Iran
At Iran post-vote prison, dereliction of duty confirmed
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Iran
US fuel sanctions to hurt Iran, a boon for traders
Pakistan
Taliban chief Mehsud killed in US attack in Pakistan?
Afghan and US forces destroy Haqqani Network training camp in Khost
Eighteen Haqqani Network fighters were killed during an Aug. 4 raid on a “stronghold in the remote mountains” in eastern Afghanistan.
Indonesia
Indonesia to reactivate village military units to fight terrorism
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 21 members of a wedding party, including women and children, during an IED attack in the Garmser district of Helmand province. The Taliban also killed five members of the Afghan National Police in an IED attack in Helmand’s Nad Ali district and four ISAF troops in an IED attack in Farah province. […]
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Ten years after IMU raids, Central Asia still battling militants
Pakistan
Elders of Mehsud tribe ask Pak Govt to stop operation in Waziristan
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Indian intelligence believes Lashkar-e-Taiba is planning to strike in Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad as the nation celebrates its Independence Day. A court sentenced three Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, including a husband and wife, to death for the 2003 bombings in Mumbai that killed 56 people.
Pakistan
A swat rebel speaks (Part 1)
Iraq
Baghdad blast walls to come down
Iraq
Iraq: Armed group posts beheading video
Pakistan
A US airstrike in South Waziristan killed Baitullah Mehsud’s second wife and two Taliban fighters. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters and detained 14 more in Swat, and detained 17 fighters in Hangu. A tribal lashkar in Upper Dir claimed to have killed 11 Taliban fighters.
United Kingdom
Suicide bomber comedy on TV sparks fury in UK
Afghanistan
Neighbors by day, soldiers by night in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan bans JuD, LeT, JeM
Afghanistan
Government map shows dire Afghan security picture
Iraq
Insurgents killed five policemen in Baghdad and one more in Mosul, and a woman in Ramadi. Security forces detained 24 wanted men in Basrah, 16 in Diyala, 13 more near Kirkuk, and three drug dealers in Tal Afar. Talks between the central government and the Kurds have progressed, reportedly allowing for two Kurdish regional divisions […]
Algeria
Eight Islamists were killed in the highland region of Batna in northeast Algeria during military sweeps. Last week, fourteen Islamists were killed in the same region by the Algerian military; the operation resulted in the discovery and destruction of a large stockpile of weapons.
Iran
Basiji militiamen cracked down on street protests as President Ahmedinejad was sworn in to his second term. An aide to presidential candidate Mousavi was arrested. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said it was not the Obama administration’s place to “pass judgment on” the legitimacy of the Ahmedinejad regime. Iran’s foreign ministry could neither confirm nor […]
Nigeria
A top security official revealed that the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) sent the President, prominent government officials, state governors, and pertaining security agencies 17 reports between July 14 and 17 warning that Boko Haram was poised to attack. The reports went unheeded, and Boko Haram™s uprising led to violence that claimed over 700 lives.
Kashmir
Indian security forces killed seven terrorists during multiple clashes in Kashmir and two more in Jammu. A Hizbul Mujahideen commander was reported killed during the fighting in Jammu. Four more insurgents and two soldiers were killed during fighting on Aug. 3.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two tribal leaders and four construction workers in an IED attack in Nangarhar province. The US military said four armed Taliban fighters were killed while carrying IED materials; local Afghans claimed the four men were civilians. Afghan and Coalition forces launched a new operation in Baghlan.
Yemen
Bomb goes off in south Yemen; another defused
Baitullah Mehsud’s wife killed in Predator attack
Predators hit a compound in Makeen owned by Baitullah’s father-in-law. Relatives said Baitullah’s second wife and two Taliban fighters were killed in the strike.
Pakistan
Double standards in Pakistan™s anti-terror campaign
Australia
Police charged three additional men for being members of a Somali Shabaab cell based in Melbourne. The cell was planning to conduct a military assault on an Army base in Sydney. The government is considering banning Shabaab.
United Kingdom
UK ends automatic citizenship rights
Hezbollah
Hezbollah stockpiles 40,000 rockets near Israel border
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four security personnel in North Waziristan; the military killed five civilians in artillery attacks. Security forces killed six Taliban fighters and detained 17 more in Swat; one soldier was also killed. Three people were killed after a mob accused a factory owner in Sheikhupura of desecrating a Koran. The interior ministry denied […]