Afghanistan
Getting ready for the Taliban
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Iraq
Former Iraq minister sentenced to hang for killing
Pakistan
Political Storm Looms In Pakistan After Deadly Attack On Military Site
Pakistan
Militants ready for Pakistan’s war
Afghanistan
Rockets, guile and the lessons of history: the Taliban besiege Kabul
Iraq
Iraqi Al Qaeda says it killed US-allied Sunni leader
Pakistan
Pakistan: Coalition agrees on framework to restore judges
Iraq
Diyala raid was rogue operation, Iraqi government says
Iraq
Coalition forces detained 16 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in the central and northern Iraq. US troops captured two Special Groups leader in Rashid, a Special Groups leader in New Baghdad, and two Hezbollah Brigades associates also in New Baghdad. Three policemen in Dhi Qhar were detained for plotting assassinations of government officials. One […]
Al Qaeda
Ayman al Zawahiri eulogized Abu Khabab al Masri and three other Egyptian al Qaeda commanders: Abu Mohammed Ibrahim al Masri, Abdul Wahab al Masri and Abu Islam al Masri. The latest videotape was released today on the Internet. The four were killed in an airstrike in South Waziristan, Pakistan on July 28.
Iraq
Aide: Iraq’s al-Sadr may stay in Iran for years
Pakistan
Pakistani troops kill 21 in clashes with militants
Somalia
The Islamic Courts has taken control of the southern port city of Kismayo; more than 70 were killed in heavy fighting. Shabaab said the peace agreement signed between the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia and the government “does not concern” the terror group.
Thailand
Thailand: 1 reporter killed 18 people injured in Sungai Kolok bombing
US draws down forces as Iraqis stand up security forces
The US plan to draw down forces in Iraq was announced by General Petraeus in a September 2007 briefing to Congress. The drawdown schedule is based on the Iraqi forces taking over responsibility for security.
Philippines
The government canceled the agreement that would have given land in Mindanao and independence to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Talks will not resume until the two senior MILF commanders that launched the assault on towns in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato surrender. A MILF battalion commander and 30 fighters surrendered to government troops.
Pakistan
Two Taliban suicide bombers killed 70 Pakistanis and wounded more than 1,000 in attacks outside a munitions factory in the Wah Cantt. Security has been stepped up in Islamabad after the Wah attack. TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad asked the NWFP government to enforce shariah law. The parliament demanded the US return al Qaeda operative Afia […]
Iraq
Iraqi security forces arrested 147 wanted and suspected gunmen during raids in Baghdad. Coalition forces detained 15 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. US and Iraqi forces captured six terrorists in the Bani Sayd region. One civilian was killed and four were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Algeria
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the Aug. 19 suicide bombings in the Algerian town of Bouira. Salah Abu Mohammad, a spokesman for the terror group released an audiotape. The attacks killed 11 and wounded 42.
Pakistan
Pakistan demands repatriation Afia Siddiqui
Iraq
Iraq’s Oil Progress
Turkey
Sixteen Turks, many of them police and soldiers, were wounded in a car bombing in the western city of Izmir. Turkish forces shelled Kurdistan Workers Party positions in northern Iraq; no casualties have been reported.
Afghanistan
Thirty Taliban fighters were killed in an airstrike in Laghman province. Three Polish soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Ghazni province; Polish troops captured three suspects thought to be behind the attack. Three Canadian soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Kandahar province.
Yemen
Report: Senior Al Qaeda Official In Yemen Funded By Iran, Libya
Al Qaeda
Al Ekhlaas, an al Qaeda forum, posted a banner announcing the impending release of a new video by Ayman al Zawahiri. The video is produced by As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, and is titled “Constellation of Heroes.” Zawahiri is expected to praise recently killed al Qaeda operatives and leaders.
Afghanistan
British PM travels to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
Iraq
Exiting Iraq, Petraeus Says Gains Are Fragile
Taliban suicide bombers kill 70 Pakistanis outside a munitions factory
Two suicide bombers detonated their vests outside Pakistan’s main military arms factory in Wah, where nuclear weapons are thought to be housed. More than eighty were wounded.
Iraq
Amnesty offer in Diyala province draws thousands