Osama bin Laden, from his latest tape. Image courtesy of Nick Grace. Bill Roggio notes the new bin Laden audiotape, “An Address to the American People by the Lion of Islam Sheikh Osama bin Laden.” As the title suggests, it is expressly directed at a Western audience. There are two interesting aspects to the tape. […]
Reemergence of Taliban in Kandahar presents challenges for US, NATO
Osama bin Laden has released a new audiotape called “An address to the American people by the Lion of Islam Sheikh Osama bin Laden (May Allah Protect Him).” The video is more than 11 minutes long; excerpts from Reuters appear below. In the tape, bin Laden attacks the US for its close ties to Israel […]
Several Al Qaeda operatives are believed to have been killed. The attack is the third straight in North Waziristan after previous strikes focused on South Waziristan.
President Ahmedinejad said Iran’s nuclear program will not be part of direct talks with the US. “From the Iranian nation’s viewpoint, the nuclear case is closed,” he said. An ally of Mir Hossein Musavi has been released on bail after five days in detention.
Afghanistan: Kunduz raid killed 69 Taliban, 30 civilians
Pro-Ahmadinejad Sunni cleric said killed in western Iran
Iraqi militants plant bomb in Shi’ite holy book
Pakistan outsources part of terror war to militia
More than 100 Britons a year are estimated to travel to Somalia to train in terror camps. African Union troops killed 11 camels near the Mogadishu airport after mistaking them for Shabaab fighters conducting an attack. Shabaab ordered women in Warshiq to wear the veil.
Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and two Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber, and detained seven Maldivians. Two Frontier Corps troops were killed in Khyber and three Pakistani civilians and a policeman were wounded in a suicide attack in Malakand. A provincial minister said that 5,000 Uzbeks are in Waziristan and that the […]
US to expand review of detainees in Afghan prison
Al-Qaeda allies build huge Pakistan base
Report: Germany ponders Afghan strategy
Pakistan – Waziristan power politics
Muslim terrorists killed five Rangers during an attack on a base in Yala province. Terrorists also killed five civilians, including a civilian who was set aflame. Police detained a man suspected of conducting bombings in Pattani province.
Security forces killed an Ansar al Islam leader near Kirkuk, and detained 106 suspected insurgents in the Touz Khormato district, 11 in Al Kut, and 10 more in Basrah. On policeman was killed and six policemen and a civilian were wounded in three bombings in Kirkuk. Three civilians were wounded in an IED blast in […]
Osama bin Laden’s brother dies in Saudi Arabia
Troop surge helps Canadian efforts in Afghanistan
President Karzai is said to have 54.3 percent of the vote as 95 percent of the polling stations have been counted; accusations of rampant fraud persist. Security forces killed two Haqqani Network fighters in Paktia. Two US troops were killed during yesterday’s battle in Farah province. A Reaper crashed into the side of a mountain.
US tries to force Afghanistan election deal
Iran again rules out talks on its nuclear rights
US funds were diverted to strengthen defence against India: Musharraf
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has admitted to what many of us have known for some time: Pakistan has diverted US aid – money that was intended to be used to fight al Qaeda and the Taliban – to programs designed to strengthen the military against India. From The Times of India: Musharraf admitted that […]
Pakistan police chief in call for help
Pak has a blacklist of critical US scribes, NGOs
Mullah Qari Fazlullah: captured? The Telegraph is reporting that Swat Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah has been captured and the surrender of his forces has been announced: The Taliban has announced its surrender in Swat Valley, one of its major strongholds until a Pakistan Army offensive regained control earlier this summer. Its announcement, made on one […]
Three policemen and a women were killed in a bombing that targeted a police bus outside of the central jail in Srinagar. Police believe that an operative named Rehman, a member of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, was behind the attack.
Pakistan – US presses for ‘hard steps™ to reform power sector
US citizens in India issued travel alert