Coalition forces killed two Special Groups fighters in Oubaidy, and captured two in Baghdad and one in Zafaraniyah. US troops captured four al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Iraqi troops captured 15 Sunni terrorists in raids throughout Iraq. Three policemen and four civilians were killed in a clash with the Mahdi Army in Maysan province. A […]
The Indian Ambassador to the UN advocated for tougher measures to fight al Qaeda and the Taliban, and called for an end to moral equivalence and the legitimization of terror groups. “The escalating civilian death toll [in Afghanistan] is truly distressing, but the ultimate responsibility for such casualties must be laid at the door of […]
Abu Qaswarah, who was killed by US forces on Oct. 5, has been identified as Mohamed Moumou, a Swedish citizen. He was a member of Ansar al Islam and was listed a Special Designated Global Terrorist in 2006.
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To fight Taliban, US eyes Afghan tribes
The latest US Predator strike in Pakistan’s tribal areas hit in the town of Ladha, where the Pakistani military abandoned a fort earlier this year.
Four policemen were killed and 16 wounded in a suicide attack in a police station in Swat. The Taliban destroyed several police checkpoints in Bannu. The Taliban said they were ready to lay down their weapons and negotiate. The military is preparing for “decisive action” in Bajaur.
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US forces killed al Qaeda in Iraq’s second in command. US and Iraqi officials have agreed on terms of the status of forces agreement; the agreement has been submitted to Iraqi political leaders for approval. Iranian officials have attempted to bribe Iraqi members of parliament not to vote for the agreement. Iraqi soldiers detained 13 […]
An Afghan official said more than 70 Taliban fighters were killed in an airstrike in the Baram Cha district in Helmand province on the border with Paksitan. ISAF said the strike targeted and killed three Taliban leaders. Al Qaeda fighters are bypassing Iraq to go to Afghanistan.
Five Afghan students have gone missing inside the US. Pakistani intelligence agents re-arrested Juddi Kenan, the 20-year-old US citizen who was initially detained for illegally attempting to enter the Mohmand tribal agency. Kenan told police he was a student traveling to Mohmand to visit a friend.
US, Iraq agree on draft security pact over troops
Heads of churches in Mosul urge media to stop stirring up sectarianism
Abu Qaswarah, al Qaeda in Iraq’s deputy commander and senior operational leader, was killed during an Oct. 5 raid in the northern city of Mosul. Qaswarah detonated his vest during the raid and killed three women and three children.
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Some Afghans live under Taliban rule – and prefer it
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed credit for the Sept. 14 attack on a military convoy in the Zerouate region, where 12 soldiers were kidnapped and subsequently beheaded. The attack was “carried out to avenge the oppressed prisoners in the Mauritanian jails” and send a message to the Mauritanian junta. The terror group also […]
As US Gains in Iraq, Rebels Go to Afghanistan
The Muttahida Ulema Council declared suicide bombings un-Islamic, and called for the government to stop military operations in the tribal areas and conduct negotiations. The military said 40 Taliban were killed in Bajaur and 18 were killed in Swat. The Taliban threatened to “punish” the local power company if electricity is cut off. More than […]
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“Defeatist” statements made by Western officials are capitalized by the Taliban in a recent statement issued on their website.
Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained in northern and central Iraq Monday and Tuesday. Iraqi forces captured three Special Groups operatives in Hillah and Baghdad and nine al Qaeda operatives in Mosul and Al Lakhsaf. Police arrested “a number of suspected and wanted individuals” during operations in Diwaniyah. A Kuwaiti was arrested […]