Somali troops are conducting operations in the central region of Hiran to prevent Shabaab from regrouping in the mountains surrounding Beledweyn. Ethiopian troops have occupied the residence of a former warlord. The Hawiye clan spokesman has been handed over to the Ethiopian military. Troops from Somaliland are said to be moving towards the capital of […]
Iranian Nukes: Israel prepares for The Day After
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda media operatives and captured 15 during raids in central Iraq. The Iraqi Army killed eight insurgents and captured 10 during an operation in Tal Afar. US forces reportedly arrested five Iranians in Khalis in Diyala province.
Multinational Forces Iraq and the Iraqi Security Forces maintain pressure on al Qaeda’s network in the northern provinces, where violence has increased. Over 200 insurgents have been detained in latest sweep.
Al Qaeda losing support but Iranian arms still problem in Iraq: US military
Turkish army after PKK elements at borders with Iran
Bill Ardolino examines the impact of the surge and other theories on the recent decline in deaths in Iraq.
Abdul Manan was killed during an ambush by Afghan soldiers as he crossed the border from Pakistan with a dozen fighters. Heavy fighting is reported in Kandahar and Herat provinces.
US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq
Taliban commander Mullah Mansour Dadullah issued a tape admitting links to al Qaeda in Iraq and denied links with Iran. Afghan troops recaptured Arghandab district north of Kandahar City from the Taliban. Over 50 Taliban were killed in fighting in Herat. Afghan forces killed “several” Taliban fighters as they set up mortar positions in Uruzgan […]
Iran says no role in killing US soldiers in Iraq
Eight of the 11 tribal leaders captured after a reconciliation meeting in Diyala were freed by Iraqi soldiers. Multinational Forces Iraq begins identifying the “rogue” Mahdi Army commanders and continues to pressure Sadr and his Mahdi Army.
Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to target the Iranian-backed Shia terror groups while warning Muqtada al Sadr at the same time. The Mahdi Army is also targeted in Diwaniyah.
Air Cav Crews See Higher-Tech Attacks, Weapons from Iran
The top NATO general in Afghanistan said the Iranian military was involved in a shipment of sophisticated explosive devices captured last month. Nine NATO troops were wounded in an ambush in Kandahar. Slovakia will double its forces in country. The Afghan government shut down two more private security companies.
B.A. Patty was recently embedded with the Armed Forces of the Philippines. In part one of his three-part series, Patty examines the roles of organizations such as Abu Sayyaf and MNLF in the insurgency and what Filipino and US troops are doing to squelch terrorist activities.
Israel denies report that abducted IDF soldiers were turned over to Iran
The targeting of al Qaeda in Iraq and Iranian-backed Shia terror groups, along with the rise of local Iraqi security forces, has netted results 10 months after the announcement of “The Surge.”
Iraqi Shiite leader seeks US-Iran talks
The Taliban flex their muscles in Swat, Mohmand, and North and South Waziristan; public beheadings and whippings; captured soldiers and government capitulation on display.
The Pakistani government hopes to revive the North Waziristan Accords as the fighting rages in the tribal agencies.
Petraeus Outs an Iranian
Iran: Mullahs vs. Mullahs (Part 1)
Five Iranians detained in Iraq should not be released: US general
Iranian-backed fighters killed in an airstrike as Multinational Forces Iraq issues a warning to Muqtada al Sadr and his Mahdi Army.
US Focus on Ahmadinejad Puzzles Iranians
The Long War Journal interviews the architect of the Concerned Citizens in the Arab Jabour region.
Twelve Taliban fighters were killed in Uruzgan province as they used children as human shields. Over 2,500 troops launched an offensive in the Girshk district. Both the UN and Germany extended the Afghan missions. NATO’s senior commander in Afghanistan said Iran’s military knew of a major arms shipment captured at the border in Farah province.
‘Dozens died in Syria-Iran missile test’
Multinational Division Center kicks off Operation Marne Sentry, the interdiction of Iranian-trained fighters and weapons, near the border in Wasit province.