Nine terrorists who trained under Fazul Abdullah Mohammed have been deported from Ethiopia to Kenya. The men were members of al Qaeda in East Africa, and trained and served in Somalia. One man admitted to acting as Fazul’s driver. Kenya has released the men from custody.
US hits Haqqani Network positions in Khost province in Afghanistan, two airstrikes are reported across the border in North Waziristan.
Ustadz Yasser Igasan is reported to be the new leader of Abu Sayyaf. Moro Islamic Liberation Front commander Ameril Umbra Kato issued a videotape via YouTube; the military said the video highlights his insecurities. President Arroyo said there would be no memorandum of agreement on a Moro homeland.
Egyptians Challenge BBC Al Qaeda Poll Result
The Taliban refused to negotiate with the Afghan government. “We reject an offer for negotiation by the Afghan’s puppet and slave President Hamid Karzai,” Mullah Baradar said. The US notified Pakistan of an airstrike near the Afghan-Pakistani border.
NATO launches airstrike near Pakistan-Afghan border
Iraq’s Shiite cleric steps up call to evict US forces
Israeli general warns Hezbollah of harsh response
Pakistan’s Marriott bombing: a missed opportunity
No Consensus on Syria Bombing
Iraq presidency approves provincial election law
Pakistan seeks Dr. Aafia™s custody from US
Militants are enemies of Islam, Pakistan: Salman Taseer
Babil and Wasit are next on the list for Provincial Iraqi Control. The Air Force may be getting F-16s while the Army trains more forces for air assault missions.
Taliban leader rejects talks with Afghan government
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Karzai proposes Mullah Omar to return to Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed five Pakistanis while attempting to assassinate the chief of the Awami National Party in Charsadda. Baitullah Mehsud visited several areas in South Waziristan. The UN ordered its staff to send children home after declaring Islamabad unsafe.
A US appeals court overturned terrorism convictions for a Yemeni cleric and his personal assistant, claiming the two men did not receive a fair trial. Sheik Mohammed Ali al Moayad and Mohammed Mohsen Zayed were convicted of providing support for terrorist groups in 2005 and have been in detention in the Supermax prison. Moayad was […]
In Afghanistan, waging battles of attrition
A civilian was killed in an IED attack in Baidoa. Fifteen Mogadishu policemen were arrested for criminal activity. The Ethiopian opposition called for a withdrawal from Somalia. Kenyan police arrested a maritime official days after he gave reporters information about the hijacked arms freighter off Somalia’s coast.
Thirteen Iraqis were killed and 49 were wounded in two suicide attacks outside of Shia mosques in Baghdad. The Iraqi government has assumed control over 45,000 members of the Sons of Iraq in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured seven Special Groups operatives during raids throughout central Iraq and five more in Basrah. US troops captured two […]
Suspected Islamist militants tried in France over bomb plot
Warlords In Afghanistan Behind Violent Surge, US Says
Mehsud visits parts of South Waziristan
In life, or death, Baitullah’s fight endures
Iraq attacks kill 26 as Shias mark Eid
Five were killed after a suicide bomber detonated in the home of the leader of the Awami National Party during Eid celebrations.