Sadr orders followers to end fighting
Muqtada al Sadr has called for his Mahdi Army to end fighting with the government. This comes as his forces have taken significant losses over the past six days.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
In Pictures: Iranian munitions seized in Iraq
Multinational Forces Iraq has released new images of Iranian-made weapons that have been seized inside Iraq.
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‘Divided’ Arab summit continues
Iraq
Britain does the worrying as the battle for Basra unfolds
Iraq
Curfew Extended in Baghdad
Iraq
Iraqi and US forces killed 134 Mahdi Army fighters during engagements in Baghdad and the South. Coalition forces killed eight al Qaeda fighters and detained 17 operations in northern Iraq. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda fighters and detained one during raids in central Iraq. US soldiers stopped a suicide car bomb attack in Mosul.
Pakistan
The Taliban has praised the new government’s plan to repeal the Frontier Crimes Regulation and conduct negotiations. Police arrested a “top militant” in Swat. Two warring tribes in Kohat declared a cease-fire after 35 people were killed in clashes. The first joint intelligence center manned by US, Afghan, and Pakistani agents has been opened.
Mahdi Army taking significant casualties in Baghdad, South
The Mahdi Army has had 145 fighters killed, 81 wounded, 98 captured, and 30 surrendered throughout Iraq during the past 36 hours. Nasiriyah and Diwaniyah appear to be in government control and heavy fighting continues in Basrah, Baghdad, Karbala, and Babil provinces.
Iraq
Al-Sadr Wants Arabs to Back ‘Resistance’
Iraq
Sadr orders militia to reject PM’s call to surrender arms
Afghanistan
Pakistani PM says terrorism main priority
Afghanistan
Taliban attack Afghan power plant
Lebanon
Lebanon Publishes New Evidence of Ties Between Syria and Fatah Al-Islam
Afghanistan
Taliban Deputy Announces “Al-Ibra” (“Lesson”) Campaign
Algeria
Europe
Two terrorists released from prison early
Iran
Central/South Asia: Iran Pushes Cross-Border TV Project
Lebanon
UN says ‘network’ killed Hariri
Iraq
British warplanes fire on Basra as civil war looms with Shia militia
Europe
UN condemns Dutch MP’s anti-Islam film
Afghanistan
The state of NATO | A ray of light in the dark defile
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General Dempsey Becomes Acting Chief of US Central Command
Afghanistan
Mullah Beradar, the deputy emir of the Taliban, announced the latest Taliban offensive in a letter on the Internet. Coalition forces detained four Taliban fighters during a raid in Helmand province. Canada and Belgium announced the signing of 19 development contracts in Kandahar province.
Iraq
British Troops help re-supply Iraqi Army in Basra
Afghanistan
Attacks creeping into northern Afghanistan
Iraq
Haditha Charges Against Marine Dropped
Iraq
On The Fly; Iraq Offensive Surprised US
Iraq
Iraq Extends Deadline for Shi’ite Militias to Disarm
Al Qaeda
Cyber security, al-Qaida style
Thailand
Three police were wounded in a bombing in Yala province. Security forces killed a Muslim terrorist after he murdered an assistant to village leader in Pattani province. Indonesia offered to assist Thailand in fighting the Muslim insurgency.