Iraq
Iraq Troop Level to Remain Elevated
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Iran
US Troops Apprehend News Editor of Iraqi Shiite Party’s TV Station
Hezbollah
American Professor, Ousted From DePaul University, Declares Support for Hezbollah in Lebanon
Iraq
Coalition forces captured four al Qaeda leaders in Baghdad. Iraqi police detained 18 insurgents near Kirkuk. Iraqi troops captured nine al Qaeda fighters in Diyala province and captured a suspect behind yesterday’s IED attack in Baghdad. Four Iraqis were killed and nine were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad.
Afghanistan
Afghan National Security Forces cleared Taliban forces from the towns of Karez deh Baba and Kajaki in Helmand province. A Taliban spokesman threatened to blow up cellular towers across Afghanistan if the signals are not turned off at night. The Taliban believes the US is using the signals to track its fighters.
Suicide bomber kills senior Pakistani general in Rawalpindi
Surgeon General of Army Medical Corps Lieutenant General Mushtaq Ahmed Baig killed in an attack on his convoy in the military garrison city of Rawalpindi. This is the seventh major attack in Rawalpindi since July 2006.
Inside Iraqi politics – Part 4. A look at legislative progress: Reconciliation via wealth distribution
“Inside Iraqi Politics” is a special series dedicated to examining political progress in Iraq, with a focus on issues that affect the country’s stability and reconciliation efforts. This fourth installment examines the status of key legislation that distributes the country’s wealth, including the 2008 budget and the oil law.
Pakistan rearrests Mullah Obaidullah
Senior Taliban leader captured in Lahore while raising funds for the Taliban. Obaidullah was released by Pakistan in exchange for captured soldiers.
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar said the Taliban is ready for peace talks with the new government. President Musharraf denied reports in the Telegraph he was prepared to step down rather than be ousted. The Pakistan People™s Party apologized for the past government’s actions in Baluchistan in the past. Three policemen were killed during a […]
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed 40 Iraqis and wounded 60 during a religious festival in Najaf. Coalition forces captured a suspected Iranian-backed Special Groups finance facilitator and six operative in the Suwayrah area and a weapons facilitator in the Sha’ab neighborhood in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed four al Qaeda operatives and detained 29 during central and […]
Yemen
Jaber Elbaneh appeared in a Yemeni court then walked free. Elbaneh is a member of the Lackawanna Six and is on the FBI’s most wanted list for involvement in attending an al Qaeda training camp and conspiring to provide material support or resources to al Qaeda. The FBI has a $5 million reward for his […]
Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf ‘will exit in days, not months’
Afghanistan
Two Winnable Wars – washingtonpost.com
In Pictures: Sons of Iraq members turn over anti-aircraft weapons
Currently embedded with US forces in Sayifiyah in southern Arab Jabour, Iraq, Gordon Alanko provides this pictorial of an anti-aircraft cache discovered by Sons of Iraq.
Afghanistan
“A number of insurgents were killed” during two operations targeting a Taliban leader in the Kajaki district of Helmand province.The governor of Kandahar escaped an assassination attempt; three police were killed in the blast. The deputy commander of Canada’s battle group recommended an additional brigade be deployed to Kandahar. “If countries like Germany and France […]
Afghanistan
UK mentors head for the mountains to train the Afghan Army of the future
Afghanistan
Europe warned of Taliban return
Somalia
Seven Somali troops were killed and eight wounded in an ambush in the Dinsor district of the Bai province. Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack. Four Ethiopian troops were killed in an ambush in Mogadishu.
Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) shot down a Turkish helicopter inside Iraq; the Turkish military confirmed a helicopter was lost. The PKK claims to have the bodies of 15 Turkish soldiers.
Pakistan
Pakistan Taliban warn new government to keep clear
Iraq
Suicide bomber kills 40 in Iraq: police
Mugniyah behind establishment of Mahdi Army
Assassinated Hezbollah military commander helped build the Mahdi Army immediately after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to an Iraqi intelligence official. The nucleus trained in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
Iraq
US forces detained 19 Special Groups operatives in the Sha’ab neighborhood, one in Baghdad, and three near Saba al Bour, northwest of Baghdad. Iraqi Army and Coalition forces detained 38 al Qaeda operatives during raids in Mosul. Coalition forces detained 14 al Qaeda operatives in central Iraq. Iraqi security forces arrested 23 terrorists in Baghdad […]
Turkey
Seven Turkish soldiers and 79 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists were killed in clashes in northern Iraq, the Turkish Army said. The Turkish military operation inside Iraq is expected to last 15 days. Iraqi’s foreign minister claimed only several hundred Turkish troops have entered northern Iraq.
Hezbollah
Nasrallah: Israel’s disappearance inevitable
Pakistan
The Pakistan People™s Party likely nominee for prime minister said there is no rush to impeach President Musharraf. Police arrested eight Taliban fighters and seized a weapons cache during a raid at bomb factory in Swat. One soldier and one Taliban trainer were killed in a clash in Swat. Five Pakistanis were wounded in a […]
Hezbollah
Hezbollah Leader Vows to Avenge Death of Top Commander
Iraq
Sadr Keeps Iraq Guessing
Iraq
Ominous Signs Remain in City Run by Iraqis
Al Qaeda
US troops setting down roots in Mosul