Iraq seeks an international tribunal to investigate foreign interference in attacks inside the country. Iraqi, Kurdish, and US forces are creating a joint unit to secure areas in Kirkuk. Security forces detained 21 wanted men in Amarah and eight more in Basrah, and four al Qaeda operatives in Khanaqin.
Pakistan™s anti-terrorism moves a chimera: India
Restrictions on movement lifted, says Pak Nuclear scientist A Q Khan
Afghanistan ‘under resourced’ for years: US
Afghan police killed a Taliban commander and wounded his driver in Kunduz province. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in southern Afghanistan and an Afghan security guard in an IED attack in Zabul province.
The government claimed 40 extremists were killed and 43 captured, and three bases were destroyed. Past operations have failed to dislodge the Lashkar-e-Islam and the Taliban.
President Ahmadinejad will give a speech at the UN meeting on Sept. 23. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei praised the Islamic Republic’s ability to overcome post-election problems. Iran and Pakistan staged a joint anti-drug operation on the AfPak border.