Afghanistan
Afghan warlord General Atta Mohammad Nur warning raises fear of election violence
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Afghanistan
Sept. 11 galvanizes US troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two US soldiers in separate attacks in the East and two Afghan soldiers in Kunar, wounded nine civilians in a suicide attack in Kandahar, and wounded eight children in a bombing in Khost. US and Afghan forces detained a Haqqani Network fighter in Paktia.
Pakistan arrests top Swat Taliban spokesman, a military commander, and shura members
Haji Muslim Khan, Mahmood Khan, and Mufti Bashir Ahmad were among five detained in an operation in Swat. Haji Muslim Khan is one of the top four most-wanted Taliban leaders in Swat.
Haqqani Network commander killed in Sept. 8 strike
Maulvi Ismail Khan was among 12 killed in an attack on a compound in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Pakistan
President Zardari rejected the US “AfPak” strategy. Fifteen Taliban fighters and six Uzbek fighters were killed in Swat, and 33 Taliban fighters were detained in Mohmand and 12 more in Dir. Two Pakistanis were killed in a rocket attack on the Jandola Scouts Fort in South Waziristan.
Thailand
Muslim separatists shot a Buddhist defense volunteer and lit his body on fire in front of terrified onlookers in Pattani province. Also in Pattani, terrorists threw a bomb in a restaurant, wounding five civilians. Two Deputy Village Chiefs were also shot to death, one in Pattani and the other in Songkhla province.
Iraq
Security progress continues in Iraq, despite attacks
Philippines
US military presence in the Philippines will be a hot issue in the country’s elections
Lebanon
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri stepped down after failing to form a government 10 weeks after the election. Hezbollah and its allies blocked the formation of a new government after “rounds and rounds of consultations which always ended in obstruction,” Hariri said.
Pakistan
US eyes military equipment transfer to Pakistan from Iraq
Syria
Schulte: Syria may have more nuke sites
Afghanistan
Zardari rejects Obama™s AfPak strategy
Iraq
Twenty-six Iraqis were killed in bombings in Ninewa, Baghdad, and Hillah. Security forces detained 22 wanted men in Basrah, four terrorists in Bayji and Wasit, and a senior al Qaeda leader in Baqubah who recently arrived from Syria.
Encouraging signs from Swat
Dawn published an encouraging article noting that tribal lashkars, or local militias, are taking a stand in Swat, a region once under the full control of the Taliban until the military launched an operation last spring: When a posse of Taliban fighters entered a mosque in this village during evening prayers last week to demand […]
Somalia
The commander of Somali government forces in Beledweyen said Shabaab and allied Islamists have taken control of the city. Shabaab said it has spies in the government and working with African Union troops. Five people were killed during clashes at the main port in Mogadishu. The number of internally displaced persons is now at 1.5 […]
Iran continues to arm the Taliban
EFPs, EFP cones, and other materials seized during a raid in Baghdad in October 2008. Click to view. FOX News reports that another shipment of Iranian weapons has been confiscated in western Afghanistan: Afghan and NATO forces uncovered the weapons cache on Aug. 29 in Herat. It included a small number of Iranian-made “explosively formed […]
Afghanistan
Afghan journalists boycott Taliban activities over murdering colleague
Afghanistan
Reporters blame NATO for translator’s death in raid
Afghanistan
Information warfare observations
Afghanistan
The reporter™s account: 4 days with the Taliban
Afghanistan
NZ agents join secret war in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Analysis: Afghan highway symbol of mission in crisis
Afghan National Army Order of Battle September 2009 update
Each headquarters unit and battalion is now rated with a Capability Milestone (CM) level.
United Kingdom
Questions raised over Afghan raid to free journalist
United Kingdom
Negotiators shocked by special forces rescue raid on Taliban
Pakistan
Fearing Taliban, Pak Hindus take Thar Express to India
Iran
US intelligence agencies have concluded that Iran has created enough fuel for a nuclear weapon. IAEA chief Mohammed El Baradei urged Iran to accept the US invitation for talks. President Ahmadinejad stated that Iran’s critics are upset that his country is “more powerful than ever.”
Iran
US Official: Dialogue with "Vulnerable" Iran More Difficult
Iran
Iran™s Mousavi urges calm despite arrests