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Iraq Nabs 'Mother' of Female Terrorists

Accused of recruiting
80 suicide bombers

Feb 4, 09 3:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraqi forces have arrested a woman suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers, the Times of London reports. Samira Ahmed Jassim, known as “the mother of the believers,” has confessed to sending 28 women on suicide missions. Jassim also admitted to planning the rapes of many... More »

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insurgents • Sunni militants • suicide bomber • terrorist • female suicide bomber • al-Qaeda • Iraqi Army

 Sri Lanka Bombs Rebels 
 After Seizing Their HQ 

Tamil Tigers now occupy just 620 sq. miles

Jan 3, 09 9:02 AM CST
(AP) - Sri Lankan air force jets and helicopters bombed a series of rebel targets in the north and northeast, the military said, as soldiers pressed deeper into Tamil Tiger territory a day after capturing the insurgents' de facto capital. The fall of Kilinochchi has squeezed ethnic minority Tamils into 620 square... More »

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insurgents • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • bombing • Kilinochchi

Pakistani Offensive Shuts US Supply Line  to Afghanistan

Crackdown targets Khyber Pass militants

Dec 30, 08 8:45 AM CST
(AP) - Pakistan closed the main route used to ferry supplies to US and allied troops in Afghanistan today after launching a fresh offensive against militants in the area. The road through the Khyber Pass in the northwest of Pakistan has faced increasing attacks by militants seeking to squeeze Western forces fighting... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • insurgents • US military • army supplies • militant • offensive • Khyber Pass • NATO troops

 21 Killed in Iraq Car Bombings 

25 wounded in Baghdad square blast

Dec 27, 08 7:27 AM CST
(AP) - A bomb tore through a busy square in Baghdad at midday today, killing at least 18 people and wounding 25, the AP reports. Iraqi police said the blast in a northern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood was a parked car bomb, apparently targeting a taxi stand. Some 60 miles south of Baghdad,... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • car bomb • militant • Iraq war

Citing 'Treason,' Somali Prez Fires His PM

Gov't near collapse, insurgents vow never
to talk to leadership

Dec 14, 08 1:48 PM CST
(AP) - Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf fired his prime minister today and accused him of paralyzing the government with "corruption, inefficiency, and treason." Hours later, as the government veered toward collapse, Islamic insurgents held a brazen news conference in the capital and vowed never to negotiate with the leadership. More »

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Somalia • Africa • insurgents • corruption • Abdullahi Yusuf • insurgency • al-shebab

'Sticky Bombs' Spread Fear in Baghdad

Insurgents shift to smaller devices as security tightens

Nov 14, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Small explosives dubbed "sticky IEDs" are contributing to a growing feeling of unease in Baghdad, the New York Times reports. The fist-sized bombs attached to magnets or adhesives are hard to detect, easy for a furtive bomber to put in place and have become the weapon of choice for... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • explosives • US military • bombing • bomb • car bomb

 Islamists Take
 Somalian Port, Near Capital

Insurgents encroach Mogadishu

Nov 12, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Islamist rebels in Somalia captured the port city of Merka today as they continue to move in on Mogadishu, the weak transitional government’s stronghold, the New York Times reports. Hundreds of militants entered Merka, unopposed because government forces had fled the city the previous night. After weeks of steady... More »

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Somalia • Africa • insurgents • Islamic Sharia law • militia • rebels

 Thai Blasts Injure 
 at Least 60 

Triple explosion leaves dozens injured in Muslim south

Nov 4, 08 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Three separate bomb blasts injured more than 60 people in a Muslim region in south Thailand, reports the BBC. The explosions took place near a government office and a tea shop, appearing to target a meeting of local officials. Police accused separatist insurgents, who have targeted the area for years... More »

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terrorism • insurgents • Thailand • bomb • bomb explosion

 US: Do We Dare Turn 
 Detainees Over to Iraqis? 

