Indonesia
Indonesia: Death-row Bali bombers forgo presidential pardon
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Iraq
Women trained to tackle al Qaeda’s female suicide bombers
Singapore
Singapore: Reward offered for capture of terror suspect
Al Qaeda
Two men in airline bomb plot trial plead guilty
Thailand
Thai insurgents condemn ‘cease-fire’
Al Qaeda
Former Bin Laden Driver Pleads Not Guilty
Israel
Israeli forces detain Hamas lawmaker, businessmen
Hezbollah Brigades propaganda specialist captured in Baghdad
The Hezbollah Brigades issued a video on the July 8 IRAM attack on Combat Outpost Ur in Baghdad.
Iraq
Building on success in Iraq
Pakistan
Mullen sees a ‘syndication™ of extremist groups in Pakistan’s tribal areas
Iraqi, US forces keep pressure on the Mahdi Army
A flurry of raids has gone unreported, but shows the senior Mahdi Army commanders continue to remain in the crosshairs.
Pakistan
Thirty-three Baluchi rebels and nine Frontier Corps paramilitaries were killed during a battle in Dera Bugti. Five Taliban were killed during an assault on a Pakistani fort in Hangu, while the fighting has spread to neighboring Kurram. The Taliban torched a school in Swat. Baitullah Mehsud ordered an investigation of an intra-Taliban clash in Mohmand […]
Iraq
Provincial elections have been postponed until December 22. Iraqi Special Operations Forces captured 10 Special Groups operatives in Baghdad and Basrah and two al Qaeda operatives in Diyala. The Baghdad National Emergency Response Brigade killed six Special Groups operatives and detained two. Coalition forces detained 15 suspected al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq.
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US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid
Palestinian Territories
Salafi Jihadists in Gaza: ‘Compared to Us, Hamas Is Islamism Lite’
Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s formidable weapons arsenal under fresh scrutiny
Afghanistan
Return of the Taliban: What lies ahead?
Pakistan
(Pakistan) When Spies Don™t Play Well With Their Allies
Afghanistan
ISAF forces killed a senior Taliban leader in Musa Qala in Helmand province. Afghan officials said a US airstrike in Farah province killed nine policemen; ISAF is investigating the claim. US airstrikes accidentally killed four civilians in Paktika province.
Mosul’s IED hunter wounded in attack
Major Fakhir disabled more than 100 improvised explosive devices while commanding a battalion in Mosul. The US military is applying for an award while he recuperates from injuries.
Afghanistan
Commander: Media reports on Afghanistan outpost battle were exaggerated
Iran
Powers Wield Sanctions Threat After Iran Stalemate
Afghanistan
Soldiers recount deadly attack on Afghanistan outpost
Iran
British hostage in Iraq has committed suicide, captors claim
Pakistan
Pakistani government to resolve all issues with Taliban through dialogue
Pakistan
The government said the Hangu operation would end in a few days. Swat’s Mullah Fazlullah led a Taliban “war strategy” session. Nine were killed in in clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Islam in Khyber. The Umar Khalid group killed two rival Taliban leaders in Mohmand. Seven civilians were wounded in a bombing at a cinema in […]
Afghanistan
Four policemen and one Canadian soldier were killed in separate IED attacks in Kandahar province. US troops defeated a Taliban ambush on a patrol in Kunar province. Most Taliban fighters in Afghanistan are from Pakistan, French Defence Minister Herve Morin said.
Iraq
The Sunni Accord Front has rejoined the government, but 100 members of parliament walked out over the list of Sunni leaders presented for ministry positions. The Najaf tribes will compete against Shia religious groups in the upcoming election. Iraqi forces captured a leader of the “Popular Committees” in Diyala and a leader of the 1920s […]
Pakistan signs peace accord in Orakzai tribal agency
Orakzai goes red, leaving almost all of the tribal agencies bordering Afghanistan under Taliban control.
Europe
Suspected head of Uzbek extremist funding group charged