Iraq
Iraq leaders to hold more talks on US security pact
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Iraq
Iraq: Two killed, seven wounded in roadside bomb blast
Afghanistan
Italian foreign minister rejects call for extra troops
Somalia
Somali Pirates Release Thai Ship After Receiving Ransom
Pakistan
US diplomat visits Pakistan amid new violence
Afghanistan
Taliban Claims Responsibility for Killing Female Aid Worker
Afghanistan
NATO’s political will wavering in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Fighting In A "Hornet’s Nest"
Pakistan
Twenty-two civilians and 35 Taliban fighters were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Swat. Two soldiers were killed in an IED attack on a convoy in Swat. Pakistani aircraft bombed areas in Bajaur, no casualties were reported. A Jamaat-e-Islami leader claimed 1,500 civilians have been killed in the Bajaur operation.
Pakistan
Pakistan Officials: Air Strikes Kill 30 Militants
Iraq
Coalition forces captured four Hezbollah Brigades operatives in Baghdad. Iraqi troops captured eight “wanted men” in Nasariyah. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi security forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk and another leader and three operatives in Diyala. An Awakening leader and four […]
China
Wary of Islam, China Tightens a Vise of Rules
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s emerging antiwar movement
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed more than thirty civilians on a bus traveling through the Maiwand district in Kandahar province. Six were beheaded. The Taliban claimed it killed Afghan 27 soldiers. US warplanes killed three Taliban fighters after a rocket attack in the Pule Alam District in Logar province.
Iraq
Iraq: Al-Qaeda desert base looks abandoned, but is it?
US doubtful senior al Qaeda leader killed in South Waziristan strike
US intelligence is skeptical of claims that senior al Qaeda leader Khalid Habib was killed in an Oct. 16 airstrike.
Iran
Documents Say Iran Aids Militias From Iraq
Iraq
7 security pact paras need amendment – SIIC official
Afghanistan
Taliban attack Afghan buses, kill 25 passengers
Iraq
Iraq’s Shi’ite ruling parties seek changes to US pact
United States
Pakistan has charged US citizen Juddi Kenan Muhammad with possession of an illegal weapon and illegally attempting to enter the tribal areas. The 20-year-old claims he was entering the Mohmand tribal agency to visit a friend.
Pakistan
The Taliban again said it would not lay down its weapons prior to negotiations. The Jamaat-e-Islami has called for negotiations with the Taliban. Security forces arrested 168 terrorists over the past several days. Thirteen Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur.
Iraq
Sadr City protesters largely peaceful despite tensions
Iraq
The Sadrists drew tens of thousands of Iraqis to protest the security agreement with the US. Iraqi border guards detained four Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps officers in Mandali. US forces captured a senior Hezbollah Brigades operative in Abd ar Rhman and two Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. Iraqi forces captured 45 insurgents in Baghdad and […]
Algeria
Cash-strapped al Qaeda turns to kidnappings in Algeria
Afghanistan
Afghan and ISAF forces killed 19 Taliban fighters during an operation in Wardak province. A former bodyguard of President Karzai and his father were killed in a shooting outside a mosque. Five ISAF troops were wounded in a suicide attack in Herat. ISAF said the Taliban fired rockets into the town of Lashkar Gah after […]
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Web Forums Abruptly Taken Offline
Afghanistan
Suicide attack wounded 5 NATO soldiers in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Chinese Taliban hostage escapes
Iraq
Thousands march in Baghdad against US pact