Pakistan
Pakistan to arm village militias to fight terror
Yearly Archives: 2009
Pakistan
Secret US unit trains commandos in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistani Army to look into other options if Swat peace deal fails
Taliban exchange Swat official for prisoners
The Pakistani district official kidnapped yesterday was released in exchange for three Taliban prisoners; Taliban wanted to teach government a lesson.
Egypt
One French woman was killed and 21 people, including Egyptian, French, German and Saudi nationals, were wounded in an explosion outside a mosque in a neighborhood in the capital city of Cairo that is popular with tourists. Anther bomb was found and defused. No group has taken responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan
The Taliban released a senior Swat official and his six bodyguards after kidnapping them earlier today; they were exchanged for two Taliban prisoners. The Taliban murdered a policeman in Kohat and destroyed six shops in Khyber. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur.
Somalia
Shabaab claimed to have conducted a dual suicide attack on Burundi troops in Mogadishu; the African Union claimed the attack was a mortar strike. An Islamic scholars’ council demanded that African Union troops withdraw ‘within 120 days.’ Pirates seized a Greek freighter.
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed a Taliban leader behind IED attacks and suicide attacks in Kandahar province. Eight Taliban fighters in Helmand province and six more in Kandahar were killed during Afghan and Coalition operations. Britain may add an additional 1,800 troops by the end of the year. Afghanistan’s deputy president said President Karzai is […]
Iraq
Iraqi security forces detained 13 suspected insurgent in Fallujah, nine in northern Iraq, 8 in Diyala, five in Basrah, four in Thi Qhar, two in Kirkuk, and two more in Mosul. One solider was killed and eight more were wound in separate IED attacks in Mosul.
Pakistan
Pakistan to allay US fears on pact with Islamists
Taliban kidnap senior Swat official
The Swat Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the District Coordinating Officer and six of his bodyguards, and said the official is their ‘guest.’
Pakistan
Taliban agree to ‘permanent ceasefire™ in Swat
Afghanistan
Blast kills one, damages NATO fuel tanker in Khyber
Afghanistan
Taliban bombs with British-made parts supplied by UK Muslims
Pakistan
A ‘permanent ceasefire™ was announced in Swat. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Bajaur. The Taliban attacked a NATO fuel tanker in Khyber and killed a paramilitary officer in North Waziristan. Two suicide bombers died from premature detonation in Bannu.
Pakistan
Into a Taliban wasteland of blood and fear
Afghanistan
Last week’s airstrike in Herat that was thought to have killed a senior insurgent commander inadvertently killed 13 civilians. Three Coalition soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Uruzgan province. The US said that detainees held at the Bagram prison cannot use US courts to challenge their detention.
Iraq
Iraqi security forces detained 18 insurgents in a series of operations in Mosul. Police detained 19 insurgents and an al Qaeda leader in Diyala, and 11 wanted men in Thi Qhar province. A US soldier was killed during a combat patrol outside of Baghdad.
Lebanon
Israeli troops launched an artillery salvo into south Lebanon after a Kaytusha rocket was launched into northern Israel. Three Israeli civilians were wounded in the attack. Hezbollah has denied firing the rocket. The Lebanese Army has sent reinforcements to the region.
The Taliban
The Swat Taliban and the Pakistani government have agreed to a “permanent ceasefire,” according to the commissioner of Malakand. Mullah Fazlullah, the Swat Taliban leader and the deputy leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is expected to make an announcement on his illegal radio channel.
North and South Waziristan Taliban groups form alliance
Baitullah Mehsud, Mullah Nazir, and Hafiz Gul Bahadar have put aside rivalries and formed an alliance to prevent outside enemies from dividing the Taliban.
Pakistan
A suicide attack on a Shia funeral procession killed 32 civilians. A bombing in Lakki Marwat killed four civilans. Baitullah Mehsud, Mullah Nazir, and Hafiz Gul Bahadar have formed and alliance to prevent outside enemies from dividing the Taliban. Security forces killed four Taliban fighters in Bajaur
United States
A grand jury indicted Ahmadullah Sais Niazi, an Afghan nation who is accused of trying to obtain a US passport under false pretenses and for links to al Qaeda, Hezb-i-Islami and the Taliban.Niazi reportedly met with Dr. Amin al Haq, the commander of Osama bin Laden’s security detail known as the Black Guard.
Iraq
Prime Minister Maliki™s State of Law list won more than one-quarter of the all 490 in the country™s local council seats in the provincial elections. Security forces detained 38 men wanted on criminal and terror charges in Basrah, six wanted men in Mosul, and a Ansar al Sunnah leader in Diyala. Eleven Iraqis were wounded […]
Binyam Mohamed: The false martyr
Allegations of abuse are repeated verbatim by a willing press, but the US government’s allegations and evidence against Mohamed are often ignored or downplayed.
Afghan National Army Air Corps: February 2009 Update
The ANAAC continues to develop its capabilities. Today, the Afghan National Army Air Corps flies 90 percent of its own missions in support of the Afghan Army.
Al Qaeda
Britain, US agree on return of Guantanamo detainee
Thailand
Thailand: Teacher protection security force ambushed in Yala; two beheaded
Afghanistan
Tajikistan allows NATO cargo transit to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
African-American woman detained at Torkham border