Kashmir
Gun battles kill 10 in Indian Kashmir
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Iraq
US troop withdrawal through Turkey may get PM’s OK
Yemen
The Coalition of Mareb and Al Jawf Tribes Council warned against US military action in the country and said a backlash might follow against US interests worldwide. “There are no shelters and camps to house and train al Qaeda militants in the four Yemeni provinces,” the statement said, noting that such accusations are “politically motivated […]
Afghanistan
US seeks to include Taliban in Afghan politics
Pakistan
US CENTCOM adviser sees Pakistan in danger
Pakistan
Most Al Qaeda plots linked to Pakistan: Brown
Saudi Arabia
Hardline Saudi clerics urge TV ban on women
Pakistan
The government released 14 more Taliban prisoners in Swat. The Taliban ordered NGOs to leave Swat, forced the closure of a family planning center in Dir, bombed a girls’ school in Mardan, and fired rockets at a police station in Dera Ismail Khan. The military destroyed two extremist hideouts in Khyber.
Somalia
Shabaab’s information minister in Kismayo welcomed Osama bin Laden’s call to overthrow the new government and said Shabaab will maintain links with al Qaeda. Hawiye clan leaders, prominent clerics, and the government’s information minister rejected the call for more foreign troops to be deployed in Somalia. The government denied reports that soldiers surrendered to Shabaab.
Afghanistan
Afghan officials in drug trade cut deals across enemy lines
Afghanistan
US and Afghan troops killed five Taliban fighters in Kunduz; the town mayor claimed five civilians were killed. Two ISAF soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan. One civilian contract worker was killed and six were wounded in a rocket attack on Kandahar Air Field. Afghan troops detained 22 Taliban fighters in Kandahar province.
Iraq
Insurgents killed four Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin, one soldier in Mosul, and shot one policemen in Babil. Iraqi security forces detained33 insurgents in Huweija, 27 wanted men in Karbala, seven in Baghdad, and four more in Dhi Qhar, an an ISCI official in Diyala.
Shabaab leader admits links to al Qaeda
The information minister for Shabaab in the southern Somali city of Kismayo welcomed Osama bin Laden’s call to remove Somalia’s new president and said the group would continue its links to al Qaeda.
Philippines
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front was blamed for bomb attacks on a market and a bus company in North Cotabato province, injuring at least seven and damaging two buses. The EU offered to mediate peace talks between the Philippine government and MILF insurgents.
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Philippine President Arroyo and Tony Blair to discuss peace talks with MILF
Pakistan
US missile strikes take heavy toll on Al Qaeda, officials say
Iraq
In Iraq, chaos feared as US closes prison
Pakistan
US Envoy Richard Holbrooke said US and NATO troops would not cross into Pakistan to fight the Taliban. Security forces detained 25 members of Lashkar-e-Islam in Khyber. The government released six Taliban leaders in Swat. The Taliban forced the closure of more than a hundred CD shops in Mardan.
Iraq
Odierno: Iraq elections key to getting legitimate leaders
Afghanistan
Two-day operation to delay Taliban attacks wraps up
Afghanistan
Suicide and roadside bombs in Nangarhar, Khost, and Kandahar provinces killed two policemen and nine Afghans. Canadian and Afghan troops completed a large clearing operation in Kandahar province. The US is looking to quickly increase the size of the Afghan police forces.
Afghanistan
NATO commander decries troop shortage in Afghan south
Iraq
Iraqi forces killed two insurgents in Mosul, and captured 10 al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and three wanted men in Maysan. Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter in Babil, and wounded a police chief in Tikrit and four civilians in Baghdad.
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Hostage release talks fail with Abu Sayyaf in Philippines
Philippines
Hope for the swift release of a Red Cross worker held captive by Abu Sayaff has faded, despite movement of Philippine troops away from Abu Sayaff positions. A Philippine government panel is preparing for the continuance of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Afghanistan
Two blasts kill 7 Afghans, 1 policeman
Iran
Iran to US: You change, our behavior will change
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Southern Russia clashes kill five soldiers, 14 rebels
Pakistan
Pakistan: Security forces arrest 31 suspects in Khyber Agency
Pakistan
The Taliban ambushed a military convoy in Swat after the government released 16 Taliban fighters. Baluchistan’s governor said Mullah Omar is not in the province. Security forces imposed a curfew in Landi Kotal in Khyber after a Taliban attack on a military base killed 10 and wounded 41.