Israel
IDF kills jihad man in West Bank accused of plotting attack against Israel
Yearly Archives: 2009
Somalia
What does Ethiopia’s withdrawal mean for Somalia’s future?
Afghanistan
US optimistic Manas base will stay open
Pakistan
The men who guard Masood Azhar?
Iraq
Polling group censures Iraq death toll researcher
Afghanistan
Britain rebukes NATO allies over Afghan duties
Pakistan
The Taliban released 30 police and paramilitary troops who were captured after their checkpoint in Swat was overrun. Eight Taliban were killed during clashes between rival groups in Arakazai. The Taliban torched 10 NATO supply trucks in Khyber. The leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami said the government should stop cracking down on jihadi groups.
Somalia
The UN envoy to Somalia has said reports of a civilian massacre by African Union troops in Mogadishu were manufactured. President Sharif has begun the process of selecting a prime minister. Thousands of Somalis are fleeing to Ethiopia. The director of Horn Afrik Radio in Mogadishu was murdered.
Afghanistan
Defense Minister Wardak said foreign fighters are flooding into Afghanistan. President Karzai claimed NATO has pressured him to stop complaining about civilian casualties. A British officer has been arrested for leaking casualty information to an NGO.
Iraq
With tension rising, Iraq will recount ballots in Anbar
Iraq
Senior Iraqi official calls for Anbar vote recount
Iraq
Charges of vote-rigging in Anbar
Iraq
US cmdr: Iran still supporting extremists in Iraq – report
Iraq
Iraqi forces captured six wanted men in Basrah and four more in Kirkuk. Nine policemen and six Awakening fighters were wounded in an IED attack in Diyala. Prime Minister Maliki’s party reportedly won elections in 10 of the 14 provinces.
Al Qaeda
From jihad to rehab — and back
Taliban capture, release 30 security personnel in Swat
Police and Frontier Corps paramilitary troops have been released after promising not to take up arms. Ten NATO trucks were destroyed or damaged in Khyber while the supply route remains closed.
Saudi Arabia’s most-wanted
Saudi Arabia has released a list of 85 “most-wanted” terrorists that includes 11 former Guantanamo detainees. The list also includes an al Qaeda terrorist operating a major network inside Iran.
Afghanistan
Controversy over Afghan election delay puts constitution to test
Afghanistan
Canada sends helos, drones to back up troops in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda: Islam’s enemy in Gaza is US just as much as Israel
Israel
Barak: Syria-Hezbollah arms deal will prompt Israeli action in Lebanon
Israel
The Israeli Air Forces struck smuggling tunnels and a Hamas training camp in Gaza after a Grad rocket landed in the center of Ashkelon. The UN backtracked on previous claims that Israel attacked a school in Gaza.
Pakistan
Arakzai becomes new haven for Taliban
Pakistan
The Taliban severed the NATO supply line through Khyber by bombing a bridge in Jamrud. Fifteen Taliban fighters, three paramilitary troops, and five policemen were killed in Swat. One man was killed in a grenade attack in a mosque in Dera Ismail Khan. An ANP leader was murdered in Hangu. Two schools were bombed in […]
Somalia
Shabaab has declared jihad on the new Somali government. President Sharif denied reports he has requested foreign military aid. Ethiopia denied that its forces re-entered Somalia.
Iran
Iran sends domestically made satellite to orbit
Israel
Hamas prepared for 1-year truce, with open borders
Afghanistan
Afghan intelligence detained 17 members of a suicide cell in Kabul. The cell is made up of members from the Pakistan-based Haqqani Network and the Harkat ul-Mujahideen. The Taliban has shut down NATO’s supply line through the Khyber Pass. Kyrgyzstan will close the Manas Air Base, which is used by the US as a staging […]
Pakistan-based terror groups behind Kabul suicide bombing cell
Afghan intelligence dismantles the Kabul bombing cell behind six attacks in the capital. Seventeen members from the Haqqani Network and the Harkat ul-Mujahideen have been detained.
Iraq
Iraqi woman arrested for recruiting female suicide bombers