Pakistan
Pakistan acts on US carrot and stick policy
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed 14 Taliban fighters and captured three more during a battle in the Sangin district in Helmand province, and detained three Taliban fighters in Kabul province. Four Afghan troops were killed in an IED attack in Paktia.
Pakistan
Taliban heading Swat, not Karachi: Muslim Khan
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban withdraws from key valley
Iraq
Two suicide bombers killed more than 60 Iraqis and Iranians and wounded more than 125 outside a shrine in Baghdad. Yesterday’s suicide attack in Diyala killed 56 people. Two Iraqis were killed in an IED attack in Diyala and a policeman was killed in Fallujah. Iraqi intelligence said Baathists are conducting suicide attacks.
Rangers deployed to secure Islamabad outskirts
Islamabad officials have moved paramilitary forces to block a potential Taliban advance into the nation’s capital. Taliban stop government forces in Buner. US officials question Pakistan’s ability to halt the Taliban.
Pakistan
The Islamabad government is deploying Rangers to halt a potential Taliban advance. The Taliban blocked a police deployment in Buner; one policeman was killed. Five NATO fuel trucks were destroyed in Peshawar. Pakistani helicopters killed seven children and two women in Khyber.
Yemen
Yemen dispute slows closing of Guantanamo
Al Qaeda
Court says Canada must seek return of Guantanamo detainee
Iraq
The leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq is reported to have been captured; the US has not confirmed the report. Suicide bombers killed 60 Iraqis in attacks in Baghdad and Diyala. Security forces detained 17 wanted men in Basrah, four al Qaeda fighters in Wasit, three Awakening fighters in Babil, and two Special […]
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Thailand’s insurgency: Deeply rooted
Philippines
Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced yesterday that the government had launched an offensive against Abu Sayyaf fighters on Jolo island. More then 5,000 troops are deployed to the island in order to secure the release of Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni, who is being held for ransom by Abu Sayyaf.
Afghanistan
Afghan Police killed one Iranian soldier and detained two more after the Iranians crossed the border in Nimroz province. Coalition and Afghan forces killed two Taliban fighters in Uruzgan province and captured four in Helmand province and three more in Logar province.
Iraq
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi allegedly captured
Islamic State of Iraq leader reported captured
Unconfirmed reports from the Iraqi Army said Abu Omar al Baghdadi was captured in eastern Baghdad. The US military has not confirmed the report. More than 60 Iraqis have been killed in two suicide bombings in Baghdad and Diyala.
Taliban advance eastward, threaten Islamabad
The Taliban are said to have entered the districts of Mansehra and Haripur, two regions until now largely spared from the Taliban insurgency. The districts are on the outskirts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, as well as two crucial nuclear weapons facilities.
Afghanistan
Pentagon will make up civilian shortfall in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistani militants turn children into living bombs
Afghanistan
US says nearing key moment in eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan civilian casualties down 39 per cent, NATO says
Pakistan
The Taliban kidnapped the district coordination officer in Dir, destroyed six NATO fuel tankers outside Peshawar, and said they would remain in Buner until sharia is enforced. Mullah Fazlullah ordered the Taliban to halt patrols in Swat. The military warned that a major operation would begin soon in Arakzai.
Pakistan
Pakistan ‘abdicating to Taliban’
Germany
In a video released on the Internet, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan threatened to attack Germany and its Jewish citizens. A “Commander Mohammad” criticized Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan and accused “the sons of Germany of being in the service of the Jews” unlike “Granddad Hitler.”
United Kingdom
The 11 Pakistani men and one British man detained in raids after a senior police official was photographed with classified material have been released without charge. The government will attempt to deport the Pakistanis “on grounds of national security,” according to a statement by the Home Office.
Afghanistan
Petraeus: "Tough months" ahead in Afghanistan
Somalia
The speaker of the Somali parliament denounced Shabaab for employing foreign fighters and distorting Islam. The government is asking for help to build a coast guard while the Somali president advised against attacks on pirate bases on land. Hawiye clans leaders called for the formation of civil security forces in Mogadishu.
Afghanistan
The Taliban said the government claim of talks is “propaganda.” Afghan and Coalition forces killed one Taliban fighter and detained six more during an operation in Kunar province. A Coalition helicopter made an emergency landing in the Tirzaye district in Khowst province. Counter narcotics police seized three tons of morphine in Nangarhar province.
Iraq
Security forces detained 15 wanted men in Basrah and five Naqshabandiya fighters in Diyala, and killed a suicide bomber in Mosul. Insurgents wounded eight civilians and a policeman in bombings in Mosul and kidnapped a judge in Kirkuk.
Taliban flex muscles in Malakand Division
Spokesman invites Osama bin Laden to shelter in Swat; Taliban are manning checkpoints in Swat and Buner and on the border of neighboring districts, and occupy a hospital in Shangla.
Afghanistan
US helps snare top Afghan drug lords