Somali Islamists deny suicide attack order

Iran ‘sending funds to Hezbollah’

56 Tortured Bodies Found Around Baghdad – US Raid Kills 13 Suspected Militants

Iran test-fires 3 new missiles in Persian Gulf -Tehran says missiles can cover the Gulf, strategic Strait of Hormuz

US efforts in Iraq embattled, but often welcomed

Disbanding the Iraqi Army… A Good Idea?

All out war between the Islamic Courts and the Somali government is expected shortly; The ICU is also planning international terrorist attacks against the government’s foreign assets Islamic Courts controlled cities and towns marked in red. Click map to view. The ‘negotiations’ between the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) have broken down, and the final battle is expected shortly. An American intelligence source informs us the battle could begin as early as today. As we noted on October 24th, thousands of ICU, Eritrean and al Qaeda forces are squaring off against thousands of…

US warns of Africa terror attacks from Somali ICU

Gaza strike kills 4 Hamas terrorists

Indonesia cracks down on LTTE arms racket

The U.S. states al Qaeda was the target of the Bajaur airstrike. Jamaat-e-Islami will fund the rebuilding of the Chingai madrassa. The U.S. will deploy customs inspectors at Pakistani ports.

Four French teens placed under criminal investigation over bus attack

Somalia: UNDP Security Head in Puntland Expelled

Forty-nine people were killed in Iraq today, including a motorcycle bomb which killed seven. A US General compared Iraq to a “work of art” in progress. The identity of the Iraqi-American soldier kidnapped near Baghdad last week has been released.

New Video, Al Libi Claims Mullah Omar Personally Leads Battles

IRAQ: Insurgents using children to fight US-led forces

Khatami labels US policy ‘a joke’

Baghdad University dean slain; bomb explodes in Sadr City market, killing 7

Islamists claim 12 000 Ethiopian troops in Somalia

Al Qaeda No.2 still remains as elusive as ever

US air strike kills Al Qaeda in Iraq kingpin: military

The Somalia government has refused to set a date to resume peace negotiations. Meanwhile, Islamic news agencies are lauding business opportunities in ICU-controlled Somalia. The ICU has now banned marriages performed without parental consent. The conflict threatens to grow into regional warfare.

Sunni athletic coach for blind kidnapped

Three die in northern Gaza raid

Iran fires missiles in war games

Pakistan is still willing to negotiate despite the fact that Faqir Mohammed has called for jihad against Pakistan and the West, and the downfall of Musharraf Pakistanis protest against an attack on tribal area madrassa, Islamabad, Pakistan. AP Photo. Click image to view. The Pakistani military continues its cordon of Bajaur agency and portions of neighboring Mohmand Agency after riots broke out near the Bajaur border. Pakistan is preparing for further protests on Wednesday over the destruction of the Taliban and al Qaeda madrassa in Chingai. The provincial assemblies of Balochistan and the Northwest Frontier Province criticized Present Musharraf and…

Israel mulls resurrecting Saudi plan

Israeli Fighter Jets Stage Mock Raids over Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

Blair urges Syria to help halt killing by insurgents in Iraq
