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Yearly Archives: 2009
Iraq
Security forces detained 16 insurgents in Basrah, 15 wanted men in Karbala, and seven al Qaeda fighters in Abu Ghraib, and killed one terrorist and wounded another in Kirkuk. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Afghanistan
British troops killed a senior Taliban commander during a helicopter strike in Helmand province. Afghan and Coalition forces killed six Taliban fighters in Paktika province and five more in Wardak province. The Taliban killed six civilians in a suicide attack in Bagram, four policemen in Kunduz, and one ISAF soldier in eastern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
UN begins training 35,000 Afghan police officers ahead of elections
Pakistani court orders release of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader
The Lahore High Court said Hafiz Saeed must be released from house arrest, despite seeing evidence that links him to al Qaeda.
Iraq
Khadamiyah shrine protected by ex-Mahdi Army fighters
Iran
Five reported killed in arson attack in southeastern Iran
Indonesia
Bali bombers’ lawyer joins election campaign
Pakistan
Interview of Taliban figure on VOA draws fire
Islamabad terrorist commander linked to Red Mosque leader
Fidaullah ran a terror camp in Hangu and was behind two suicide attacks against security forces in Islamabad. He has close links to Maulana Abdullah Aziz, and was arrested outside his home with a former member of parliament.
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US-Philippine cooperation against Abu Sayyaf considered a model
Somalia
Eight people were killed and more than 50 were injured during fighting between government troops and Hizbul Islam in Mogadishu. Five policemen were killed and five civilians were wounded in an IED attack in Mogadishu. Ethiopian troops are conducting an operation in the mountains in Hiran province.
Saudi Arabia
The US Justice Department is supporting the efforts of the Saudi royal family to have five princes removed from a lawsuit filed by the families of Sept. 11 victims. The lawsuit contends that the five princes knew that the charities they were donating to were diverting funds to al Qaeda. The Justice Department contends that […]
Pakistan
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Pakistan
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Pakistan
The Taliban kidnapped more than 300 cadets and teachers in North Waziristan, killed four people during a bombing at a bus stand in Kohat, and bombed a school in Mohmand. The military said 37 Taliban fighters were killed and 13 were captured in Buner, Swat, and South Waziristan. The Anti-Terrorism Court sent 84 Hizb-ul-Tahrir workers […]
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Lahore High Court adjourns hearing of Hafiz Saeed case till tomorrow
Pakistan
Pakistan vows to wipe out Jundullah: report
Taliban kidnap hundreds of cadets in Waziristan
Dozens of buses packed with hundreds of students and guarded by security forces were stopped by well-armed Taliban fighters and captured.
Afghanistan
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Al Qaeda
US officials cite gains against al-Qaeda in Pakistan
Bangladesh
Two former directors of Bangladesh’s National Security Intelligence testified that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency and the ARY Group plotted to smuggle weapons into the country to pass along to the Indian terrorist group ULFA. Ten trucks laden with weapons were seized by police during an operation in Chittagong. The two directors were arrested for involvement […]
Afghanistan
Afghan troops killed five more Taliban fighters during an ongoing operation in the Balamurghab district in Badghis province. Afghan and Coalition forces killed four Taliban fighters and detained two more in the Saydabad district in Wardak province, and detained one Taliban fighter in Ghazni province. Four NATO soldiers were killed in a bombing in eastern […]
Iraq
Security forces detained 46 insurgents in Kirkuk, 14 wanted men in Basrah, and the ex-chairman of the Karbala provincial council, and prevented a suicide attack in Diyala. Four Iraqis were killed and 15 were wounded in two bombings in Baghdad.
Iran
Iran closed its border with Pakistan. Security forces defused a homemade bomb found on a domestic flight. Iran executed three men for complicity in last week’s mosque bombing in Zahedan and detained “a number of individuals who intended to create insecurity” in the city.
Russia
A Russian soldier and an insurgent were killed in a shootout in Dagestan’s capital. In North Ossetia, two people were killed in a drive-by shooting. An explosive device on a vehicle in Ingusetia killed three people; they may have been insurgents killed accidentally. On Saturday, three officers were killed in Chechnya during two separate explosions.
Pakistan
Between 25 and 50 Taliban and seven soldiers were killed during fighting in South Waziristan. The military the Swat operation should be over in two to three days. Forty Taliban operatives, including commander Asmatullah, were detained in Mianwali. Two Taliban commanders surrendered in Khyber. The Taliban killed a school administrator in Hangu.
Pakistan
Taliban take war to Pakistan cities
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