Yemen strikes multifaceted deals with al Qaeda
President Saleh has a long history of negotiating deals with al Qaeda. The planned release of 170 al Qaeda suspects is part of the current negotiations.
Yearly Archives: 2009
Pakistan
Five Taliban fighters and one soldier were killed in Bajaur. The Taliban killed a provincial senator in a bombing in Peshawar, killed a policeman in Lakki Marwat, bombed a police checkpoint in Mianwali, and threatened to destroy all schools in Bajaur if the military did not end operations in the tribal areas.
Somalia
Four Somalis, including a Shabaab leader, were killed in fighting in Galgadud. The mayor of Mogadishu ordered police and army units to leave the city. The leader of the Abubakar As Saddique mosque in Minneapolis denied being involved with the disappearance of Somali-American men who have joined Shabaab.
Afghanistan
Three Taliban teams attacked the Justice and Education ministries and a prisons building in Kabul, killing 19 and wounding more than 50. Seven Taliban fighters were killed in the attack. One ISAF soldier was killed in an IED attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Iraq
Sixteen Iraqis were killed and 45 were wounded in car bomb attacks at a bus terminal and a market in Baghdad. Three policemen and a soldier were killed in Mosul, and two policemen were killed in Babil. Security forces detained 18 wanted men in Baghdad and nine more in Kirkuk.
Hezbollah
Hezbollah: Perfecting the art of eavesdropping
Taliban assault ministries in Kabul
Nineteen reported killed, more than 50 wounded in suicide attacks and gun battles at the Justice and Education ministries and a prison office.
Al Qaeda
Interpol issues Saudi group alert
Afghanistan
Taliban in southern Pakistan raise US fears
Pakistan
Security forces claimed to have killed 50 Taliban in Swat and 11 more in Bajaur. Businessmen in Peshawar are refusing to pay taxes due to the poor security situation. Police claimed to have arrested eight Indian spies in Punjab and Sindh provinces.
Afghanistan
Sanitizing atrocity serves only Taliban’s interests
Afghanistan
Two NATO soldiers were killed in an IED attack in the Khogyani district in Nangahar province. Spain’s foreign minister said there are no plans to send additional troops to Afghanistan. The US said no more than 30,000 troops will be sent as part of a surge in forces.
Iraq
Ramadi with a swagger
Iraq
Four US soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing in Mosul. One Iraqi policeman was killed and four more were wounded in an IED attack in Diyala province. Iraqi troops detained 10 insurgents in Baghdad and six more in Basrah.
Somalia
Government forces and Shabaab fighters clashed in Hudur; three were killed. President Sharif said he was ready to practice sharia law. Reports indicate Sharif met with Shabaab spokesman Muktar Robow. Uganda and Burundi are expected to send additional soldiers to Somalia.
Pakistan
Call off drone war, influential US adviser says
Thailand
Three killed in Thai south: police
Iran
Iran says ready for fair talks, wants real US change
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Pakistan unsure over identity of man beheaded in Taliban video
Afghanistan
Pakistan advises Holbrooke to talk to Taliban moderates
Iraq
French leader in Iraq to heal rifts, push business
Iraq
Iraq: Four soldiers killed by suicide car bomber in Iraq
Pakistani Taliban leader’s deputy survives assassination attempt
Baitullah Mehsud’s deputy Mullah Noor Sayyed Mehsud survived a roadside bomb attack that killed another Taliban commander.
Pakistan
Taliban killing laughter and music in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistani Tribal leaders demand end to military operation
Afghanistan
Afghan military copters violate airspace in North Waziristan
India
Hizbul Mujahideen chief in Kashmir held
Pakistan
Pakistan is likely to say India’s Mumbai dossier was inconclusive. The Taliban killed 14 civilians during shelling in Arakzai, killed a “US spy” in North Waziristan, wounded 18 policemen in a suicide attack in Bannu, and torched a boys’ school in Swat. The government may begin negotiations with the Taliban in Swat. Security forces killed […]
Pakistan
Drone strikes killed high-value targets, US tells Pakistan
Al Qaeda
British al Qaeda man says he fabricated past