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Feds: US man gave al Qaeda NYC subway information
Yearly Archives: 2009
Anti-Baitullah Taliban groups merge, appoint new leader
The Abdullah Mehsud group has been reorganized under the command of Ikhlas Khan.
Iraq
Al Qaeda in Iraq killed five Iranian pilgrims and wounded 37 more during an ambush north of Baqubah. Security forces detained nine suspected Special Groups operatives in Nasariyah, five wanted men near Hillah and five more in Kirkuk, five members of a forgery ring in Maysan, an al Qaeda operative from Saudi Arabia and a […]
Iraq
Contracts signed for massive sports complex in south Iraq
Tajikistan
Tajikistan to tighten security ahead of Afghan vote
Palestinian Territories
Gaza blast shakes Dahlan wedding
Iran
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qashqavi condemned attacks on Iranian citizens in Iraq. Clerics led by former president Khatami claimed that Iranians are losing confidence in their government. Secretary of State Clinton announced a potential “defense umbrella” over the Persia Gulf states to deter Iran. Former ambassador Crocker said that three Qods Force members detained by the […]
Somalia
Two terror suspects were arrested at the Mogadishu airport. Shabaab denied kidnapping aid workers in Mandera. The UN vowed not to halt operations in Somalia but closed its offices in Baidoa after Shabaab looted them. Shabaab destroyed graves in towns near Afgoye.
Afghanistan
Afghan and German troops killed 13 Taliban fighters in Kunduz province. Afghan and Coalition forces killed “several” Taliban fighters and detained one more during a raid in Helmand province. Afghan security forces detained seven suicide bombers, a Taliban commander and two fighters, and a cleric in Nimroz and Herat provinces. Mongolia will send more than […]
Hezbollah
UN, Hezbollah seek to ease tensions in Lebanon
Afghanistan
US increasing counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan: Scholars call for surprise raids on seminaries
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Lack of rights hampers progress in Arab nations: UN
Pakistan
Pakistan objects to US expansion in Afghan war
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Troops hit Taliban bomb factories
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Coalition air strike missed civilians, military reports
Pakistan
Pakistan: Proof of RAW involvement in terror acts given to India
United States
Venezuela denies US drug report, Hezbollah charges
Lebanon
The Army arrested ten members of a Fatah al Islam cell in the Ein al Hilweh Palestinian camp. The cell was plotting attacks against UN peacekeepers in Lebanon as well as against targets outside the country. Nine members were from outside Lebanon.
Philippines
Two arrested after attack on Philippine Army detachment in Maguindanao
Al Qaeda
Guantanamo report on detainee policy delayed
Afghanistan
US bombs poppy crop to cut Taliban drug ties
Pakistan
The military said “over 50 militants” were killed during operations in Lower Dir on July 19-20. Six Taliban fighters and three soldiers were killed during fighting in Swat. The Taliban killed a Frontier Corps soldier in Bannu and two members of a peace committee in Mohmand.
Pakistan
Pakistan: Swat Taliban leader vows to seize assets of pro-army ‘traitors’
Iran
Iran: ‘More arrests after fresh anti-government protests’
Iraq
Fourteen Iraqis were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad and Ramadi. A state of emergency was declared in Ramadi, and Fallujah has been placed under curfew. Security forces detained four Syrian terrorists in Mosul and a Diyala police lieutenant with links to al Qaeda in Iraq.
Iraq
Iraq commander: No need for US troops
Lebanon
Lebanon: 14 UNIFIL troops injured in protest
Afghanistan
Afghan and US forces repelled coordinated Taliban suicide assaults in Paktia and Nangarhar provinces; eight Taliban fighters and six Afghan security officials were killed. Ten Taliban fighters were killed while training with explosives in Ghazni province. Thirteen Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed during fighting in Kunduz province. Four US soldiers were killed in […]
Iran
Will Iran™s security forces split?