Sunday, October 18, 2009

Pakistan Moves Farther Into Taliban Land

The Pakistani military moved deeper into South Waziristan, hitting Taliban targets with F-16 fighter jets as troops supported by helicopter gunships climbed higher into the terrain.

Just a Note...

Sorry, everyone, that I haven't been updating regularly this week. I was out of the country and have only now gotten a chance to catch up with everything. Please let me know if you think I've missed any especially important news articles, and I'll post them up!

Hope you had an enjoyable long weekend.

Best,

Aleksandra

Iran Guard Commanders Are Killed in Bombings

Five commanders of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps were killed and dozens of others left dead and injured in two bombings in Iran’s southeastern frontier with Pakistan, according to state news agencies.

Iran Frees Reporter Held Since June

Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian Newsweek journalist, had been arrested in postelection unrest and put on trial in August with about 100 other detainees.

Truck Bomb Destroys Key Bridge in Western Iraq

A suicide bomber driving a dynamite-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military.

U.N. Council Endorses Gaza Report

U.N. Council Endorses Gaza Report

Iraq: Growing Closer to Turkey

Iraq: Growing Closer to Turkey

Turkey and Syria Signal Improved Relations

Turkey and Syria Signal Improved Relations

Tehran Plans to Execute 3 Protesters of Election

Tehran Plans to Execute 3 Protesters of Election