Syria
Syrian Reform Party says aide to Hamas chief shot dead in Syrian street
Yearly Archives: 2008
Al Qaeda
US officials: Al-Qaida unpopular and ‘imploding’
Caucasus
4 officers killed in gunbattle in south Russia
Pakistan
The military shot at two US helicopters attempting the cross the border in South Waziristan; the US military denied the incident happened. The Swat Taliban freed 25 captive officials as truce talks broke down. The military said 24 Taliban were killed in Bajaur. A Taliban commander was captured in Mohmand.
Saudi Arabia
Mickey Mouse must die, says Saudi Arabian cleric
India
Abdul Subhan Qureshi has been identified as the leader of the Students™ Islamic Movement of India and the mastermind of the New Delhi and other attacks this year. Interpol has been alerted about Qureshi, who is called India™s Osama bin Laden. Seven suspects have been detained for involvement in the Delhi bombings.
Iraq
Female Suicide Bomber Kills 22 In Iraq
Afghanistan
Defense Department names units bound for Afghanistan
Somalia
Horn of Africa Piracy Spurs International Action
India
India suggests Pakistani hand in New Delhi blasts
Al Qaeda
Hackers block Qaeda™s 9/11 terror on tape
Iraq
US and Iraqi forces killed al Qaeda’s leader in Tamin (Kirkuk) province and captured the leader of Diyala province. Iraqi forces detained 63 suspected al Qaeda in Iraq operatives in Ninewa province. US troops captured two Special Groups operatives in Baghdad. A female suicide bomber killed 22 Iraqis and wounded 33 in Diyala province. Two […]
Shabaab vows to close Mogadishu’s airport
The Islamic Courts Council has rejected Shabaab’s reasons for wanting to close the airport. Much of the international aid to Somalia flows through the Aden-Adde International Airport.
Mauritania
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters ambushed a Mauritanian Army unit patrolling the desert in Tourine. Twelve soldiers were killed in the fighting. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has promised to step up attacks after a coup in Mauritania earlier this year.
Afghanistan
A senior Taliban commander said Iran is supplying EFPs to the terror group. US troops killed one Taliban fighter and wounded five during an attack on an outpost in the Ali Shang district in Laghman province. Two Afghans were killed and seven were wounded in an IED attack Herat province. The Afghan government handed over […]
Australia
Six found guilty of terrorism charges in Australia
Iran
Iran blocks probe of alleged atom bomb work: IAEA
Iraq
Gates Foresees Narrower US Combat Role in Iraq
Lebanon
Bombs explode in Beirut on eve of ‘national dialogue™
Pakistan
Swat Taliban releases 25 abducted Frontier Constabulary troops
Pakistan
Pakistani tribes vow reprisal for US missile attacks
Iraq
Police: Car bombs kill 12, wound 36 in Baghdad
Iraq
Petraeus Moves to Even More Complex Challenge
Report: US helicopters fired on while crossing Pakistani border
Two helicopters from a US special operations team were turned back after taking fire from the Pakistani Army based in South Waziristan.
Pakistan
The Kohat Tunnel and Indus Highway have been closed for 17 days. The military said it killed 30 Taliban fighters in Bajaur. The Swat Taliban said they would release 38 captive security personnel in the next 48 hours. The Taliban murdered a “US spy” in North Waziristan. Pakistan™s high commissioner to the UK said US […]
United Kingdom
UK Islamists Hold 9/11 Conference
Iraq
Iraq parliament lifts immunity of Sunni MP over Israel visit
Pakistan
New London terror warning
Afghanistan
New batch of mentors to begin training Afghan soldiers
Iraq
Iraqi and US forces detained 30 insurgents during a month-long operation in the Sulayman Bak region. Police arrest five men behind yesterday’s murder of four Iraqi journalists in Mosul. Coalition forces detained eight suspected al Qaeda operatives during raids in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi soldiers found a massive cache containing EFPs and Iranian explosives […]