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Philippine military fighting insurgency on tight budget
Yearly Archives: 2009
Yemen
Security officers arrested four Yemeni men suspected of plotting to attack the US embassy in Sana’a. The four men were arrested near the embassy; their two cars were packed with automatic rifles, ammunition, and hand grenades. The suspects are from the town of Damag.
Pakistan
Nine Taliban fighters and three civilians were reported killed in a US airstrike against the Haqqanis in North Waziristan. The military killed 24 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber and detained 31 Taliban fighters and two commanders in Swat. A senior Taliban deputy was killed in Bajaur. The Taliban destroyed eight NATO tankers in Quetta and kidnapped […]
‘Muted’ Afghan response to Kunduz airstrike
Afghan troops secure the site of the Kunduz airstrike. AP photo. The Washington Post notes that the reaction to last week’s bombing of the two hijacked fuel tankers in Kunduz province has been “muted.” Instead, popular and official reaction to the lethal airstrike has been far more tolerant than after similar past incidents. There have […]
Iraq-Syria row intensifies
The Iraq-Syria row over Syria’s sponsorship of insurgent groups and al Qaeda operating in Iraq has gotten interesting over the past few days. Omar over at Iraq The Model has been closely following the story and has some interesting updates. First, a small group of Iraqis held a protest in Hillah and cleverly used Syrian […]
United States
Al Jazeera interview: Robert Gates
United States
Yale criticized for nixing Muslim cartoons in book
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Study: Terrorists shifting focus to ‘soft’ targets
12 killed in second US strike in North Waziristan
Today’s strike puts this year’s number of cross-border attacks against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan’s northwest at 37. This exceeds last year’s total of 36 attacks.
Pakistan
US drone fires missiles into North Waziristan
Pakistan
Pakistan – Sufism threatened
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed five civilians in Diyala on Sept. 7. Insurgents killed two policemen in Kirkuk, a civilian and a US soldier in Baghdad, and a counterterrorism chief near Touz Khormato. Security forces detained eight wanted men in Basrah and three more in Mosul.
Afghanistan
The election commission has ordered a partial recount. A suicide bomber killed five civilians at the military side of the Kabul airport. The Taliban killed four US soldiers in Kunar province, an ISAF in the South, and five Afghans in Baghlan, and kidnapped six doctors in Baghlan. Afghan forces killed 12 Taliban fighters in Baghlan.
Iran
US Defense Secretary Gates urged Arab allies to strengthen military ties with the US to help deter Iran. Members of parliament urged President Ahmadinejad to free detainees who played a minor role in the post-election violence. Iranian police warned the opposition against staging any protests in connection with Qods Day.
Afghanistan
USMC prepares to augment Afghan force levels
Senior al Qaeda leaders reported killed in North Waziristan strike
An unconfirmed report indicates that Ilyas Kashmiri and Mustafa al Jaziri were among seven killed in the latest Predator attack inside Pakistan.
Pakistan
Two senior al Qaeda leaders are rumored to be among the seven killed in the Predator strike in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed five soldiers in an IED attack in South Waziristan and killed four students in Arakzai. The military killed 10 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber.
Pakistan
Pakistan™s fight against terror on right trajectory: Miliband
Al Qaeda
Algeria deploys special gendarmes to boost Kabylie security
Afghanistan
Karzai says United States wants to manipulate him
Afghanistan
US says Afghans must address vote fraud complaints
Philippines
Truce between MILF and Philippine government holds
United Kingdom
A court found three British Muslims guilty of “conspiracy to murder by the detonation of improvised explosive devices on trans-Atlantic aircraft.” Abdullah Ahmed Ali, Assad Sarwar, and Tanwir Hussain were involved in the liquid explosives plot that was planned by al Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf.
United Kingdom
UK court convicts 3 of plot to blow up airliners
Afghanistan
NATO air strike a "major error": Afghan president
US strike kills five foreign fighters in North Waziristan
The attack took place in Mir Ali, a stronghold of al Qaeda leader Abu Kasha al Iraqi. Today’s strike is the 36th inside Pakistan this year, matching last year’s total.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three civilians in a rocket attack on Kabul, one civilian in a bombing in Uruzgan, and three Coalition soldiers during attacks in southern Afghanistan. Afghan and Coalition forces detained a Taliban sub-commander in Kandahar.
Afghanistan
Germany urges outsiders to hold criticism of air strike
Afghanistan
Taliban expands grip over northern Afghanistan
Iran
President Ahmadinejad said discussions on Iran’s nuclear program are “finished.” Former president Khatami accused the government of using “fascist and totalitarian methods” against political enemies. Ayatollah Khamenei said the humanities courses at universities were un-Islamic.