Combined Forces Kill Insurgents, Save Civilians in Afghanistan
From the American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON - Afghan army commandos and their coalition partners killed four militants while simultaneously protecting nearly 90 civilians in an early morning operation today in western Afghanistan, military officials reported.
The combined forces were conducting a raid on a compound, targeting a Taliban commander in Farah province’s Dowlatabad village when they received fire from several enemy fighting positions. The combined forces quickly returned fire and also established a security perimeter to protect the civilians, who included 30 children, officials said.
The exchange of fire resulted in the deaths of four enemy fighters who local residents confirmed were Taliban militants.
During the search for more militants, commandos discovered a fully operational explosive device in a local mosque. Commandos removed the bomb and destroyed it. The detonation caused minor damage to the mosque’s exterior wall, for which the commandos provided compensation to village elders. The operation also uncovered numerous small arms weapons and bomb-making materials.....
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And headine from NY TIMES:
Civilian Is Killed in Afghan Strike
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/world/asia/24afghan.html
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Iran receives al Qaeda praise for role in terrorist attacks
Fresh links between Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and al-Qaeda have been uncovered following interception of a letter from the terrorist leadership that hails Tehran’s support for a recent attack on the American embassy in Yemen, which killed 16 people.
Delivery of the letter exposed the rising role of Saad bin Laden, son of the al-Qaeda leader, Osama as an intermediary between the organisation and Iran....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/3506544/Iran-receives-al-Qaeda-praise-for-role-in-terrorist-attacks.html
CIA strike brings bin Laden closer
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24694264-2703,00.html
Muslim Backlash Over Zawahiri’s Racial Obama Slur Grows
http://themoderatevoice.com/religion/islam/radical-islam/24562/muslim-backlash-over-zawahiris-racial-obama-slur-grows/
Max Blumenthal: My Interview With Malcolm X’s Daughter On Zawahiri, Obama
Malcolm X’s daughter was upset about Zawahiri mentioning her father in the tape. She compared Zawahiri to Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan....
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/195090.php
UK: AlQaeda Launches “Reign Of Terror” Inside Britians Maximum Security Prison
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/195102.php
Kuwaiti Cleric: ‘Death is Too Good for Homosexuals’
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31991_Kuwaiti_Cleric-_Death_is_Too_Good_for_Homosexuals
Tamil Tigers Announce ‘Suicide Bombers Day’ in Britain
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31988_Tamil_Tigers_Announce_Suicide_Bombers_Day_in_Britain
Pirates Get Route Information from Yemeni Sources
http://armiesofliberation.com/index.php
Killed by remote control: MPs’ concern as U.S. blows up Briton on wanted list
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British police have had a warrant for Rauf’s arrest since 2002 when he fled his native Birmingham.
Four years later intelligence reports suggested he was working in Pakistan for Al Qaeda - and had put together a team plotting to smuggle liquid bombs on to airliners and blow a number of them out of the sky simultaneously.
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The Labour chairman of the parliamentary committee on human rights, Andrew Dismore, said he would refer the matter to his committee for possible investigation.....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1088697/Killed-remote-control-MPs-concern-U-S-blows-Briton-wanted-list.html?ITO=1490