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Afghanistan
Cannabis Thrives in an Afghan Province
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Somalia
Somali pirates release two hijacked ships
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Pakistan
Musharraf Leaves White House in Lurch
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Al Qaeda
Iraqi Insurgents Accuse Al-Qaida of “Horrific” and “Insidious” New Crimes Despite Calls for Unity From Bin Laden
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Turkey
Kurd Leader Defies Turkish Threats
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Syria
French meet Syrians and urge free Lebanon election
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Turkey
Iraq’s Prime Minister pledged to work with Turkey to prevent PKK attacks. “Iraq should not be a base for attacks against neighbors,” Maliki said. “We will cooperate with our neighbors in defeating this threat.” The PKK freed eight captured Turkish soldiers.
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Somalia
Ethiopian has sent more troops to Somalia as fighting with Shabaab intensifies. Ethiopian troops have been attacked in Mogadishu and Gedo. Ethiopia has released prisoners in exchange for bodies of dead troops.
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Thailand
Thailand: 6 suspected insurgents arrested in Yala
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Afghanistan
At least 60 Taliban were killed during fighting in Uruzgan province; two NATO soldiers were also killed. The US positively identified a Taliban leader captured in September as Rahmatulla, the the former Taliban commander of Andar district in Ghazni province.
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Pakistan
Opposition leaders rounded up in Pakistan
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Pakistan’s Second Coup
Musharraf’s imposition of a state of emergency makes the likelihood of tackling the Taliban and al Qaeda in the northwest less likely as he must now deal with his domestic political opposition.
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Pakistan
Security forces detained hundreds of political opponents, lawyers and members of the media; politicians detained include Imran Khan and Javed Hashmi. Former ISI chief Hamid Gul, the architect of the Taliban, was also arrested. The Taliban released over 240 soldiers captured in North Waziristan in exchange for 29 Taliban prisoners. The scheduled January 2008 elections will likely be postponed.
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Iraq
Thousands return to safer Iraqi capital
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Pakistan: Musharraf suspends constitution, declares state of emergency
Supreme Court surrounded as paramilitary troops deploy throughout Islamabad. The Supreme Court calls move “illegal and unconstitutional,” asks military and civilian government to reject provisional constitution. Partial media blackout in Pakistan. Bhutto returns to Karachi.
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Iraq
Iraqi soldiers captured 12 suspected insurgents during a raid on a mosque in Baghdad. US troops captured five insurgents during operations in Baghdad’s Rashid district. Iraqi security forces captured 65 insurgents north of Hillah and detained another 19 in Baghdad. The Sadrist movement called for the end of detentions of its members.
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Libyan Islamic Fighting Group joins al Qaeda
The North African based terror group officially is welcomed into the al Qaeda fold by Ayman al Zawahri and al Qaeda in Afghanistan commander Abu Laith al Libi.
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Iraq
Friday Iraqi death toll near record low
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Iraq
(Iraq) Anbar officials: US should stay
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Thailand
Thailand: 3 policemen, 7 civilians in explosion at pork stall in Yala
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Iraq
State Department Battles View Its Envoys are `Nellies’ on Iraq
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Iran
Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China agreed to push ahead with sanctions if the IAEA report on November 19 shows Iran has not addressed concerns over its nuclear program. The US said Russia and China were holding back the process to enforce sanctions. The US military said Iranian EFP attacks in Iraq have declined over the past few months.
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Al Qaeda
The Sultan of Swat and the Challenge of Integrating Pakistan™s Periphery
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Iraq
Iraq: In Diyala, violence is quelled, fear is not
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Iraq
Iraqi state TV shows live prayers from Sunni mosque
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Pakistan
[UPDATE2] Pakistani villagers in Miramshah, North Waziristan said a US Predator UAV fired a missile at the madrassa run by Taliban leader Jalaluddin Haqqani. Five were reported killed in the strike. The Pentagon denied conducting an attack in Miramshah.Swat’s Maulana Fazlullah called for the military to withdraw so peace negotiations can begin, the government said all options are open. Faqir Muhammad threatened Benazir Bhutto.
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Iraq
Coalition forces killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and captured three during operations in central and northern Iraq. Apache gunships destroyed an anti-aircraft. Seven al Qaeda operatives were captured as US and Iraqi forces are conducting operations in Miqdadiyah and Balad Ruz. Three policemen were arrested in Babil province for “facilitating armed attacks.”
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Taliban parade capture Pakistani soldiers in Swat
48 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in Taliban custody. Troops are surrendering or abandoning their positions. Taliban reports of captured soldiers were accurate, government denials false
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Somalia
Somalia: US navy tracking two ships hijacked by Somali pirates
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Pakistan
Bhutto leaves Pakistan as new violence erupts
