Europe
French court jails 4 over Iraq “jihad” plans
Yearly Archives: 2008
Iraq
Pentagon Prepares for First Wartime Transition in 40 Years
Pakistan
Pakistan: Mohmand Agency braces for military action
Pakistan
A suicide bomber attacked a tribal meeting in Bajaur; 22 tribal members were killed. A suicide attack in Swat killed two paramilitary troops. Nineteen Taliban fighters were killed in airstrikes in Bajaur. The government freed three Taliban prisoners, including Baitullah Mehsud™s deputy, Maulvi Rafiuddin, in exchange for 10 soldiers taken hostage in Hangu district.
Syria
Syrian TV shows men ”confessing” to deadly bomb blast
Somalia
Sheikh Sharif Ahmed stepped down as the leader of the Islamic Courts. Heavy fighting was reported in Mogadishu after Shabaab attacked Somali and Ethiopian army posts. The Islamic Courts banned weapons in Kismayo.
Iraq
Police arrested nine “wanted men” north of Baqubah. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq, and killed one al Qaeda operative and captured 11 more in Mosul. Six Iraqis were killed and 20 were wounded in a series of bombings in Baghdad.
Pakistan
Four killed, many injured in Swat suicide Blast
Iraq
Blasts in Baghdad kill 6, wound more than 20
Iraq announces plan to expand the Air Force
Iraq will purchase 516 military aircraft from the United States and France for its new Air Force. The planes and helicopters will provide Iraq with its first significant air combat and strike capability.
Indonesia
Indonesia: Brother warns of "massacre" if Bali bombers executed
Iraq
US accepts some amendments to troops pact: Iraq
Afghanistan
An airstrike in Badghis province killed 15 Taliban fighters and seven civilians. The attack occurred after Taliban fighters ambushed a joint Afghan and ISAF convoy in the district of Ghormach, a Pashtun pocket in the north. General Petraeus said the Afghan tribes can help with securing the country.
Iraq
Combat Brigade Is Cut 6 Weeks Early in Iraq
Afghanistan
Petraeus: Afghan tribes could help fight militants
Afghanistan
Air strike kills seven Afghan civilians: officials
Russia
Blast kills 11 in Russia’s North Ossetia region
Iraq
Lessons of the surge
Suicide bomber strikes at Pakistani tribal meeting in Bajaur
Twenty-two tribal members were killed and more than 45 were wounded in the attack on the Salarzai tribal meeting. The Salarzai have raised local militias to fight the Taliban.
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: November 2008 update
Wasit and Babil provinces are under Iraqi control; Kirkuk and Salahadin provinces are next.
Iraq
US to cut troop levels in Iraq this month
Pakistan
Pakistani jets and artillery killed 11 Taliban fighters in Bajaur. Three Taliban fighters were killed while trying to plant an IED in Swat. The Taliban released 12 children kidnapped in Swat. A runway at the Peshawar airport was damaged in a rocket attack.
Spain
Osama bin Laden’s son, Omar, has lost his bid for asylum in Spain. A government official said Omar did not “meet the conditions necessary for entering Spain.” The UN Refugee Agency recommended against giving Omar asylum.
Iraq
Coalition forces captured 15 al Qaeda operatives during raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi troops detained nine insurgents in Kirkuk and captured three insurgents in Mosul. Four Iraqis were killed and nine wounded in a suicide car bombing in Baghdad. Two Iraqi policemen were killed in Mosul and one was killed in Amarah.
Afghanistan
Afghan Rebel Positioned for Key Role
Iran
Former British Army Interpreter Convicted of Spying for Iran
Somalia
Shabaab stoned a 13-year-old girl to death after she was raped. Six French aid workers have been kidnapped in the town of Dhusomarebn. A Somali soldier was killed in an attack in Mogadishu.
Afghanistan
US officials confirmed a US airstrike killed 38 civilians in Kandahar killed civilians. A British soldier was killed during combat in Helmand province. General Petraeus is in Afghanistan for talks and a review of the strategy.
Iran
India blocked a North Korean jet suspected of carrying missile parts to Iran. NATO dismissed Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz as a “fantasy.” Iran warned the US not to violate its airspace.
Pakistan
US urged to differentiate between Al Qaeda, Taliban