Afghanistan
Interview with Taliban Commander Sirajuddin Haqqani
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Pakistan
A British-born al Qaeda suspect was detained near Gujranwala. Tribesman in Bajaur killed a suicide bomber and captured two while security forces killed five Taliban fighters. The military and the Taliban signed a cease-fire in South Waziristan after fighting on Aug. 27 resulted in 23 Taliban killed. The Taliban ordered civilians to leave Swat to […]
United Kingdom
UK: ‘PM terror threat’ three charged
China
Suspected terrorist attack kills two in China’s Xinjiang province
Iraq
Leader of Diyala™s ‘Sons of Iraq™ security forces airs concerns with provincial police
Afghanistan
Afghans take over Kabul security
Afghanistan
Afghans say deadly US raid based on misleading tip
Afghanistan
[UPDATE 2] US Marines have killed more than 100 Taliban fighters during three days of fighting in Helmand province. ISAF and Afghan National Police detained 12 Taliban fighters in the in the Qarabaugh District of Ghazni province. The Marines’ top general wants his forces to shift from Iraq to Afghanistan.
Iraq
New Air Force Weapon Makes Combat Debut in Iraq
Libya
Sudan hijackers surrender in Libya
Philippines
Government troops overran a Moro Islamic Liberation Front camp run by Commander Bravo, who is wanted for attacking Christian villages and sparking the latest round of fighting. More than 30 MILF fighters were killed, but Bravo is believed to have escaped. The military will not end the hunt for Bravo and Commander Ameril Umbra Kato […]
Pakistan
Angry protests and renewed violence rock country
Iraq
Iraq’s Sadr suspends militia activity indefinitely
Iraq
US Forces Issue Microgrants to Help Stabilize Baghdad
Iraq
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained nine other during operations Tikrit, Baghdad, and the Hamrin Mountains. Iraqi police captured 12 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala. Eight Iraqis were killed or wounded in an IED attack in Tikrit. Two US soliders were killed in separate attacks in Baghdad.
Iraq
Daggers Drawn in Maliki™s Office
Pakistan
Attack on Police Bus Kills 6 in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan | Breaking up is easy to do
Fighting intensifies in Pakistan’s Northwest
Nine killed in IED strike in Bannu; 50 Taliban reported killed in Bajaur; Taliban and military take additional casualties in South Waziristan.
Iraq
Violence in Baghdad down by 89 percent
Iraq
Iraq official: US forces arrest Ali al-Lami
Al Qaeda
The Commandant of the Marine Corps said al Qaeda in Iraq fighters are moving to safe havens in Pakistan’s tribal areas, posing threat not only to Coalition forces in Afghanistan but to Islamabad. Al Qaeda in Iraq has suffered serious setbacks due to recent operations aimed at their second- and lower-tier leaders. A university president […]
Afghanistan
The top Canadian soldier in Afghanistan conceded that two-thirds of the Zhari and Panjwai districts just outside Kandahar city are under the control of the Taliban. Afghan and Coalition forces killed or wounded more than 30 insurgents in fighting in the south and southeast of the country. President Hamid Karzai condemned the killing of a […]
Iraq
US troops captured a senior Special Groups leader at Baghdad International Airport. Coalition forces killed three terrorists and captured six in Diyala and detained four al Qaeda operatives near Baghdad and Mosul. A US soldier died after being wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Two Iraqis were killed and 30 were wounded in three […]
Iraq
Iraq’s holy city of Najaf witnessing a boom
Iraq
Iraqi troops to take control of former restive province
Senior Special Groups leader captured at Baghdad airport
The unnamed leader has traveled to Iran and Lebanon to consult with Iranian agents and Hezbollah. He was also behind the June 24 bombing attack at the Sadr City District Advisory Council meeting that killed two US soldiers, two members of the US State Department, and six Iraqis.
Libya
Two hijackers of a Sudanese plane surrendered to Libyan authorities at a remote desert airport after freeing all passengers on board, almost 24 hours after the drama began in Darfur. A Lebanese prosecutor is seeking the death sentence for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and six other Libyan officials over the disappearance of a top Lebanese […]
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Fierce Combat Continues in Tribal Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistani troops traded machine-gun and artillery fire with insurgents in Bajur killing more than 30 Taliban fighters. The Pakistani military repelled a Taliban assault on a fort in the lawless South Waziristan tribal agency, killing 11 Taliban fighters and wounding up to 20 more. Swiss judicial authorities said they had closed a money-laundering case against […]