Twenty MILF fighters and seven soldiers were killed in fierce fighting near the town of Mamasapan. The fighting broke out after a force of 60 MILF fighters ambushed a military patrol. The battle took place only ten kilometers from the provincial capital where President Gloria Arroyo was visiting.
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More than 70 Pakistanis were killed in a Taliban suicide attack in a mosque in Khyber. The Taliban attacked a trucking terminal in Peshawar, murdered two “US spies” in North Waziristan, battled security forces in Swat, and threatened to end the ceasefire in Darra Adam Khel. The US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff […]
Lawless Somalia draws influx of foreign fighters
Two people were killed during fighting in Mogadishu. The Ahlu Sunna Waljamea based in Bakool has joined government forces. It is estimated that more than 450 foreign fighters are allied with Shabaab. Priates hijacked two chemical tankers.
The US outlined its plan to stabilize Afghanistan and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan. Britain will send an additional 2,000 troops to Afghanistan. US and Afghan forces killed 16 Taliban fighters during raids on IED cells in Helmand and Uruzgan provinces. An Afgnan soldier killed two US troops then committed suicide.
The focus is on Pakistan’s sanctuaries, a troop and civilian “surge,” accelerating the growth of the Afghan security forces, reconciliation with the Taliban, improved governance, and international cooperation.
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Three MILF fighters and an Army solider were killed during a battle in Sultan Kudarat province in Mindanao. Thirty-three Filipino seamen were siezed by Pirates off Somalia during two separate hijackings.
Security forces arrested 16 suspects in the murder of a cleric in Jalawlaa, 12 insurgents in Dalouiya, and two al Qaeda operatives southwest of Irbil. An Iraqi bomb squad defused six explosively formed penetrators in Al Kut. International oil companies seek to develop Iraq’s petroleum production as the security situation improves.
Pakistan: Truck terminals directed not to store NATO supplies for night
Iran and NATO have held talks for the first time in more than 30 years. Iran will attend next week’s conference on Afghanistan. President Ahmadinejad told Syrian President Bashar Assad that Israel and the US were “weakening with God’s help” and “Iran and Syria are on their way to victory.”
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New Afghan local force to guard against Taliban
A suicide bomber detonated in the middle of a mosque during Friday prayers. The Taliban is on pace to exceed the 2007 and 2008 yearly suicide attack totals.
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A US airstrike killed seven al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in North Waziristan. The Taliban took credit for a suicide attack that killed 11 anti-Taliban tribals in Jandola. Three people were wounded in a bombing outside a police station in Charsadda. The government warned the tribes in Bajaur that a military operation may be launched […]
Somalia: Discord among Hizbul Islam faction
The interior minister was injured in an IED attack in Mogadishu; his secretary was killed. Baidoa residents are protesting Shabaab’s decree banning khat. Hizbul Islam has begun to fracture due to disagreements within the group. Islamist leader Sheik Yusuf Inda™adde said Hizbul Islam leaders are making the mujahedeen fight for the leader’s personal gain.
Unconfirmed reports indicate a convoy transporting weapons to Gaza was hit by either a US or Israeli airstrike. “A major power bombed small trucks carrying arms – burning all of them,” Sudan’s state minister for highways said. The attack supposedly took place in January; the US military denied involvement.
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