Afghanistan
US seeking sole command of Nato’s war against the Taliban
Monthly Archives: September 2008
US strikes in Pakistan aimed at stopping the next Sept. 11 attack
The recent strikes in Pakistan are aimed at al Qaeda’s external operations against the West as well as the Taliban support networks that aid in attacks inside Afghanistan.
United Kingdom
UK’s youngest terrorist jailed
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda commander among those killed in US strike in Pakistan
Pakistan
Taliban opens new front in Pakistan
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Anger at Europe’s far right ‘anti-Islam’ conference
Afghanistan
Britain to boost Afghanistan force, US Defence Secretary says
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Air Force component of AFRICOM activates
Iran
Russia ratchets up US tensions with arms sales to Iran and Venezuela
Afghanistan
ADF confirms Governor killed in Afghan firefight
Iraq
Seven US soldiers were killed in a CH-47 helicopter crash in Basrah. Iraqi forces detained 48 suspected insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured 12 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide. Iraqi forces killed one Special Groups operative and captured four during a raid in Hillah. Iraqi and US forces detained six Special Groups fighters […]
Pakistan
Local tribesmen defeated a Taliban attempt to kidnap 300 school children in Dir. The military claimed eight Taliban and al Qaeda fighters were killed in strikes in Bajaur. The Taliban released eight security officers. The Taliban demanded the release of a deputy of Baitullah Mehsud in exchange for the remaining captive officers. Fourteen were killed […]
Philippines
Haji al Murad Ebrahim, the leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, threatened an all-out war if his forces are “pushed to the wall.” The Army seized the main MILF camp in central Mindanao after a week-long offensive. Three senior MILF commanders escaped the assault.
Iran
Iran Official says Missiles Can Reach Ships in Gulf
Yemen
Yemeni security forces detained 30 suspected al Qaeda operatives throughout the country after yesterday’s attack on the US Embassy in Sana’a. Abu Ghaith al Yamani, the leader of the Yemeni Islamic Jihad, said his group is part of al Qaeda and vowed to conduct more strikes “against Western interests” if “detained brothers” are not released […]
Afghanistan
The US is re-evaluating its Afghan war strategy. Russia warned it would cut off NATO’s air bridge to Afghanistan if countries did not stop “hostile” policies toward Moscow. Australian forces accidentally killed a district leader and several of his men in Uruzgan province. Coalition forces killed two Taliban fighters and captured two more during a […]
Mauritania
In a statement on a Web site, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the kidnapping of 12 soldiers. A politician said the military launched an operation in an attempt to seal off the region and prevent the al Qaeda fighters from fleeing into neighboring Mali or Algeria.
Kenya
Kenya intensifies search for elusive Al Qaeda suspect
Afghanistan
Gates says US reviewing its Afghanistan strategy
Pakistan
Pakistan: US did not warn of missile strike
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s 9/11 Anniversary Video Release Delayed Due to Technical Problems, Human Errors
Afghanistan
Russia envoy warns NATO on air space to Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan’s ‘bleakest moment’
Yemen
Did Yemen Attackers Come Back From Iraq?
Pakistan
A US missile strike in South Waziristan killed five Taliban. Pakistan denied it worked with the US on the strike. The military said 19 Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur. Troops moved into a region in Swat after the Taliban agreed to withdraw. The Taliban executed a “US spy” in Khyber, bombed a bridge on […]
Iraq
5 US soldiers die in chopper landing in Iraq
Iran
A US grand jury indicted eight individuals and eight corporations for conspiracy to transfer prohibited technology to Iran. Some of the electronics have been used in IEDs in Iraq. The US Treasury designated six Iranian military firms as supplying Iran with equipment for its nuclear program. Tehran said the US must “cope with new realities” […]
Al Qaeda
US sees signs of al Qaeda in Yemen attacks
Pakistan
Pakistan: Islamic militants unite against Islamabad
Egypt
Egypt: Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members arrested