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Govt troops shell MILF camps in Basilan
Monthly Archives: May 2008
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US makes progress in Iraq’s ‘triangle of death’
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Yemeni rebel leader says not hurt in fighting -TV
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No negotiations with anti-US terrorists: US Senator
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Nuclear Jihad Web Threat Called Bogus
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Officials: Iraq to be ready for security handover by 2009
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Al-Qaeda Suicide Kids Expand Activity In Baghdad
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Russian suspends Ingushetia opposition Web site
Iraqi Army clashes with Mahdi Army in eastern Baghdad
Ten Mahdi Army fighters were killed and one wounded during “operations against special groups in eastern Baghdad.” Iraqi troops seize 59 explosively formed projectiles in Sadr City since May 24.
Afghanistan
One ISAF soldier died of wounds and four others were wounded by an IED explosion during a routine patrol in eastern Afghanistan. Two Taliban suicide bombers dressed in Army fatigues and traveling in a vehicle attempted to attack a US outpost in Khost but were both shot dead by US and Afghan guards. Two US […]
Pakistan
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepped up the pressure on President Pervez Musharraf, branding him a “traitor” and claiming that the ruling coalition had agreed to oust the former army strongman. Six Taliban insurgents were killed when their vehicle packed with explosives blew up in the Bajaur region. Residents claimed seeing a drone aircraft in […]
Somalia
The Panama-flagged cargo ship MV Amiya Scan has been seized by Somalian pirates and is now docked at a port in Bargal. This is the third high-profile vessel hijacking off the coast of Somali since last month. The president of Somalia’s semiautonomous northern region of Puntland has sacked the region’s police chief, Colonel Abdiaziz Ga’amey.
Thailand
Four suspected Islamic insurgents were killed in clashes with security forces in Thailand’s rebellious southern Yala province. Earlier, two soldiers were killed when a car collided with a truck that had been hijacked by a suspected insurgent in Yala. A roadside bomb left four soldiers seriously injured in southern Pattani province.
Iran
Iran Calls IAEA Report ‘Deplorable,’ Warns of ‘New Limits’ in Cooperation
Afghanistan
13 policemen among 24 killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Afghan govt says Osama in Pakistan
Iraq
Troops do the dirty work to maintain berm in Mosul
Iran
Iran: Carbomb explodes in Tehran
Iraq
Iraq Sunni Arab bloc suspends government talks
Iran
Sadr Pursues Image to Match His Power
Pakistan
In pictures: Pakistan’s most feared militant
Iraq
Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured a Special Groups battalion commander in Baghdad. US forces captured a Special Groups EFP expert in Suwayrah. Iraqi troops seized 17 EFPs, 28 IEDs, 99 anti-tank mines, and a host of weapons in Sadr City. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda operatives. Iraqi police captured an al Qaeda leader in […]
Iraq
Sadr Calls for Weekly Protests Against US-Iraqi Security Agreement
Afghanistan
Optimism Grows as Marines Push Against Taliban
Al Qaeda
Release of radical cleric Abu Qatada puts Britain in a spot
Mauritania
Khadim Ould Seman has been identified as the leader of al Qaeda in Mauritania, which is a regional branch of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Seman is thought to be behind the attack on the Israeli Embassy in February as well as behind the murder of four French tourists in December 2007.
Iraq
Iraqis losing patience with militiamen
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda warns of Mosul retaliation
Hezbollah
The Making of Hezbollah Part Two
Hezbollah
The Making of Hezbollah Part One