Millions of Iranians Attend Anti-Israel Rallies Called ‘Al Quds Day’

Terror group raises stakes for US, Iran – Kurds call resurgence of al-Qaeda-linked cell a new sign of Tehran’s support of Iraqi militants

Five Iranians detained in Iraq should not be released: US general

US, Iraqis differ on raid on Shiite town

Iranian-backed fighters killed in an airstrike as Multinational Forces Iraq issues a warning to Muqtada al Sadr and his Mahdi Army.

Algeria, France coordinate against al Qaeda threats

Benazir Bhutto prepares for return after agreeing deal with Pervez Musharraf

Ethiopia pledges 5,000 peacekeepers to Darfur

The bodies of three soldiers were found in South Waziristan a day after Baitullah Mehsud threatened to kill three soldiers a day if troops are not withdrawn and 10 of his subordinates are not released. A taped message from Addul Aziz Ghazi called for sharia law and “sacrifice” was broadcast at the reopening of the Red Mosque.

Thailand: Islamic separatists kill five

Al Qaeda assassinated a senior member of the Salahuddin Awakening Council. Sunni Iraqi member of parliament, was detained during an Iraqi Army raid on an al Qaeda meeting. Iraqi scouts captured five al Qaeda operative and killed two near Balad; another three were killed near Tikrit. Special operations forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured eight in raids throughout Iraq.

Nationalist and Baathist Sunni insurgents continue to put distance between themselves and al Qaeda in Iraq. Al Douri forms a new insurgent front, promotes negotiations; 1920s Revolution Brigades faction accuses al Qaeda of causing “great suffering” among Sunnis.

Iraqi Insurgent Faction Breaks Silence, Accusing Al-Qaida of Fanaticism, Torture, and Murder

Are US and Iran headed for war?

One policeman was killed and two wounded in an Islamic Courts attack on a police base in Mogadishu. The Islamic Courts fired mortars at the presidential palace. Ethiopian troops deployed in Mogadishu’s Deglay district. The son of the Islamic Courts supporting Hawiye clan was murdered.

Roadside bomb kills Shi’ite mayor of Iskandariyah, Iraq

Algeria: Terror plot foiled in north

Taliban poised for a big push in Afghanistan

Bhutto threat undermines Pakistan’s Musharraf

Al Qaeda operative “received $100,000,000 this summer from terrorist supporters who cross the Iraq border illegally or fly into Iraq from Italy, Syria and Egypt” and funneled weapons and money to al Qaeda cells in Baghdad, Tarmiyah, and Baqubah. He also was behind the 2006 and 2007 bombings of the al Askaria mosque.

Survivors defiant as Pakistan’s Red Mosque reopens

Iran ‘arming Taliban with roadside bombs’

In calmer Fallujah, Marines remain on guard but focused on new set of tasks

Mustafa Abu al Yazid, al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan, released a video where he claimed Osama bin Laden is alive and the Taliban is winning on the battlefield. Mullah Mansour, the Taliban military leader, released a video praising suicide bombers.Twenty Taliban were killed in fighting in the Shah Wali Khot district in Kandahar. Two police were killed in Ghazni and five Dutch soldiers were wounded in Uruzgan.

Afghanistan: Would-Be Suicide Bombers Speak Of Indoctrination, Fear

Saddam ex-deputy heads new insurgent coalition: report

Poland’s envoy was lightly wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad; one of his bodyguards was killed. Six al Qaeda were killed and 14 captured during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Forces captured four Special Groups operatives in southern Iraq, two in Diyala, and another six in Tha™Alba.

Army Throwing in the Towel in Pakistan
