In a speech in Baghdad, US Ambassador Ryan Crocker defended the latest draft of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) as "an important agreement that fully restores Iraq's sovereignty." But massive public opposition to the agreement has scared away political support...
Sahibzada Haroonur Rashid, a high ranking official in the Jamaat-e Islami (JI) party from Bajaur Agency, claimed today that 1,500 civilians have been killed since Pakistan's military offensive in Bajaur began in August. He also condemned the operation for displacing...
Ever the optimists, Iraq's Human Rights Ministry announced today that the displacement of Christians in Mosul has been over since Wednesday, when security forces took control of the city. A ministry official placed the overall displacement at 2270, far fewer than...
Pakistani jets attacked the Swat Valley village of Barthana today, acting on a tip-off regarding the presence of militants in the village. The overall death toll in the attack is not yet clear, but 30 have been confirmed killed to this point, and over 100, many of...
On Thursday, the Taliban captured a bus traveling east of Kandahar. 50 passengers were on the bus at the time. 10 were released shortly later, and according to Kandahar provincial police chief Matlullah Khan Qaneh the remaining 40 were killed by the Taliban. The...
Yesterday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that reopening the terms of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the United States would be difficult and that it was time for parliament to either ratify or reject the deal as it presently stands. This is...
Updated 10/19 6:50 PM EST At least 50,000 Iraqis joined a protest in the streets of Baghdad today, organized by followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, chanting anti-US and anti-occupation slogans and waving banners opposing the controversial Status of Forces...
In a statement delivered by spokesman Ahmedullah Ahmedi, local Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Qari Gul Bahadar said that militants in North and South Waziristan will continue to abide by the peace deal signed with the Pakistani government earlier this year...
There aren't many things that a confidant of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a council of Iraqi Sunni religious leaders and the followers of firebrand Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr can all agree on, but they seem to have found common ground on one thing: they all oppose...
Pakistan's military twice bombarded a remote mountainous area in the restive Swat Valley today, killing at least 60 militants and wounded an unknown number of others. The target was said to be a "Taliban training camp and hideouts." The hideouts appear to have...
