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Petraeus terms military action in Iran “last resort”
Author Archives: Matt Dupee
Morocco
Eleven members of an alleged al Qaeda-linked terrorist network were arrested in Morocco this week after plans for attacks in that North African country and in Belgium were uncovered. Investigators said the terror cell was affiliated to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and recruited volunteers to fight in Iraq.
Russia
An unidentified gunman who fired at police was tracked down and killed by security forces in the Nadterechny district of Chechnya. The Russian Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus eliminated 32 insurgents in Chechnya this year as of April 27, the group’s commander said this week. The high-ranking military official also said, “Unfortunately, […]
Coalition and Taliban vie for control of southwestern Afghanistan in Nimroz province
The first in a two-part series. Part one addresses the Taliban insurgency in the southwestern province of Nimroz, where attacks have spiked over the past year.
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Longer Afghan command tours not yet okayed: Pentagon
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Pakistani journalist killed near Afghan border
Afghanistan
A Lithuanian soldier and two Afghan civilians were killed when gunfire broke out during a protest over a US soldier’s shooting of a Koran in Iraq. Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president, said he had established contact with the Taliban several months ago and had received a letter containing “some encouraging messages” from the Taliban. […]
Senior Afghan officials sacked, questioned over Kabul attack
Eight more officials have been sacked for their alleged involvement or failure to prevent the near assassination attempt on President Karzai’s life late last month. The move comes as Afghan Attorney General Abdul Jabar Sabit takes over investigation.
Pakistan
One policeman was killed and two more were injured in a roadside bombing in Swat. Pakistani authorities and the Taliban led by Maulana Fazlullah have declared a cease-fire in the volatile Swat Valley. The Taliban said they are holding six soldiers in Bajaur agency while the Pakistani Army claimed only one soldier is missing. The […]
Lebanon
Hezbollah fighters seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles. At least 11 people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in three days of street battles between the Iranian and Syrian-backed Hezbollah fighters and gunmen loyal to the government. Hezbollah fighters targeted offices linked to Saad al-Harari, […]
Afghanistan
A NATO soldier was killed in fighting in eastern Paktia province. US Marines killed several insurgents and confiscated arms and ammunition during ongoing operations in Helmand™s Garmser district. Australia is investigating allegations that its soldiers mistreated suspected insurgents in prison in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
The Taliban™s shadow governor and police chief for Ghor province were killed along with four other Taliban fighters in a shootout with police. A Taliban suicide car bomber detonated near a Coalition convoy in western Kabul killing himself and wounding several civilians nearby. Australian forces in Afghanistan have been accused of mistreating Taliban detainees.
Algeria
Algerian soldiers arrested a group of 15 people suspected of joining a local al Qaeda cell in Blida province. The French Minister of the Interior and Overseas Territories visited Algeria to help strengthen security relations between the two countries.
Afghanistan
A civilian helicopter contracted by Coalition forces made an emergency landing in Kunar province after being struck by heavy insurgent fire. The chopper landed safely at a Coalition outpost. Three accidental explosions in the Afghan capital have left nine people dead and more than 20 wounded, including some counternarcotics police.
Russia
Islamic insurgents clashed with police in Chechnya killing at least two law enforcement officials. Unidentified gunmen assassinated a commander of the patrol service regiment in the Vedeno region of Chechnya as he approached the gate to his house. Police have launched a search and destroy operation targeting a band of 30 insurgents who ambushed a […]
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Afghanistan expects bigger Korean role
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Canadians in Catch-22 compensating Afghan poppy growers
Afghanistan
Two Afghan officials, one from the the Interior Ministry and the other from the Defense Ministry, have been arrested for having links with an al Qaeda network and for their involvement in the attack against President Karzai late last month. Several insurgents and police officers were killed in a gun battle in Paktika province. Several […]
Afghanistan
At least 17 Taliban fighters were killed during a joint Coalition-Afghan operation in southern Zabul’s Shar-e-Safa district on Friday. One British soldier was killed and three others injured after their vehicle struck a landmine in Helmand’s Taliban controlled Now-zad district. The US is considering retaking command of NATO troops in southern Afghanistan in the coming […]
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Afghanistan™s National Army: The Ambiguous Prospects of Afghanization
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Plot to kill Karzai began in Pakistan, officials say
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Report: Taliban strengthens in Afghanistan
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Nigeria: No Proof of Global Terror in Nigeria, Says US
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Key facts on hunted al Qaeda militants in Somalia
Mauritania
Sidi Ould Sidna, the suspected al Qaeda-linked killer of four French tourists in Mauritania, who escaped from Nouakchott’s main courthouse earlier this month, has been recaptured by Mauritanian authorities. Sidna was arrested with at least four other Islamic combatants in the Arafat district of the capital, police said.
Afghanistan
Afghan officials confirmed Sunday’s attack against President Karzai was the work of the Haqqani Network. Nine were killed and 10 were wounded in an IED attack in Logar province. Newly planted landmines killed eight Afghans, three of them children, in the restive southern city of Spin Boldak. Canadian forces are actively pursuing talks with the […]
Kapisa province: The Taliban’s gateway to Kabul
Kapisa province’s Tag Ab Valley hosts a dangerous Taliban group that has close relations with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Sunday’s assassination attempt against President Karzai has been linked back to the Tag Ab Valley.
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Algerian army ‘kills 10 militants’
Somalia
At least five people were injured in Baidoa after insurgents threw a hand grenade into the Alami Hotel that houses members of Somalia’s legislative body. One civilian was killed in the crossfire as Somali troops battled Islamic insurgents in downtown Mogadishu. Spanish authorities paid pirates a ransom of $1.2 million to win the freedom of […]
Afghanistan
Afghan president Hamid Karzai narrowly escapes assassination after Taliban gunmen attack a military parade he attended in Kabul. Four people, including a parliamentarian from Paktia province, died in the attack. Afghan commandos killed 30 insurgent leaders in eastern Afghanistan since December. Twenty-four Taliban fighters and their leader surrendered in Kandahar province. An Australian commando was […]