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Afghanistan
Afghan intelligence officers seized two trucks transporting hundreds of kilograms of bomb-making materials
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Al Qaeda
CNN reports Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah, a wanted al Qaeda leader involved in the Kenya and Tanzania attacks in 1998, has been confirmed killed. This is ‘old news’ as we reported Atwah as being killed on April 13 during a Pakistani airstrike in North Waziristan. Most likely remains were recently found that allowed the DNA testing to confirm the identity of Atwah, prompting his removal from the FBI’s most wanted list.
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Israel
The IAF will continue to conduct overflights of Lebanon. “Hundreds of tunnels intended for arms smuggling” are being dug along the Egypt-Gaza border. Fatah is said to be preparing for a showdown with Hamas in Gaza after Eid.
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The Impending Baidoa Showdown
The Islamic Courts and the transitional government are due to clash in central Somalia Islamic Courts controlled cities and towns marked in red. Click map to view. The showdown in the central Somali town of Baidoa, where the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has established its capital since the rise of the Islamic Courts, appears to be coming to a head. The Islamic Courts Union (ICU) have moved into the town of Buurhakaba after the TFG and Ethiopian forces occupying the town inexplicably retreated without a fight. Hassan Turki has openly declraed the intentions of the Islamic Courts and “announced his…
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Somalia
Ethiopia says “technically” at war with Somali Islamists
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Chad
Army alert to counter Chad rebels
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Iran
Proposal Could Ban Missile Sales To Iran
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Afghanistan
Afghan troops draw praise for bravery
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Pakistan
Pakistan will not include ISI in joint Indian/Pakistani anti-terror effort
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Iraq
US soldier kidnapped on family visit in Baghdad
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India
“Credible evidence” of Pak involvement in Mumbai train blasts: PM
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Iraq
Video of press briefing with Gen. Casey and US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad
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Comments Policy – No More Moderation
Since I’ve implemented the policy of moderating comments, I’ve had to delete or edit comments less and less as time went on, to the point that I’m no longer doing this on a regular basis. I’m going to switch the comments back to an unmoderated state – in other words, any comments published to the site will be immediately be posted, there will no longer be a delay. I still reserve the right to edit or delete comments that violate the policy. My hope is this will reinvigorate the debate. Just keep to the rules of the comments policy and…
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Philippines
‘Arms to farms™ helps ex-MNLF, Abu Sayyaf get on with life
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Pakistan
South Asia: Will North Waziristan Peace Deal Spawn Imitations?
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Pakistan
Pakistan arrests 3 linked to Rawalpindi park blast
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Pakistan
Taliban-style militants roam N Waziristan after pact
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Pakistan
President Musharraf will chair a Loya Jirga on November 8, consisting of Baloch and Pashtun leaders. India accused the ISI of infiltrating the armed forces and ‘espionage activity.’ AQ Khan has smuggled several P2 nuclear centrifuges to Dubai, which were likely transferred to Iran and North Korea.
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Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s fingerprints seen on ruins of Bamiyan Buddhas
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Chad
Missile fired at French plane in Chad, France says
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Iraq
Troops Take On Insurgent Haven – US Forces Expect Counterattacks After Capturing Compound South of Baghdad
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Raids on Mahdi Army, Amara flares
Sadr continues his double game and U.S. and Iraq forces dance with Sadr in central and southern Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr. U.S. forces continue to chip away at Muqtada al-Sadr’s power base in Iraq. The Kuwaiti News Agency reports on two small raids against the offices of Sadr’s Mahdi Army in the cities of Hillah and Diwaniyah. In Hillah, there was a gunfight between U.S. and Mahdi Army fighters. No injuries were reported and no arrests were made. In Diwaniyah, a joint U.S. and Iraqi force “broke into the house of Mahdi Army local leader in Diwaniya Province but failed to…
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Iraq
Khalilzad: Success in Iraq still possible
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Lebanon
Berri Crosses Lebanon’s Red Line
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Iraq
Conclusion First, Debate Afterwards; The stacked Baker-Hamilton Commission
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Palestinian Territories
At Least Six Palestinians Die in Clashes With Israel
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NATO Talks with the Taliban?
AKI reports of talks and a NATO withdrawal from a district, but this isn’t policy yet American troops fire artillery near Musa Qala in Helmand province. Photo courtesy of SCANPIX/AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd. Click image to view. With Pakistan’s surrender of North Waziristan to the Taliban and al Qaeda, and the pending negotiations in Bajaur agency, the security situation in eastern Afghanistan has been a major concern for NATO forces that have recently assumed command of the region. Attacks in the Afghan provinces bordering Pakistan’s North Waziristan have increased threefold since the waziristan Accord was signed in early September. Syed Saleem…
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Venezuela a ‘potential hub of terrorism’
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North Korea
North Korea’s power play continues
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Spain
Madrid bombing suspect on trial for selling explosives
