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Pakistan
US spy chief pushes for action in Pakistan
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Afghanistan
US ramps up Taliban fight
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Sudan
Sudanese Pair Accused of War Crimes – International Court Names Member of President’s Inner Circle, Darfur Militia Leader
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Iraq
US Set to Join Iran and Syria in Talks on Iraq
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Dividing the Mahdi Army
Muqtada al-Sadr. Multinational Forces Iraq is negotiating with elements of the Mahdi Army With Muqtada al-Sadr now in Iran, the Iraqi government and Coalition forces are stepping up efforts to divide and conquer his Mahdi Army. Asharq Alawsat has confirmed that Multinational Forces Iraq (MNF-I) is “holding talks with commanders of Muqtada al-Sadr’s Al-Mahdi Army with the ‘Iraqi Government’s blessing,’” as well as “several Iraqi armed group.”
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Iran
Iranian intellectuals turning on Ahmadinejad
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Philippines
Eight Abu Sayyaf were killed during fighting on Jolo Island over the weekend. Philippine forces claim Abu Sayyaf leader Albader Parad was killed in Sulu. Security is being increased at US military bases after the weekend fighting.
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Saudi Arabia
French teenager becomes 4th victim of Saudi attack
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Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 18 outside the main Kabul base where VP Cheney was visiting. A suicide bomber killed 2 civilians during an attack on a provincial official in Kandahar. The Taliban are executing informants after 3 senior commanders were killed in the last 3 months.
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Pakistan
Vice President Cheney warned Pakistan to secure the tribal areas. The Deputy Director of the CIA accompanied Cheney to present evidence of al Qaeda in the tribal regions. Canadian Prime Minister Harper said Pakistan must secure its border. Three police were wounded in a grenade attack by Baitullah Mehsud’s Taliban in Tank.
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Pakistan
Cheney Presses Pakistan
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Somalia
Six were wounded, including 5 police, after a grenade attack in Mogadishu. Ugandan troops have been cleared to deploy to Mogadishu. A US warship is moving to intercept a UN WFP vessel hijacked off the coast of Puntland.
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Egypt
Egypt has stopped state-owned NileSat from broadcasting al-Zawraa, or Muj TV as it is called in Iraq. The US government has pressured Egypt to shut down the station as it broadcast insurgent attacks and promoted Sunni on Shia violence. Also see Al-Zawraa Responds to Muj TV and al-Zawraa vs al Qaeda.
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Iraq
Vice President Mahdi was targeted for assassination; 10 were killed and 42 wounded in the attempt. President Talibani is in Jordan undergoing medical treatment. A large cache of Iranian EFPs was found near Baquba. Fifteen al Qaeda, incuding an emir, were catpured in raids in Baghdad, Ramadi, Mahmudiyah and Samarra. The Iraqi Army arrested 6 insurgents near Baqubah. The Cabinet has approved the oil law, and has sent it to parliament for a vote.
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Pakistan: A Debate at the Council on Foreign Relations
The Afghan-Pakistan border regions. The Council on Foreign Relations has invited me to participate in a debate on Pakistan. The topic is: Is Pakistan Doing All It Should to Secure Its Afghan Border? I am debating Council on Foreign Relations Fellow Kathy Gannon, author of I is for Infidel and a longtime AP correspondent currently living in Pakistan. I opened the debate, and Ms. Gannon responded. There will be two more responses for each of us, and the debate will end this week. Click this link to read the debate, and come back here to comment.
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United Kingdom
(UK) Radical cleric Abu Qatada loses appeal against UK deportation
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Saudi Arabia
Three French Nationals Shot Dead in Saudi: Ministry
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Iraq
Talabani falls ill, currently in Jordan
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The Baghdad Order of Battle: February 26, 2007
The Baghdad Order Of Battle as of February 26, 2007. Click map to view. By DJ Elliott, CJ Radin and Bill Roggio Over the past week, U.S. and Iraqi troops have continued to move into Baghdad, taking up positions for the new Iraq security plan. For its part, al Qaeda in Iraq continues to press its suicide campaign with the aim of discrediting the operation and prompting the collapse of the Iraqi government and the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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Afghanistan
A district minister and police commander in Bakwa in Farah province were arrested for links to the Taliban. Taliban commander Yunis Khalis has formed the “Tora Bora” group. A suicide bomber killed a policeman in Khost. The Brits will send 1,400 additional troops to Helmand province. Turkey will add 200 troops. Canada pledges an additional $200 million in reconstruction aid.
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Bombing targets Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq’s Vice President
Mahdi, Minister of Public Works, lightly wounded after bomb detonates in Public Works ministry Aadil Abdul Mahdi, click to enlarge. An explosion at the Ministry of Public Works nearly assassinated Adel Abdul Mahdi, one of Iraq’s two Vice Presidents, as well as Riad Ghraib, the Minister of Public Works. Twelve were killed and 42 wounded after a bomb placed in the ceiling of a ministry’s conference room. Mahdi and Ghraig were both “lightly wounded” in the explosion, and were treated for “scratches” at U.S. military hospital.
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Pakistan
46 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi detained after failed Pakistan suicide attack
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Amnesty Bill Places Karzai In Dilemma
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Palestinian Territories
Israeli Forces Place Nablus Under Curfew, Palestinians Voice Condemnation
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Afghanistan
The Mysterious Mullah Omar
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Turkey
Turkish Administrative Court Freezes Yasin Al-Qadi™s Assets
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Pakistan
[UPDATE2] President Bush has warned Pakistan that it risks losing US aide if it fails to act against al Qaeda operating in the tribal areas. “For the time being, officials say, the White House has ruled out unilateral strikes against the training camps that American spy satellites are monitoring in North Waziristan… The fear is that such strikes would result in … a ‘shock to the stability’ of General Musharraf™s government.”
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Iraq
The trouble with Ramadi
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Lebanon
Hezbollah has built a new line of defense in southern Lebanon. The Hezbollah defensive line overlooks the Litani river in is just beyond the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces deployed to the south.
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Iraq
[UPDATE2] Muqtada al-Sadr said the Baghdad security plan will fail. The Kurds are reported to be supporting the new oil law. Coalition forces captured a senior al Qaeda leader in Mosul and killed 2 terrorists. A female suicide bomber used a vest with ball bearings in the suicide attack at the Baghdad university.
