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June 2008 Archives June 30, 2008: In Pictures: Extremist leaders in Pakistan’s Khyber agency Iraqi Security Forces Five Year Plan: An updated projection June 29, 2008: Pakistani military advances in Khyber Relative peace in Baghdad remains fragile as troops carry out counterinsurgency plan Blowing up insurgents’ old hut sends signal that Tarmiyah area is more secure June 28, 2008: Pakistan's inconclusive military operations against the Taliban Pakistan strikes at Taliban in Khyber agency June 27, 2008: Taliban attack US base in Afghanistan from Pakistan Taliban rampage in Pakistan's Swat district June 26, 2008: US names al Qaeda emir of Mosul killed during raid Mahdi Army decimated during recent fighting Released Guantanamo detainee behind March suicide truck bombing at Combat Outpost Inman in Mosul 22 Taliban killed in attacks on three district centers in eastern Afghanistan June 25, 2008: Iraqi and U.S. Troops Seize 7 EFPs, Mortar Systems in New Baghdad Night Raids Northwest Pakistan descends into chaos June 24, 2008: US, Afghan forces kill 16 Taliban in eastern Afghanistan US forces kill al Qaeda's leader in Mosul June 23, 2008: Afghan, US forces kill 55 Taliban after ambush June 22, 2008: One hundred insurgents detained in Baghdad during past week Operations target Mahdi Army in South June 21, 2008: Afghan base in Paktika hit with rounds launched from Pakistan Three senior Mahdi Army commanders captured in Baghdad, Hillah June 20, 2008: Maysan operation continues to target Sadrist leaders June 19, 2008: Iraqi security forces detain senior Sadrist during Maysan operation Afghanistan National Security Forces: June 2008 Update US designates two Hezbollah operatives in Venezuela as terrorists June 18, 2008: Mahdi Army cell leader behind deadly Baghdad bombing In Pictures: Yemeni government targets civilians in Sa'ada June 17, 2008: Iraqi security forces ramp up for Maysan operation Iraq's political parties wrangle over the status of forces agreement June 16, 2008: US designates Rajah Solaiman Movement terrorist entity June 15, 2008: Report: Strike targets Baitullah Mehsud's hideout in Pakistan Sadrist movement withdraws from political process June 14, 2008: US Army detains senior Mahdi Army commander in Baghdad Iraqi offensive underway against the Mahdi Army in Maysan June 13, 2008: Sadr forms new unit to attack US forces June 12, 2008: Report: Iraqi security forces preparing operation against Mahdi Army in Maysan US Military: Clash on Afghan-Pakistani border was with Taliban June 11, 2008: Iraqi police detain three Special Groups operative behind 2007 Karbala attack Afghan troops clash with the Taliban on the border June 10, 2008: Report: US strikes inside Mohmand tribal agency Iraqi police conduct operations in Dhi Qhar Sadr's Special Groups June 9, 2008: Pakistan's Swat peace agreement in the crossfire June 8, 2008: North Waziristan peace agreement allows Al Qaeda to remain Baitullah Mehsud's fighters killed in Afghanistan June 7, 2008: Tracking the Coalition’s Afghan spring offensive June 6, 2008: Four Special Groups leaders captured in South Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle: June 2008 Update US targets al Qaeda operatives with links to Iran, Pakistan June 5, 2008: Mahdi Army uses “flying IEDs” in Baghdad In Pictures: Mahdi Army caches seized in Sadr City June 4, 2008: Five senior Mahdi Army commanders captured in Karbala June 3, 2008: Four Mahdi Army fighters killed in New Baghdad June 2, 2008: Bombing near Danish embassy in Islamabad kills eight Coalition and Taliban vie for control of southwestern Afghanistan in Farah province June 1, 2008: Iraqi Army interdicting Iranian operations in the South Negotiations underway with Taliban in Mardan	Donate Search LWJ At the Weekly Standard Talking to the Taliban is nothing new Pakistani's ISI aids the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan NATO's lifeline to Afghanistan threatened Iran is changing its tune on the U.S.