Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Battle for Balkh
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Afghanistan
Pakistan’s security gains contrast Afghan turmoil
Pakistan
Militants set conditions for Greek engineer™s release
Israel
‘Israel not planning Iran strike’
United States
The FBI arrested three Muslim men in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot. An airport shuttle bus driver and his father were detained in Denver, Colorado, and another man was detained in Queens, New York; all three were were charged with lying to investigators about a plot to detonate an improvised explosive device somewhere […]
Somalia’s Aweys calls for more suicide attacks
“Use suicide attacks to kill them,” al Qaeda-linked Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys said during a sermon, referring to African Union troops.
Somalia
A top Islamist leader, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, called for more suicide attacks against African Union peacekeepers. Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage, talking at Nasrudin mosque in Mogadishu, has warned schools not to use textbooks provided by the United Nations. A second senior Shabaab official addressed thousands of people in the football stadium of […]
‘Good’ Taliban leader in quarrel with Pakistani military
Haji Turkistan Bhittani. Turkistan Bhittani, the government-backed Taliban leader in the Abdullah Mehsud Group who has battled with Baitullah Mehsud’s forces, surrendered to the Pakistani government, according to reports from Dawn and The News. The Abdullah Mehsud Group is considered “pro-government” as it does not advocate attacks against Pakistan, yet its leaders still support fighting […]
Pakistan
Pak govt slams Musharraf over his remark on US aid diversion
Kashmir
Terrorists in the southern district of Doda kidnapped three policemen and executed two of them; the other was able to escape. Security forces killed a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander during a raid in the in Khandidar area of Desa.
Pakistan
CIA Adding Bases in Afghanistan as Taliban Gains, Panetta Says
Pakistan
Pakistan’s New, More Dangerous Taliban
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front refuses to surrender wanted commanders
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Jemaah Islamiyah’s goal: a Southeast Asian Islamic superstate
Pakistan
Two Pakistanis were killed in a bombing at a security checkpoint in Darra Adam Khel. Abdullah Mehsud Group commander Turkistan Bhittani has gone into protective custody. A Pakistani intelligence report claims India and Afghanistan are supporting the Taliban. The interior minister said seven Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives will be tried for their involvement in the Mumbai assault.
The Taliban
Mullah Omar said that Britain and the US should learn from past foreign interventions in Afghanistan and that the Taliban is prepared for a protracted campaign. “We have preparedness for a long war,” Omar said in his latest statement, released on the Internet.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Adnkronos reporter shares the daily life of Italian soldiers
Iraq
The government said talks with Syria have failed after the Syrians refused to hand over two Baathist leaders behind recent attacks in Baghdad. Security forces detained 33 terrorists in Baqubah, and 10 wanted men in Basrah. Insurgents killed a child and an Iraqi soldier in separate attacks in Mosul.
Pakistan drops terror charges against Lal Masjid cleric
Maulana Abdullah Aziz surrounded by his armed guard. AP photo. A Pakistani court has recently dismissed terror charges against Maulana Abdullah Aziz, one of the two leaders of the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, who led an uprising in Islamabad in 2007 that resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people. Dawn reports: A […]
Mullah Omar: ‘We have preparedness for a long war’
Mullah Omar. Mullah Mohammed Omar, the overall leader of the Taliban movement (the Amīr al-Mu’minīn or Commander of the Faithful), has released a rare statement, which has been published on the Internet. In the statement, titled “The Afghan Historical Background and the Impetuous Outburst of the British Ambassador,” Omar advises the British to study Afghan […]
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed two children in Herat province, and 12 civilians were wounded in two bombings in Khost. The Taliban killed three Afghan soldiers and one Danish soldier. A suicide bomber attacked a Hungarian convoy in Pul-e-Khumri; no casualties were reported. Five people were killed in a shooting at a mosque in Jawzjan province.
Somalia
The United Nations is investigating the use of its vehicles by suicide bombers who killed 17 African Union peacekeepers at their main base. Shabaab overran UN compounds in Jowhar and Baidoa in May and July, which has given rise to speculation that the vehicles were captured then. Gunmen have killed the secretary of the influential […]
Al Qaeda warns Germany
Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, warned that Germany would be attacked is Chancellor Merkel is re-elected and the country does not withdraw from Afghanistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan police raid US-employed security firm
Indonesia
Indonesia police say DNA confirms key militant dead
Mali
The Malian military intercepted “traffickers” in the northern desert of Mali who were attempting to cross the border with weapons destined for Islamist fighters. The weapons traffickers were of many nationalities. Mali, Algeria, and Mauritania have increased their efforts to track down Islamist fighters and armed gangs responsible for perpetuating the violence in their countries.
Iran
Ahmadinejad faces test of strength as fresh protests sweep Iran
Iran
Ahmadinejad says Iran will never stop nuclear program
Pakistan
Pakistan needs $100 billion, better schools to beat extremism, says President
Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed 33 civilians in an attack at a bazaar in Kohat. A political leader was killed in a bombing at a mosque in Hangu. The military killed 13 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and Khyber. Civilians are fleeing Khyber after Mangal Bagh threatened to retaliate against the military.