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Blasts kill four soldiers in Sri Lanka, says military
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Expanding Talibanistan
Islamist Pakistani legislators in the Northwest Frontier Province pass a law calling for Taliban-like rule; Musharraf plotter released Chief Minister NWFP Akram Khan Durrani congratulates Provincial Law Minister Malik Zafar Azam on presentation of Hasba Bill in the provincial assembly. Image from the PakTribune. As the Taliban and al Qaeda consolidate their power in the tribal agencies of North Waziristan and Bajaur, the legislature in the Northwest Frontier Province have passed a law that effectively establishes the rule of the Taliban in the region. The legislation, known as the “Hasba bill,” requires the creation of a department of “Vice and…
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Pakistan
Waziristan: Terror Haven for Jihadists?
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Iran’s Involvement in Somalia, with al Qaeda
Iran seeks uranium in exchange for training, weapons. Somali Islamists fought with Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel. Saif al-Adel is plotting against the West with the help of the IRGC. Saif al-Adel Further details emerge on the United Nations report on foreign involvement in Somalia. The UN report shatters the myth that Sunnis and Shiite terrorists and nations would not cooperate due to ideological differences in religion and an intense hatred between the sects. Reuters notes that Somali Islamists fought in Lebanon against the Israelis over the summer in exchange for training, weapons and the potential transfer of nuclear material…
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Pakistan
(Pakistan) Trouble in the Tribal Lands
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Iraq
General Abizaid met with Prime Minister Maliki, and demanded Shiite militias be disarmed. Iraqi lawmakers say six ministries may change hands, including Health, Housing and Reconstruction, and Transportation – Sadr’s ministries. Western leaders are calling on Iran and Syria to help with Iraq’s security situation.
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Al Qaeda
al Qaeda is actively seeking technology and material for a nuclear attack against the West. al Qaeda has threatened to topple the Lebanese government and attack Australian troops in Afghanistan. Abu Nasir al-Qahtani, one of the “Bagram Four” escapees, was captured in Khost. Qahtani operated from North Waziristan.
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Pakistan
Pakistan has released the head of the 2003 Musharraf assassination teams “after a long detention” of 3 years. “Jabbar was an expert in Afghan affairs, heading the Afghan cell of each militant group he was in, and maintained close contacts with Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders.” The MMA passed a bill to set up a Department of Vice and Virtue, modeled after the Taliban. NWFP governor Orkazi must sign it.
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Iran
Bush Calls For Isolation Of Iran
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Iraq
Minibus blast kills 20 in Baghdad Shiite area
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Syria
Syria welcomes talks on Iraq
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Russia
Chechen al Qaeda leader Abu Hafs claims the jihad is being reorganized under the command of Doku Umarov after the death of Shamil Basayev. Two Russian police were wounded after their armored vehicle is hit with a mine. Six suspected insurgents and two weapons caches were found. Seven police were killed in an ambush last week.
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Pakistan
Islamic coalition proposes Taliban-style anti-vice department in northwestern Pakistan
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China sub stalked US carrier, says report
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Pakistan
US pressed to go beyond military action
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Al-Qaeda Commander Abu Nasir al-Qahtani Captured
Abu Nasir al-Qahtani, an escape from Bagram prison, was captured in Khost last week. Qahtani operated from North Waziristan. Abu Nasir al-Qahtani in an As-Sahab propaganda videotape released in May of 2006. Click image to view. Last week, Afghan and Coalition forces announced the capture of “a known al Qaeda terrorist and five other extremists during an operation” in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, which borders Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal agency. Pakistan’s The News reports the al Qaeda figure who was captured is none other than Abu Nasir al-Qahtani (a.k.a. Mohammad Jafar Jamal al-Kahtani), a Saudi national and one…
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Lebanon
Lebanon Shiite schools teach KG kids ‘resistance’
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Syria
Syria a ‘dangerous’ country, says Rice
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India
Airports put on high alert after FBI warning
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Al Qaeda
Claim: Cat Stevens Financed Terrorists, Tied to Radical Clerics
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Iraq
Sectarian rifts foretell pitfalls of Iraqi troops’ taking control
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Afghanistan
Insurgent Activity Spikes in Afghanistan
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Morocco
Morocco Jails 3 Ex-Guantanamo Detainees
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Thailand
Man killed in restive southern Thailand as suspected insurgents open fire at tea shop
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Pakistan
(Pakistan) 66 illegal FM radio stations closed in NWFP
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Pakistan
Musharraf attack suspect released
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Pakistan
‘US not allowed to fire missiles into Pakistan to kill terrorists™
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Iraq
Iraqi leader pushes Cabinet changes as bombs kill dozens
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United Kingdom
Islamists infiltrate 4 UK varsities
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Puntland, Somalia Clash south of Galkayo; Iran’s Hand
Fighting breaks out in Puntland; Iran supplies weapons and other support to the Islamic Courts Islamic Court Militia cheers during the handing over of weapons by the rivall militia in Mogadishu, Thursday, July 13, 2006. (AP Photo / Mohamed Sheikh Nor.) Click image to view. The Islamic Courts Union and forces from the semi autonomous Somali state of Puntland have battled yet again just south of the city Galkayo. The Puntland government claims to have beaten back the ICU, which initiated the fight. “Our forces drove Islamic militants back to their barracks and retook positions,” said Abdirahman Bangax, Puntland’s Minister…
