Iraq
Security forces detained 12 wanted men in Al Kut, 12 in Fallujah, and 10 more in Diyala, and arrested four kidnappers in Dhi Qhar. Insurgents killed a policeman in Mosul and wounded two policemen and a civilian in Baghdad.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Pakistan
Pakistan – Manipulated voting, power transfer causing instability
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Pakistan’s Supreme Court rejected the government’s appeal to re-arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba/Jamaat-ud-Dawa founder and spiritual leader Hafiz Saeed. The court denied the detention on a technicality; the government has refiled charges.
Afghanistan
Two Canadian soldiers and one British soldier were killed in a helicopter crash in Zabul province. One civilian was killed in an IED blast at a vegetable market in Khost province. US Marines established a new base in southern Afghanistan.
Iran
Reformist leaders called for the release of opposition detainees. The government said it will hold the US responsible if Israel attacks. Mousavi said he will lead the “legal opposition” to Ahmadinejad’s government. Shabestari said that China is Iran’s chief trading partner in Asia.
US Predator strike kills 16 Taliban and al Qaeda in South Waziristan
Six of the last eight US airstrikes in Pakistan have targeted Baitullah’s camps and safe houses in South Waziristan.
Pakistan releases Sufi Mohammed
The pro-Taliban cleric behind the failed Malakand accord was released after a two-month detention. The move comes as military operations are still underway in Swat.
Hezbollah
The Hezbollah Brigades, the Iraqi branch of the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah, said it was proud of being designated as a terrorist entity by the US government. “Classifying us on the American terror list means that we are still marching on the right path,” the group said in a statement.
Pakistan
Pakistan released Sufi Mohammed from detention. Security forces killed 25 Taliban fighters in North and South Waziristan, Bajaur and Swat. Police detained two Lashkar-i-Jhangvi members outside of Quetta. Police are considering creating anti-Taliban lashkars in Mianwali.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s President Asif Zardari: we will defeat militants
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Bombing wounds 11 in southern Thailand
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front has grown substantially in recent years
The Taliban
The Taliban launched Operation Iron Net in response to to the US Marine Corps offensive in Helmand province, called Operation Dagger. “Their Khanjar [dagger] will get stuck in our Foladi Jal [iron net],” Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said.
Afghanistan
List of new US military guidelines in Afghanistan
Iraq
Insurgents kidnapped a policeman in Kirkuk and wounded another during a shooting in Mosul. Fourteen Iraqis were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul. Two al Qaeda leaders were detained in Wasit province.
United Kingdom
Police detained 32 men during raids in London for plotting to attack mosques throughout the country. The men belong to the British National Party and are said to have been in possession of rocket propelled grenades, hand grenades, and explosives.
Mali
The Malian Army battled al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the northern Sahel-Sahara desert for two days. Heavy casualties were reported on both sides but no casualty reports were issued. “The armed and security forces continue the pursuit operations on the field,” according to the Malian Interior Ministry.
Iran
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard acknowledges taking a bigger role in nation’s security
Pakistan
The Somali example
Afghanistan
Four US military trainers were killed in an IED attack in Kunduz province and two more were killed in an IED attack in southern Afghanistan. A suicide bomber killed two Afghan drivers in an attack outside Kandahar Airfield. The Taliban released 16 UN de-miners who were kidnapped days ago.
China
More than 140 people were killed and 816 were wounded, and hundreds more were arrested after Uighurs staged protests in Urumqi, the capital of China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang. The government claimed foreign extremists were behind the riots.
Iran
Iran’s seat of theocratic power
Turkey
Bomb kills 4, injures 9 in southeast Turkey
Iran
Supreme Leader Khamenei warned the West about the “negative impact” of their election “meddling.” The government released another British embassy worker; one more worker remains in custody. The IDRO announced a partial privatization of over 150 native firms.
Pakistan
Pak terrorists fire rockets at Indian Punjab border villages
Taliban threaten collaborators in North Waziristan
Hafiz Gul Bahadar issued night letters warning tribesmen he would use suicide bombers against anyone cooperating with the government.
Kashmir
Three militants, Indian soldier killed in Kashmir
China
China – 3 dead as violence erupts in Xinjiang
Pakistan
Nineteen Taliban fighters were killed during clashes and airstrikes in North Waziristan, Arakzai, and Swat. Four soldiers were killed in separate clashes in Swat and Mohmand. Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Dir. An aide to Mullah Fazlullah was reported to have been killed.
Pakistan
Taliban cash in on Pakistan’s untapped gem wealth