Pakistan
India concerned over possible drone sale to Pakistan
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Pakistan
Credible info on fresh attacks from Pak soil: Indian PM
Pakistan
Leader of banned Pakistan militant group shot dead
Pakistan
Holbrooke: If Pakistan Taliban leader were alive, he’d be on TV
‘Good’ Pakistani Taliban leader vows to fight US in Afghanistan
Haji Turkistan Bhittani reaffirmed his loyalty to Mullah Omar and wants to continue the fight in Helmand province after his Taliban rivals are eliminated. Bhittani is backed by the Pakistani state.
Afghanistan
Al Qaeda and Taliban ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said his followers are “ready to help with the United States and … other coalition forces if foreign troops announce the time frame for the pulling out their troops from Afghanistan.” A US soldier was killed during a Taliban ambush in eastern Afghanistan; another was killed in an […]
Iraq
Insurgents killed two policemen in Mosul and three Awakening fighters in Babil, and wounded six policemen in Kirkuk. Security forces detained 17 wanted men in Basrah, two insurgents in Makhmour, and an al Qaeda leader in Baqubah.
Russia
A suicide truck bomb killed 18 people and injured more than 70 in Nazran, the largest city in Ingushetia. The bomb was detonated as officers were gathering for morning check-in at a police base. This is the fifth suicide bombing since Doku Umarov revived the Riyad Us Saliheen martyr brigade in April and vowed to […]
Iran
A group of anonymous clerics labeled Ayatollah Khamenei a “dictator” and called for his removal. Sadegh Larijani was appointed new chief of the judiciary. The government released a female French lecturer on bail who was accused of espionage. Bahrain’s Minister of Oil and Gas urged further expansion of business ties between Tehran and Manama.
Pakistan
Seventeen of Mullah Nazir’s fighters were killed in an ambush in South Waziristan; Turkistan Bhittani claimed Nazir was among those killed. The military killed 15 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and six more in Swat. Twenty-two Taliban fighters surrendered in Dir and 14 TNSM fighters and a senior leader surrendered in Buner.
Afghanistan
India snubs Holbrooke, wants him to stick to Af-Pak
Mauritania
The government announced it will launch a 4,000-strong military anti-terror campaign in the Sahara desert to root out Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The eastern Sahara in Mauritania has become a hotbed for AQIM operations over the last year. The announcement comes days before regional leaders meet to discuss cooperation in fighting crime and […]
Algeria
The military killed three suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb members in a shootout. The military ambush occurred between Skikda and Jijel, which lies 400 km east of Algiers. The ambush was an area that has become a transit zone and refuge for many AQIM fighters.
Nigeria
Police detained hundreds of members of the Darul Islam sect during a raid on a compound in the town of Mokwa in northeastern Nigeria. More than 3,000 members of the sect established their own community to separate them from society and practice Islamic beliefs. Police were concerned about members of the sect who originated from […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan says ex-militia chief free to return
Afghanistan
US Plans a Mission Against Taliban™s Propaganda
Afghanistan
Tight Security in Place for Elections Day in Afghanistan
South Waziristan Taliban groups clash – report
Forces loyal to Baitullah Mehsud reportedly ambushed a convoy of Mullah Nazir’s fighters as they traveled to Wana, killing 17 fighters. Baitullah’s spokesman denied involvement.
Afghanistan
Afghan forces killed 30 Taliban fighter in Khost. ISAF and Afghan security forces killed four Taliban fighters as they retook a town from the Taliban in Herat province and retook control of the Naw Zad district in Helmand. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate IED attacks, and killed four civilian outside of Kabul. […]
Iraq
A sniper killed a policeman in Jalawlaa. Insurgents wounded two policemen in Fallujah and a soldier in Kirkuk. Security forces detained 16 wanted men in Basrah, four terrorists in Baghdad and two more in Diyala, two insurgents in Babil, and a cell leader in Ramadi.
Iraq
Iraq: Accord Front Collapses, Sunni Tribes Seek Shiite Allies
Philippines
Three Abu Sayyaf gunmen fired at two Air Force helicopters in Basilan province, damaging a helicopter carrying three journalists. The military is shipping more ammunition and other supplies to Mindanao to bolster the military as it continues to press for the destruction of Abu Sayyaf.
Pakistan
US sees shift in Pakistan focus
Iran
Iran puts more post-vote detainees on trial: agency
Palestinian Territories
Hamas says Gaza now under control
Afghanistan
Americans say British cannot hold Afghan siege city
Pakistani Taliban regroup in Malakand
Two policemen have been beheaded and a local politician has been kidnapped as the Taliban continue to consolidate positions in regions outside of Swat.
Somalia
More than 30 people were killed during clashes between Shabaab and Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamee’a in central Somalia. Fifty-five Hizbul Islam fighters defected to the government in Hiran. Djibouti will deploy troops in Somalia.
Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed five civilians in Swat. The Taliban killed one soldier during an ambush on a military convoy in North Waziristan and wounded 11 more in a rocket attack on a base, and destroyed three NATO tankers at a terminal in Pishin in Baluchistan. The military killed eight Taliban fighters in Swat.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tactics or Strategy?