Afghanistan
Cultural shift needed in Afghan combat: commander
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Pakistan
Pakistan again voices concerns on drone attacks
Iraq
Spate of attacks tests Iraqi city and US pullout
Pakistan
Pakistan: India no longer a military threat
Iran
Iranian opposition tarred by public ‘confessions’ from arrested protesters
Bangladesh
JMB IT ‘chief’ captured
Pakistan
Pak officials behind killing of 11 French engineers: Report
Iraq
Insurgents killed more than 55 civilians in in Baghdad, a soldier in Kirkuk, and a policeman in Mosul. Security forces detained 31 wanted men in Dhi Qhar, 20 in Fallujah, 19 in Basrah, eight in Maysan, and three in Al Kut. An Awakening leader in Fallujah dodged an assassination attempt.
Syria
US to appoint new ambassador to Syria: official
Lashkar-e-Taiba
India has issued arrested warrants for 22 Pakistanis for complicity in the Novemeber 2008 terror assault on Mumbai. Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, and senior leaders Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi and Zarar Shah are among those charged. Pakistan has refused to extradite the men as it has no agreements with India.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Baitullah deputy claims killing of Zainuddin
Pakistan
Eighty-three Taliban fighters were killed in yesterday’s Predator strike that targeted senior Taliban leaders. The Taliban killed five soldiers in Swat and wounded two civilians in a rocket attack in Bajaur. Fifty-seven Air Force officials have been arrested for supporting terrorism. Police detained 25 terrorism suspects in Lahore and in Karachi.
Saudi Arabia
Documents back Saudi link to extremists
Pakistan
57 Pakistani Air Force officials arrested over links with terrorists
Philippines
Philippines arrests Jemaah Islamiyah fighters
Pakistan
Jihadists helping displaced Pakistanis: aid group
Mauritania
The director of a US aid group working in Mauritania was shot and killed in the capital of Nouakchott. An unidentified gunman shot the aid worker in the head in the middle of the city. No groups have claimed responsibility.
Saudi Arabia
Saudis mull Typhoon in Gulf arms buildup
United States
Radioactive threat detectors fail tests
Iran
Khamenei vowed that the government will stand firm on election results, stating “Neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost.” President Obama condemned the government crackdown on protesters. The Obama administration contacted Khamenei before the election.
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed 25 Taliban fighters in Kandahar province, 23 more in Uruzgan province, and a senior IED facilitator and three associates in Farah province, and destroyed large drug and weapons caches in Zabul and Khost provinces. The Taliban killed seven civilians in an IED attack in Helmand province.
Senior Taliban leaders targeted in yesterday’s Predator strikes
Baitullah Mehsud, Qari Hussain Mehsud, and Mullah Sangeen Zadran were the targets of the follow-on Predator attack in South Waziristan that killed 83 Taliban fighters. Sangeen and Qari Hussain were reported killed, although this has not been confirmed.
Iran
Report: Israel ready for possible Iran op
Iran
Clerics join Iran’s anti-government protests
Iran
Iran cracks down as reformists call for mourning
Iran
Signs Mousavi’s rebel stature being eroded in Iran
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Philippines to create a terrorist watchlist
Philippines
Four Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed and two Marines were wounded in intense fighting in Sulu province. On Saturday, at least 10 Moro Islamic Liberation Front insurgents were killed and 20 wounded in Maguindanao. Although the Phillippine constitution prohibits the participation of foreign troops in combat operations, US military commanders declared that their primary mission […]
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Thailand may allow Shariah law in troubled south
Iraq
Gates: Gulf nations support of Iraq contains Iran