Yearly Archives: 2009

Pakistan

| February 7, 2009

Seven police were killed during a Taliban attack on a police outpost in Mianwali. The Taliban kidnapped 35 civilians in Hangu, killed three soldiers in Swat, beheaded a Polish engineer, killed a “US spy” in North Waziristan, and destroyed two NATO vehicles in Peshawar. Eight Taliban were killed in Bajaur. Tribes in Mohmand said they […]

Somalia

| February 7, 2009

Islamists want to keep fighting against the new government

Iran

| February 7, 2009

West threatens Iran sanctions, offers talks

Iraq

| February 7, 2009

Iraqi and US forces killed three “gunmen” near Balad Ruz. Iraqi forces captured 22 suspected insurgents in Baghdad and a leader of the Islamic State of Iraq in Mosul. One policeman was killed and three were wounded in a bombing in Diyala and three more were wounded in a bombing in Khanaqin.

Afghanistan

| February 7, 2009

Afghan police and Coalition forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Helmand province. Taliban fighters killed a cleric in Kandahar. Italy said it would send 800 additional troops while Germany and France sidestepped the question of sending more forces.

Pakistan

| February 7, 2009

Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claims killing of Polish hostage

Pakistan

| February 6, 2009

The military claimed 52 Taliban were killed in a helicopter strike on an ammunition depot in Khyber. The Taliban killed two “US spies” in North Waziristan and bombed a high school in Bajaur. Nuclear scientist and proliferator A.Q. Khan was released from house arrest.

Afghanistan

| February 6, 2009

Afghan and Coalition forces killed seven Taliban fighters and detained 12 more during operations in Zabul and Khost provinces. Two Canadian soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Kandahar province. Tajikistan will assist NATO with its supply lines.

Iraq

| February 6, 2009

Maliki: Iraq elections ‘changed political map’

Iraq

| February 6, 2009

Iraqi forces killed one insurgent and captured six more in Huwaiyja; Iraqi forces also detained five members of Ansar al Sunnah in Touz, two wanted men in Basrah, two in Amarah, two in Diyala, and three more in central Iraq. An Iraqi soldier was killed in an IED attack in Diyala.

Pakistan

| February 6, 2009

Islamabad High Court declares Dr. A.Q. Khan a free citizen

Israel

| February 6, 2009

Hamas official stopped with 8 million pounds in cash

Pakistan

| February 5, 2009

More than 30 civilians were killed and more than 50 were wounded in a suicide attack in Dera Ghazi Khan. The Taliban killed three women and bombed two schools in Swat, and bombed a school in Khyber. Thirteen policemen were wounded in a suicide attack in Swat and seven soldiers were wounded in an IED […]

Afghanistan

| February 5, 2009

British troops killed a Taliban leader and overran a headquarters in Helmand province. Six Afghan security guards were killed in an IED attack in Helmand. US troops closed a combat outpost in Kunar province. The US and Uzbekistan are close to a inking a deal that would open a new supply route for its troops […]

Somalia

| February 5, 2009

Four Islamist groups merged and vowed to fight President Sharif’s government. The group is called Hisbi Islam, or Islamic Party, and consists of Hassan Dahir Aweys ARS-Eritrea faction; Jabhatul Islamiya (“Islamic Front”); Mu™askar Ras Kamboni; and Anole. The Ukrainian ship laden with weapons has been freed by Somali pirates.

Iraq

| February 5, 2009

Prime Minister Maliki’s political list won in nine of 14 provinces, while the Sadrist-backed lists fared poorly. A female suicide bomber killed 15 Iraqis and wounded 13 more in an attack at a cafe in in Khanaqin. Iraqi police killed a senior Mahdi Army commander after he returned to Diwaniyah from Iran.