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Afghanistan
Canadian troops distributing gifts to children targeted by bomber, NATO says four of its soldiers killed
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Islamists™ Rise Imperils Mideast™s Order
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Thailand
Terrorism in Thailand at new level: analyst
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens the Vatican
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Al Qaeda
al Qaeda says it killed senior security official in Gaza
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Podcast with Global Crisis Watch
I had the honor and privilege of co-hosting this week’s edition of Global Crisis Watch’s Podcast: Crisis in Southeast and Southwest Asia. Global Crisis Watch calls to Singapore and Chennai, tackling al Qaeda’s connection with Algeria’s GSPC, the hunt for JI terrorists in the Philippines, the rise of radicalism in Indonesia, the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and the creation of the Islamic Emirate of Waziristan in Pakistan in hard-hitting interviews with Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, and B. Raman, former head of RAW, India’s external intelligence agency. With thanks to Nick Grace and Richard…
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Pakistan
“I will clear up misperceptions about Waziristan,” says President Musharraf. ‘There are no Taliban in Pakistan,’ says Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan. Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah disagrees: “At the behest of the US, [Musharraf] waged war against the Taliban in Waziristan.”
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Somalia
The ICU targets interim president Abdullahi Yusuf with two bombs in Baidoa. The Islamic Courts killed a 13 year old boy and wounded three others while breaking up a group watching a soccer on television. The ICU also murdered a 70 year old Italian nun hours after the Pope spoke on Islam. An ICU linked cleric calls for the Pope’s death.
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Thailand
Tourists flee southern Thailand after bombings
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United Kingdom
(UK) 13 terror suspects to face court
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Afghanistan
(Afghanistan) Troops help rebuild troubled province
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Iran
What Would War With Iran Look Like?
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Iraq
Iraqi soldiers conduct operations in Diwaniyah
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Iraq
With America’s top officer in Iraq on an inspection tour of Baghdad’s worst neighborhood.
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Iraq
Iraqi tribes in Anbar province have vowed to fight the insurgency and al Qaeda. 26 of 31 tribes have openly declared intent to fight the insurgency. “We held a meeting earlier and agreed to fight those who call themselves mujahedeen,” reports The New York Times
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Associated Press and the Bilal Hussein case
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New challenges on horizon as US expands role in Tanzania
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Endorsing the Waziristan Accord
Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah, U.S. State Department endorse the Waziristan Accord Mullah Dadullah on a tape aired by Al Jazeera. Taliban military commander Mullah Dadullah has spoken out about the “Waziristan Accord.” Dadullah, who was thought to have been captured this summer, explains that the Taliban in Waziristan should be focusing their energy outwards towards Coalition forces in Afghanistan, and pushed for a peace accord with the Pakistani government. President Musharraf is seen as an enemy, however one who can be negotiated with in order to continue the fight in Afghanistan. Dadullah openly threatens violence if Pakistan violates the…
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Hezbollah
Hezbollah chief Nasrallah calls for ‘victory’ rally in Beirut
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Pakistan
IAEA clears Pakistan of Nuclear material trafficking
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Pakistan
NATO backs down on ultimatum to Pakistan
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India
Al Qaeda involved in 1999 Indian airliner hijacking plot
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Sri Lankan troops sink ship ferrying Tiger arms shipment
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Somalia
Somali scholar cleric calls on rally against Pope Benedict XVI
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Southeast Asia emerges as key link in US terror fight
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Thailand
(Thailand) Extremists spread war into Hat Yai
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Pakistan
State Department Endorses Pakistan’s Retreat
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Israel
IDF nabs 3 infiltrators near Israel-Egypt border
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Palestinian Territories
Palestinian factions row over unity government
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Israel
Israel To Hold Lebanon War Inquiry
