Pakistan
Pakistan: Riots erupt after Shiite mosque bombing
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Pakistan’s intel agency behind Mumbai attack: Indian FM
Foreign Minister Menon said the Mumbai attackers “were and remain clients and creations of the ISI.” Banned Pakistani groups rally in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
Al Qaeda
Judge halts last Guantanamo trial
Israel
Hamas official stopped with 8 million pounds in cash
Pakistan
More than 30 civilians were killed and more than 50 were wounded in a suicide attack in Dera Ghazi Khan. The Taliban killed three women and bombed two schools in Swat, and bombed a school in Khyber. Thirteen policemen were wounded in a suicide attack in Swat and seven soldiers were wounded in an IED […]
Afghanistan
British troops killed a Taliban leader and overran a headquarters in Helmand province. Six Afghan security guards were killed in an IED attack in Helmand. US troops closed a combat outpost in Kunar province. The US and Uzbekistan are close to a inking a deal that would open a new supply route for its troops […]
Afghanistan
Political Radar: Gates delays troop decision
Somalia
Four Islamist groups merged and vowed to fight President Sharif’s government. The group is called Hisbi Islam, or Islamic Party, and consists of Hassan Dahir Aweys ARS-Eritrea faction; Jabhatul Islamiya (“Islamic Front”); Mu™askar Ras Kamboni; and Anole. The Ukrainian ship laden with weapons has been freed by Somali pirates.
Iraq
Prime Minister Maliki’s political list won in nine of 14 provinces, while the Sadrist-backed lists fared poorly. A female suicide bomber killed 15 Iraqis and wounded 13 more in an attack at a cafe in in Khanaqin. Iraqi police killed a senior Mahdi Army commander after he returned to Diwaniyah from Iran.
Pakistan
Ahmed Rashid: Taliban activity up in Pakistan
Suicide bomber kills more than 30 at Shia mosque in central Pakistan
More than 50 were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated in a crowd of worshipers outside a Shia mosque in Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province. Al Qaeda affiliate Laskhar-e-Jhangvi is the likely suspect.
Iraqi forces kill senior Mahdi Army operative
Tariq Azab was killed in Diwaniyah during a raid by police; he had recently returned from Iran. US warns that Iran continues to back Shia terror groups.
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle update: February 2009
The transfer of control of provincial security will be completed by July; Diyala, Ninewa, and Baghdad are the last provinces to be transferred.
Algeria
Terrorists surrender in Algeria’s Chlef region
Israel
IDF kills jihad man in West Bank accused of plotting attack against Israel
Somalia
What does Ethiopia’s withdrawal mean for Somalia’s future?
Afghanistan
US optimistic Manas base will stay open
Pakistan
The men who guard Masood Azhar?
Iraq
Polling group censures Iraq death toll researcher
Afghanistan
Britain rebukes NATO allies over Afghan duties
Pakistan
The Taliban released 30 police and paramilitary troops who were captured after their checkpoint in Swat was overrun. Eight Taliban were killed during clashes between rival groups in Arakazai. The Taliban torched 10 NATO supply trucks in Khyber. The leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami said the government should stop cracking down on jihadi groups.
Somalia
The UN envoy to Somalia has said reports of a civilian massacre by African Union troops in Mogadishu were manufactured. President Sharif has begun the process of selecting a prime minister. Thousands of Somalis are fleeing to Ethiopia. The director of Horn Afrik Radio in Mogadishu was murdered.
Afghanistan
Defense Minister Wardak said foreign fighters are flooding into Afghanistan. President Karzai claimed NATO has pressured him to stop complaining about civilian casualties. A British officer has been arrested for leaking casualty information to an NGO.
Iraq
With tension rising, Iraq will recount ballots in Anbar
Iraq
Senior Iraqi official calls for Anbar vote recount
Iraq
Charges of vote-rigging in Anbar
Iraq
US cmdr: Iran still supporting extremists in Iraq – report
Iraq
Iraqi forces captured six wanted men in Basrah and four more in Kirkuk. Nine policemen and six Awakening fighters were wounded in an IED attack in Diyala. Prime Minister Maliki’s party reportedly won elections in 10 of the 14 provinces.
Al Qaeda
From jihad to rehab — and back
Taliban capture, release 30 security personnel in Swat
Police and Frontier Corps paramilitary troops have been released after promising not to take up arms. Ten NATO trucks were destroyed or damaged in Khyber while the supply route remains closed.