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Iran
French Visit to Tehran, Seen as Diplomatic Faux Pas, Is Aborted
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United States
US ‘to end warrantless wiretaps’
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia casts wary eye on its Shiites
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Iraq
Suicide car bomb kills 17 in Baghdad
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High Value Targets
Muhammad Hanif, in Afghan custody Senior Taliban, Abu Sayyaf detained, killed in Afghanistan and the Philippines; Islamic Courts leader possibly captured in Kenya, another killed in an airstrike; Pakistan on the hunt for al Qaeda leader Coalition forces have made some strides in degrading the leadership of the global Islamist movement. Two senior Taliban commanders were captured in Afghanistan, while the Philippine military continues to dismantle Abu Sayyaf’s leadership on the island of Jolo. Kenyan officials believe the Islamic Courts’ second in command was detained and another killed in an airstrike, while Pakistan is on the heels of an al…
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Somalia
Parliament Votes to Oust the House Speaker Aden
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Turkey
al Qaeda suspect quizzed in Turkey over Iraq hostage beheading
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Iraq
US wins backing for Iraq buildup from Gulf states
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Iran
One of the five IRGC members arrested by US forces in Irbil, Iraq is wanted by Austria for killing 3 Kurds in Vienna in 1989. Ali Larijani, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and head of security council, is traveling to Syria for talks. Russia sold Iran modern, short-range TOR-M1 anti-aircraft systems, and plans on selling more military hardware.
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Egypt
Egypt police arrest four more Islamists
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Pakistan
Captured Taliban spokesman Muhammad Hanif said Mullah Omar is living in Quetta. “He is protected by the ISI.” Pakistani authorities are hunting Abu Nasser, “who holds a senior position in Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network.” He was thought to have been injured in the Zamazola strike.
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Algeria
al Qaeda Linked Algeria GSPC Resurgent
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Afghanistan
NATO forces captured the Taliban commander of Panjwai district, Kandahar in Helmand province. An Afghan security guard and an interpreter stopped a suicide bomber outside of a US base in Kabul. US SecDef Gates considers sending more US troops to Afghanistan after meeting with President Karzai.
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Nigeria
al Qaeda ‘funds’ terror training in Nigeria
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Philippines
The Philippines has confirmed Abu Sulaiman, one of the top five leaders of Abu Sayyaf with a U.S. bounty of $5 million, has been killed in fighting on Jolo island. Abu Sulaiman, believed to be the mastermind behind the 2004 ferry bombing, and Bonia Ysmael were also killed by Philippine forces. The Philippine military denies U.S. forces are fighting in Jolo or elsewhere.
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Iraq
Back from Baghdad
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Russia
Russian security forces are on heightened alert at rail stations and airports after warnings of terrorist attacks. 546 Chechen fighters have accepted amnesty since August 1, 2006, and 8 more surrendered despite the deadline expiring on January 15.
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Iraq
Assessing Iraq
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Reviewing the Waziristan Accord: Negotiating with the Taliban Shura
The Pakistani claim that the Waziristan Accord was not negotiated with the Taliban is false, says jirga member Governor Ali Jan Orakzai in 2004, when he was a general in the Pakistani Army. Click picture to view. Just one day after helicopter strikes on a Taliban and al Qaeda training camp in Zamazola, South Wazirstan, which killed upwards of 30 Taliban and al Qaeda, Dawn reports on a meeting held last month between Jan Aurakzai, the governor of the Northwest Frontier Province, and the tribal jirga from North Waziristan. The meeting discussed the first “100 days of the peace deal”…
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Russia Warns Citizens of Possible Security Threat
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Europe
Spain Reorders Arrest of 3 US Soldiers
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Lebanon
US, Saudi Arabia back Moussa’s Lebanon plan
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Afghanistan
Twelve Taliban and one British soldier were killed during fighting in Helmand province. British troops, strapped to the wings of Apache attack helos, attempted to rescue their fallen comrade. Lt Gen Eikenberry wants more NATO troops to fight the Taliban.
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Turkey
Clash kills Turkish soldier, three Kurdish PKK terrorists
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Palestinian Territories
Hamas firm on anti-Israel stand
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New Zealand to give $200,000 to fight terrorism in Pacific
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Russia
Russia: Anti-terrorism committee warns of transport terror threat
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Yemen
Yemen says al Qaeda fugitive killed in clash
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Battle in Sri Lanka’s east leaves at least 16 combatants dead
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Israel
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff resigns in the wake of internal inquiries into the war with Lebanon last year. Israel denies a “secret deal” with Syria reported by Haaretz. Two Palestinians carrying explosives approached security fence in Gaza and were killed by IDF soldiers. Fewer Israeli civilians died in 2006 than in previous years.
