Indonesia
Indonesian police kill regional JI leader
Yearly Archives: 2009
Afghanistan
International Security Assistance Forces investigates civilian casualty reports in Uruzgan province
Indonesia
Noordin Mohammed Top, Southeast Asia’s most wanted terrorist, blew himself up after police surrounded and assaulted a farm house in central Java. Top was a senior Jemaah Islamiyah operative and the leader of the Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad, which is linked to Jemaah Islamiyah and al Qaeda.
Noordin Mohammed Top dead, major attack averted
Top was the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad. He reportedly blew himself up as he was surrounded by children.
Pakistan
Reports from Pakistan indicate Baitullah Mehsud was killed during the Aug. 5 airstrike in South Waziristan. Waliur Rehman Mehsud and Hakeemullah Mehsud are said to be in the running to take over for Baitullah. The Taliban killed 18 rivals in the Abdullah Mehsud group in Tank. Clashes between the Lashkar-e-Islam and the Ansarul Islam resulted […]
Pakistan
Good riddance, killer Baitullah
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan detains six Islamists for ‘propaganda’
Afghanistan
Three British special forces troops killed in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Afghan Taliban Says Unharmed By Mehsud Death
Pakistan
A Swat rebel speaks (Part 2)
Afghanistan
Administration aiming to set Afghanistan benchmarks
Pakistan
Bodies pile up in Swat Valley as tribesmen turn tables on Taliban tormentors
Al Qaeda
Drone attacks in tribal Pakistan force al-Qaeda into urban areas
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 38 Iraqis and wounded 90 more during an attack outside a Shia mosque in Mosul. Insurgents killed six Shia pilgrims outside a mosque in Baghdad, three policemen in separate attacks in Mosul, and an Awakening fighter in Diyala. Security forces detained four al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and also two terrorists […]
Afghanistan
Adviser: Afghan GIs face 2 tough years
Afghanistan
Déjà Vue All Over Again in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
NATO seeks more troops for Afghanistan; 8 die
Afghanistan
Afghan and US troops killed 20 Haqqani Network fighters during a raid in the Sabari district in Khost. A US air weapons team killed two Taliban fighters as they planted an IED in Helmand. The Taliban killed three British soldiers in an IED attack in Helmand province on Aug. 6 and one policeman during an […]
Pakistan
Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief could touch off power struggle
Analysis: Baitullah’s death will impact operations Pakistan and Afghanistan
In the wake of Baitullah Mehsud’s death, the Pakistani government could decide to end the military operation in South Waziristan.
Baitullah Mehsud’s possible successors
Hakeemullah Mehsud is said to be in the lead to take over the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Qari Hussain Mehsud is a close second.
Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed in US airstrikes since 2004
A look at the senior leaders of the Taliban and al Qaeda killed during the US Predator air campaign, which started in 2004.
Pakistan
Taliban Leader in Pakistan Was Killed, His Aides Say
Pakistan
Baitullah Mehsud dead, aide confirms
Nigeria
The father-in-law of Mohammad Yusuf, the slain former leader of Boko Haram, is feared dead by his family after he voluntarily surrendered to Nigerian police after receiving word that he was wanted. Yusuf™s father-in-law, a wealthy Nigerian, helped fund the construction of Boko Haram™s mosque and headquarters compound.
Pakistan
Swat Valley: Life resumes after the Taliban
Iran
Why Iran’s Revolutionary Guards mercilessly crack down
Baitullah Mehsud is dead, says Pakistani Taliban deputy
Faqir Mohammed, the deputy leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, said Baitullah was killed in the Aug. 5 airstrike in South Waziristan.
United States
Is Islam greater than the First Amendment at the State Department?
Iran
Journalists’ association shut down in Tehran