Pakistan
Kidnapped Afghan ambassador taken to Waziristan: Police
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Pakistan
Police captured al Qaeda’s commander in Karachi and killed three operatives. Nine civilians were killed in a train bombing in Bahawalpur. Five Taliban were killed in Darra Adam Khel. The Taliban publicly executed a “criminal” in Swat. The military said stability would be restored in Bajaur in two months.
Pakistan
Al Qaeda satellite cell smashed in Karachi raid
Iraq
Iraqi and US forces detained 53 suspected Shia insurgents in Nasiriyah. The former chief of police in Haditha was detained for involvement with “armed groups.” Three civilians were killed in an IED attack in Baqubah. A US soldier was killed in an IED attack near Iskandariyah.
Iran
No new sanctions in next U.N. Iran vote
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed five civilians in Khost province. Twenty Taliban fighters were killed during operations in Kandahar province. Coalition forces detained two Haqqani commanders and three operatives in Khost. The Taliban freed 118 Afghan laborers who were kidnapped last week in Farah.
Iran
Sadrists and Iran denounce US-Iraqi security pact
Pakistani police capture al Qaeda’s Karachi commander
Three suicide bombers are killed after the capture of Rahimullah. Details emerge on al Qaeda’s organization in Pakistan.
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US general praises French ‘leadership’
Somalia
Pirates seized a ship carrying 30 Soviet-era T-72 tanks and other weapons destined for Sudan. German police detained two suspected Somali terrorists on an airplane in Cologne. Senior al Qaeda operative Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is believed to be hiding in Tanzania.
Pakistan
Pakistan says top militants among 1,000 dead
Somalia
Somali pirates seize Tomex of Odessa owned carrier with 30 Soviet-era T-72 tanks
Pakistan
United Nations Decides Whether To Remove Staff From Pakistan
Iraq
Questionnaires Stir Unease in a Baghdad Enclave
India
Similarities emerge in Marriott, Indian Embassy blasts
Iran
An Interview With President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Yemen
Three blasts rattle police stations in southern Yemen
Afghanistan
Afghan army slowly pulls itself up by bootstraps
Canada
Jail for man in Canada PM beheading plot
Afghanistan
Tajik Forces Kill Afghan Opium Smugglers
Pakistan
Pakistan: Fidayeen-e-Islam is a cover up?
Pakistan
Al-Qaeda, HUJI, LJ nexus suspected in Marriott attack
Pakistan
Pakistani officials claimed US and Pakistani troops fought a five-minute gun battle along the border after US helicopters were shot at. Ten Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur. Three policemen and a civilian were killed and two girls™ schools were bombed in Swat. Tribal fighters ejected Taliban forces from a region in Khyber. Police detained […]
Thailand
Thailand: Southern violence continues taking toll of locals
Afghanistan
Kabul expects new Taliban onslaught before winter: minister
Iraq
Iraqi troops captured 43 Special groups fighters in Dhi Qhar and nine in Wasit province. Iraqi troops killed three insurgents and captured three more in Ninewa province. Coalition forces and Iraqi Police captured 22 wanted individuals in Siniyah. Coalition forces detained 10 al Qaeda operatives in central and northern Iraq. A US soldier was killed […]
Iraq
Sons of Iraq Meet With Iraqi Security Force Leaders to Clarify Changeover
Iraq
Iraqis Assume Bulk of Security Mission Northwest of Baghdad
Iraq
Iraq ambush toll climbs to 35: mayor
Iran
Iran: Shipping firm nervous about new UN sanctions