Iraq
Britain moves most Basra consular staff to airport
Monthly Archives: October 2006
Afghanistan
Fifty-five Taliban and one NATO soldier are killed during fighting in Uruzgan. The Taliban claim they will continue to fight through the winter and will take Kabul. NATO blames Pakistan for the Taliban’s infiltration into Afghanistan. The Dutch have taken over command of the south.
Iraq
The Iraqi Army arrested Zarqawi’s cameraman. Prime Minister Maliki’s bodyguard was wounded in attack on a convoy. A Sunni insurgent spokesman has rejected U.S. talks under the current terms.
Airstrikes on Bajaur Training Camps
Bajaur madrassa and training camp hit by helicopter assault; up to 80 killed Satellite map of Bajaur and neighboring Kunar province in Afghanistan. Location of strike in Chingai in red. Click image to view. Just two days after Faqir Mohammed held a tribal meeting in Bajaur to express support for the Taliban and al Qaeda, […]
Afghanistan
After the fighting and dying, the Taliban return as British depart
India
One held for aiding Al-Badr `terrorist’
Pakistan
Bajaur accord against anti-state elements
Pakistan
Sherpao rules out suicide bomb attack on Prince Charles during his visit to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan accused of providing ‘safe havens™ to Taliban
Yemen
Yemen arrests 8 Qaeda-linked arms smugglers
Israel
Israel’s defense minister denies Egypt is reinforcing the Gaza border. Five Israeli Arabs were arrested for suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack. An Israeil-Arab woman has been indicted for conspiring with and membership in a terrorist organization.
Iraq
(Iraq) Air strikes thwart terrorist ambushes
Iraq
23 Policemen Shot to Death in Iraq
Nigeria
The leader of Nigeria’s Muslims, 2 senators included in over 100 killed in plane crash
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Political Crisis Sparks Riots, Defections
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Gunmen fire on Sunni pilgrims in Iraq, killing 1; US killed 17 insurgents preparing to ambush American troops.
The Pro-Osama Meeting in Bajaur
Faqir Mohamed holds a tribal meeting that declares Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar “heroes of the Muslim world” Qazi Hussain Ahmad, president of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, during an anti-U.S., anti-Musharraf rally in Bajaur after the Damadola strike in January 2006. Click image to view. The Taliban and al […]
Afghanistan
al Qaeda has threated Canada with “an operation similar to New York, Madrid, London” if the country does not withdraw from Afghanistan. This isn’t the first attempt at threatening the NATO members. The Canadian Army has been particularly effective in fighting and killing the Taliban in the south.
Iraq Army Operations in Suwayra
Operations in a city where clashes occurred with Mahdi Army just one week ago Iraqi Army units ‘in the lead.’ Map courtesy of MNF-Iraq. Click map to view. The Iraqi Army’s 3rd Brigade, 8th Division has conducted a large scale cordon and search operation in the city of Suwayra in Wasit province. During the operation, […]
Pakistan
Explosion in Quetta, Pakistan kills 1, wounds 5
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US hails airborne laser as weapons milestone
Somalia
Hopes high for Somali peace talks
France
Rioting youths burn hundreds of cars in France, 6 policemen injured
Iraq
Aide: Iraqi leader playing on US angst
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Army steps up efforts to monitor military bloggers
Egypt
Egypt boosts security along Gaza border
Iraq
One terrorist facilitator was killed and and 10 other insurgents were captured in Baghdad. Eleven Iraqi soldiers were kidnapped while traveling on leave north of Baquba.
India
Indian police thwarted a plot by suspected Pakistani militants to blow up the state legislature in Bangalore. An LeT operative was arrested in Jammu & Kashmir. India calls on Pakistan to dismantle the terror camps in its territory.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: NATO’s Predicament
Afghanistan
The Taliban rejects Karzai’s offer of talks. NATO and the U.S. condemn the Taliban’s use of human shields in the latest fighting in Kandahar. Upwards of 90 civilians may have been killed. A look at the recent fighting in Panjwai, and the role of close air support in southern Afghanistan.