Afghanistan
Western airstrikes kill fewer Afghan civilians
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Iraq
Twenty-three Iraqis were killed in a dual truck bomb attack in a Kurdish village outside of Mosul. Nine Iraqis were killed during seven explosions throughout Baghdad. A British security guard killed two foreigners in Baghdad. Iraqi troops detained seven wanted men in Basrah. US troops detained three al Qaeda fighters in Jalawlaa.
Pakistan
TTP says Baitullah never kept permanent driver
Pakistan
Pakistan: Baitullah Mehsud killed while getting ‘leg massage’: report
Somalia
Somali Islamists pull teeth from sinners: residents
Philippines
According to study, most Moros want Islamic government in southern Philippines
Philippines
Living in terror in Zamboanga City, Philippines
Taliban debunk claim of battle at shura meeting in South Waziristan
The government and a Taliban rival claimed that Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman killed each other at a meeting to decide on Baitullah Mehsud’s successor. Later Hakeemullah and Waliur spoke to the media and denied a clash took place, and claimed Baitullah is still alive.
Pakistan
Baitullah is alive, claims Hakeemullah
Pakistan
Baitullah killed in Aug 5-6 attack: Malk
Iraq
Kirkuk police chief wants US troops to stay
Pakistan
Pakistan pledges to curb militancy, pounds insurgents
Afghanistan
The Taliban attacked the provincial government center in Logar and wounded four civilians in an IED attack in Khost. A suicide bomber targeted a NATO convoy in Kunduz; no casualties were reported. Fifty drug lords are on the list of 367 “kill or capture” targets. New Zealand will deploy about 70 members of the Special […]
Al Qaeda
Taliban now winning, US commander in Afghanistan warns of rising casualties
Afghanistan
Another 45,000 US troops needed in Afghanistan, military adviser says
Afghanistan
Canada handoff of Afghan battle zones marks ‘new era™
Afghanistan
US to Hunt Down Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban
Iraq
Bombs in Baghdad and northern Iraq kill 33
Indonesian police ‘very confident’ Noordin M. Top dead
Top’s network was under heavy surveillance. Police expect the results of a DNA test sometime this week.
Pakistan
Pakistani claims of Taliban militant™s death are contested
Pakistan
Baitullah’s aide says he is alive but ill
Somalia
Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Mogadishu and 10 more were killed in mortar attacks on Aug. 8. Shabaab and Hizbul Islam withdrew forces from bases in Mogadishu. The US will double the amount of arms and munitions sent to the transitional government.
Afghanistan
Taliban: Awaiting US response on captured troop
Iran
US official says Iran confirms holding 3 Americans
Iran
Yadollah Javani, the chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ political bureau, has called for a trial of political leaders opposed to Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s presidency. Mohammad Khatami, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Mehdi Karroubi top Javani’s list. “If they are the main agents, which is the case, judiciary and security officials should go after them, arrest […]
Pakistan
National security adviser: US believes Mehsud dead
Pakistan
The mutilated bodies of 15 suspected Taliban fighters have been found in the town of Mingora in Swat. Clashes between a peace committee and insurgents in Mohmand resulted in 14 dead. The Taliban killed two soldiers in North Waziristan and wounded six people in a bombing at a school in Charsadda. Security forces detained 12 […]
Iraq
Security forces detained seven foreign Arab terrorists in Mosul, three Naqshabandiya group members in Diyala, an intelligence chief for a terrorist group in Baghdad, and an insurgent in Hawijah. Insurgents wounded seven policemen in bombings in Mosul and Diyala.
China
Chinese officials received a threat that a bomb was placed on a plane scheduled to land in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang province. Initial reports indicated the plane was hijacked. The plane was turned around and has landed in Kabul. The leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party recently threatened to attack Chinese interests worldwide.
Afghanistan
UN says violence hampering Afghan vote