Israel
Israel has reportedly sunk a second Iranian ship carrying weapons destined for Hamas in Gaza. All members of the crew reportedly were killed. The attacks are said to have occurred off the coast of Sudan in the Red Sea.
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Al Qaeda leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi confirmed captured: Prime Minister Maliki
Iraq’s leader said security forces captured Baghdadi after a two-month-long covert intelligence operation. The US military has not confirmed the report.
Iraq
Prime Minister Maliki claimed Iraqi security forces have captured Abu Omar al Baghdadi. US forces killed one Mahdi Army fighter and captured six more in a controversial raid in Al Kut. US troops killed seven al Qaeda fighters and detained nine in Dalouiya. Iraqi troops detained 18 al Qaeda fighters in Shahraban and captured three […]
Al Qaeda
US plans to accept several Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo
Pakistan
In the heart of Taliban country, reluctant Afghans are restrained by loyalty and fear
Pakistan
In Pakistan, Guile Helps Taliban Gain
Pakistan
Taliban retains grip on Pakistan district
Pakistan
Pakistan Bows to the Taliban’s Rise
US breaks up Mahdi Army ‘Promise Day Brigade’ cell in Al Kut
The Mahdi Army is working directly with the Iranian-backed Special Groups. The operation sparked controversy as Iraqi officials claimed the US conducted the raid without permission, a charge the US denied.
Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed two members of the newly created Afghan Public Protection Force in Wardak province™s Nerkh district. Counternarcotics officials destroyed 6.5 tons of confiscated illegal drugs and precursor chemicals in a ceremony south of Kabul. A roadside bomb killed three Afghan border policemen in the Ali Shir district, Khost province. Australian forces have […]
Pakistan
The launched a new offensive against the Taliban in Lower Dir. Masked Taliban fighters attacked and killed at least one Christian and injured dozens of others this past week in a Christian colony in Karachi. Pakistani law enforcement believes two suicide bombers have been dispatched to Islamabad and four others to Karachi. Some reports suggest […]
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Abu Sayyaf hostage remembers captivity
Thailand
Security forces in the troubled south are on high alert for the upcoming anniversary of the Krue Se mosque massacre which took place on April 28, 2004. In Narathiwat, police and marines discovered munitions and bomb-making materials in a shelter in the forest. On Friday, twenty-four people, including eight police, were wounded in two separate […]
Philippines
Government troops clashed with Abu Sayyaf fighters holding an Italian Red Cross worker hostage on Jolo island. According to the military, the poor health of the hostage is hindering rescue operations and preventing him from fleeing his captors.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Taliban accept only Islam™s writ: Fazlullah
Pakistan
Pakistan – Security tightened around Tarbela Dam
Pakistan
‘Pakistan still aiding Kashmiri militants™
Pakistan
Twelve children were killed in a bombing in Dir. Swabi police seized 475 kg explosives and detained two men. Police in Sargodha captured an aide to Baitullah Mehsud and five other Taliban fighters. Policemen refused to deploy in Buner. The Taliban blocked a military convoy in Swat, stood up the local Taliban in Buner, and […]
Pakistan
To save Pakistan get the army out of politics
Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents ambush US patrol in Afghan village
Iraq
Iran’s leader blames US, Israel for Iraq attacks
Iraq
The military is conducting DNA tests to determine if Islamic State of Iraq leader Abu Omar al Baghdadi was captured. Security forces killed three al Qaeda fighters and detained a Saudi leader in Khanaqin, and killed an al Qaeda leader in Anbar. Iraqi forces also detained 19 wanted men in Basrah and 15 insurgents in […]
Afghanistan
Three suicide bombers attacked the Kandahar governor’s compound, killing five policemen. A joint Afghan-Coalition patrol killed between six and eight insurgents in the Chak district of Wardak province. A government official claimed 50 Taliban fighters and three commanders were killed in a large operation in Wardak. A two-day operation launched by Afghan and Coalition forces […]
Hezbollah
Investigators believe the Hezbollah cell in Egypt planned to carry out three major bombing operations in tourist areas of Egypt. The 49 suspects arrested in Egypt in connection to the cell will appear in court next week. Israel warned Israeli businessmen in Europe to return home because of the threat of a terrorist attack by […]
Somalia
Mortars fired at Somalia’s Parliament missed the building but hit a police unit inside the compound as well as a residential neighborhood, killing at least seven people. Somali pirates have seized a German ship transporting grain in the Gulf of Aden; all 17 crew members are unharmed. Two European aid workers taken hostage by gunmen […]
Pakistani military, Taliban maneuver for position in northwest
The Taliban stop a convoy in Swat as rumors of a military operation there are rampant. Taliban withdrawal from Buner is only partial.
Pakistan
Reports of Taliban re-entering Buner, Army set for assault
Pakistan
Islamic militancy and Pakistan’s rogue generals
Pakistan
General Kiyani and General Petraeus said the Pakistani Army has the will to fight the Taliban. Some Taliban foces have withdrawn from Buner. Malakand division commissioner Syed Mohammad Javed has been replaced. Taliban fighters fired rockets at an outpost in North Waziristan.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s dispersed nukes greater risk