Azerbaijan detains anti-US plot suspects

The New Trojan Horse of Al Qaeda

Four Muslims shot dead in southern Thailand

Bhutto rejoins Pakistan protests

Pakistan’s Bhutto free from house arrest

Islamic Army claimed 18 al Qaeda killed, 16 captured during clash in Salahadin province. Al Qaeda assassinates a tribal sheikh in Diyala.

Six ISAF and three Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban ambush in eastern Afghanistan; eight ISAF troops and 11 Afghan soldiers were wounded during the fighting. “Several” Taliban were killed during fighting near the Nahr Surkh District of Helmand province. The ISAF and the Afghan military denied the Taliban controlled the Tarin Kowt-Kandahar road.

Leading Iraqi tribesman in Diyala killed in suicide attack

Pakistan Strife Threatens Anti-Insurgent Plan

Al Qaeda killed a tribal leader in the Diyala Awakening movement and two others in a suicide attack north of Khalis. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and captured nine in raids nationwide. Iraqi Security Forces killed 14 insurgents and captured 44 during Operation iron Hammer in Mosul.

Security forces have surrounded Benazir Bhutto’s home; the Taliban have taken over most of Swat as more troops surrender.

Matt Dupee looks at the recent fighting in Afghanistan, including the Taliban takeover of districts in Farah province.

Iraqi sheik visits Vermont National Guard

Fifty-nine schoolchildren were killed in the Baghlan suicide attack on November 6. Ball bearings were used in the Baghlan attack; police detained two suspects. The Taliban killed the Shah Joy district chief and nine police officers in Zabul province. Seven members of an IED cell were captured in Uruzgan.

The US released nine Iranians held in Iraq, including two Qods Force officers detained in Irbil earlier this year. Iran rejected Interpol’s warrants issued for five Iranian military and political leaders for involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina.

Bhutto under house arrest in Pakistan

Trial Begins for 51 Allegedly Involved With Wave of Suicide Attacks in Morocco

Maldives Terrorist Attack Suspects Flee to Pakistan, Police Say

Jihad has failed, former Libyan Islamist tells al-Qaeda

Al Qaeda in Iraq Is Out of Baghdad, US Says

Pakistan to vote by mid-February

Pakistan denied a claim in the Indian media that it has withdrawn troops from the eastern border. Police believe suicide bombers have infiltrated the garrison city of Rawalpindi to attack Benazir Bhutto. The Taliban killed three soldiers captured several days ago in Landi Kotal. Nawaz Sharif asked the West to pull its support of Musharraf. The government filed treason cases against lawyers in Karachi.

Crisis raises alarm over arsenal – Amid Pakistani turmoil, renewed concerns over nuclear weapons

Musharraf’s new court to give him 5-year term

Musharraf opponents charged with treason

Anti-al-Qaida leaders in Karmah killed in western Iraq

Canadian to face Guantanamo tribunal for 3rd time

Indonesia president says Bali bombers must be executed
