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Iraq
Quitting a worthy fight would be great mistake
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Indonesia
Indonesian police hunt 5 key Poso suspects
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The Anbar Tribes vs. al Qaeda, Continued
Sunnis continue to turn on al Qaeda in the heart of the Sunni Triangle Iraq. Click map to view. The Anbar tribes’ turn against al Qaeda has developed significantly since the end of the Anbar Campaign late last year, which swept al Qaeda and the insurgency from the major towns and cities west of Ramadi. Over the past year, the majority of the tribes have denounced al Qaeda and formed alliances with the Iraqi government and U.S. forces operating in the region. Numerous ‘foreign fighters’ have been killed or captured by the tribes. The tribes are working to restore order,…
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Afghanistan
Eleven Taliban were killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan. Two Canadian troops were wounded in an IED strike in the Pashmul district of Kandahar. A woman legislator was attacked in Kandahar City, her husband was killed.
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Lebanon
Druze leader Walid Jumblatt blames Syria for the assassination of Christian minister Pierre Gemayel. Saad Hariri accused Syria of “trying to kill every free person” in Lebanon. The UN approved the tribunal to investigate the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri, the former Lebanese prime minister.
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah is using Internet services such as Youtube and Myspace to recruit and transmit messages. Two Americans are charged with providing access to al-Manar, Hezbollah’s TV station.
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Israel
Israeli ground forces are moving on two Palestinian towns in northern Gaza to halt the rocket attacks. One Hamas terrorist was killed while firing a rocket, while 4 rockets hit Sderot. The IDF is training UNIFIL forces in southern Lebanon to dismantle bombs.
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Iraq
Oman accuses US of handing Iraq to al Qaeda
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India
India holds 10 suspected Dawood gang members
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Pakistan
Maulana Fazlur Rahman., the secretary-general of the MMA, said NATO and the Afghan government must make peace with the Taliban, and the war was against Islam. Forty-seven suspected Taliban were arrested in Quetta. Dawn’s kidnapped journalist has been freed. He was beaten and “repeatedly questioned about his work in the tribal areas and his sources of information.”
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Lebanon
Security Council OKs Hariri tribunal
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Iraq
Flaws Cited in Effort To Train Iraqi Forces
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Pakistan
39 suspected Taliban jailed in Quetta, Pakistan
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Israel
(Israel) Sderot rocket victim dies of his wounds
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Afghanistan
Two Canadians hurt in Afghanistan landmine blast
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Lebanon
Timeline: Assassinations in Lebanon
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Afghanistan
Spiegel looks at the German involvement in Afghanistan and the political ‘caveats’ that limits NATO from managing the fight. “A notebook, always within reach, contains the political factors — and they take precedence… It contains 102 clauses that regulate the latitude for deployments and movements of the various national troop contingents.”
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Afghanistan
“The Germans Have to Learn How to Kill”
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China woos India and Pakistan with nuclear know-how
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Iraq
Annan says US is ‘trapped in Iraq™
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Lebanon
Gemayel reaction: ‘The hands of Syria are all over the place’
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Colombia
Heavy combat with Colombia rebels kills 14
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Afghanistan
Taliban drug trade: Echoes of Colombia
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Iraq
US troops blow up cars in Baghdad’s Green Zone; explosives detected
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Palestinian Territories
Gunmen abduct two Italian aid workers in Gaza
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More Raids in Sadr City
Three forrays into Sadr City over the past four days Muqtada al-Sadr. Iraqi special forces (from the 1st Special Operations Forces Brigade), accompanied by U.S. Special Forces advisors and backed by Coalition air support, raided a location in Sadr City, the Baghdad stronghold of Iranian backed cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The raid netted seven members of an ” an illegal armed group kidnapping and murder cell,” including the cell leader. “The person detained is reported to have first-hand knowledge of the control and movement of [Specialist] Ahmed Al Taie, the [American] Soldier who was abducted Oct. 23,” reports Multinational Forces Iraq.
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Lebanon
Christian Phalange Minister Pierre Gemayel, the son of former President Gemayel Amin, was assassinated in broad daylight in Beirut. The assassination occurs as the UN is preparing the Hariri assassination trial, UNIFIL seizes weapons from Hezbollah in the south, and Hezbollah calls for protests in an effort to topple the Lebanese government.
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Iraq
Iraqi special forces back by U.S. advisers raided Sadr city and detained 7. This is the third raid inside Sadr City in four days. Three terrorists are killed and 4 suspects detained in a separate raid in Baghdad. Iraq and Syria have restored diplomatic ties. Australia may boost troop numbers in Iraq.
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Islamic Courts on the Offensive
Two more Ethiopian armored vehicles destroyed, ICU engages TFG outside Baidoa, captured border town Islamic Courts controlled cities and towns marked in red. Click map to view. The Islamic Courts Union, al Qaeda’s proxy organization in Somalia, is on the offensive against the Transitional Federal Government and supporting Ethiopian Army units. Over the weekend, ICU forces ambushed an Ethiopian column heading to Baidoa, the government seat of the TFG, and destroyed two Ethiopian armored vehicles. The attack was followed up by small arms fire. Six Ethiopian troops were killed and over 20 wounded. This attack was confirmed by Shabelle through…
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Pakistan
Pakistan’s political parties wants the government to implement the same ‘peace pact’ signed in North Waziristan in the rest of the FATA. The Taliban assassinated another pro-government “spy” in North Waziristan. Dawn’s North Waziristan correspondent is missing. Suicide bombers have deployed to attack Pakistani security forces.
