Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps bought an $8 billion share in the state-run media. Muhammad-Reza Ali-Zamani received a death sentence for his role in the June 12 election demonstrations. An IRGC member said Iran would “blow up the heart of Israel” if attacked by “American or Zionist missiles.” Secretary of State Clinton will discuss Iran and […]
The suicide attack is the second in one of Pakistan’s major cities in four days.
Afghanistan: Top troop request exceeds 60,000
US sends Guantanamo detainee home to Kuwait
Photo from March 2008: Afghan national army soldiers and Marine embedded tactical trainers struggle up the last part of a patrol from Forward Operating Base Keating to Combat Outpost Warheit in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, March 2. The patrol originated on the valley floor and ended near the top of the mountain. Photo by Staff Sergeant […]
Security forces killed 17 Taliban fighters in Swat and two more in South Waziristan; the bodies 15 Taliban fighters were found in Swat. One soldier and two Taliban fighters were killed in a clash in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed a soldier in Bajaur and launched three rockets at Peshawar.
Barack Obama: Taliban can be involved in Afghanistan future
US says Sharia Law is misunderstood
Sources: Terror suspect contacted senior al Qaeda
CIA knew about Iran’s secret nuclear site for three years
Taliban owns up Kabul blast, shifts focus from ISI
Roadside bomb kills three in Baghdad
Canadian Muslim group calls for burqa ban
Gates gives Obama Afghan troop request
Marine Staff Sergeant Niceforo “Joker” Mendoza leads a section of Amtraks on an IED hunt/route clearance mission between Abu Ghraib and Habbaniyah in January 2007. Photo by Bill Ardolino. A heartening Op-Ed by James Soriano in The New York Times proclaims “Mission Accomplished in Anbar,” marking “the formal end of the presence of U.S. Marine […]
The editors of The Long War Journal take a look at the insurgency in Afghanistan through al Qaeda’s eyes.
Taliban claims responsibility for Indian embassy blast
“Insurgency groups are planning to use ambulances, police vehicles and tankers for suicide attacks on the government and AMISOM bases,” Mogadishu police warned. Shabaab and Hizbul Islam clashed outside Kismayo after they agreed on a truce. A heavily armed convoy of Hizbul Islam left Mogadishu en route to Kismayo using the main road controlled by […]
French police have arrested two Algerian nationals in the southeastern town of Vienne. The men are suspected of having links to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. The two arrested Algerian nationals are brothers.
‘Al Qaeda facilitates insurgency’
Report: Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion
Car bomb kills 17 near Indian embassy in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 17 Afghans and wounded more than 80 in an attack outside the Indian embassy in Kabul. US and Afghan troops killed 17 Taliban fighters in Helmand, 10 in Paktika, and one more in Zabul. The Taliban killed a Spanish soldier in western Afghanistan.
American troops in Afghanistan losing heart, say army chaplains
“This was an operation which was planned by a state,” Afghan officials said, referring to Pakistan.
Tehran warned against potential gasoline sanctions and said the country can break any embargo. A reformist website reported that an Iranian protester received a death sentence. Tehran sees a US role in an Iranian nuclear researcher’s disappearance.
Dozens of Tuareg rebels have accepted an amnesty deal with the governments of Mali and Niger, including the rebels’ leaders. The peace ceremony was conducted in Libya where Muammar Al Gaddafi and Algerian mediators arbitrated the negotiations. The Tuareg rebellion has been ongoing since 2007, with rebels aspiring for greater economic development in the Sahel. […]
A car bomb exploded outside a hotel in Narathiwat province, wounding at least 27 people and killing a Muslim woman. On Tuesday, another bomb attack in Pattani province wounded seven security volunteers. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban will travel to southern Thailand next week in response to the dramatic recent spike in violence.
Pakistan – Foreigners advised to restrict movement
UN defends Afghan election role