12 killed as car bombs hit Pakistan spy agency, police – 3rd Update (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad – At least 12 people, security officials among them, were killed and more than 70 injured Friday morning when two suicide car bombings targeted the offices of an intelligence agency and a police…
Five Pakistani soldiers, 22 militants killed in Waziristan assault (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad – Pakistani troops have killed 22 Taliban militants during the ongoing military offensive the country’s restive north-western region, the army said Thursday. Five soldiers also died and eight more were injured in the clashes that took place…
Karzai government reaching out to insurgents (with US support) (Juneau Empire)
KABUL, Afghanistan – The big story here, underreported so far, is the emergence of coordinated American and Afghan efforts to bring Taliban leaders and fighters in from the cold.
Syrian envoy denies aiding insurgency in Iraq (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Disputing an assertion by the top U.S. general in Iraq, Syria’s ambassador to Washington on Wednesday denied that his government allows foreign fighters to cross the Syrian border into Iraq.
Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid insurgency, as health ministry reports 11 deaths (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)
KABUL, Afghanistan – Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight – recovering from swine flu, the virus that has left 11 people dead in the country.
Suicide bomb attack targets spy agency (The World)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) A suicide bomber in a pickup truck attacked the northwestern regional headquarters of the Pakistani spy agency overseeing a campaign against militancy, killing 10 people today. Another suicide assault in the area killed six more.
Attacks Kill 16 in Pakistan, Spy Agency Targeted (ABC News)
Suicide attacks kill 16 in Pakistan, including bold strike against spy agency. Pakistan – Suicide attack – Asia – Warfare and Conflict – War on Terrorism
Somali judge who jailed pirates, insurgents killed (MalaysiaNews.net)
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) Gunmen have killed a top Somali judge who had sentenced many pirates and human traffickers to long jail terms, the security minister for northern
Ethiopia’s ONLF rebels say captured seven towns (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ethiopian rebels fighting for independence for a region with potentially significant oil and gas reserves said on Saturday they had captured seven towns near the border with neighboring Somalia.
Bombing destroys Pakistan’s spy agency office – Summary (EARTHtimes.org)
Islamabad – Two suicide car bombings targeted the offices of an intelligence agency and a police station in north-western Pakistan on Friday, killing 17 people and injuring more than 80, o…
Ethiopia rebels ‘capture towns’ (BBC News)
Ethnic-Somali rebels in Ethiopia say they have launched an offensive against government forces and captured several towns.
