Russia
Blast kills 4 police in Russia’s Ingushetia
Monthly Archives: August 2007
Iraq
Surge working: top US general
Iraq
The wisdom of crowds
Pakistan
Over 100 regular army tropps have been captured in South Waziristan. The government is negotiating with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud for their release. Nine soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a series of attacks on checkpoints in Swat. Students of the Red Mosque demanded the mosque be reopened, as a cleric said he was […]
Afghanistan
At least 12 Taliban were killed after ambushing an Afghan and British patrol in Musa Qala in Helmand province. Five ISAF soldiers, one Afghan soldier, and four civilians were wounded and two Afghan soldiers were killed in a suicide attack outside of Kabul’s international airport. Ten Afghan civilians were wounded in a rocket barrage at […]
Lebanon
A soldier was killed in fighting at the Nahr al Bared Palestinian camp as the military launched helicopter assaults on Fatah al Islam positions. President Lahoud threatened to install a military government if fueding political factions cannot reach an agreement.
Iraq
Iraq hopes other armed groups will follow Sadr’s lead
Taliban capture over 100 Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan
A company of Punjabi Pakistani troops is captured in a sophisticated Taliban operation in South Waziristan; no shots were fired. The Pakistani government is negotiating with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud to secure their release.
Al Qaeda
Algeria: 5 injured by bomb targeting police patrol
Saudi Arabia
Well Connected, A Saudi Mogul Skirts Sanctions
Iraq
Panel Will Urge Broad Overhaul of Iraqi Police
Iraq
US says ready to step back into Basra as British pull out
Afghanistan
Afghan soldier killed in suicide bomb attack
Iraq
How life returned to the streets in a showpiece city that drove out al-Qaeda
Iraq
Iraq PM says security forces control holy city
Iraq
Iraq to sign security agreement with US-FM
Pakistan
Over 100 soldiers thought to have been captured in South Waziristan were found sheltering in a valley. Three soldiers were wounded in an IED attack, while the Taliban fired rockets at a fort in North Waziristan. Eight rockets were fired at a fort in Baluchistan.
Afghanistan
A NATO airstrike killed Mullah Berader, a top Taliban commander and member of the Shura Majlis. The Taliban threatened more kidnappings after releasing the remaining seven Korean hostages. “We will do the same thing with the other allies in Afghanistan, because we found this way to be successful,” said a Taliban spokesman. Seven Taliban suspects […]
Philippines
Furugi Indama, an Abu Sayyaf commander believed to have been killed in a raid on August 18, is still alive according to military intelligence. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon expects the military forces operating in Basilan and Sulu to show “substantial positive results”over the next two months.
NATO airstrike kills Taliban Commander Mullah Berader
Berader was killed in an airstrike in the Musa Qala district of Helmand province. He was a member of Taliban Shura Majlis and close confidant of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, as well as the operational commander in souther Afghanistan.
India
Hyderabad blasts: Second suspect identified
Iraq
Iraq says 72 gunmen arrested after Karbala chaos
Iraq
Gun-toting Sadr fighters disappear from Baghdad slum
Iraq
Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports
Al Qaeda
US Denies Al Qaeda Claim That It Executed US Embassy Worker in Baghdad
Hezbollah
Hezbollah justifications for rocket attacks on Israel ‘had no legal basis under laws of war’
Pakistan
The Supreme Court ordered the reopening of the religious school on the grounds of the Islamabad’s Red Mosque as all prisoners captured in the July operation have been released, except Maulana Abdul Aziz, the mosque’s leader. Three video shops were bombed in Swat. The Bajaur peace committee has failed to settle issues between the government […]
Afghanistan
Twelve of 19 South Koreans have been released by the Taliban as South Korea begins its withdrawal from Afghanistan. Six Afghans were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide bombing in Paktia province. A key Taliban commander and six fighters were captured in Paktia on Monday.
Afghanistan
12 South Koreans freed in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Bhutto: ‘Musharraf has agreed to quit as military chief’