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Jordan
Setback For Jordan’s Islamic Front
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Al Qaeda
European attacks ‘inevitable’ as al Qaeda influence spreads, say experts
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Iraq
Al Qaeda attacked the Awakening movement in Hawr Rajab and Diyala. The Iraqi Army and police killed 19 al Qaeda fighters in an operation in Diyala. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 10 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi police detained eight insurgents in Baghdad. The secretary of the Interior Ministry was killed in an ambush on his convoy in Baghdad. A suicide car bombing in Mosul killed two and wounded 12.
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Pakistan
Up to 30 Taliban and 13 civilians were reported killed during fighting in Swat and Shangla while the government has blockaded food and fuel to Taliban held areas. Two Frontier Corps soldiers were freed while eight Pakistani Army soldiers, including a major, are being held. Sectarian fighting has resumed in Kurram agency. Eight music shops were bombed in Mardan. Violence has erupted in Quetta after Baluch Marri was killed. “Foreigners are sitting here and are planning terrorism all over the world,” President Musharraf said.
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Iraq
US defends AP photographer™s detention in Iraq
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Afghanistan
President Karzai said contact from Taliban leaders has increased over the past year. NATO’s logistics have not been affected by Pakistan’s state of emergency. The Senlis Council calls for the doubling of NATO troops, the removal of caveats, and NATO operations in Pakistan’s NWFP.
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Pakistan
Pakistan suspended from Commonwealth
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Iran
Over 300,000 southern Iraqi Shiites signed a petition condemning Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq. The commander of Multinational Division Central still sees Iranian influence in central Iraq. The US and European Union urge further sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program.
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Iran
US general sees Iran influence in Iraq
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Iraq
Saudi, Libya top sources of Iraq foreign fighters: report
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Iran
300,000 Iraqis sign petition condemning Iran
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Israel
US Watched Israeli Raid, Provided Advice
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Al Qaeda attacks the Awakening; Senior al Qaeda leaders killed, captured
Al Qaeda strikes the Awakening south and north of Baghdad; the Awakening fights back. US and Iraqi forces continue to target al Qaeda’s leadership and network.
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Iraq
Talisman Gate – Fact-Checking the New Yorker
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Pakistan
Imran Khan released from Pakistan jail
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Iraq
SAS men killed in Iraq as fourth Puma crashes
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Air Force clears entire F-15 fleet to resume flights
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Iran
Conservative Iranian Newspaper Criticizes Ahmadinejad
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Iran
Iran: Ahmadinejad’s Threat To ‘Traitors’ Points To Widening Rift
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Syria
US accuses Syria of meddling in Lebanon
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Iraq
US commander gives part credit to Syria for military gains in Iraq
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Iraq
Coalition forces killed six al Qaeda operatives and detained 10 during operations in central and northern Iraq. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured six “extremists” during raids in the south and another seven during raids in the north. Iraqi police arrested an al Qaeda leader in Anbar province. Two British soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash near Salman Pak. A suicide attack in Ramadi resulted in five killed and 30 wounded.
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Pakistan
Sixteen Taliban, 15 soldiers, and nine civilians were reported killed during fighting in Swat and Shangla. A soldier and five civilians were killed in sectarian clashes in Kurram. A policeman was killed in a bomb blast near Mardan. Schoolgirls in Manshera are wearing burkas after Taliban threats.
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Somalia
Roadblock militias attack governor’s convoy in central Somalia
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Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed over 50 Taliban in fighting in the Charchino and Dihrawud districts in Uruzgan province. The Senlis Council warned that the security situation has reached “crisis proportions” and the Taliban’s resurgence across the state has been “proven beyond doubt.”
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Thailand
Muslim insurgents killed four civilians in attacks in Pattani and Yala provinces. An explosion at a restaurant in Yala’s provincial seat wounded six people. The bomb was detonated by remote control.
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Iraq
Suicide bomb kills 6 in western Iraq
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Israel
Two Al-Aqsa Brigades fighters killed during raid inside Israeli territory
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Iraq
US Helicopter Crashes Near Baghdad
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The Pakistan problem, and the wrong solution
The recently proposed counterinsurgency plan falls short of what is needed to fight al Qaeda and the Taliban in the tribal regions. The Northwest Frontier Province is not Anbar, and arming the tribes without properly protecting them would destroy any remaining allies in the region.
