Iraq
Basra Operations Commander: 324 wanted, suspects arrested in Basra
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Mauritania
Mauritania captures eight al Qaeda suspects
Al Qaeda
Sons of Iraq capture key terrorist
Philippines
More than 300 commandos attacked and captured an Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah camp on the island of Jolo. The military said the more than 200 fighters in the camp took “heavy casualties.” The military said the Moro National Liberation Front launched mortars at government troops during the assault.
Afghanistan
The Taliban’s Propaganda of the Deed Strategy
Maliki vows to pursue militias
Six Mahdi fighters killed in Sadr City; more than 430 Mahdi Army fighters among the 900 Iraqis killed in Sadr City over past five weeks.
Somalia
Four Ethiopian troops and two civilians were killed in an attack in Baidoa. Unconfirmed reports state Ethiopian troops killed 12 civilians after the attack. A Somali officer and soldier were killed in an attack in Mogadishu.
Pakistan
Pakistan™s Planned Accord With Militants Alarms US
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Leaders Hold Last Ditch Talks to Break Deadlock Over Top Judges
Afghanistan
An Afghan officer, NATO behind him, leads an assault
Yemen
Two explosions rocked the customs ministry adjacent to the Italian embassy in Sana’a. Offices had not opened yet. No injuries were reported. The blasts were caused by mortars the defense ministry said, but a security official said two car bombs were left inside the compound. A witness said bombs at the exterior wall caused the […]
In Pictures: MEDEVAC missions in Afghanistan
During Phil Peterson’s recent embed in Afghanistan, he accompanied Bagram Air Field-based flight crews on several medical operations. This is a look those missions.
Saudi Arabia
Iraq to hand over Saudi detainees to Riyadh
Yemen
Two car bombs hit Yemen capital
Pakistan
Three police were killed in a grenade attack in Kohat. Police in Dera Ismail Khan arrested a man transporting two suicide vests. Three government worker were kidnapped in Mohmand agency. The Chief Minister of the Northwest Frontier Province is urging the central government to negotiate with the Taliban.
Afghanistan
Seven Afghans were killed, including three Taliban, three Afghan intelligence officials, and one child, after security forces surrounded the home of terrorists involved in Sunday’s assassination attempt on President Karzai. Coalition forces confirmed the capture of Hajji Abdul Majid Khan, a Taliban financier and IED facilitator in Zabul province.
Afghanistan
Push for 1500 more Afghanistan troops
Tunisia
Algerian officials warned Tunisia that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is planning “spectacular attacks” to destabilize local governments and strike at industrial installations. Al Qaeda has warned Tunisia on the web of its “approaching punishment” as President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali’s regime “obeys orders of the West and combats the Islamic veil.” French […]
Philippines
MILF blames govt for crisis in peace talks
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Key Road Toward Pakistan To Improve Trade, Security
United Kingdom
Osama Bin Laden™s son Omar Ossama is banned from Britain
Yemen
In northern Yemen, six Shiite rebels and two pro-government tribesmen were killed in renewed fighting in the four-year-old Sa’ada war. In southern Yemen, one protester was killed when demonstrators stormed a police station in efforts to free opposition activists imprisoned after recent riots.
Kapisa province: The Taliban’s gateway to Kabul
Kapisa province’s Tag Ab Valley hosts a dangerous Taliban group that has close relations with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Sunday’s assassination attempt against President Karzai has been linked back to the Tag Ab Valley.
Iran
US envoy slams Iran’s alleged destabilizing role in Iraq
Iraq
US troops killed 28 Mahdi fighters during an ambush in Sadr City and killed another four during two engagements in northeastern Baghdad. Coalition forces killed 13 al Qaeda operatives and detained 17 during raids near Baghdad and in the North. A female suicide bomber killed one Iraqi and wounded four in an attack on a […]
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, Marines Begin Assault on Taliban
Pakistan
Britain hopes talks with Taliban will produce results
Pakistan
Al Qaeda™s HQ in tribal areas, claims Europol
Pakistan
Maulana Abdul Aziz, the former leader of the Red Mosque, has been granted bail in four of the 12 charges issued. The Taliban threatened to destroy checkpoints in Mohmand agency if they are not removed in three days. The European Police Office said Pakistan’s tribal areas are the “command and control centre” for Al Qaeda™s […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Suicide attack marks new offensive, says Taliban