The government agreed to allow the US to continue using the air base at Manas to support troops in Afghanistan. The yearly lease was raised from $17million to $60 million. Security forces killed fighters from the Islamic Movement for Uzbekistan during a raid on a safe house in western Kyrgyzstan.
More than 70 Taliban fighters were killed during two separate airstrikes in Makeen in South Waziristan. An Afghan Taliban commander was among those killed. Qari Zianuddin Mehsud, Baitullah’s main tribal rival, was assassinated in Dera Ismail Khan. The Taliban killed three policemen in Peshawar and a paramilitary policeman in Khyber. Security forces detained five Taliban […]
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UAE, S.Korea sign nuclear cooperation deal
Chechen President Kadyrov has been given permission by Russian President Medvedev to annihilate insurgents in Ingushetia following the suicide attack on the Ingush President Yevkurov. The suicide bomber may have been female. Yevkurov is currently on artificial respiration and reportedly in grave condition after suffering damage to a host of organs, including his brain.
Predators fired on the funeral of a Taliban commander near Baitullah Mehsud’s stronghold in Makeen. More than 65 Taliban fighters were reported killed in the attack.
UK troops in Afghanistan carry out one of biggest air operations of modern times
The Taliban killed three German soldiers in Kunduz province, three foreign aid workers in Jawzjan province, and three policemen in Kandahar. A suicide bomber killed two civilians in an attack on a US military convoy in Ghazni province. British troops conducted a large air assault in Helmand province.
The Guardian Council refused to nullify the recent election results; its spokesman stated that “in the recent presidential election we found no witness of major fraud or breach in the election.” Ahmadinejad is to be sworn in at the end of July. Neda Agha-Soltan’s martyrdom becomes a symbol for the protest movement. Reza Pahlavi vowed […]
Pentagon to outline shift in war planning strategy
The latest US airstrike in Pakistan’s tribal areas hit a compound in Ladha, a region run by Baitullah Mehsud.
Militant camp may hold clues to Taliban operations
One of Baitullah Mehsud’s followers shot and killed Qari Zainuddin Mehsud in Dera Ismail Khan. Zainuddin had denounced Baitullah and claimed he would fight alongside the military against Baitullah in South Waziristan.
Some Guantanamo detainees rejecting Palau move
Twenty-one Taliban fighters and civilians were killed in airstrikes in South Waziristan. A suicide bomber killed two policemen in Shangla. Interior Minister Rehman Malik denied he said that Mullah Fazlullah was wounded and surrounded. The military said the Swat offensive is in the final phase.
Hizb ut-Tahrir America will host a conference in July 2009 at the Aqsa School in Bridgeview, Illinois. The conference is titled “The Fall of Capitalism and Rise of Islam” and is designed support the establishment of a global Caliphate.
Iran starts airforce manoeuvres in Gulf
More than 30 Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed in air and artillery strikes against Baitullah Mehsud’s followers in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency.
New US battle rule: No fighting near Afghan homes
Two of President Yevkurov’s bodyguards are killed in a suicide car bombing that targeted his convoy. This attack and others cast doubts that the insurgency is logistically impaired.
Senior ideologue and spokesman Abu Yahya al Libi called for Algerians to rise up against their “apostate” government and urged Tunisians, Moroccans, and other North Africans to join the jihad. “Mobilize your soldiers, line up your ranks, and unify your command,” al Libi implored on the 35-minute statement that was released by As Sahab on […]
Fourteen Iraqis were killed and 62 more were wounded during a series of IED attacks in Baghdad and Abu Ghraib. Two Iraqi soldiers and two policemen were killed in attacks in Mosul. Security forces detained nine wanted men in Basrah and eight more in Karbala.
Eight civilians were killed and 40 more were wounded during a suicide attack in front of a mosque in Khost province. Three Afghan soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on an Afghan Army convoy in Kandahar. The Afghan government said the Taliban control 11 districts and have a strong influence in 150 others.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the front group for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, has established a charity called the Falah-i-Insaniyat and opened an account in the Bank of Punjab in Lahore. The Falah-i-Insaniyat is accepting donations for the Swat relief effort and raising a significant amount of money.
Iran began three days of air force exercises in the Gulf and the Sea of Oman to raise operational and support capability. The Guardian Council announced possible polling irregularities in 50 districts. The Revolutionary Guards warned citizens of “revolutionary confrontation” if they return to the streets to protest. Mousavi received support from Ayatollah Zanjani. Hugo […]
Ingush terrorists have critically injured the President of Ingushetia and killed two of his bodyguards in a suicide attack on his convoy. This is the third suicide bombing since Doku Umarov announced the revival of the Riyad Us Saliheen martyr brigade in April. Two terrorists, including Adamei Dzhappuyev, the deputy for Jamaat leader Emir Saifullah, […]
Can Pakistan shut down Lashkar-i-Taiba?
The military said 27 Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur, 12 were killed in South Waziristan, and seven more were killed in Swat. A tribal lashkar killed seven Taliban fighters in Dir. Eight people were killed during clashes in Kurram. The Taliban wounded five people during rocket attacks on government installations in Khyber.
Taliban leader asserts control of Afghan militants
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