Insurgents killed four Iraqi soldiers in Khanaqin, one soldier in Mosul, and shot one policemen in Babil. Iraqi security forces detained33 insurgents in Huweija, 27 wanted men in Karbala, seven in Baghdad, and four more in Dhi Qhar, an an ISCI official in Diyala.
The information minister for Shabaab in the southern Somali city of Kismayo welcomed Osama bin Laden’s call to remove Somalia’s new president and said the group would continue its links to al Qaeda.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front was blamed for bomb attacks on a market and a bus company in North Cotabato province, injuring at least seven and damaging two buses. The EU offered to mediate peace talks between the Philippine government and MILF insurgents.
Philippine President Arroyo and Tony Blair to discuss peace talks with MILF
US missile strikes take heavy toll on Al Qaeda, officials say
In Iraq, chaos feared as US closes prison
US Envoy Richard Holbrooke said US and NATO troops would not cross into Pakistan to fight the Taliban. Security forces detained 25 members of Lashkar-e-Islam in Khyber. The government released six Taliban leaders in Swat. The Taliban forced the closure of more than a hundred CD shops in Mardan.
Odierno: Iraq elections key to getting legitimate leaders
Two-day operation to delay Taliban attacks wraps up
Suicide and roadside bombs in Nangarhar, Khost, and Kandahar provinces killed two policemen and nine Afghans. Canadian and Afghan troops completed a large clearing operation in Kandahar province. The US is looking to quickly increase the size of the Afghan police forces.
NATO commander decries troop shortage in Afghan south
Iraqi forces killed two insurgents in Mosul, and captured 10 al Qaeda fighters in Baqubah and three wanted men in Maysan. Insurgents killed an Awakening fighter in Babil, and wounded a police chief in Tikrit and four civilians in Baghdad.
Hostage release talks fail with Abu Sayyaf in Philippines
Hope for the swift release of a Red Cross worker held captive by Abu Sayaff has faded, despite movement of Philippine troops away from Abu Sayaff positions. A Philippine government panel is preparing for the continuance of peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Two blasts kill 7 Afghans, 1 policeman
Iran to US: You change, our behavior will change
Southern Russia clashes kill five soldiers, 14 rebels
Pakistan: Security forces arrest 31 suspects in Khyber Agency
The Taliban ambushed a military convoy in Swat after the government released 16 Taliban fighters. Baluchistan’s governor said Mullah Omar is not in the province. Security forces imposed a curfew in Landi Kotal in Khyber after a Taliban attack on a military base killed 10 and wounded 41.
Hassan Dahir Aweys reportedly said al Qaeda does not have a role in Somalia’s future. Government officials said the military will begin operations to eject Shabaab from the Bay and Bakol regions.
Forty Taliban fighters and 15 Afghan security officials were killed during clashes in Helmand, Farah, Jozjan, and Logar provinces over the past two days. Four Canadian soldiers were killed and four more were wounded in two separate IED attacks in the districts of Shah Wali Kot and Zari in Kandahar provinces.
More that 40 Taliban fighters and 15 Afghan security personnel have been killed during the past two days of fighting. Pakistan’s Mullah Nazir threatens suicide attacks against US forces.
Somali clerics reject Bin Laden call
A US airstrike killed 11 al Qaeda fighters and an Iraqi raid killed 12 more in Balad Ruz. Security forces detained 48 wanted men south of Tikrit, 30 more in Basrah, and eight al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. A suicide bomber killed one policeman in an attack outside the home of a tribal leader in […]
Pakistan Taliban chieftain Mullah Nazir said his new jihadi alliance will target US forces in Afghanistan with suicide bombers. “We have readied suicide bombers for them, they cannot escape us,” said Nazir, who is based in South Waziristan.
Several Somali-Americans recruited to fight alongside the al Qaeda-linked Somali group Shabaab are reported to have returned to the US. The FBI may have expanded its investigation of the Shabaab recruiting network beyond Minneapolis to Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Boston; Seattle; and San Diego.
Iraq SAS units switch to hunting the Taliban
Pakistan: A profile of militant groups in Bajaur tribal agency
Pakistan Taliban commander says US troops are being targeted
Taliban chief Omar not in Pakistan’s Baluchistan