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Iraq
Ax-wielding Iraqi cop hunts rebels in Ramadi
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Iran
Iran wants to swap the 15 British servicemen captured in the Shatt Al Arab for members of Qods force captured in Irbil in January of 2007. “The decision to take in the British military elements was taken at an emergency meeting of the Higher Defense Council in the light of a report received by Brigadier Qasim Sulaymani, the commander of Al-Quds Brigade, and communicated on 18 March to General Hasan Fayruz Abadi, the armed forces Chief-of-staff,” according to Asharq Alawsat.
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Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan security forces killed 23 Taliban during engagements in Paktika, Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Villagers in Farah province killed 3 Taliban after they tried to attack a group of Afghan and Indian engineers surveying a dam. Australia will likely deploy a contingent of Special Air Services.
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Bangladesh
2 JMJB cadres arrested in Bagmara
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Iran
Iranians Had Showdown With US Forces
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Al Qaeda
Fifth Muslim arrested in Serbia for alleged terrorist activity
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Egypt
Three tonnes of explosives found in Egypt
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Pakistan
Mullah Nazir, the “chief of Taliban Shura for Ahmadzai Wazir dominated areas,” has asked the Uzbeks to leave his areas. The Daily Times reports the truce has continued to hold as the MMA and JUI-F conducted negotiations with senior Afghan Taliban leaders. The MMA is responsible for the rise of extremism in the NWFP, said Interior Minister Sherpao. Rockets were fired from Khost, Afghanistan into North Waziristan.
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Al Qaeda
Islamic State of Iraq Claims Attack on Aircraft Carrying Australian Prime Minister, John Howard
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Iran
[UPDATE2] The UNSC unanimously passed resolution 1747 which “bans arms exports from Iran and freezes financial assets abroad of 28 Iranian individuals and entities, including its Bank Sepah, and the commanders and companies associated with the Revolutionary Guards.” A website run by associates of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed the 15 British servicemen will be tried for espionage.
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Al Qaeda’s Chlorine War continues in Ramadi
Ramadi police seize a truck rigged with explosives and chlorine cannisters The truck cargo area reveals containers filled with chlorine and explosives. Picture courtesy of MNF-West PAO. Click to view. Al Qaeda in Iraq is pressing forward with its dirty war in Anbar province. On March 23, police in Ramadi’s Jazeera district seize a truck filled with “five 1000-gallon barrels filled with chlorine and more than two tons of explosives,” according to Multinational Forces West. The truck was parked outside the Jazeera police station. “The police approached the truck for further investigation and detained the driver when they discovered the…
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Iran
Russia: Why Is The Kremlin Retreating From Bushehr?
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Indonesia
Accused Jemaah Islamiya Terrorist’s Questions Go Unanswered at Gitmo
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Pakistan
The Truth About Talibanistan
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Sudan
U.N. humanitarian chief barred from Darfur camp
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Iran
Iranian President Cancels U.N. Trip, Blaming US
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Sudan
A Darfur Village Bears Up Under Janjaweed Yoke
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Iran
Iran has moved the captured British sailors and marines to Tehran, and claimed they confessed to entering Iranian waters. A fisherman said the Brits were in Iraqi waters. The UN Security Council is set to vote on sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program. “The measures… targets the country’s arms exports, the state-owned Bank Sepah and the elite Revolutionary Guards.”
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Iraq
From the Advisors — Bombs in Baghdad
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Thailand
Muslim insurgents shot and killed 2 police officers in a market in the southern province of Narathiwat. The Privy Council President implored Muslims to follow the teachings of the Koran to hasten the end of the insurgency.
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Afghanistan
Nine Taliban and 2 police were killed in fighting in Uruzgan and Zabul provinces. A district police chief from Zabul was captured then beheaded by the Taliban. The UN is extending its Afghan mission for one year.
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Pakistan
Fighting between Taliban and Uzbek al Qaeda is said to be back on after a ceasefire agreement. The Pakistani government offered amnesty for ‘foreigners. fighting in South Waziristan.
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Al Qaeda’s Pakistan Sanctuary
NWFP/FATA map. Red agencies are openly controlled by the Taliban; yellow are under threat. Click map to view. Musharraf appeases the Taliban I’ve published an article at The Weekly Standard magazine on the continuing decline of northwestern Pakistan and the Taliban and al Qaeda’s dominance in the region. The Bajaur accord, the Talibanization of the Northwest Frontier Province, the increased fighting in Afghanistan, the recent fighting in South Waziristan between al Qaeda supporting Taliban and Taliban supported Uzbeks, Pakistan’s attempts to promote the Waziristan Accord as a success, and Hamid Gul’s role in the events are covered. Click to read…
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Thailand
(Thailand) Deconstructing the phenomenon of the southern mob
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Al Qaeda
GIMF Releases New Doctrinal Lessons for Mujahideen
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Al Qaeda
Islamic State of Iraq Issues Statement Regarding Chlorine Attacks, Operations in Amiriyat al-Fallujah
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Saudi Arabia
Analysis: US doubts Saudi terror arrests
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Al Qaeda
Muktar Said Ibrahim, one of the London 7/21 bomb plotters, spent 2 months in Pakistan to learn how to make explosives. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt on Iraq’s deputy prime minister.
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Afghanistan
NATO and Afghan forces killed 69 Taliban, and lost 9 police during fighting in Girshk in Helmand province. NATO forces are still working to secure the region around the Kajaki Dam as reconstruction is halted. The Taliban plans further kidnappings of reporters after successfully securing the release of 5 senior Taliban leaders.
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Indonesia
Indonesia’s terror network dangerous, well-organized despite arrests
