Sudan
Darfur militia ambush kills 7 peacekeepers
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Pakistan signs peace agreement with extremists in Khyber
The Khyber administration inked a deal with Mangal Bagh’s Lashkar-e-Islam just 10 days after it launched an operation to relieve Taliban pressure on Peshawar.
Iraq
Culture of fear fades as Shi’ite gunmen depart
Iraq
Mosul suicide car bombing kills 8 civilians, wounds 27
Lebanon
Four people were killed and more than 50 wounded in heavy fighting between pro-government forces and Alawite supporters of Hezbollah in the northern city of Tripoli. Israel is concerned that Hezbollah’s military power has increased since the 2006 war.
Iraq
Twin bombings kill six in Iraq’s Sunni bastion
Pakistan
India, Pakistan, Fighting ‘Proxy Cold War’ in Afghanistan
Turkey
Political strife deepens in Turkey
Afghanistan
US Marines: 400 insurgents killed in Afghanistnan
Iraq
Tiny Iraq navy to flex muscle as oil guardian
Turkey
Three policemen and three “gunmen” were killed during a 15-minute shootout at the US consulate in Istanbul. “The terrorists were bearded men and had long hair,” one witness said. One of those killed had a Syrian passport, another committed suicide after being shot.
Al Qaeda
Hamza bin Laden, Osama’s son and likely successor, appeared on a videotape. He called for Muslim youth to help in the fight against the West and urged followers to “accelerate the destruction of America, Britain, France and Denmark.” Old stock footage of Osama was also shown on the tape.
Al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden’s son in web terror rant
Iran
Iran test fires long and medium range missiles
Iran
France Says No Sign Of Enrichment Freeze In Iran Letter
Afghanistan
USS Abraham Lincoln in Arabian Sea to support Afghan operations
Iran
The US Departments of State and Treasury designated six Iranians and five Iranian industries as proliferators of weapons of mass destruction. Included on the list of individuals is Yahya Rahim Safavi, the former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps who currently serves as the chief adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Uzbeks presence in Pakistan’s tribal areas reignites intra-Taliban conflict
Waziri Taliban leaders in North and South Waziristan form an alliance to oppose Baitullah Mehsud’s sponsorship of Uzbek al Qaeda fighters in the tribal areas.
Rising hopes in Tarmiyah tempered by recent violent past
US Soldiers transform an austere outpost in the heart of Tarmiyah into a mini-forward operating base. The outpost serves as a constant reminder of remaining vigilant.
Pakistan
Five soldiers were killed and three were wounded in an ambush in Khyber. The Islamabad suicide bomber is said to hail from Tank. The Taliban have taken over two girls’ schools in Bajaur and are turning them into madrassa. A religious leader was gunned down in Swat. Information Minister Sherry Rehman is said to be […]
Iraq
Iraqi security forces detained 35 insurgents in Baghdad. Thirteen members of the Maysan provincial council suspended membership over he detention of Sadrist leaders. A US soldier and an interpreter were wounded in an IRAM attack in Sadr City. Jordan’s King Abdullah postponed his trip to Iraq indefinitely due to “personal commitments.”
Afghanistan
President Karzai’s official spokesman blamed Pakistan for the July 7 suicide car bombing attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul. One US soldier was killed and four were wounded in an IED attack in Kunar province. Four civilians were wounded in a rocket attack on a US base in Kunar; US forces killed “several” Taliban […]
Iraq
Vehicle bombings in Iraq at lowest level in nearly 4 years
Iraq
Iraq Timetable
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda released its latest videotape via As Asahab, its propaganda arm. The tape, called “Jihad and Martyrdom,” features Abdul Hassan al Saeedi, an al Qaeda suicide bomber who attacked a US convoy in July 2007. Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan, and Abu Khalil al Madani, a memebr of al Qaeda’s central […]
Iraq
Jordan’s King Abdullah to visit Iraq on Wednesday
Pakistan
Pakistan rejects Kabul bombing link
Iraq
Saudi Expects Deal Soon on Constructing Border Wall with Iraq | Asharq Alawsat
Iraq
US soldier killed, four others injured in Baghdad
Yemen
Three policemen injured in southern Yemen ambush