Iraq
Iraq government in contact with US side on Syria attack – spokesman
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Afghanistan
Afghan insurgents down US chopper
Syria
A warning Syria’s President Assad must heed
Iraq
US threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord
Somalia
Somalia Makes Peace Deal With a Militia
Hezbollah
Israeli military accuses Syria of arming Hezbollah
Iran
The deputy commander of the Basij militia said Iran is arming and supporting “freedom armies” in the Middle East. “Today, not only our armed forces are self sufficient but the freedom armies of the region get part of their weaponry from us,” said Hossein Hamedani. President Ahmadinejad is reportedly suffering from exhaustion.
Iran
Iran arming ‘freedom armies™: Commander
Pakistan
US Takes to Air to Hit Militants Inside Pakistan
Syrian strike aimed at al Qaeda’s coordinator in Syria
The attack was aimed at Abu Ghadiya, an Iraqi who manages al Qaeda’s network that funnels foreign fighters, weapons, and cash from Syria into Iraq.
Pakistan
The US killed eight in an attack on a Taliban compound in South Waziristan. A suicide bomber killed 11 security personnel in Mohmand. Seven tribesmen and three Taliban were killed during a clash in Swat; the Taliban captured more than 60 tribesmen and beheaded one.
Iraq
US and Iraqi troops captured three Special Groups operatives during raids in Baghdad. A policeman was killed in a gunfight and two were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Eight Iraqis were wounded in two IED attacks in Baghdad.
Syria
The US conducted its first strike inside Syria since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Nine people were reported killed after US commandos dropped from helicopters conducted a raid in in the town of Sukkariya near Albu Kamal in eastern Syria. The target was Abu Ghadiya, a senior al Qaeda leader who has been in […]
US targets Taliban “facility” in South Waziristan
The strike is the third in inside tribal areas run by Baitullah Mehsud this year.
Al Qaeda
The US will try al Qaeda propagandist Ali Hamza Ahmad al Bahlul at a military tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay. Bahul may face life in prison if convicted for multiple counts of conspiracy to commit terrorism, murder, terrorism, providing material support for terrorism. He still pledges allegiance to Osama bin Laden.
Syria: US conducted cross-border raid
Reports indicate two US helicopters landed commandos inside Syria just across the border from Iraq. If confirmed, this would be the first US strike inside Syria.
Afghanistan
Britain confident of crushing Taliban
Iraq
US-Iraq Negotiations Come Down to the Wire
Afghanistan
Survivor tells of harrowing escape from Taliban bus hijacking
Afghanistan
Canadian soldier injured in Afghanistan explosion
Pakistan
Pakistani and Afghan Elders to Meet to Ponder Violence
Taliban attack tribal meeting in Swat
Seven local tribal members are killed and more than 60 are kidnapped. The attack highlights the shortcomings of Pakistan’s tribal strategy.
Iran
Iranian official calls for attack on UK
Somalia
The Somali military claimed to have retaken a series of towns in the Bakool region from Shabaab. An Ethiopian and Somali convoy was ambushed by Shabaab in the Bay region. A Somali female aid worker was murdered in Gurilel.
Pakistan
Security put on high alert in Peshawar
Pakistan
Salarzai tribes oppose talks with Taliban
Pakistan
Pakistan: Marriott blast accused make ‘startling revelations™
Pakistan
The military claimed more than 1,500 Taliban and 42 troops have been killed in Bajaur. Taliban spokesman Mullah Omar is rumored to have been killed. The Taliban in Swat said they would now execute all captured government officials. The majority of Pakistanis believe negotiations with Taliban will solve the problem.
Report: Taliban spokesman claimed killed in Bajaur
Unconfirmed reports from Bajaur say Tehrik-i-Taliban spokesman killed in Bajaur offensive. Military claims victory in Taliban-controlled region that it claimed to control twice during the past several months.
Pakistan
Maulvi Omar reported killed in Bajaur operation