Pakistan
Musharraf risks civil war as he invades the al Qaeda badlands
Monthly Archives: July 2007
Al Qaeda
The Waziristan Accord: How to salvage a doomed deal
Al Qaeda
Stepping Up Hunt for Osama Bin Laden, Taliban and Al Qaeda Hideouts
Lebanon
The Lebanese Army seized a Fatah al Islam command bunker as 8 terrorists were killed in the latest round of fighting. A Lebanese force backed by German advisors will attempt to stem the flow of weapons smuggled from Syria.
Afghanistan
The Taliban fired their first heat-seeking anti-aircraft missile on a U.S. C-130 flying in southwestern Nimroz province. The SA-7 was believed to have been smuggled from Iran. A former Taliban member and tribal leaders are negotiating with the Taliban for the release of the 22 Korean hostages.
Bosnia
Bosnia: High Representative demands expulsion of Islamic radicals
Pakistan
Recurring suicide bomb nightmare haunts Pakistan
Iraq
Iraqis units short of qualified leaders
Lebanon
France warns on more Lebanon killing
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Musharraf and Bhutto in power-sharing talks
Iraq
Al-Maliki visits Diyala, talks of progress
Saudi Arabia
The U.S. is reported to be dismayed by Saudi Arabia’s “counterproductive role” in Iraq. The U.S. is also reported to be prepared to ink a $20 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia to counter Iran.
Iraq
Telegraph report on Petraeus/Maliki friction is “Fiction”
Pakistan
The Red Mosque has been closed indefinitely. Baituallah Mehsud’s Taliban forces have taken positions to block the Wana-Dera Ismail Khan highway in North Waziristan. The military established three check points in Miramshah while attacks and looting are ongoing. Six terrorists were arrested for involvement with suicide attacks in the NWFP.
Pakistan
Bring ’em on: Militants in Pakistan await US
Iraq
Iraqi leader tells Bush: Get General Petraeus out
Thailand
Insurgents kill ex-MP, wound villager
Al Qaeda
Violence won’t work: how author of ‘jihadists’ bible’ stirred up a storm
Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan forces killed 25 Taliban in Nuristan province; 2 U.S. troops were killed and 13 wounded during the fight in a district that borders Pakistan. The U.K. may deploy more troops to Afghanistan as they increase their presence in Helmand province.
Al Qaeda
‘Holy warrior’ turns against the cause
United Kingdom
Jihadis turn UK prisons into terror-training centres
Algeria
Algeria: Islamist leader arrested in Kabilia
Afghanistan
Tracking the Taleban’s kidnap tactics
Afghanistan
Pakistan: al Qaeda Regroup Poses Dual Threat
Sudan
A U.S. federal judge ruled that Sudan must pay $8 million in compensation to the families of 17 sailors who died in the suicide attack on the USS Cole. The judge ruled Sudan provided financial and technical support to al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, which allowed the terror group to establish training bases, run […]
Lebanon
Lebanon fighting kills 2 army soldiers
Iraq
US says kills 17 militiamen in Iraq clashes
Iraq
Entrepreneurs or Insurgents? Economic Growth in Iraq
Al Qaeda
Can US woo Al Qaeda’s own haven in Pakistan?
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