Afghanistan
Afghans begin voting in elections
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Afghanistan
UN chief urges Afghans to vote
Afghanistan
Bloodied Brits to bail on Afghanistan?
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World™s first Muslim superheroes, the 99, out to conquer the West
Iraq
Iraqi PM orders security review
Afghanistan
UN asks Afghanistan to lift election media ban
Afghanistan
Afghans vote for president amid fears of attacks
Pakistan
Jamaat-e-Islami holds ‘Go America Go™ rally in Islamabad
Pakistan
Petraeus in Pakistan for talks on military equipment
Pakistan
Faqir Mohammed has assumed temporary command of the Taliban while Muslim Khan has been named the new spokesman. Security forces killed five Taliban fighters and captured 29 more in Swat. A lashkar killed three Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban killed three government officials in Bajaur and torched a school in Lower Dir.
Iraq
A series of bombings and mortar attacks in Baghdad killed 91 Iraqis and wounded 552 more. Prime Minister Maliki said the security plan must be reconsidered in light of the attacks. A policeman and a soldier were killed in separate attacks in Ninewa province. A US soldier was killed in southern Iraq.
Afghanistan
Generals discuss NATO role in Afghan elections
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Gates, Mullen use new media to hear from troops, public
United States
US to transfer six Guantanamo prisoners overseas
Faqir Mohammed takes command of Pakistani Taliban
Faqir said the move is temporary as Baitullah Mehsud is alive but recovering from an illness. Muslim Khan has been named the new spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban after Maulvi Omar was captured on Monday.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Libya has agreed to assist Algeria and Mali in their fight against Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The agreement seeks extensive intelligence collaboration between the countries in an effort to rid the Sahara of terrorism. Regional leaders have grown more vocal about pooling resources in order to halt the upsurge of AQIM attacks.
Philippines
Seven Moro National Liberation Front fighters were killed when the military assaulted a school on the tiny island of Marabon, near the island of Palawan. One soldier was wounded and the military continued to search for MNLF fighters who escaped. MILF announced that it will not assist the government in operations against the terrorist group […]
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Thai military claims progress against insurgency
Pakistan
Obama reaches out to Islamist parties in Pakistan
Indonesia
Police detained four men thought to be behind the suicide bombings at the J.W. Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels on July 17. One of the men recruits suicide bombers and the other served a jail sentence for hiding Noordin Mohammed Top. Police believe al Qaeda financed the attack.
Afghanistan
Three Taliban fighters and two civilians were killed during a shootout at a state bank in Kabul. The Taliban killed a family of five in Paktika, two US soldiers in southern Afghanistan, and a district chief and a tribal leader in Kandahar. Seventy- five Taliban fighters joined the government in Wardak. Security forces detained 10 […]
Lebanon
Security forces captured Taha al Hajj Suleiman, the Syrian member of Fatah al Islam who escaped from a high security prison in Beirut yesterday. Seven other members of the group were prevented from escaping. Suleiman’s escape led to the firing of more than 360 prison officials for poor performance.
Saudi Arabia
Security forces detained 44 members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, including one foreign fighter. “The network includes a number of the theorists and believers of the deviant ideology and supporters of criminal acts,” Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansur Al Turki said.
Baghdad bombings kill 75 as US prepares to release all members of an Iranian terror group
The coordinated bombing attack took place outside of government ministries and also included mortar attack. The US will free all members of the League of the Righteous.
Iran
President Ahmadinejad is expected to appoint a novice to head the oil ministry. Major GeneralJafari called on the army and Basij to use soft power to oppose threats to the governemnt. Syrian President Bashar Assad visited Tehran. Russia is said to reconsider the sale of anti-aircraft missiles to Iran due to Israeli concerns.
Iraq
US to release members of Iraqi group that kidnapped five Britons
Caucasus
Kremlin sends tough general to troubled Ingushetia
Afghanistan
Afghanistan bans reporting of attacks during vote
Afghanistan
Taliban claim responsibility for Kabul attack
Pakistan
Pakistan not ready to fight Taliban again