Afghanistan
US building bases in Afghanistan to aid drones
Yearly Archives: 2008
Suicide bombing kills 3 in Peshawar
The targets of the attack appear to have been the chief minister and the governor of the Northwest Frontier Province.
Pakistan
For Pakistan’s Tribesmen, A Difficult, Deadly Choice
Pakistan
Pakistanis Mired in Brutal Battle to Oust Taliban
A Profile of Mangal Bagh
Manzar Zaidi takes an in-depth look at the chief of Khyber agency’s Lashkar-i-Islam.
Pakistan
Captured battle plan shows strength and training of Taliban forces
Pakistan
Pakistan™s anti-Taliban support risky
Pakistan
The Taliban in Khyber hijacked a supply column headed for NATO forces in Afghanistan; most of the containers have been recovered. Seven Taliban fighters were killed and 12 surrendered in Bajaur. Seven Taliban were killed in Swat.
Taliban hijack NATO convoy in Pakistan
Baitullah Mehsud’s fighters parade a captured US Humvee through Khyber after seizing 13 containers filled with NATO supplies.
Pakistan
Pakistan: ‘As we skirted a suicide attack our escort vehicle was hit by a bomb’
Iraq
Twenty-eight Iraqis were killed and 68 were wounded in a coordinated suicide and car bombing attack in Baghdad. A 13-year-old female suicide bomber killed four Awakening fighters in Baqubah. Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad, Mosul, and Mahmudiyah. Iraqi troops captured 16 insurgents in Ninewa province.
Iraq
Iraq’s cabinet expected to meet on US pact as deadline looms
Yemen
Yemen’s appeal court reduced Jaber Elbanah’s 10-year jail term to five years. Elbanah is wanted by the US for providing material support to Al Qaeda and is believed to have helped recruit the Lackawanna Six. A Yemeni court released Elbanah on bail in February 2008.
Somalia
Thirteen people were killed and 35 were wounded during heavy fighting in Mogadishu on Sunday. Two nuns were kidnapped in Kenya and taken across the border into Somalia. A senior government official was shot and killed in Baidoa.
Afghanistan
The Afghan government said US airstrikes killed 14 security guards in Khost; the US military and Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said the strikes targeted Taliban fighters who attacked a military convoy. The Canadian government denied that it released two Taliban commanders in exchange for a kidnapped CBC reporter.
Iraq
New Day for Ground Zero in Iraq’s Sectarian Strife
Iraq
Baghdad triple bomb kills 28
Indonesia
Indonesia handling of Bali executions questioned
Thailand
Road-side bomb kills ranger, wounds five in Thailand’s deep South : Asia World
Pakistan
Pakistan president sees success in militant war
Afghanistan
Afghan governor: US forces killed guards
Afghanistan
Canada won’t extend Afghan commitment, minister says
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s son Omar may go to New Zealand, says wife
Pakistan
Pakistan: Jamia Binoria madrassa graduates
Pakistan
Pakistani Madrassas seek to shed terror label
Afghanistan
US vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover
Pakistan
US forces killed eight extremist from Amar Bil Maroof during hot pursuit into Khyber. Thirteen Taliban fighters were killed in airstrikes in Bajaur. Heavy fighting has been reported between the Taliban and security forces in Mohmand. Security forces killed a journalist in Swat.
Iraq
A female suicide bomber killed three Iraqis in an attack at a hospital in Amiriyat al Fallujah. Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and four were wounded in an IED attack in Mosul. Iraqi troops detained 42 suspected terrorists in Mosul. Coalition forces captured eight al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad, Mosul, and Tikrit.
Report: US aircraft strike in Pakistan’s Khyber agency
US fighters and artillery targeted Taliban fighters in hot pursuit after Afghan forces along the border were attacked.
Iraq
Female suicide bomber kills three at Iraq hospital