Iraq
Turkey to host Iraq-Syria talks in Istanbul
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Al Qaeda
Iraqi VP confirms al Qaeda behind Baghdad bombing
Afghanistan
Mullen: More forces needed for Afghan war
Behind the Pakistan Predator strikes
Graphic from the Chicago Tribune on the Predator/Reaper strike program. Click image to enlarge. The Chicago Tribune has a good graphic on the US unmanned air campaign targeting the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan.* From the intro: Monday’s deadly airstrike in northwest Pakistan marks the latest example of US forces’ increasing reliance on unmanned […]
Commando raid in Somalia is latest in covert operations across the globe
US special operations forces have conducted four other such strikes in Pakistan, Syria, and Madagascar since 2006.
Afghanistan
A recount of votes has been ordered for 10 percent of the polling stations. Afghan and NATO forces killed 27 Taliban fighters in Kandahar. The Taliban killed two Afghan soldiers in Wardak and wounded three children and an adult in attacks in Khost and Herat. Eight Afghan soldiers were killed during infighting.
Al Qaeda
Elite US forces kill top al Qaeda fighter
Somalia
Shababb has threatened to avenge the killing of Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan. “The United States is Islam™s known enemy and we will never expect mercy from them, nor should they expect mercy from us,” a leader said. Two people were wounded after government forces clashed over taxing vehicles.
Iran
The US demanded that Iran must be willing to discuss its “illicit nuclear program” during the meeting on Oct. 1. The US and five allies are to present a “united front” against the Iranian nuclear program. Former President Rasfanjani urged an epic turn-out for the al Qods day celebration.
Pakistan
Security forces killed 27 Taliban fighters in Swat and Malakand and 152 more surrendered. Eight Lashkar-e-Islam fighters and one soldier were killed in Khyber; one Taliban fighter was killed in Bajaur. Fourteen policemen were wounded in a bombing in Mansehra. A total of 715 tribal police were fired for failing to report for duty in […]
United States
The FBI and police raided several locations in Queens, New York City, after discovering “a small group of people who espoused a militant ideology aligned with Al Qaeda and whose activities had aroused enough suspicion to obtain warrants for the searches and arrests.” No arrests were made.
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MILF demands Philippine military to clear unexploded ordinance
Al Qaeda
The Ziad al-Jarrah division of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the weekend Katyusha attack in Israel. “Your brothers fired two Katyusha rockets from south Lebanon which landed in the Naharia settlement in the north of occupied Palestine,” according to a statement released on the Internet.
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Philippines to boost security of American troops deployed to Mindanao
Thailand
Muslim insurgents ambushed soldiers after they ate a fast-breaking dinner at a mosque in Yala province, killing five troops. On Saturday, five civilians were also killed in Yala province, including a teenage rubber worker who was killed and set on fire.
Afghanistan
US commanders ‘consider new Afghan policy’
United Kingdom
UK – Government ‘sold its soul’ over Libya deals
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in Somalia
Reports indicate Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan was killed during a covert raid by US Special Forces in Barawe, a town in Southern Somalia under the control of Shabaab.
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The price of a scoop: Two dead
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Multinational force keeps pirates at bay
Low-level Taliban leader surrenders in Afghanistan
Spanish troops patrol Badghis province. Adnkronos International reports (via Pajhwok) that a Taliban commander in the northwestern province of Badghis has surrendered: A rebel commander, has laid down his arms in western Badghis province. Mullah Salam said he decided to renounce militancy, accusing Taliban fighters of targeting civilians, Afghan news agency Pajhwok reported. Badghis police […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: For reporter, no doubt: ‘I’d use the rifle if I had to’
Afghanistan
ANALYSIS-Afghan exit seen worsening risks to region, West
Iran
Iran and the international community will meet to discuss Iran’s nuclear program in Europe on Oct. 1. Iran obtained US military technology through Malaysian middlemen. The government expects internal protests on Qods Day.
Iraq
Two terrorists and two policemen were killed during a clash in Mosul. Security forces detained 18 wanted men in Basrah, three in Kirkuk, and a municipal council leader in Al Kut. Four Iraqis were killed and 27 were wounded in Diyala and Baqubah and in two attacks in Mosul.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed one British soldier and one ISAF soldier in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan. Security forces killed a Taliban commander in Badghis, detained two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan fighters in Kunduz and five Taliban fighters in Balkh, and seized more than a ton of narcotics in Nangarhar.
Pakistan
Q A: Has the back of the Pakistani Taliban been broken?
Al Qaeda
Former CIA agent’s hunt for bin Laden in Pakistani badlands
Al Qaeda
9/11 ringleader Mohammed Atta could have been stopped, FBI informant says
Afghanistan
Afghan commandos set aside differences