Afghanistan
Taliban say want peace with Afghans, NATO troops out
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Pakistan
Taliban killed spy as gift to Barack Obama, say Pakistani police
Iraq
In southern Iraq, US commanders say it’s time to go
Pakistan
Pakistani Army colonel ‘was involved’ in Mumbai terror attacks
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Terrorist threat against Saudi Arabia Airlines in Philippines
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Taliban alliance only against US, says Maulvi Nazir
Pakistan
Pakistan pushes US for drones
Pakistan
The Supreme Court ruled that the Sharif brothers are ineligible to run for office and stripped them of control of Punjab province. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan said it will fully support the Lashkar-e-Islam if the Army launches an operation in Khyber. The Taliban said it will dismantle checkpoints in Swat after the Army leaves.
India
India has charged two purported Pakistani Army officiers, six senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders, and 30 other operatives for involvement in the November 2008 terror assault on Mumbai. The Pakistani Army officers were identified as Major General Saab and Colonel R Saadat Ullah. Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and leader Hafiz Saeed was also charged.
India charges 2 Pakistani Army officers in Mumbai case
A general, a colonel, and several senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders are among 38 people charged with involvement in the November 2008 Mumbai terror assault. Only three suspects are in Indian custody.
Afghanistan
East Afghan clashes up 20 pct this winter-ISAF
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ISAF, ANSF partner for operation in Wardak’s Jalrez valley
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Uruzgan province. Afghan Army and counter-narcotics forces killed 18 Taliban fighters after being attacked in Helmand province. Three British soldiers were killed in an IED attack in Helmand.
Iraq
The parliament has lifted immunity for member Mohammed al Dayni, who is accused of directing a terror cell in Baghdad. Security forces detained 25 insurgents in Baghdad, 10 more in Thi Qhar, and one member of the Naqshabandiya group in Kirkuk. One US soldier and one interpreter were killed in yesterday’s shooting at a police […]
Kuwait
Kuwaiti security forces detained a man who is an al Qaeda recruiter in the Gulf states and a ‘go-between’ for al Qaeda in Iran and Afghanistan. The operative, who is being identified as MSAA, is a former Kuwaiti military officer. He had been watched for over two years.
Iraq
Iraq’s waning insurgency scrambles for new sanctuary
Pakistan
New threat of political unrest in Pakistan
Pakistan
Strikes worsen Qaeda threat, Pakistan says
Egypt
Islamist cell to blame for Cairo bombing: Report
Iran
Iran: First Russian-built nuclear plant complete
Thailand
Two killed, many injured in South
Somalia
Somalia death toll hits 81 in worst fighting for weeks
Taliban, Pakistani Army declare ceasefire in Bajaur
The Army implemented a four-day ceasefire after Faqir Mohammed called for his forces to halt attacks on Pakistani forces.
Pakistan
The military ordered a 4-day ceasefire in Bajaur while the Swat Taliban agreed to implement an indefinite ceasefire. The commander of the Frontier Corps urged NATO to seal the Afghan border. Two civilians were killed in a bombing that targeted policemen in Kohat.
Somalia
Fighting in Mogadishu erupted today after African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces expanded into several Mogadishu districts under insurgent control. The fighting left 21 killed and more than a dozen people wounded.
Iraq
Bulk of US troops may leave Iraq by August 2010
Iraq
US starts to leave key Iraq bases
Iran
Iran ‘offered to halt attacks on UK troops’ in nuclear pact
Taliban waging ‘jihad to purge Pakistan’ – Zawahiri
In his latest videotape, al Qaeda’s second in command mocked the West and the Afghan government for attempting negotiations.
Iraq
Iraqi forces detained 100 suspected insurgents in a major operation in Ninewa province. Security forces detained 67 wanted men in Basrah, 15 in Baghdad, seven in Hawija, and four Al Naqshabandiya fighters in Kirkuk. Three US soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter were killed in Diyala, and four US soldiers were wounded in Mosul.