Iran
Sadrists and Iran denounce US-Iraqi security pact
Yearly Archives: 2008
Pakistani police capture al Qaeda’s Karachi commander
Three suicide bombers are killed after the capture of Rahimullah. Details emerge on al Qaeda’s organization in Pakistan.
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US general praises French ‘leadership’
Somalia
Pirates seized a ship carrying 30 Soviet-era T-72 tanks and other weapons destined for Sudan. German police detained two suspected Somali terrorists on an airplane in Cologne. Senior al Qaeda operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is believed to be hiding in Tanzania.
Pakistan
Pakistan says top militants among 1,000 dead
Somalia
Somali pirates seize Tomex of Odessa owned carrier with 30 Soviet-era T-72 tanks
Pakistan
United Nations Decides Whether To Remove Staff From Pakistan
Iraq
Questionnaires Stir Unease in a Baghdad Enclave
India
Similarities emerge in Marriott, Indian Embassy blasts
Iran
An Interview With President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Yemen
Three blasts rattle police stations in southern Yemen
Afghanistan
Afghan army slowly pulls itself up by bootstraps
Canada
Jail for man in Canada PM beheading plot
Afghanistan
Tajik Forces Kill Afghan Opium Smugglers
Pakistan
Pakistan: Fidayeen-e-Islam is a cover up?
Pakistan
Al-Qaeda, HUJI, LJ nexus suspected in Marriott attack
Pakistan
Pakistani officials claimed US and Pakistani troops fought a five-minute gun battle along the border after US helicopters were shot at. Ten Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur. Three policemen and a civilian were killed and two girls™ schools were bombed in Swat. Tribal fighters ejected Taliban forces from a region in Khyber. Police detained […]
Thailand
Thailand: Southern violence continues taking toll of locals
Afghanistan
Kabul expects new Taliban onslaught before winter: minister
Iraq
Iraqi troops captured 43 Special groups fighters in Dhi Qhar and nine in Wasit province. Iraqi troops killed three insurgents and captured three more in Ninewa province. Coalition forces and Iraqi Police captured 22 wanted individuals in Siniyah. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. A US soldier was killed […]
Iraq
Sons of Iraq Meet With Iraqi Security Force Leaders to Clarify Changeover
Iraq
Iraqis Assume Bulk of Security Mission Northwest of Baghdad
Iraq
Iraq ambush toll climbs to 35: mayor
Iran
Iran: Shipping firm nervous about new UN sanctions
Syria
Syria denies it blocks IAEA checks on alleged nuclear site
Pakistan
Pakistan: Bajaur residents flee fighting
Afghanistan
The Pakistani military fired on two US helicopters operating along the border inside Afghan territory in Khost province. Pakistan claimed the helicopters crossed the border, flew over a Paksitani outpost, “returned fire and flew back.” Two policemen and a civilian were killed in a bombing in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province.
Al Qaeda-linked suspects emerge in Islamabad Marriott attacks
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the leader of the Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, and Qari Mohammad Zafar, the leader of the Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, are thought to be behind the devastating Sept. 20 bombing.
Pakistan
Pakistan airports on alert after terror threat
Pakistan
US has right to hit targets inside Pakistan: Gates