Israel
Hamas captives talk to Shin Bet about tactics and training
Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Taliban
The closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention center “is a positive step for peace and stability in the region and the world,” the Taliban said in a statement released over the Internet. But the US must “completely withdraw all his forces from the two occupied Islamic countries (Afghanistan and Iraq), and to stop defending Israel […]
Iran
Gates accuses Iran of subversion in Latin America
Iraq
As Iraqi elections loom, al-Sadr’s political clout fades
Somalia
Shabaab spokesman Muktar Robow said the group will not accept a government that does not accept Islamic law. Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said he would push for peace with Ethiopia and called for Shabaab to end the fighting. Ethiopia said it would not be drawn back into Somalia despite the prospect of an Islamist state on […]
Israel
Israel hits Gaza tunnels as US peace envoy due
Pakistan
The military launched another operation in Swat after the Taliban swarmed the streets of Mingora. The adviser to the prime minister on interior issues said the situation in Swat and the tribal areas is improving. The military killed 12 Taliban fighters in Darra Adam Khel. The Taliban bombed two girls’ schools in Swat and another […]
Pakistan relaunches Swat operation
The military tries again to dislodge the Taliban from the district, where sharia courts are active.
Afghanistan
Pentagon sees limit on US troops in Afghanistan
Pakistan
US missile strikes in Pakistan will continue-Gates
Al Qaeda
The threat from within: a German Islamist rises up al Qaeda’s ranks
Afghanistan
More than 3,000 US troops have deployed to Logar and Wardak provinces. Five Taliban fighters were killed during an operation in Helmand province. Two Coalition soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan. Afghan forces have killed one Taliban fighter behind the bombing outside the German embassy in Kabul and detained three more.
Afghanistan
The return of the Taliban
Iraq
Four Iraqis were killed and one was wounded in a car bombing in Mosul. Three policemen were wounded in a bombing in Baghdad. Insurgents bombed the home of the Diyala province ground forces commander. Security forces detained 30 wanted men in Basrah.
Israel
Hamas killed one Israeli soldier and wounded three more in a bombing along the Israeli-Gaza Strip border; heavy fighting broke out afterward. Foreign Minister Livni said “Israel needs to respond immediately” to such attacks. Egypt refused entry to the Suez Canal to an Iranian ship laden with weapons and bound for Gaza.
Afghanistan
Afghan guards confound US forces
Yemen
Three suspects were detained in a shooting incident outside the US embassy in Sana’a; US and Yemeni accounts of the incident differ. Al Qaeda in Yemen announced the merger with al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, and formed al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Iran
US wants direct talks with Iran on atom work: envoy
Somalia
Shabaab has taken control of Baidoa. The African Union has sharply condemned the takeover of the Somali parliament building in Baidoa and surrounding areas by Shabaab. Islamic Courts leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed may run for president.
Al Qaeda
Freed Guantanamo prisoners taunt US as closure plan falls apart
Pakistan
The Awami National Party admitted its provincial government has lost control in Swat. The military is getting equipment to jam Taliban radio stations in Swat. The Taliban killed a “US spy” in North Waziristan. Riots broke out in Quetta after the Lashkar-e-Jhangavi claimed responsibility for the murder of a Shia leader.
India
India goes for ‘urgent’ purchase of anti-tank missiles
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 10th Mountain Division troops move into Logar, Wardak provinces
Israel
Hamas offers one-year truce with Israel
Saudi Arabia
Saudi security forces re-arrested nine “militants” who had gone through the rehabilitation program designed to deprogram members of Islamist terror groups. Some of those detained had been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay before being released to the Saudi government.
Shabaab takes control of Somalia’s seat of government
The al Qaeda affiliate moved into the southern town of Baidoa after Ethiopian forces pulled out, ending a two-year occupation.
Iraq
2009 Iraqi Provincial Elections Fact Sheet
Arabian Peninsula al Qaeda groups merge
Al Qaeda in Yemen announced its merger with Saudi Arabia’s al Qaeda organization to form al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The Yemeni government supports Hamas.
Afghanistan
Taliban turning to more ‘complex’ attacks
Iraq
Eleven policemen and five civilians were killed in bombings in Baghdad. Four US soldiers were killed after two helicopters collided in northern Iraq. Security forces detained 87 wanted men in Diyala province, fifteen in Kirkuk, and two more in Al Kut. An al Qaeda leader was detained in Huwaiyja.