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Caucasus
Russia’s brutal guerrilla war
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Pakistan
Pakistan – Al Qaeda had no role in Taliban chief™s appointment: Faqir Mohammed
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Pakistan’s most-wanted: look at who isn’t listed
Pakistan’s interior ministry has a top ten most-wanted list, according to Amir Mir, the journalist for The News. According to Mir, the top ten list is as follows: 1. Mullah Fazlullah – the chief of the Taliban in Swat. 2. Hakeemullah Mehsud – the new leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the successor to Baitullah Mehsud. 3. Qari Hussain Mehsud – the Taliban’s suicide bombing mastermind who runs camps in South Waziristan. 4. Ilyas Kashmiri – the operational commander of the Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), an al Qaeda-linked terror group. 5. Rashid Rauf – A senior al Qaeda…
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Afghanistan
Obama aides see need for more troops in Afghanistan
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Russia
Was Russia’s ‘Arctic Sea’ carrying missiles to Iran?
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Afghanistan
West faces losing battle over Afghan poll fraud
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Tajikistan
Four Tajiks jailed in first Al-Qaeda trial
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Al Qaeda
How to spot a jihadi
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Al Qaeda
US identifies Syrian prisoner sent to Portugal
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Russia
Security forces killed an al Qaeda leader from Algeria and a local fighter during a raid on a home in the Khasavyurt district in Dagestan. The Algerian was known as Doctor Muhammed and was “tasked to oversee terrorist acts in Dagestan,” a Russian security official said.
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Iran
Son of Iran candidate ally died after beating: report
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Iraq
Security forces detained 10 al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, eight wanted men in Basrah and one more in Amarah, and three terrorists in Mosul. The Turkish foreign minister said Iraq’s evidence against Syrian involvement in the Sunni insurgency is convincing and he would pass the information to Syria.
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Pakistan
The Chaman border crossing has been reopened after 25 NATO vehicles and oil tankers were destroyed in Taliban attacks. Security forces killed 30 Taliban fighters in Swat and detained one Taliban operative in Sukkar.
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Afghanistan
General McChrystal submitted the assessment of the security situation in Afghanistan. He will reportedly call for the doubling of Afghan Army and police forces. Four ISAF soldiers were killed in IED and small arms attacks in southern Afghanistan.
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Indonesian police: Islamic militants planned bigger attack than July’s Jakarta bombing
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Thailand’s insurgency remains localized
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Israel
Israel: Islamist ‘militant’ accused of murder plot
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US released Baghdad bombers (Law & Order: Special Jihad Unit)
The AFP quickly reported that the two suicide bombers behind the recent spectacular attacks in Baghdad on Aug. 19 were released from American custody at Camp Bucca a few months ago. There is some relevant background worth understanding about US detention of Iraqis: 1. The transfer of detainees out of US custody and back into society or Iraqi detention facilities has been continuing apace to fall in line with the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) conditions and looming withdrawal deadline. American forces had been able to hold suspects who are not charged under Iraqi law before the SOFA terms kicked…
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Palestinian Territories
Hamas leader denies Nazi genocide of Jews
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Iran
President Ahmadinejad’s new intelligence minister vowed to “confront the enemy’s soft war” against the government. Ayatollah Khamenei vowed to prosecute post-vote “crimes.” Six nations are to meet in Germany to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.
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Syria
President Bashar al Assad denied Iraqi claims that Syria is aiding al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgent groups and said such statements are “immoral.” Both countries withdrew their ambassadors. Turkey is attempting to mediate the dispute between Syria and Iraq.
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Iraq
New Shiite-Sunni political coalition formed
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Afghanistan
US commander: Afghan strategy needs change
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Kashmir
In Srinagar, two Indian policemen were killed after terrorists launched an attack close to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, and in a separate incident five police officers and nine civilians were wounded in a grenade attack. Violence in Jammu and Kashmir has fallen to its lowest level since the insurgency began in 1989.
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Saudi Arabia
The government ordered security at oil facilities, including the massive Abqaiq complex and the Ras Tanura terminal, to be stepped up after last week’s failed suicide attack that targeted the Deputy Interior Minister, Prince Muhammad bin Nayef. The Abqaiq facility was targeted with a suicide assault in February 2006.
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Pakistan
What lies in Waziristan
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Pakistan
Pakistan – Troops brace for decisive offensive
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United Kingdom
Jack Straw admits cave-in over Libyan Lockerbie bomber demands
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Pakistan
Pakistan – Invisible security blanket around AQ Khan™s residence
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Pakistan
Top Taliban leadership eliminated: Rehman Malik
