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Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed having 2,000 suicide bombers prepared for its latest “Spring Offensive.” The Taliban executed a ‘spy’ in Paktia. Five terrorists were captured in Khost. The US Undersecretary of State said “there is a problem of forces coming from Pakistan into Afghanistan to attack and then to return to Pakistan to seek refuge and refitting.”
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Is Hollywood too timid for the war on terror?
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Iraq
‘If they pay we kill them anyway’ – the kidnapper’s story
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Pakistan’s Insurgency
Suicide bombings, attacks on government outposts become routine Pakistan has suffered three suicide bombings over the past five days, spread across the country in Mir Ali, the provincial capital of Peshawar and the capital of Islamabad. While the targeting may appear different at first glance, each of the attacks were clearly directed at the authority and legitimacy of the state. Pakistan is fighting a deadly Islamist insurgency far more cunning, sophisticated and resourceful than that being fought in Iraq.
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Gates wants military to minimize stop-loss program
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Iraq
Cracking Down On Al-Sadr No Easy Task
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Afghanistan
US Says Afghan Troops Issue Critical to NATO’s Future
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Al Qaeda
Bin Laden Alive, Active Says Algerian Group
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Iraq
Abu Ghraib officer to be court-martialed
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Iraq
Sheiks Help Curb Violence in Iraq’s West, US Says
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Iran
U.N. Atomic Chief Cites Iran Enrichment Plan
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Iran
Iran wants senior atom inspector out
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Palestinian Territories
Mortar shells target Palestinian Preventive Security in Gaza
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Palestinian Territories
Fatah-linked group captures 24 Hamas activists; 12 killed in fighting; unity govt talks put off
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Philippines
Philippines: Islands in the War – Part 1 & Part 2
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Somalia
Five were killed and 4 wounded during skirmishes in Mogadishu. Five Islamists, including an American and French national, were detained at the Kenyan border. Alsharq Alawsat reports American soldiers may be missing in the southern tip of Somalia. South African will not send troops.
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The Karbala attack and the IRGC
Qods Force logo. Click image to view. The Iranians may be responsible the conducting the attack that resulted in the murder of five American soldiers in Karbala On January 20th, a team of twelve men disguised as U.S. soldiers entered the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, where U.S. soldiers conducted a meeting with local officials, and attacked and killed five soldiers, and wounded another three. The initial reports indicated the five were killed in the Karbala JCC, however the U.S. military has reported that four of those killed were actually removed from the center, handcuffed, and murdered.
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Georgia says it foiled sale of bomb-grade uranium destined for Islamists
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Iraq
(Iraq) Update to 20 Jan. Blackhawk helicopter incident
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Philippines
Karen Hughes in the Stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf
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Iraq
US surprised by Sadr shift
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Iraq
Looking at the Surge From the Other Side
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US Missile Defense in Europe to Counter Rogue States
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah buries dead, urges Lebanese unity
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Iraq
The Iraqi Army captured a bombing cell leader in Mosul, while the Police captured a cell leader in Haswah. A bomber killed 15 at a Baghdad pet market, while a suicide bomber killed 7 in Mosul. President Bush warned Congress that he sets policy for Iraq. The Senate voted General Petreaus as the new MNF-Iraq commander.
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Lebanon
Army patrols expand in tense Beirut
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Thailand
Martial law in Thailand partially lifted
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Sudan
First test for new UN chief: Darfur
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Pakistan
A suicide bomber blew himself and a guard up at the Marriott hotel in Islamabad. The Taliban fired rockets at a paramilitary Frontier Constabulary post in Shakai, South Waziristan. According to Musharraf, ‘the Taliban is solely Afghanistan™s problem and rumours that the Al Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan are a distortion of facts.’ Pakistani & Indian troops exchanged fire as “militants” crossed the line of control into Kashmir.
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Algeria
The Algerian Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat has officially renamed the organization to “al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghrib.” See the section on North Africa/Algeria in The State of the Jihad for details on al Qaeda in North Africa.
