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Pakistan
A “Muslim fanatic” murdered a female minister from Punjab. The Taliban executed a ‘US Spy’ in North Waziristan. The UN asked for clarification on Aurakzai™s remarks about the Taliban being a resistance movement.
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Sudan
Janjaweed militias massing in Sudan: AU source
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Syria
Syria Rejects Limited Talks With US
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Iraq
Chopper attacks: New weapons and tactics?
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Palestinian Territories
3 US women said kidnapped in Nablus
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Iraq
Analysis: Black Hawk down heroes
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Iraq
Purges in Mahdi Army Organization
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The TarmiyahSuicide Attack
Attack on a U.S. Combat Outpost is an old al Qaeda tactic Iraq. Click map to view. Monday’s suicide and subsequent conventional attack on a U.S. Army Combat Outpost (or COP) in the city of Tarmiyahclaimed the lives of two U.S. soldiers, and wounded another 17. The attack took place in broad daylight, and involved two to three suicide car bombers, followed up by a conventional assault on the compound. The ground assault was repelled, but it appears the last car bomber hit building and fuel supply, contributing to the U.S. casualties. This was most certainly an al Qaeda attack,…
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Morocco
Terrorist Networks Lure Young Moroccans to War in Far-Off Iraq
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Yemen
More than 100 killed in Yemen clashes
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Iraq
Will Britain’s Prince Harry be sent to Iraq?
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al Qaeda regroups in Pakistan
The American intelligence community finally recognizes al Qaeda command has regrouped in Pakistan NWFP/FATA. Click map to view. Throughout th course of 2006 and through 2007, I documented the rise of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the Northwest Frontier Province, and in Baluchistan. In The Fall if Waziristan, I compiled each article pertaining to the rise of the Taliban, the Pakistani government’s ineffectual attempts to placate the ‘militants’ and ‘miscreants,’ as the Pakistani government prefers to call them, the eventuality the Pakistani government would cut deals with them, al Qaeda’s establishment of training…
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Iraq
[UPDATE2] Two US soldiers were killed and 17 wounded during a daylight multiple suicide car bomb attack in Tarmyia. A suicide bomber killed 5 on a bus in a Shia district of Baghdad. The Iraqi government said 103 insurgents were killed or captured in and around Baghdad, while 127 displaced families returned to their homes. 49 insurgents were arrested in operation in Quarghuli Village. The Iraqi Army captured 3 insurgents while building EFPs.
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Iraq
In Baqubah, ‘Focus Is Aimed, Controlled Shooting’
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Iraq
Two soldiers killed in Iraq base attack
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Thailand
Thai officials ‘powerless’ to prevent attacks
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Islam clashes ‘not inevitable’
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Afghanistan
The Taliban have captured the remote district of Bakwa in the western province of Farah. Over 300 Taliban are said to have stormed the town. The Taliban attacked a NATO convoy in Kandahar City, and five civilians were wounded in the ensuing gunfight. Three police were killed and three wounded during poppy eradication operations in Farah. The Taliban claimed it shot down the CH-47 with a ‘SAM-7’ [likely the Sa-7 Strela].
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Iraq
Draft Law on Oil Money Moves to Iraqi Cabinet
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Iraq
Iraqi Sunni Lands Show New Oil and Gas Promise
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Iraq
[UPDATE1] Mishan al-Jabouri lashed out against al Qaeda and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi on al-Zawraa TV, which may indicate another split between the Islamists is in the cards (See our initial post on al-Zawraa and al-Jabouri’s response.)
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Pakistan
al Qaeda command has regrouped in western Pakistan (also see “The Fall of Waziristan.”) Pakistani sources say the US is calling for an offensive in Waziristan. Over 50 suspects have been arrested in the Quetta court bombing attack.
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Thailand
Eight were killed and over 50 wounded in over 50 near simultaneous bombing, arson and other attacks throughout four provinces in southern Thailand. Several bombs were discovered in a department store, and two schools were burned.
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The Baghdad Order of Battle: February 19, 2007
By DJ Elliott, CJ Radin and Bill Roggio The Baghdad Order Of Battle. Click map to view. See the original Baghdad Order of Battle update for background. Five additional battalions (all U.S. Army) have been identified in the Eastern Baghdad sector, four additional battalions (U.S. Army) have been identified in the Western Baghdad sector and two Iraqi Army battalions (from 3rd and 4th IA Divisions) have combined with 3-4 IA Brigade HQ and deployed to southeast Baghad. The U.S. Military briefings have started to include the 10th sector of the Baghdad province (north of city up to Taji), so those…
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Bombs detonated on the Samjhauta Express
Aftermath of the Samjhauta Express bombing. Click to view more images at the Hindustan Times. Two bombs kill 67, 15 wounded, 12 critical on Pakistani-Indian rail India has suffered yet another mass-casualty attack on its rail lines. Terrorists planted up to five bombs on the Samjhauta Express, a rail that transports travelers to and from India and Pakistan. Two of the bombs detonated, killing 67 passengers. Another 15 were wounded in the resulting fires, 12 of them are in critical condition.
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India
Sixty-five Indians were killed in a bombing of a train heading to Pakistan. Two suitcases filled with explosives have been discovered. Indian security expert B Raman notes the similarities to the Mumbai and Malegaon attacks, and suspects the attack is meant to derail the Indian-Pakistani peace talks.
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Iraq
Over 60 were killed and 131 wounded after car bombs exploded in New Baghdad and Sadr City. Coalition forces killed 4 al Qaeda and captured another 4 in raids near Rutbah. A car bomb network leader and 2 members of the Mahdi Army were captured in Baghdad. A senior insurgent leader linked to al Qaeda was captured in Mosul.
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Afghanistan
A US CH-47 helicopter crashed in Zabul province, killing 8 and injuring 14. Early indications are the helo went down due to engine failure. As Sahab, al Qaeda’s production company, released a videotape of a suicide bombing and Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah endorsing the tactic.
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Iran
Iran denies Muqtada al-Sadr is in country. The nuclear enrichment program will not be stopped, according to spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini. The IRGC will hold military exercises just prior to the UN decision on Iran’s nuclear program.
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Somalia
A car bomb in northern Mogadishu killed 4 and wounded 1. The ICU linked businessman released from Kenya calls for the withdrawal of Ethiopia. Somali-Britons believe the BBC Somali Service is siding with the Islamic Courts based on its coverage. Further details emerge on Eritrean and Iranian involvement in transporting al Qaeda and weapons into Somalia.
