-
Afghanistan
Afghan civilian dead were ‘human shields’
-
France
Buses torched on France riot anniversary
-
‘Bin Laden of the Sahara™ captured in Chad
-
North Korea
Movement reportedly seen at North Korea nuclear site
-
Bajaur: An al Qaeda Command Center
An al Qaeda command center is uncovered in Bajaur, Zawahiri is believed to be in the region, and Pakistan still wants to cut the Bajaur Accord Bajaur and neighboring Kunar province in Afghanistan. Red arrows indicate locations of U.S. operations and clashes with the Taliban over the summer of 2006. Click image to view. As we noted earlier this week, the release of nine al Qaeda suspects in Bajaur is just the precursor to Pakistan surrending the tribal agency to the Taliban and al Qaeda. According to an American intelligence source, the released al Qaeda weren’t just ‘family members of…
-
Pakistan
Waziristan peace effectively Talibanising area
-
Afghanistan
Karzai ready to talk to Mulla Omar for sake of peace
-
Iraq
Iraq deaths al Qaeda’s try to sway US vote: Pentagon
-
Morocco
Morocco has arrested 14 for suspected al Qaeda links. France convicted a Moroccan for an al Qaeda plot, and sentences him to 9 years. Morocco will be part of a new, antiterror nuclear proliferation initiative made up of 12 nations.
-
Iraq
Some consider Mahdi Army death squad leader a hero
-
Saudi Arabia
Security has been stepped up at the Saudi Arabian Ras Tanura oil terminal, as well as at Bahrain facilities. Naval forces are on high alert in the gulf. al Qaeda is suspected plotting to destroy oil facilities in the region. al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia conducted strikes against the massive Abqaiq facility in March of 2006.
-
U.S., Mahdi Army Skirmish in Sadr City
Minor engagement in Sadr City while searching for missing U.S. soldier A U.S. Army soldier from 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division provides security during a cordon and search mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 1, 2006. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Buytas. Click image to view. U.S. forces have yet again entered Sadr City, and had a brief battle with Iranian proxy Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army. “There was a short exchange of fire with members of the Mahdi Army when US forces equipped with armoured vehicles reached “Sector 28″ in the heart of the…
-
Iraq
Eerie calm in Baghdad as Al Qaeda vows victory
-
Afghanistan
(Afghanistan) Five member of Haqqani’s terror network detained
-
Malaysia
Malaysian minister placates US couple harassed by Islamic officials
-
Somalia
Strategic Steps For War in Somalia
-
Iraq
Iraqi Al-Mahdi Army not a militia, Sunnis “unjustly treated” – Sadrist MP
-
Europe
Cartoon of the prophet was not libel, says Danish court
-
France
France on new riot alert
-
Palestinian Territories
Israeli forces kill three Palestinian terrorists
-
Australia
Australia Muslim cleric suspended after suggesting that women who did not wear a headscarf attracted sexual assault
-
Iran
Iran ‘steps up nuclear programme’
-
Afghanistan
Roadside blast kills 14 in southern Afghanistan
-
Palestinian Territories
Trouble sealing Egypt-Gaza border
-
Thailand
Thailand’s new government may pardon 58 Muslims arrested during the 2004 Tak Bai incident, and is openly exploring peace talks. A suspected Muslim insurgent shot an army sergeant in an execution-style killing in front of hundreds of people at a busy market in southern Thailand.
-
North Korea
Seoul bars North Korean arms officials
-
Caucasus
Three former militants surrender in Chechnya
-
Iraq
Police kill 10, wound three al Qaeda attempting to carry out ‘march’
-
Afghanistan
NATO accused the Taliban of using civilians as a human shields, which led to the high civilian casualties in Kandahar. Poland is speeding up the deployment of its para battalion, and will not restrict the movement of the unit as some NATO countries do currently.
-
Mahdi Army, Iraqi Police Battle in Baquba
The Mahdi Army continues to flaunt its power. It’s decision time for Maliki. Mahdi Army fighters in Najaf during the fighting in 2004. Click image to view. Iranian proxy Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army has yet again fought government forces in pitched street battles. The scene of the latest fighting is the city of Baquba, where Mahdi fighters and policemen engaged in fighting that killed 12 police and 18 Mahdi militiamen, with over 40 wounded. “The gunmen fighting police… were believed to be members of the Mahdi Army militia, loyal to hard-line anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said Ghassan al-Bawi, police chief…
