bombers Trained In Pakistan
Iraq
Eight civilians were killed and more than 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on the commanding general in Ninewa province. Coalition forces captured two suspected criminals in the Shula neighborhood in Baghdad and a “high-ranking” Special Groups officer in Zafaraniyah. Iraqi forces captured three “armed group leaders” in Karbala. The last US “surge” brigade […]
Pakistan
A peace deal has been signed in Khyber. Five soldiers were killed in an attack in Khyber. The Taliban ended the siege of a police station in Hangu. The Muttahida Jihad Council threatened attacks in Islamabad if Pakistan negotiates with India over Kashmir. More than 3,000 women vowed to have jihadi children at a ceremony […]
Afghanistan
The US Marines said they have killed more than 400 Taliban in southern Afghanistan since April. Afghan and Coalition forces killed a Talilan subcommander in Logar province. India said it would stay in Afghanistan despite the attack on its embassy in Kabul.
Turkey
US can’t rule out al Qaeda in Istanbul attack
Iran
Iran Gen.: Our finger is always on the trigger