US sanctions Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba and al Qaeda leaders
Four terror leaders are singled out, while Pakistani terror groups in Kashmir and the Northern Areas are thriving.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Pakistan
The military said 28 Taliban fighters were killed in Khyber and five more were killed in Bannu. Twenty-eight Taliban fighters and seven tribesmen were killed in Kurram. The Taliban killed a policeman in Hangu and a civilian in Dera Ismail Khan, and bombed a school in Bajaur. A suicide bomber killed himself in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
US seeks European funds, troops for Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bombs Away: Pakistani Taliban Under Fire
Iraq
Odierno: Troop levels to drop to 120,000
Afghanistan
General Jones said US troop levels will not be increased, and the emphasis will be placed on economic development, governance, and greater Afghan participation in security operations. Two ISAF soldiers were killed and six more were wounded in an IED strike in southern Afghanistan. Coalition forces killed a local Taliban commander in Jawzjan province.
Pakistani Army rejects North Waziristan operation
The military dropped pamphlets over the Taliban-controlled tribal agency, announcing the peace agreement is intact and saying the military would retaliate only if attacked.
Pakistan
UN launches Benazir Bhutto assassination probe
Iraq
Iraqi forces detained five al Qaeda fighters and two IED cell members in Diyala. Insurgents killed one soldier and wounded three more in an IED attack in Diyala. US troops have pulled back to five large bases in Diyala province.
Iraq
British hostages ‘were shot dead’
Iraq
Iraq: Talabani calls for support after US withdrawal
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Former CIA chief in Algiers charged with sexual abuse
Iran
The Interior Ministry called for an end to all election activity. Tehran’s police chief reported that over 1,000 protesters have been arrested since the election. The Basijj called for a probe of Mousavi. The government demanded an apology from the EU for election meddling, before Iran would resume nuclear talks. Secretary Gates stated that Iran […]
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns of revenge on pro-democracy states
France
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb warned that it would attack France over its stance on banning the burqa. “We will take revenge for the honour of our daughters and sisters against France and against its interests by every means at our disposal,” said Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of AQIM.
China
China backs down over demand to install Green Dam web filter on all PCs
Pakistan
The military killed 18 Taliban fighters in Swat and Dir; the Taliban killed three soldiers in Swat. A lashkar in Dir killed 8 Taliban fighters. Four civilians were killed in a bombing in Kalat. The military relaunched an offensive in Buner.
India
Terrorist groups expanding operations in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir: Report
Afghanistan
The US military killed “more than a dozen militants” from the Haqqani Network during airstrikes in Khost province. Afghan police killed 15 Taliban fighters in Baghlan province. A suicide bomber dressed as a woman crossed over the Torkham border from Pakistan and detonated his vest in Nangarhar province, killing two people.
Iran
The Guardian Council certified Ahmadinejad’s reelection victory. When asked if the Obama administration would recognize Ahmadinejad as Iran’s legitimate president, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “We’re going to take this a day at a time.” Gordon Brown said that the post-election violence was “unacceptable, unjustified and without foundation.” Ayatollah Shirazi called for national unity […]
Coalition strikes at Haqqani Network in eastern Afghanistan
Dozens of fighters led by Siraj Haqqani have been killed or captured over the past several days. The US military calls the Haqqanis “one of the most lethal Taliban organizations operating out of Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas.”
Pakistan
US resumes surveillance flights over Pakistan
Iraq
US troops have withdrawn from Iraq’s major cities in line with the Status of Forces Agreement signed last year. Insurgents killed 26 Iraqis during a car bombing in Kirkuk. Four US soldiers were killed in Baghdad on June 29. Iraqi special forces detained a terrorist leader in Baghdad.
Philippines
A bomb planted by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front exploded prematurely outside a coffee shop in Maguindanao province, killing one terrorist and wounding 15 civilians. Muhammad Ameen, chairman of MILF, announced that he believed the government was suspending peace negotiations as a counterinsurgency tactic.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: a problem shared by Russia, United States
Iran
Iran upholds Ahmadinejad victory, says matter closed
Pakistan
Pakistan: Taliban attack signals change of tactic
Somalia
Heavy fighting has broken out in Mahaday. President Sharif said insurgent operations “are planned by Eritrean officials in Somalia.” Shabaab is patrolling the Bakara market in Mogadishu. Shabaab also denounced the US arms shipment to the Somali transitional government.
Pakistan
The Taliban dissolved the North Waziristan peace agreement with the government. The military said it killed 15 Taliban fighters during airstrikes in South Waziristan and eight more in Swat, while a tribal lashkar killed 21 more in Kurram. Sixteen civilians and two policemen were wounded in a bombing in Buner. The military will not deploy […]
Taliban end North Waziristan peace agreement
The government and military have purposefully avoided a confrontation with Hafiz Gul Bahadar and the Haqqani Network, but may get one anyway.