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Palestinian Territories
Palestinian terrorists warn Israel operation risking kidnapped soldier’s life
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Afghanistan
NATO launched an attack on Taliban positions north of Kabul in Kapisa province. Nine Taliban were arrested during operations in Laghman province, and police posts were attacked in in Maidan Wardak and Logar provinces. Seven Taliban were killed in Helmand province.
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Afghanistan
Taliban Prisoners: A Duty NATO Is Dodging In Afghanistan
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Somalia
The Islamic Courts are reported to be advancing north towards the southern part of Galkayo in Puntland. Fighting broke out in the southern town of Bardhere as the ICU attempted to establish control. The TFG claims to have evidence ‘foreign fighters’ are in Somalia, including Americans, Pakistanis, Afghanis and Indonesians. Kenyan Muslims “strongly condemn … the US … [for] putting Somalia and the Union of Islamic courts as another in its axis of evil.”
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Inside Iraq
Saddam to Hang, another raid in Sadr City; Iraq at a critical juncture Saddam on trial. Click image to view. An Iraqi court has sentenced Saddam Hussein to hang for his ordering the massacring of Shiites during his reign as president. The Middle East Times provides an account of the moment Saddam was sentenced: “Judge Rauf Rasheed Abdel Rahman ordered bailiffs at the Iraqi High Tribunal to force Saddam to stand before the court as, visibly trembling, the former strongman attempted to shout down the verdict. ‘Make him stand,’ barked Rahman, as Saddam begged the guards: ‘Don’t bend my arms.…
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Six Arab states join rush to go nuclear – Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, UAE and Saudi Arabia seek atom technology
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Afghanistan
Six Afghan police killed in Taliban attacks
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United States
Powder found at US senator’s office
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Sudan
U.N. Blames Darfur Deaths On Sudan – Says Jangaweed Militia Forces Killed 50 Civilians, Mostly Young Boys And Old Men, In Attack On Villagers
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North Korea
North Korea wants Japan out of nuclear talks
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Iraq
The Iraqi government has increased security in anticipation of violence after Sunday’s expected Saddam trial verdict. A curfew has been imposed in the provinces of Baghdad, Salahuddin, Diyala and Anbar. All leave for the security forces has been canceled. Iraqi special forces conducted a raid in Sadr City, detaining three. Iraqi police kill 53 al Qaeda and detain 16 in fighting outside of Baghdad.
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Palestinian Territories
Israel mounts air strikes in Gaza
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Iraq
Interview with Army Military Police in Baghdad
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The Taliban Regroups in Bajaur
Executions, rebuilding of madrassa, further anti-government statements issued in wake of Chingai airstrke; more Taliban assassinations in Waziristan NWFP/FATA. Click map to view. Less than a week after the airstrike that destroyed the Chingai madrassa housing Taliban fighters and serving as an al Qaeda training camp, local al Qaeda chieftain Faqir Mohammad continues to openly flaunt his control of the region. Faqir’s Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat -e-Mohammed, essentially a Bajaur wing of the Taliban, has executed it second ‘spy’ for his purported role in the attack. “The bullet-riddled, mutilated body of local tribesman Mohammed Jan Khan was found on a dry stream bed…
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Egypt
Egyptian police find explosives in Sinai
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Somalia
Terrorists look to Somalia as an emerging safe haven
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Nigeria
US: Wave of attacks planned in Nigeria
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Morocco
Two Terror Suspects from Islamic Combatant Group of Morocco Arrested
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Al Qaeda
“Combat, not Surrender”: Video of Abu Yahya al Libi Released
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Jordan
Hamas Operatives Charged with Targeting Jordan
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Israel
Nineteen Palestinians, including 14 terrorists, were killed in Israeli raids in Gaza and the West Bank. Palestinian Prime Minister Haniyeh called the IDf operation a “massacre.’ Hamas calls for women to act as human shields during fighting.
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Iran
U.S. soldiers intercept donkeys from Iran carrying 53 anti-tank landmines and one anti-tank projectile. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps fired three new sea-strike missiles with a range of 106 miles in the Persian Gulf. Russia rejected UNSC draft sanctions aimed at punishing Iran for continuing nuclear enrichment.
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Afghanistan
Taking the Fight to the Taliban
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Sri Lanka jets bomb Tiger rebels for third day
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Al Jazeera Reporter Denounces ‘Evil’ of Western Nations
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Palestinian Territories
Israeli Airstrike Kills 4 Palestinian Terrorists in Gaza Strip
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Sudan
(Sudan) Jangaweed kill 63, many of them children, in Darfur
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Palestinian Territories
‘Two women killed’ in Gaza mosque siege
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United States
US Shuts Web Site That Contained Nuclear Details
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Thailand
Thai government makes overtures to Muslim insurgents
