Iraq
Death toll in Baghdad twin blasts rises to 25
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Afghanistan
US: 3 militants killed in raid in Afghanistan
China
China sentences two to death for pre-Olympic attack
Europe
Belgium to hold al Qaeda suspects until Jan 7.
Lebanon
The US Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of State for Asia and Near East Affairs said Iran and Syria’s rearming of Hezbollah may lead to another war with Israel that will result in the destruction of Lebanon. A senior Israeli general said Hezbollah would be defeated in five days. Another senior Israeli general said the […]
India
Indian police to question possible Mumbai scouts
Iraq
As Iraq calms, Mosul remains a battle front
Pakistan
US mull putting more Pakistanis on terror list
Somalia
U.N.: Militaries can pursue Somali pirates on land
Al Qaeda
Ex-Guantanamo men home in Bosnia
Taliban desecrate body of slain opposing tribal leader
Pir Samiullah, the main leader of the tribal opposition to the Taliban in Swat, was killed in fighting. The Taliban dug up his body and hanged it to intimidate his followers.
Pakistan
NATO plays down attacks on supplies in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
The Taliban issued a video of the beheadings of five “US spies” behind the January 2008 airstrike in North Waziristan that killed al Qaeda leader Abu Laith al Libi. An estimated 150 to 200 Iraqis executed by al Qaeda are believed to have been buried in the fields of Albu Tumeh in Iraq’s Diyala province. […]
Lashkar-e-Taiba
A Lashkar-e-Taiba spokesman based out of Pakistan-held Kashmir vowed to continue to fight the Indians in the disputed territories and denied his group was behind the Mumbai attack. Indian intelligence confirmed that calls made by terrorists during the siege in Mumbai were made to senior Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Yusuf Muzammil.
Pakistan
Security forces killed seven Taliban in Mohmand. Two civilians were wounded in a rocket attack in Peshawar. An oil tanker destined for Afghanistan was destroyed in Landi Kotal. US aircraft have been reported to be hovering in Baluchistan province. The Jamaat-e-Islami warned it would block NATO supplies moving through Peshawar starting Dec. 18.
United Kingdom
A British court convicted Bilal Abdulla for his role as the leader of a terror cell that attacked a nightclub and the Glasgow airport. Abdulla, an Iraqi who worked as a a doctor in Britain, directed the attacks. He is a member of al Qaeda in Iraq and was selected to lead the cell because […]
Saudi Arabia
Saudi intelligence claimed al Qaeda planned a major attack during the haj, or religious pilgrimage, in Mecca. Security officials coordinated with US FBI and CIA to monitor the haj, while raids against al Qaeda cells were launched months ago. Hundreds were detained in the operation.
Pakistan takes minimal steps against banned terror front
The government treads lightly against Jamaat-ud-Dawa in the week since the group was declared a front for the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Afghanistan
Drone War Continues; UAV Production Sky High
Afghanistan
Top Canadian general predicts rise in Afghan violence
Afghanistan
Afghan commandos detained two Taliban leaders, a key IED facilitator, and a fighter in Nangarhar province. Three Taliban IED emplacers were killed in a premature detonation in Uruzgan province. A British soldier was killed during fighting in Helmand province.
Iraq
Iraq: Coalition Forces No Longer Hold Female Detainees
Iraq
Coalition forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained three in northern Iraq, detained 24 al Qaeda operatives in Central Iraq, and captured a League of the Righteous operative north of Baghdad. Police detained an al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk. Six Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in two bombings in Diyala. Iraqi […]
Thailand
Thailand: Deputy village chief, three defense volunteers killed
Iraq
Attacks in Iraq kill 20 people
Europe
CORRECTED: Police find explosives in Paris store
India
India: No plans of military action against Pakistan
Pakistan
All Roads Lead To Pakistan
Pakistan
Enraged Pakistanis strike back against Taliban
Afghanistan
Bid to split Taliban, Al Qaeda