Security deal could see Iraqi authorities handed thousands of prisoners they can't handle

Oct 25, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new security agreement negotiated with Iraq could leave the US military with 5,000 tough problems, the New York Times reports. US forces currently hold 17,000 Iraqi prisoners—including 5,000 considered dangerous radicals. Under the latest draft of the deal, the US would lose the right to... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Iraq pullout • Iraqi prisons • US military • Camp Cropper • Iraq war • detainees • Camp Bucca

Afghanistan Commander Calls for More Troops, Now

US General appeals for political support, manpower

Oct 1, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top US commander in Afghanistan today asked for more troops, as well as additional political and economic aid, "as quickly as possible" to combat a growing influx of foreign insurgents in the country, the AP reports. The fight against Islamic militants is going to get harder before it... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Pakistan • insurgents • US military • US troops • David McKiernan

Petraeus Hands Over Command of Iraq

Praises successor Odierno as 'perfect man for the job'

Sep 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing a "long struggle" in Iraq despite his successes, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his command of the country, reports the BBC, amid a smattering of violence that served as a reminder of reversible gains. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised security gains made on Petraeus' watch as authority was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • car bomb • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

 Twin Algeria Bombings Kill 11

Second day of violence leaves dozens wounded in Bouira

Aug 20, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two car bombs killed 11 people and left 31 wounded in the Algerian city of Bouira, just a day after a suicide bombing in Algiers killed dozens more. Today's bombs targeted a hotel and a military command center, and one of the explosions occurred as a passenger bus drove past.... More »

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terrorism • insurgents • Algeria • suicide bombing • Algiers • car bomb • Bouira

Sarkozy Headed to Afghanistan After French Troop Deaths

10 killed in Taliban attack near Kabul

Aug 19, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to visit Afghanistan after 10 French troops were killed and 21 injured by Taliban fighters in an ambush near Kabul, the Guardian reports. The battle—which began yesterday and continued into today—nearly doubled the number of French soldiers who have lost their lives in... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • insurgents • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • French troops

 Afghanistan's
 Insurgency
 Endures

Attacks highlight security decline

Aug 14, 08 12:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The insurgency in Afghanistan is mushrooming, and targeting the refurbished highway that provides a weak connection between the country's ethnic halves, the New York Times reports. A series of deadly attacks in June has exposed the tribulations of the United States' 6-year-old effort to defeat the Taliban. More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • insurgents • United States • Kabul • IED • US troops • Kandahar • Highway 1 • insurgency

Taliban Targets Attacks for Maximum Panic in Kabul

Incapable of large strikes, insurgents aim to strike fear into populace

Jul 27, 08 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan lack the firepower to spark a massive attack, but they’re doing their best to wage psychological warfare on Kabul, Newsweek reports. Creating a sense of instability through frequent small-scale attacks, “we can create panic and undermine the last vestiges of support for the regime,... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • insurgents • security • Kabul

 Bodies of 2 Missing GIs Found 

Soldiers were kidnapped by insurgents in 2007 ambush

Jul 11, 08 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The families of two US soldiers missing in Iraq for over a year have been informed that their bodies have been found, reports AP. Alex Jimenez, 25, and Byron Fouty, 19, were seized by insurgents in a May 2007 ambush. Four other soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division "Polar... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • missing soldiers • US military • Alex Jimenez • Brian Fouty

 Iraq Insurgents Gain
 Deadly New Weapon 

Rocket-bomb attacks can kill dozens at a time

Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post. Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • rocket attacks • IED • bomb • Shiite insurgents • rocket

ANALYSIS

 Iraqis Losing Love for al-Qaeda 

Insurgents reeling from citizen backlash, troop surge

Jul 6, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Outsmarted and overwhelmed by allied forces in Iraq, al-Qaeda is getting desperate, Marie Colvin writes for the London Times. The insurgents, masters of organized resistance, are now resorting to small-scale hit-and-run attacks amidst waning support from Iraqis. “Al-Qaeda in Mosul is pretty much not able to do... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • troop surge • David Petraeus • US military • Mosul • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Pakistan Routs Taliban Forces in Major Offensive

Government abandons diplomatic tack to cut militant violence

Jun 28, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan blasted suspected militant hideouts today, launching its biggest offensive against Taliban forces since electing a government last March. The military cleared three militant outposts and forced the insurgents west, CNN reports. For weeks, tensions have mounted between militants and Islamabad, which abandoned its diplomatic strategy as insurgent strikes increased. More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pentagon • Pakistan • insurgents • Robert Gates • Islamabad

 Taliban Said
 Routed Near
 Kandahar 

NATO forces help kill 56 insurgents in 'successful airstrikes'

Jun 19, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(AP) - Yesterday's swift offensive by Afghan and NATO forces drove Taliban militants from a strategic group of villages outside southern Afghanistan's largest city and killed 56 insurgents, Afghan officials said today. The Afghan National Army has taken control of the villages, a defense ministry spokesman said, but militants had planted hundreds... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Middle East • insurgents • Arghandab

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