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Bosnia
Bosnia’s wartime president, the late Alija Izetbegovic, linked to al Qaeda
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Philippines
9/11: The Philippine Connection Part 7 (a series)
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India
Muslim brothers found guilty in 1993 Mumbai blasts
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Pakistan
The Taliban violates the ‘truce’ yet again. A headless body was discovered in South Waziristan and another tribal elder who “maintained good relations with Afghan officials” was killed. The pro-Taliban and al Qaeda MMA party denounces claims Osama bin Laden is in the tribal areas. Pakistan’s Foreign Office claims the deal in Waziristan was between the government and tribal elders, not the Taliban.
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Palestinian Territories
Hamas and Fatah Forming Joint Government
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Iran
Iran’s imperial vision
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Israel
Israeli UAVs still flying over Lebanon
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Afghanistan
U.S. Forces capture HIG chief and al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Afghan and Coalition forces retake Garmsir in Helmand province, killing 20 Taliban. NATO requested reserve force of 1,000 troops over 18 months ago.
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Afghanistan
Afghan army recaptures district in S. Afghanistan
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The Black Guard
al Qaeda’s praetorian guards and al Qaeda high command the target of the March 2006 strike at Danda Saidgai Osama bin Laden escorted by the Black Guard. Click image to view. Task Force 145, the special operations group responsible for the hunt for al Qaeda in Iraq leadership and the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been active in Pakistan’s tribal belts. The recent capture of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is very likely a TF-145 operation. Two incidents earlier in the year, the strike against high level al Qaeda and Taliban leaders at a dinner in Damadola, and the assault on al…
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Indonesia
Terror guide spread in Indonesia
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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Reported Captured [Updated]
The initial report was incorrect, Hekmatyar has not been captured, see the correction for details. On the day of the fifth anniversary of the 9-11 attack, Coalition forces score a high value target in Afghanistan. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the commander of Hezb-i-Islami and ally of al Qaeda and the Taliban, has been captured during a joint U.S. and Afghan Army raid in “eastern Afghanistan.” Hekmatyar, contrary to his rhetoric gave up to the Coalition forces without a fight. Hekmatyar’s arrest is said to be part of an ‘ongoing operation.’ Hekmatyar has been designated by the U.S. Department of State as a…
![Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Reported Captured [Updated]](http://billroggio.com/images/hekmatyar_gulbuddin.jpg)
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Al Qaeda
The hunt for Osama bin Laden
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Lebanon
Cyprus finds air defense systems on Syria-bound ship
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Somalia
The Islamic Courts are training recruits in the in Middle Jubba region, about 500km south of Mogadishu. An email chain in private security contractor circles indicates the U.S. is conducting black operations inside Somalia. IGAD continues to plan to deploy a Somali peacekeeping force.
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Sudan
Sudan: More Bombs Dropped On North Darfur Villages
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Afghanistan
Sunday’s Taliban death toll has been revised upwards to 186 (see related post, which has been updated). Canada is sending an additional 15 tanks and 120 troops to Afghanistan. The Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. says Osama “is spending most of his time in Pakistan.” A suicide bomber strikes at the funeral of Hakim Taniwal, the governor of Paktia province, murdering 5 and wounding 10. Taniwal was killed during a suicide attack because “He’d managed to ease out a number of rather obnoxious militia.
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Poll: More Palestinians support terrror
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Somalia
US accused of covert operations in Somalia
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Caucasus
One militant eliminated, three surrender in Chechnya
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India
Broader Implications of the Malegaon Bombing
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Sri Lankan troops, LTTE in heavy fighting
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Pakistan
Pak stance hampering Osama hunt: Afghan envoy
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India
RDX likely used in India bombings
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Israel
Afghan governor’s success ‘made him a target’
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Israel
Deal could see Fatah-Hamas rule
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Al Qaeda
Has Al Qaeda advanced its goals since 9/11?
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An interview with Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai
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Philippines
9/11: The Philippine Connection
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Iraq
U.S. troops move into Sadr City as well as the Baghdad’s southern neighborhoods of Bay’aa and Risala. MNF-Baghdad soldiers detained 49 suspected insurgents last week. U.S. units are actively searching for militias posing as police in Baghdad. Iraq’s Vice President calls for Sunnis to accept the national reconciliation.
