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Iraq
The US has released Asaib al Haq leader Laith al Qazali as part of a prisoner exchange for British hostages. Security forces detained seven wanted men in Basrah, six al Qaeda fighters in Fallujah, three gang members in Karbala, and two insurgents in Mosul. Two policemen were wounded in an IED attack in Fallujah.
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Afghanistan
Iranian weapons getting through to Taliban
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Al Qaeda
Gitmo detainee wants to keep military counsel for trial
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Afghanistan
Taliban fighters killed two civilians and wounded 52 more, including many children and three US soldiers, in a grenade attack in Kunar province. Afghan and Coalition forces detained nine Taliban fighters in Helmand province, four in Khost, and two more in Paktia.
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Afghanistan
New US commander to review strategy in Afghanistan
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Iran
US frees suspect in killing of 5 GIs
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US releases Iraqi Shia terror group leader
Laith al Qazali, the brother of Qais Qazali and a leader of the Qods Force-backed League of the Righteous, a Mahdi Army splinter group, was set free as part of negotiations to secure the release of five British hostages.
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Caucasus
Chechen leader says rebel chief badly wounded
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Iran
Iran’s main nuclear plant expanding rapidly, says IAEA
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Afghanistan
British troops seize ｣65 million of Taliban drugs
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Al Qaeda
CIA creates paramilitary unit to fight terrorists
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Philippine military pledges to continue fight against rogue MILF rebels
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Thai Prime Minister: Fight insurgency with development
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Afghanistan
Canadian-Afghan leader sees hope and future in fruit, not poppies
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Pakistan
The military said 21 Taliban fighters were killed in Swat, Dir, and Buner and six more were captured in Darra Adam Khel. Police detained members of the Punjabi Taliban in Sargodha. The Taliban killed a policeman in an IED attack in Peshawar and took more than 100 TNSM members hostage in Bajaur. Twelve people were killed in sectarian fighting in Karachi.
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Thailand
Muslim terrorists stormed a mosque in Narathiwat province, sprayed the worshipers with gunfire as they prayed, and murdered 11 civilians, including an Imam. A Muslim man was murdered by insurgents in Yala province.
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United States
Bearish oil market prompts shift in Iraqi security agenda
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Lebanon
Hezbollah has accepted defeat in yesterday’s national elections. After a final tally of votes, the anti-Syrian March 14 alliance took 71 of the 128 seats in parliament. The Hezbollah-led alliance had been widely expected to win the election.
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Somalia
Embattled Somali president foregoes Italy summit
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Retaking the Taliban-controlled districts depends on IEC decision
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Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces killed 40 Taliban fighters during a month-long operation in the Ghormach district of Faryab province. One ISAF soldier was killed in an IED attack in southern Afghanistan and two German soldiers were wounded in an IED attack in Kunduz province. The Taliban torched a school in the Balablok district in Farah province.
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Afghanistan
Erratic Afghan forces pose challenge to US goals
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Pakistan
ISI maintains link with militant commanders, says Musharraf
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Pakistan
Pakistanis turn backs on ‘erring’ Taliban
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Iraq
Terrorists killed seven Iraqis and wounded 24 more during a bombing on a bus in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Security forces detained 10 wanted men in Basrah and six more in Diyala, and killed one insurgent and detained five more in Fallujah.
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Russia
Doku Umarov may have been killed. The Interfax news agency claimed an unidentified contact in a Russian law enforcement agency confirmed his death. Interfax stated that tests are being conducted on the remains to confirm the identification. This may be a false report; in the past, Russia has claimed deaths of top-level rebels only to be proven false.
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Somalia
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys spoke to the media hours after he was reported dead during fighting in Wabho, and said he would hold a press conference on June 8. Sheik Hassan Turki, the leader of the Shabaab-linked Ras Kamboni Brigade, is rumored to have been wounded or killed during the same battle.
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Pakistan
Pakistan: Terrorism and piety
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Pakistan
Former militant renounces extremism
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Iran
Zahra Rahnavard demands apology from Iran™s President Ahmadinejad
