Nigeria
Nigerian officials ignored warnings about violent sect
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Afghanistan
Three US soldiers were killed in an IED attack and ambush in eastern Afghanistan, and two Canadian soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Kandahar province; nine Coalition troops have been killed in the first two days of August. In Baghlan province, 20 Taliban fighters have laid down their arms.
Pakistan charges Sufi Mohammed with treason
The leader of the pro-Taliban TNSM and architect of the most recent peace agreement in Swat is being charged, along with seven others, with treason, inciting rebellion, terrorism, waging war, and conspiracy against Pakistan.
Algeria
Eighteen suspected Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters were killed in military operations in eastern Algeria in response to an AQIM attack that wounded 4 security officers. Authorities destroyed stockpiles of weapons that were discovered during the operations. More than 6,000 soldiers have been deployed in anti-AQIM operations in the region.
Uighur terrorist leader threatens attacks against Chinese interests across the globe
Abdul Haq al Turkistani, the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party and a member of al Qaeda’s Shura Majlis, threatened to attack Chinese embassies worldwide and also interests within China.
Pakistan
Islamabad police arrest al Qaeda operative
United Kingdom
UK’s MI5 in al-Qaeda ‘breach’ query
Afghanistan
UN chief scorns Miliband plan for Taliban talks
Iraq
Iraqi Ba’ath Leader Calls On Insurgents To Join Politics
Iraq
Security pact gives Iraqi security forces a new swagger
Pakistan
Seven Christians were burned alive during a riot in Gojra that broke out after a rumor that a Koran was desecrated. Four policemen were killed in an IED attack in Hangu. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters and four civilians in Dir, two in Bannu and two more in Arakzai, captured 25 suspected fighters in […]
Afghanistan
Britain to send 2,000 extra troops to help train Afghans
Nigeria
Northern Nigerian city calm after week of unrest
Iran
Iran begins trial of postelection protesters
Iraq
US deaths at lowest level since 2003
Iraq
Iraqi death toll drops after US handover
Nigeria
Nigerian police arrested 36 suspected members of Boko Haram in Zuba. Two members were Niger nationals. Almost 600 people have been killed in the violence engulfing more than 4 states in northern Nigeria.
Iran
Iranian state television confirmed that security forces detained three Americans who crossed the border from Iraq. The Americans were hiking in northern Iraq when they crossed the border. The US State Department has not confirmed the detentions.
Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman in Mosul and wounded two civilians in a bombing outside a mosque in Baghdad. Security forces detained eight wanted terrorists in Diyala. More than 21,000 security personnel have been deployed to protect a religious pilgrimage in Karbala.
Afghanistan
Three US soldiers and one French soldier were killed in attacks in southern and central Afghanistan. An Afghan security officer and two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Baghlan. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Nimroz province.
Lashkar-e-Taiba
India said it has turned over enough evidence to Pakistan to allow it to proceed with the prosecution of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and leader Hafiz Saeed for his involvement in the November 2008 terror assault on Mumbai. “The evidence provided in three dossiers is, in our view, sufficient to investigate role of Hafiz Saeed,” Indian Home […]
Afghanistan
US pledge to reduce Afghan deaths