Yearly Archives: 2008

Yemen

(Yemen) The roots of protest: Prior elections impact future polls


Yemen

(Yemen) Global crises, natural disaster shake Yemen™s economy


Pakistan

Behind the walls of Lashkar’s rumoured breeding ground


India

Pakistan to respond to Indian wanted list


India

In Wake of Attacks, India-Pakistan Tensions Grow


India

US, India Pressure Pakistan to Cooperate in Mumbai Probe


India

India demands Pakistani sign of faith | Reuters


India

Analysis: Mumbai fallout could destabilize region



Pakistan

President Zardari said “non-state actors” cannot hold a state hostage. The Taliban killed two civilians and torched 21 NATO supply trucks in Peshawar. A suicide bomber killed 10 civilians in an attack outside of a police checkpoint in Swat. Soldiers killed 15 Taliban fighters in Bajaur.


India

India demanded Pakistan take “strong action” against groups behind the Mumbai attack. The Indian military said no orders were issued to mobilize forces. The fishing boat transporting the Mumbai terrorists was stopped by the Coast Guard, but the terrorists were released after flashing fake identification badges. An Indian Muslim council refused to bury the Mumbai […]


Iraq

Bombings in Baghdad and Mosul killed 30 Iraqis. Iraqi forces captured an Ansar al Sunnah regional leader and a Mahdi Army cell member, 23 “gunmen” in Kirkuk, eight al Qaeda fighters in northern Iraq, and five Mahdi Army fighters in Dhi Qhar province. Coalition forces captured four Hezbollah Brigades fighters and an al Qaeda car […]


Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed eight civilians and two policemen at a bazaar in Musa Qala in Helmand province. Coalition forces detained six members of Haqqani Networks in Paktia province. Afghan security forces killed a Taliban commander in the Sarobi district in Kabul province. The Taliban killed the district leader of Andar in Ghazni province.



India

Were intelligence warnings over Mumbai attacks ignored?


India

Mumbai attacks: Rift between Pakistan army and governmen


India

India Security Faulted as Survivors Tell of Terror


India

India demands Pakistan act decisively on Mumbai attack



India

Muslim body refuses to bury Mumbai 9 killers




India

Al Qaeda ‘hijack’ led to Mumbai attack




Iraq

Iraq: bombs kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul



Pakistan

A senior Army official called Taliban leaders Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Fazlullah “patriots.” The Taliban killed a “US spy” in North Waziristan. Eight Taliban and three policemen were killed in fighting in Bannu. Nine Taliban were killed in Bajaur. One person was killed in a rocket attack on NATO supply trucks in Peshawar.


India

The Indian Mujahideen threatened to attack Delhi. The captured Mumbai terrorist said he was trained in camps in Pakistan, received training from the Pakistani Navy, and had help from Dawood Ibrahim. Three RDX bombs were found at the Taj and Trident hotels.