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The Abu Omar al-Bagdadi Saga
The Leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq has not been captured. Again. A map of the Sunni Islamic State of Iraq. For the third time this week, Abu Omar al-Bagdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s political front organization the Islamic State of Iraq, was reported captured by the Iraqi Interior Ministry. And for the third time this week, Baghdadi’s capture turned out to be untrue. On March 4th, Baghdadi was reportedly captured in Duluiya in Salahadin province. Baghdadi was then reported to have been captured in the Dora neighborhood Baghdad on March 5th. Yesterday, Baghdadi was reported to…
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Philippines
Making friends in Abu Sayyaf™s territory
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Al Qaeda
Abu Omar al-Masri, The controversial Imam from Milan Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat
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Turkey
PKK kill 3 Turkish village guards
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Al Qaeda
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, one of the al Qaeda operatives behind the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya & Tanzania is believed to have been arrested in Mombasa, Kenya. Iraqi sources are claiming Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the leader of al Qaeda’s Islamic State in Iraq, has been captured. This is the third such claim this week, and is false.
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Pakistan
Troop Defections Threaten Pakistan’s Operations in Tribal Regions
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Iran
General Asgari™s defection won™t change much
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Bangladesh
Bangladeshi police arrested Mahtab Khamaru, a close aide to Bangla Bhai, the operational commander of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB). Bangla Bhai, Abdur Rahman (the spiritual leader of JMJB) and three other members of the JMJB’s Majlis-e-Shura were arrested in the spring of 2006.
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Afghanistan
Afghan and Iranian border forces clashed after the Iranians entered Afghan territory. One soldier from each side was killed. Eight suspects have been arrested for the murder of a German aid worker. Canadian forces were hit by two suicide attacks in Kandahar on Thursday, while one NATO was killed during combat operations in the south.
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Pakistan
As noted here yesterday, the deputy Taliban commander captured by US forces in South Waziristan was named Hakimullah Mehsud, a clansman of Baitullah. Police in Tank arrested a suicide bomber and found two suicide vests. The Taliban fired two rockets at a fort in Miranshah, North Waziristan. A fuel tanker heading to Afghanistan was also destroyed in North Waziristan.
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Iran
Official Denies Reports US Is Holding Iranian General
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What Is CAIR Afraid Of?
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Iran
Ali Reza Asgari, the Iranian IRGC general and former deputy defense minister, is reported to have defected to the West. The IAEA has cut half of its nuclear aid to Iran. Jundallah kidnapped 4 IRGC soldiers in
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Philippines
A helping hand fighting Philippines terror
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Iraq
Analysis: Al Qaim is island of stability
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Iraq
Iraqi forces arrest nine people involved in attack against Shiites
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Pakistan
[UPDATE2] An unconfirmed report indicates Tahir Yuldashev, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, was captured in today’s cross border raid into South Waziristan. Another unconfirmed report indicates 2 top Pakistan nuclear scientists are in Taliban Custody
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Iraq
(Barwana, Iraq) Unprecedented recruiting event yields record 60-plus recruits
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Iran
Rebels say kidnap 4 Iran troops, issue video: TV
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Iran
Former Iranian Defense Official Talks to Western Intelligence
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Afghanistan
The Afghan guard who stops suicide bombers
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Somalia
Islamic Courts fighters attacked a Ugandan convoy in Mogadishu, killing 9 civilians and wounding two soldiers and 26 civilians. Ethiopian troops are preparing to withdraw from the southern port city of Kismayo.
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Iraq
More on Abu Omar al-Baghdadi’s Alleged Identity
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A cross border raid into Waziristan; Achilles update
Map of ISAF Mission in Afghanistan. Click to Enlarge. Deputy Taliban commander in Waziristan captured by Task Force 145; Taliban commander arrested in Kandahar; Tora Bora Front cell broken up; Achilles update As NATO and Afghan forces are on the offensive in northern Helmand province, U.S. special forces have conducted a cross border raid in Pakistan and nabbed the deputy Taliban commander in Waziristan, according to a report by Al Jazeera Television. The Taliban leader is identified as Mullah Hakimallah Mansub, however the likelihood is the Romanization of the name is incorrect. ‘Mansub’ may well be of the Mehsud tribe,…
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Pakistan
A German who was with “pro-Taliban tribals in Pakistan’s Waziristan area” has been arrested and charged “with being an intelligence agent.” A jirga has convened to settle the fighting between Uzbek terrorists and a pro government tribe in Waziristan. A ban on shaving has been instated in Lower Dir in the NWFP. The U.S. does not have an outstanding warrant for Taliban commander Mullah Obaidullah.
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Featured Embedded Report: Chris Muir from Iraq
In mid-February, Chris Muir, the talented cartoonist behind day by day, a political comic strip prevalent in the blogosphere, embedded in Mosul for five days. Public Multimedia, Inc, my non-profit media company, was proud to sponsor Chris for this embed. Chris is the first of several embeds Public Multimedia will put into the field this year. Chris provides notes and photographs from his travels and time Iraq. His experiences will be shown in the strip this month.
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Afghanistan
Barry McCaffrey Reports on Afghanistan
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Iraq
The Shiite extremist groups in southern Iraq
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Jordan
Plot to kill Bush in Jordan revealed
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Iraq
Iraqi – Back to Politics
