US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Scores have been reported killed in the town of Danda Darpa Khel, where the Haqqani family runs its main madrassa.
Monthly Archives: October 2008
China
Guantanamo detainees appeal to full court
Afghanistan
US commandos rescue American hostage near Kabul
Iraq
Iraq seeks changes to wording not backbone of pact
Iraq
Iraqi forces arrested 21 insurgents in Mosul, 13 in Kirkuk, and seven al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. Coalition forces captured an Qaeda bomb maker in Tikrit. Four Iraqis were killed and three were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul.
Afghanistan
Over 60 percent of suicide bombers in Afghanistan are physically disabled
Al Qaeda
Iraq tribesmen clash with Al Qaeda gunmenk
Al Qaeda
Influence of Jihadi Forums
Al Qaeda
Former Al Qaeda Emir in Crosshairs
Saudi Arabia
The interior minister said al Qaeda planned to use cyanide in terrorist attacks, possibly to poison water supplies. Security forces seized cynanide, three tons of RDX, C-4 and TNT, and more than 25 tons of highly explosive mixtures during raids.
US strikes kill Taliban commander, Afghan soldiers
Taliban leader Mullah Ghafar is killed in Helmand; nine Afghan soldiers are killed in Khost. Violence spikes in the South and Southeast.
Al Qaeda
Abu Omar al Baghdadi, al Qaeda’s Islamic State in Iraq, confirmed that Abu Qaswarah was killed by US forces. Qaswarah had “thrown his Swedish passport in the trash bin,” and left his European wife and five children to fight in Iraq, Baghdadi said.
Afghanistan
A US airstrike accidentally killed nine Afghan soldiers in Khost province. Thirty-five Taliban and three policemen were killed in a two-day battle in Uruzgan province. Taliban commander Mullah Ghafar was killed in Kandahar province. A US Navy P-3 patrol aircraft was destroyed during a botched landing at Bagram Air Base.
Taliban kill 15 troops in Swat ambush
Six Pakistan paramilitaries are still missing after a military convoy was attacked in Swat.
Pakistan
President Zardari called for a civilian and political response to terrorism. Pakistani airstrikes killed 11 Taliban in Bajaur. Two soldiers were killed and one is missing in Swat. Security forces arrested 17 “miscreants” in Darra Adam Khel. The Taliban are planning to kidnap diplomats.
Afghanistan
US plane overshoots runway in Afghanistan
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Taliban orders mobile shutdown in Afghan province
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Saudi confirms it sponsored Afghan-Taliban talks
Iraq
Iraq: Sadrist cleric issues edict against security pact with US
Europe
Switzerland, a Possible Target of Islamist Terrorism?
Al Qaeda
US drops charges against 5 Gitmo prisoners
Pakistan
Pakistan: Parliamentary committee to prepare anti-terrorism resolution
Iraq
Iraqi security forces arrested 29 suspected insurgents in Baghdad, a car bomber in Tal Afar, an al Qaeda fighter in Jalawlaa, and five members of the Popular Committees in Diyala. Coalition forces detained three drunken Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Baghdad, four Special Groups operatives in Al Jadidah, and five al Qaeda operatives in central and […]
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda proves terrorists have IT nightmares, too
China
China released a list of eight wanted Uighurs from the East Turkestan Islamic Movement who are suspected of being behind plots and violence during the summer Olympics. “The eight are all key members of the ETIM, and all participated in the planning, deployment and execution of all kinds of violent terrorist activities targeting the Beijing […]
Al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden ‘inspired’ N.J. plot on Fort Dix
Al Qaeda
What a Top Terror Tracker Learned About Osama bin Laden
Indonesia
Indonesian police seize bomb-making materials, detain one
Indonesia
Indonesian Hard-liners Attempting Further Inroads
Pakistan
Boucher says no talks with Talibanl