Four Coalition soldiers and an Afghan civilian were killed in an IED attack in Helmand province. Afghan troops killed 16 Taliban fighters in Helmand. Japan will pay Afghan National Police salaries for the next half year. New Zealand extended its deployment of 140 soldiers by one year.
Pakistan: Taliban militants declare indefinite ceasefire
Many dead in Mogadishu fighting
A court sentenced three members of an al Qaeda cell to seven years each in jail for conspiring to attack tourists and government facilities. A 15-year-old member of the cell was sentenced to two years in jail. The cell plotted the attacks to avenge the death of al Qaeda field commander Hamza al-Kaithi
The Afghan National Army has increased its capabilities over the past year. Plans to accelerate the growth of the Army will present challenges.
100 arrested in Al Qaeda stronghold: Iraq
Three US soldiers and an interpreter killed in Iraq
The latest al Qaeda tape on Somalia was released one day after two suicide bombers killed 15 Burundi soldiers in Mogadishu. Zawahiri also calls on Islamists to fight President Sharif’s government.
A new Waziristan Taliban alliance has been formed on the orders of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. The Bajaur Taliban announced a unilateral ceasefire and the military took control of a vital region. The military killed 10 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber. A suicide bomber killed a policeman in Bannu.
One policeman was killed in a Taliban dual suicide attack on an anti-narcotics police unit in the city of Zarang in Nimroz province. Coalition forces killed seven Taliban fighters in Badghis. A tribesman accused Canadian forces of killing two boys who died from injuries from an unexploded shell left on the battlefield.
Security forces detained 12 interior ministry personnel behind sectarian murders, six al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, four wanted men in Maysan, four in Dhi Qhar, and two more in Makhmour. Two al Qaeda fighters were killed in Diyala. Two soldiers and a civilian were killed in Baghdad.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb killed nine security guards and wounded two in a military assault on a camp that guarded a state-owned gas and electricity distributor in Jijel. A “horde” of fighters attacked the camp after launching one or more mortars.
Baitullah Mehsud, Mullah Nazir, and Hafiz Gul Bahadar have joined forces and created the Council of United Mujahideen to fight against ‘infidels’ in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the US.
11 peacekeepers killed in Somalia
Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror
Secret US unit trains commandos in Pakistan
Pakistani Army to look into other options if Swat peace deal fails
The Pakistani district official kidnapped yesterday was released in exchange for three Taliban prisoners; Taliban wanted to teach government a lesson.
One French woman was killed and 21 people, including Egyptian, French, German and Saudi nationals, were wounded in an explosion outside a mosque in a neighborhood in the capital city of Cairo that is popular with tourists. Anther bomb was found and defused. No group has taken responsibility for the attack.
The Taliban released a senior Swat official and his six bodyguards after kidnapping them earlier today; they were exchanged for two Taliban prisoners. The Taliban murdered a policeman in Kohat and destroyed six shops in Khyber. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur.
Shabaab claimed to have conducted a dual suicide attack on Burundi troops in Mogadishu; the African Union claimed the attack was a mortar strike. An Islamic scholars’ council demanded that African Union troops withdraw ‘within 120 days.’ Pirates seized a Greek freighter.
Afghan and Coalition forces killed a Taliban leader behind IED attacks and suicide attacks in Kandahar province. Eight Taliban fighters in Helmand province and six more in Kandahar were killed during Afghan and Coalition operations. Britain may add an additional 1,800 troops by the end of the year. Afghanistan’s deputy president said President Karzai is […]
Iraqi security forces detained 13 suspected insurgent in Fallujah, nine in northern Iraq, 8 in Diyala, five in Basrah, four in Thi Qhar, two in Kirkuk, and two more in Mosul. One solider was killed and eight more were wound in separate IED attacks in Mosul.
Pakistan to allay US fears on pact with Islamists
The Swat Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the District Coordinating Officer and six of his bodyguards, and said the official is their ‘guest.’
Taliban agree to ‘permanent ceasefire™ in Swat
Blast kills one, damages NATO fuel tanker in Khyber
Taliban bombs with British-made parts supplied by UK Muslims
A ‘permanent ceasefire™ was announced in Swat. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Bajaur. The Taliban attacked a NATO fuel tanker in Khyber and killed a paramilitary officer in North Waziristan. Two suicide bombers died from premature detonation in Bannu.
Into a Taliban wasteland of blood and fear