Monthly Archives: August 2009

United States

The federal government played recordings of North Carolina jihadist cell leader Daniel Boyd pledging his love for jihad and disgust at the US military’s role overseas. “I love jihad. I love to stand there and fight for the sake of Allah,” Boyd said. “Muslims must be protected at all costs…. [The military is] over there […]


Hezbollah

The Orphans Project Lebanon, a German-based charity, is a front for Hezbollah to fund the training of suicide bombers. The charity is affiliated with the Lebanese Al-Shahid Association, which runs schools and day cares where “more than 50 percent of the children declared that their sole aim was to become a shahid, or martyr,” according […]


Iran

The spokesman for President Obama has said that President Ahmedinejad is the legitimately elected leader of Iran. “He’s the elected leader,” Press Secretary Gibbs said at a briefing at the White House. The three Americans who wandered into Iran from northern Iraq are suspected of being “spies” by the Iranian government.



Iraq

Kurdish MP: Baghdad-Erbil talks ‘successful™


Pakistan

LeT, Jaish helping Taliban™s mission destabilization: Pakistan



Iraq

Alleged killer of Iraqi journalist ‘confesses’




Iran

Iran says 3 Americans arrested for illegal entry


Iran

Shiite group agrees to renounce violence in Iraq


Iraq

Top US general in Iraq disputes early pullout memo


Iraq

Iraqi troops detained the deputy leader of Ansar al Islam along with the group’s chief financier and eight other operatives during a raid in Mosul. Police killed an insurgent in Mosul. Security forces detained 21 insurgents in Ramadi, six al Qaeda operatives in Jalawlaa, and an al Qaeda commander in Khanaqin.


Afghanistan

Afghan troops killed 15 Taliban fighters and detained eight more in Helmand. Police killed a Taliban fighter in Baghlan. A Taliban suicide bomber killed four Afghans in Zabul. The governor of Wardak escaped an assassination attempt. The Taliban fired rockets into Kabul; no casualties were reported.


Iran

US seeks to protect Iran terror group [MEK]




Iran

Britain sparks row by sending senior diplomat to Ahmadinejad ceremony





Pakistan

Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed biding time to launch fresh attacks?


India

Saeed trial acid test for Pakistan: Krishna



Pakistan

Zardari Says Swat Battle Helps Pakistan™s Strategy on Extremism



Australia

Police arrested four Australian citizens who are part of a Shabaab terror cell in Melbourne. “Police believe members of a Melbourne-based group have been undertaking planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia and allegedly involved in hostilities in Somalia,” a police statement said.


Russia

Insurgents killed five police and wounded four more during an ambush in Chechnya Sunday evening. Grenade launchers and automatic weapons were said to have been used in the attack. Earlier Sunday, a police officer was gunned down in Dagestan and three workers from Ingushetia’s air rescue service were killed.