-Iraqi SOFA News Two more ships hijacked in piracy crisis Iran aims for 2009 launch of nuclear plant Italy: Police anti-terror raids target suspected Islamists Afghanistan: What is going on in Sherzad District? Part One Afghanistan: :What is going on in Sherzad District? Part 2 Taliban's Spiritual Fathers Denounce Terror. Could Taliban Be Next? Does Hamid Karzai really want to negotiate with Mullah Omar? US Commits to Iraq Withdrawal by 2011, But Could Seek Extension US Downplays Karzai Offer to Omar Hizb ut-Tahrir America May Be Ready for Its Public Debut Iraq’s Diyala province known for female suicide bombers New Marine unit adds to AFRICOM Paks Rumbling with Afghan Rebels? Would-be suicide bomber, 15, blames her husband, awaits trial in jail Al Qaeda Faction in Gaza Claims Rocket Attacks on Israeli Targets Time for Iraq to be U.S. ally – Abu Resha Abu Deraa, Sheikh Baqir run violence in Sadr City remotely – U.S. commander Officials: Violence in Pakistan Leaves 8 Dead Hezbollah, an Imminent Danger UK doctor says he is 'a terrorist' Afghan Taliban reject Karzai's safety vow IAEA urges Syria transparency in probe: ElBaradei Khyber pass reopened to convoys Somali govt says weakened by Islamist onslaught Bangladesh raids militant den, seizes explosives Iran vice-president under fire over Koran dance Pakistan to re-open Khyber to supply Western forces Iraqi Cabinet approves security pact with US 'Mother of all suicide bombers' warns of rise in attacks Iraqi government pays Sons of Iraq Kilcullen on Afghanistan: “It’s Still Winnable, But Only Just.” Iraq: Negotiators agree on US security pact draft Car bomb kills 10 in northern Iraq Islamist rebels whip 32 dancers in Somalia Pakistani President: "It's Our War", Yemen : Claim Made on Embassy Blast Pakistan torn over its tribal areas Al Qaeda's budget slips through cracks Taliban preparing for showdown in Mohmand Iraq's top Shiite cleric to let govt decide on US pact White House endorses text of US-Iraq military pact Iraqi prime minister now backs U.S. security accord Somali Islamists approach Mogadishu, impose sharia Three slain, nine taken hostage in Philippine rebel attacks Hamas fires long-range rockets at Israel Iraqi Who Shot U.S. Troops May Have Been Qaeda: U.S. Closing down the prison at Guantanamo is easier said than done Iraq's al-Sadr renews threats to attack US 2 Journalists Shot in Pakistan Militants Turn to Small Bombs in Iraq Attacks Terror threat against Denmark considerable’ Bin Laden 'cut off from al-Qaeda' Taliban vow to win Afghan fight DefenseLink News Article: Afghan Commandos Capture Explosives Expert Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb banned in Russia Civilian cargo plane crashes in Iraq, 7 killed A Military Perspective on Pakistan - An Interview with Shuja Nawaz Taliban Denies Negotiating, or Being Willing to Negotiate, With U.S., NATO, or Karzai Government 12 killed, 60 wounded in bombing in Baghdad The failed suicide bomber who changed the war on terror in Afghanistan Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates Iraq to vote on US military pact this weekend: minister FBI accuses man of lying in terror case Extremist cleric Abu Qatada faces court over 'attempt to flee Britain' Iraqi town defies Al Qaeda Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission in Afghanistan IAEA taking Syria nuclear allegations seriously Iraqi Sunni guards join Shi'ite government payroll Afghan army growing rapidly: commander At Afghan outpost, a lonely war drags on In Afghanistan, Islamists' influence widens Islamic insurgents seize key Somali towns Baghdad bridge of death becomes bridge of hope Iraqi Police: 4 Killed in Baghdad Attacks U.S. building bases in Afghanistan to aid drones For Pakistan's Tribesmen, A Difficult, Deadly Choice Pakistanis Mired in Brutal Battle to Oust Taliban Captured battle plan shows strength and training of Taliban forces Pakistan’s anti-Taliban support risky Pakistan: 'As we skirted a suicide attack our escort vehicle was hit by a bomb' Iraq's cabinet expected to meet on US pact as deadline looms New Day for Ground Zero in Iraq's Sectarian Strife Baghdad triple bomb kills 28 Indonesia handling of Bali executions questioned Road-side bomb kills ranger, wounds five in Thailand's deep South : Asia World Pakistan president sees success in militant war Afghan governor: U.S. forces killed guards Canada won't extend Afghan commitment, minister says Bin Laden's son Omar may go to New Zealand, says wife Pakistan: Jamia Binoria madrassa graduates Pakistani Madrassas seek to shed terror label U.S. vows to back off if fighters use Afghan civilians as cover Female suicide bomber kills three at Iraq hospital Egypt sends bin Laden's wandering son to Qatar Pentagon surveying U.S. alternatives to Guantánamo Report details attack on GIs in Afghanistan Israeli spies linked to murder of Hezbollah chief Indonesia executes 3 Bali bombers by firing squad Canadian journalist freed in Afghanistan Pakistan Officials: Taliban Kills 2 Afghans Over Spying Accusations News Archives

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