Somalia
Shabaab is demanding pirates had over a portion of the weapons on the hijacked Ukrainian ship. Seventeen Somalis were killed in mortar exchanges in Mogadishu. One Italian was wounded in an IED attack on a UN vehicle in Merca.
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Iraq
Coalition forces detained 10 suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids near Sharqat and in Fallujah. Policemen captured three insurgents planting an IED in Saadiya. US and Iraqi troops captured two women and a man in possession of explosives. One policeman was killed in an attack in Mosul.
Taliban rebuild children’s suicide camp in South Waziristan
Qari Hussain’s notorious child terror camp camp in Spinkai is back online despite a military offensive in January that destroyed the terror nursery.
Afghanistan
The Afghan government denied reports it conducted peace talks with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia last month. President Karzai’s brother denied accusations that he is involved in Afghanistan’s heroin trade and threatened to sue The New York Times. Spanish military intelligence said Iran offered to shelter Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: UN envoy agrees war cannot be won militarily
Egypt
Egypt police thwart Islamist attempt to supply Gaza
Iran
Tehran ‘no longer trusts’ Europe
Yemen
Yemen says arrests militants with links to Israel
Iraq
Insurgency Fractured in Northern Iraq, Commander Says
Afghanistan
US to allies: Fight in Afghanistan or write check
United States
The US courts may release five Uighurs detained at the Guantanamo Detention Facility into the Washington, DC area until a proper country can be found to send them. The idea was proposed by the defense team. “I don’t understand why that would not be a viable option,” said U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina.
The Taliban
Senior members of the Taliban are negotiating with the Afghan government in Saudi Arabia. Reports indicate Mullah Omar has split with al Qaeda. Several sources told The Long War Journal they are highly skeptical Omar has indeed broke with al Qaeda.
Syria
US assesses isolation policy of Syria
Saudi Arabia
Shariah Courts to Try Terror Suspects in Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iraq hopes shrine rebuild can reconcile sect
Mauritania
Tourist operators shun Mauritania over terrorist attack
Somalia
Somalian ‘ghost city’ wracked by war
Iraq
Rising Iraqi Shiite leader calls for national unity
Al Qaeda
Uighur Detainees May Be Released to US
Somalia
Somali insurgents demand weapons
Indonesia
ANTARA :: Indonesia`s Bashir prohibited from meeting Bali bombers
Pakistan
Iran urges Pakistan to help free kidnapped police
Afghanistan
Sources: Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace
Iraq
Egyptian Foreign Minister Visits Iraq
Philippines
Elusive MILF chieftain likened to bin Laden
Pakistan
Pakistan: Fatwa against Zardari for flirting with Palin
17 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Punjab province
A suicide bomber targeted the home of a member of parliament in the city of Bhakkar during Eid celebrations
Pakistan
Pakistan insists no deal made with US on strikes
Pakistan
Pakistan lawmakers to get rare intelligence briefing: officials
Pakistan
Two tribes formed a militia to oppose the Taliban in Arakzai. The military killed two Taliban leaders in Swat. Taliban spokesman Mullah Omar said senior leaders of the Awami National Party are on the hit list. Two rockets lander near the home of the Chief Minister of the Northwest Frontier Province.