Shabaab and rival Islamist group clash in central Somalia
Somali Islamist groups vie for power as Ethiopian forces begin their withdrawal from the country.
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Al Qaeda
Terrorism’s twelve step program
Iraq
Iraqi security forces detained 46 wanted men and 19 suspects in Basrah, 33 insurgents in Baghdad, three Islamic State of Iraq members in Huweija, and an al Qaeda operative in Khalis. US and Iraqi forces detained nine criminals in Baghdad. An Iraqi soldier was killed and three Iraqis were wounded in a car bomb explosion […]
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces detained eight Haqqani Network and Taliban fighters during operations in Khost and Kandahar provinces on Jan. 10. The Chaman border crossing in Kandahar reopened for NATO supplies after protests in Pakistan ended. Kyrgyzstan threatened to shut down a key US airbase used by NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda
Pentagon official says 9/11 suspect was tortured
Israel
Senior Israeli officials blasted Defense Minister Barak’s statement that the goals of the Gaza operation have been met; they accused him of encouraging Hamas. Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel. Hamas fired 15 rockets into southern Israel. IDF troops killed a Palestinian suicide bomber; seven soldiers were wounded in an anti-tank missile […]
Somalia
Somali Islamists strike at departing Ethiopians
Al Qaeda
In an audiotape released by As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, Osama bin Laden calls for continuing jihad to “restore Jerusalem and Palestine.” He cautioned against blaming the plight of the Palestinians on Arab leaders and scholars because “the ummah is capable of defeating the Zionist entity” by organizing as mujahedeen.
Somalia
Somali militants issue biography of American jihadist
Israel
US arms shipment to Israel canceled due to Gaza conflict
Israel
Olmert ignoring calls from Barak, Livni for immediate Gaza truce
Pakistan
Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban: experts
Somalia
Ethiopian troops withdrew from bases in northern Mogadishu and have handed over security to the Transitional Federal Government and a faction of Islamist insurgents. Islamic Courts Union spokesman Sheikh Abdirahin Isse Adow urged Islamists groups not to fight over the city. Four children were killed in fighting between Islamist insurgents and government forces.
Indonesia
Terror suspects on trial in Indonesia
Pakistan
The Taliban murdered a “US spy” in North Waziristan. The government released the younger brother of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Security has been stepped up at Peshawar’s shipping terminals. The minister of defense pressed the US to provide F-16 fighters.
Fighting continues in Mohmand
Pakistani military claimed another 48 Taliban were killed during battles. New peace deals with the Taliban implemented in Hangu; talks underway in Swat.
Al Qaeda
Pentagon: 61 ex-Guantanamo inmates return to terrorism
Israel
The Air Force struck more than 50 targets, including 30 smuggling tunnels. The Navy denied it interdicted an Iranian ship carrying aid to Gaza. Hamas fired 13 rockets into southern Israel. Hamas suicide bombers have been attempting to infiltrate Israeli units operating in Gaza.
Iraq
Iraqi forces arrested nine suspected “criminals” on local and government warrants during operations throughout Iraq. Six Army officers responsible for protecting the Kadhimiyah district in Baghdad were arrested. Since February 2008, 127057 detainees have been released under the terms of the general pardon law.
Thailand
Muslim terrorists murdered three farmers and wounded one as they were traveling to a rubber plantation in Yala province. Amnesty International claimed the Thai military is torturing insurgents in the South.
India
The government has threatened to sever business and transportation links with Pakistan if the Pakistani government does not cooperate with the investigation of the November 2008 Mumbai terror siege. Police arrested a man believed to have links to Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence agency.
Somalia
Ethiopian troops quit main bases in Mogadishu
Pakistan
Designation of A.Q. Khan and associates for nuclear proliferation activities
Pakistan
The Pakistani military claimed to have killed 48 Taliban fighters during battles in Mohmand. The Taliban fired six rockets at a shipping terminal in Peshawar and executed two “US spies” in North Waziristan. The Swat Taliban and local tribes are discussing a ceasefire.
Al Qaeda
Slain Qaeda commander remembered by teammates
Israeli troops probe urban areas in Gaza City
Troops enter built-up neighborhoods in the south and east. Heavy fighting reported in Khan Younis, Beit Lahiya, and Jabaliya. Iran threatens to cut off Hamas funding if cease-fire implemented.
Israel
Hezbollah warns Israel against using rockets as pretext to attack Lebanon
Afghanistan
Major cache of IED materials seized in Afghanistan
Israel
Israeli forces continue to strike Hamas targets but have not entered the center of Gaza City. Hamas is using a hospital and other UN offices as command and administrative centers. Hamas fired more than 21 rockets into Israel. Israel banned Arab political parties from running in upcoming elections.
Iraq
Seven Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad. Security forces detained eight suspects after a blast in Kirkuk and captured three members of a “kidnapping gang” in Miqdadiyah. Iraqi troops captured a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul. US and Iraqi troops detained four “criminals” in Baghdad.