Afghanistan
Iran Is Helping Taliban in Afghanistan, Petraeus Says
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Somalia
Valentines Day Al Shabaab Style (Beheading)
Pakistan
Pakistan works to free kidnapped UN official
Saudi Arabia
Saudi king dismisses 2 powerful religious figures
Thailand
Suspected Thai insurgent killed in gunfight with soldiers
Afghanistan
US envoy meets Afghan president as ties strained
Al Qaeda
British diplomats to visit detainee at Guantanamo
Pakistan
Three suicide jackets recovered from Islamabad
Israel
Israel rules out Gaza truce unless soldier freed
Israel
IAF hits Gaza weapon-making facilities, smuggling tunnels
Somalia
Th semi-autonomous region of Puntland has welcomed the appointment of the new Prime Minister. Ethiopian said it would support the new government. Ethiopian troops have withdrawn from the strategic Kala-Beyr crossroads in the central Hiran region
Iraq
Iraqi security forces captured 20 wanted men in Baghdad, an al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk and 10 fighters in Mosul and Diyala, seven kidnappers in Diyala, and seven wanted men in Basra. Two civilians were killed in an insurgent attack on an Army convoy in Mosul.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed seven Afghan policemen and a district leader during three separate roadside bomb attacks in Khost and Kandahar provinces. Afghan Army commandos captured six Taliban fighters and freed three hostages at a checkpoint in Farah Province.
US Predator strike in South Waziristan kills 25
The attack is the first since the dual attacks in North and South Waziristan on Jan. 23, and the first since a US Senator disclosed that the CIA is operating a Predator base inside Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s defense minister denied that the US is operating Predators from inside the country. President Zardari said force must be used to defeat the Taliban, while Prime Minister Gilani said other measures are required. Security forces killed five Taliban in Swat and captured five suicide bomber in Quetta. The Taliban killed two women in Kohat […]
Al Qaeda
Abu Yahya al Libi, a spokesman and ideologue for al Qaeda, called on Muslims to attack the government of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the former Islamic Courts Union leader and current President of Somalia. “Aim your arrows towards them…, direct your battles against them and intensify your campaign against them,” he said.
Iran
US offers Moscow concession on missile shield
Iraq
Somalia
President Sharif chose Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake to be the new Prime Minister. The Ahlu Sunna Waljamea is backing President Sharif. Ethiopian troops withdrew from Kalaber on the border. A Russian warship captured 10 pirates and seized three ships.
Afghanistan
Afghan defense minister and coalition commander agree on force multiplier
Afghanistan
Australia may pay the families of five children who were killed in the crossfire after Taliban fighters opened fire on a patrol in Uruzgan province. The Czech Republic donated 12 helicopters to the Afghan Army. Security has been tightened in Kabul after yesterday’s assault on the Justice and Education ministries and the Prisons Directorate.
Iraq
A female suicide bomber detonated her vest in a crowd of Shia pilgrims in Iskandariyah as they traveled to Karbala; 30 Iraqis were killed and scores were wounded. Two children were killed in a landmine explosion in Hillah. Three soldiers were wounded in a gunfight in Mosul. Iraqi forces detained an al Qaeda leader in […]
Algeria
Seven people were killed in serial bombings in the district of Foum El Metlag. The first roadside bomb killed four members of a family. The second bombing targeted the emergency workers; three people, including a fireman and two policemen, were killed.
Female suicide bomber kills 30 in Karbala, Iraq
The attack is the third targeting Shia pilgrims traveling to Karbala over the past three days.
Hezbollah
Avenging Mugniyah – Hezbollah’s retaliation for the death of their commander could drag Lebanon into war
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Haqqani Network behind Kabul attacks, say sources
Afghanistan
Afghans investigate Pakistan link to Kabul raids
Pakistan
Swat District: Thousands March In favor Of Islamic Shari™a
Pakistan
Pakistan has conceded that the Mumbai attacks were launched from it soil; eight men were charged, including three senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders. The Taliban killed a policeman in North Waziristan and a soldier in Swat, and threatened to kill more politicians. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur.
Pakistan concedes Mumbai attack executed from its soil
Charges registered against eight men, six of whom are in prison. Three Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders have been charged.