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Pakistan
Rise of the Neo-Taliban, Part 2 – Pain has become the remedy
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Thailand
Police arrest insurgent suspect in Thailand’s South
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Pakistan
Suicide attacks on Pakistan’s Muqam, Sherpao similar in nature
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Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto ruled out discussions with Musharraf as she was placed under a seven-day house arrest. NWFP Governor Orakzai said the military did not exchange Taliban leaders for captured soldiers. Orakzai also said the situation in the tribal areas was conducive for holding elections. Upwards of 800 Taliban are active in Swat, said a government official. A solider was wounded in an IED attack in Miramshah, North Waziristan.
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Pakistan
Orakzai denies terrorists swap with arrested troops
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Somalia
The Somali government closed down Radio Shabelle, Radio Banadir, and Radio Simba. Shabaab threatened to kill a Somali journalist. The president said the Hawiye clan spokesman was a spokesman for Shabaab. Former Ismalic Courts leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys accused the UN of neglecting Somalia.
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Iraq
Concerned Citizens, backed by US troops, killed 15 al Qaeda fighters after al Qaeda attacked checkpoints in Adwaniyah. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured 14 during raids throughout Iraq. Iraqi police captured 19 insurgent suspects near Kirkuk.
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Iraq
Iraq hopes to end Baghdad security operation soon
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Targeting al Qaeda in Iraq’s network
Operations against al Qaeda’s network in Iraq have netted 45 senior leaders including two of al Masri’s bodyguards and the emir of Diyala province. Al Qaeda is attempting to regroup in the north.
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Philippines
A bomb blast at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City killed Basilan Representative Wahab Akbar and the driver of another representative. Another representative is in critical condition. The blast was detonated by remote control.
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Palestinian Territories
Hamas cracks down on Fatah after Gaza bloodshed
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Iraq
Sadrist calls for new parliament in Iraq
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Pakistan
Bhutto: Time for Musharraf to go
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Al Qaeda
What Makes a Terrorist
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Iraq
In Mixed Slice of Baghdad, Old Bonds Defy War
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Iraq
Some Restrictions to Be Lifted in Baghdad
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Iraq
US refusing to hand over ‘Chemical Ali’
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Iran
Brown warns Iran of investment sanctions
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Iraq
Iraq: A Radical Cleric Gets Religion
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Iraq
Iraq: Gen. Petraeus Meets With Al-Sadr Deputies
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Somalia
Residents flee Mogadishu as government battles rebels
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Pakistan
Bhutto Placed Under House Arrest Again
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Turkey
Turkish soldiers released by PKK jailed
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Russia
Eight militants killed by Russian army in Dagestan
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Iraq
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda media operatives and captured 15 during raids in central Iraq. The Iraqi Army killed eight insurgents and captured 10 during an operation in Tal Afar. US forces reportedly arrested five Iranians in Khalis in Diyala province.
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Pakistan
Rise of the Neo-Taliban, Part 1 – Death by the light of a silvery moon
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Afghanistan
British forces to capitalise on Taliban ‘split’
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Afghanistan
Afghan troops retook Farah’s Gulistan district. Fifteen Taliban and three civilians were killed in fighting in Helmand’s Garmsir district. Two ISAF soldiers were killed and one wounded in an IED attack in eastern Afghanistan. A suicide bomber wounded five civilians in Kandahar. Five foreign fighter facilitators were captured during an operation in Ghazni province.
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Pakistan
Pakistan warned against attempts to seize its nuclear weapons. The Commonwealth threatened to suspend Pakistan’s membership. The Pakistani army has taken control of Swat operations; four were killed in a helicopter attack. Security forces captured a “top militant” in Swat who sheltered al Qaeda fighters. Fazlullah’s men captured a rival cleric. A bomb destroyed a superstore in Dera Ismail Khan.
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Operation Iron Hammer targets al Qaeda in Iraq’s north
Multinational Forces Iraq and the Iraqi Security Forces maintain pressure on al Qaeda’s network in the northern provinces, where violence has increased. Over 200 insurgents have been detained in latest sweep.
