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Latest bin Laden message ‘the most important in al-Qaeda’s history’
Monthly Archives: October 2007
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An Iraqi Parade Against al-Qaeda
“The darkness has become pitch black” – Osama bin Laden on Iraq situation
Transcript of bin Laden’s latest audiotape shows the Iraq situation is viewed as dire. Bin Laden shows a tactical awareness of the decline in IED capabilities, contempt for the Saudi king, fear of the Iraqi military, and calls for Muslims to continue the fight.
Iraq
Muqtada al Sadr has reiterated his call for the Mahdi Army to halt fighting after clashes in Karbala and Diwaniyah. The Mahdi Army attacked a police station in Basra. US forces found a large EFP cache, including 120 assembled EFPs and 150 copper discs. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda operatives. The Iraqi military killed […]
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The New Republic ‘Shock Troops’ story collapses
Iraq
Shiites Work Against Extremists, Generals Say
Iraq
US general outlines Baghdad security handover plan
Iraq
Turkey masses more troops, raids in Iraq confirmed
Pakistan
Balancing acts in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan™s last chance
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Where the Jihad Lives Now
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Bin Laden Message Urges Holy War In Darfur
Thailand
A 10-year-old girl was killed and seven civilians were wounded after Muslim insurgents conducted a drive-by shooting Narathiwat province. The government has banned 384 insurgent suspects from returning to the south.
Iraq
Iraq: Insurgent group rallies to new Bin Laden call to arms
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Terror student Siddique jailed for eight years
Turkey
The PKK has posted images of the eight captured Turkish soldiers on one of its websites. The US is weighing the option of conducting airstrikes against PKK camps inside Iraq.
Philippines
The Philippine National Police said it was unlikely the blast at a mall in Manila’s financial district was caused by a terrorist attack. Explosives have not been detected at the site, and a bomb crater and fragments have not been found. The theory is a gas leak caused the explosion, but the investigation is ongoing.
Afghanistan
NATO under pressure for more Afghan troops
Iraq
Sharp drop seen in US deaths in Iraq
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Bhutto receives new death threat
Afghanistan
Canadians under Taliban fire
Afghanistan
Twelve Taliban were killed in Wardak province and five were captured in Kandahar province. One US soldier was killed and two wounded during a clash in Kunar province.
Iraq
Two al Qaeda operatives were killed and 38 captured during a series of raids over the past several days. A US helicopter attack on an IED cell in Samara resulted in at least six civilians and one insurgent killed. Forty-six insurgents were captured during two raids in Kirkuk. Fighting between police and the Mahdi Army […]
Pakistan
The governor of Sindh said al Qaeda carried out the attack on Bhutto. Two soldiers were killed in North Waziristan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban was established in Mohmand agency to “flush out gangs carrying out criminal activities in the name of Taliban.” Five Taliban were captured in Zhob in Baluchistan. The US gave Pakistan 30 refurbished Cobra […]
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A Primer in MRAP Variants
United States
Ohio No Stranger to Radical Islam
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Spain charges 22 with recruiting fighters for Iraq
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Once haven for insurgents, rural Iraqi town recovers
Pakistan
Pakistan: Girls avoid schools in north-west as ‘veil deadline’ expires
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Trial of Al Qaeda suspects opens in Bahrain