Kyrgyzstan troops kill 3 suspected terror group members in southern shootout

August 12th, 2009 Filipino troops kill 20 Muslim extremists in raidsMANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of soldiers launched an assault on two jungle encampments of al-Qaida-linked militants in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least 20 gunmen and seizing bombs that had been set to explode, military officials said. The simultaneous, pre-dawn attacks on two Abu Sayyaf encampments in hilly Silangkum and Baguindan villages on Basilan Island sparked fierce fighting that continued late in the day.

August 4th, 2009 Uzbeks condemn Russian troop boost in KyrgyzstanALMATY, Kazakhstan — Uzbekistan has condemned Russian plans to escalate its military presence in neighboring Kyrgyzstan saying it could foment instability across Central Asia. The Uzbek Foreign Ministry's statement late Monday signals a growing rift among members of a Russian-led security alliance of ex-Soviet nations.

August 3rd, 2009 Australia launches major anti-terror raidMELBOURNE, Australia — Australian police launched a major anti-terrorism operation on Monday, detaining several people they said were suspected of plotting an attack in the country. About 400 officers from state and national security services took part in at least 19 pre-dawn raids on properties in the southern city of Melbourne, Victoria state police said in a statement.

August 2nd, 2009 Twin blasts kill 2 NATO troops in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says two of its troops have been killed in twin blasts in southern Afghanistan. The military alliance did not provide other details about the Saturday attack.

July 11th, 2009 1 militant dead in shootout in central PakistanMULTAN, Pakistan — Police killed one suspected militant and seized a truckload of automatic weapons and explosives after a five-hour shootout early Saturday at a religious school in central Pakistan. Security forces stormed the seminary in Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province after receiving a tip that insurgents loyal to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud were hiding out in preparation for an attack, police official Farhat Rasool said.

June 29th, 2009 Kyrgyz troops kill 3 terror suspects in shootoutBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz security forces killed three alleged members of a terrorist organization in a shootout this weekend, authorities said Monday — the latest in a series of clashes with militants in this poor Central Asian nation. Soldiers battled gunmen for several hours after surrounding a house in the western Osh region late Saturday night, the State Security Ministry said in a statement.

June 28th, 2009 Al-Qaida-linked militants kill 2 Filipino soldiersMANILA, Philippines — Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants killed two unarmed soldiers involved in the construction of a school in the southern Philippines, officials said Sunday. The two soldiers, who belonged to an army engineering brigade, walked off a school construction site in Tipo Tipo township on the predominantly Muslim island of Basilan to buy cigarettes when they were fired upon by two suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen late Saturday, navy Rear Admiral Alex Pama said.

June 27th, 2009 5 militants killed in shootout in south PakistanKARACHI, Pakistan — Police killed five suspected militants Saturday in a nighttime raid on a Karachi apartment housing insurgents loyal to the Pakistani Taliban leader blamed for a wave of suicide attacks, a top official said. City police chief Waseem Ahmed said officers found a large quantity of weapons and explosives in the apartment.

June 24th, 2009 23 Taliban killed in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Afghan and coalition forces killed 23 suspected Taliban fighters in a clash in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan army general said Wednesday. The authorities recovered the bodies and the militants' weapons after the fighting Tuesday near Tirin Kot, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said Gen.

June 11th, 2009 Italian police arrest 6 in anti-terror raidsROME — Italian police arrested six people Thursday in raids on a group of suspected radical leftists who were allegedly planning a terror attack, authorities said. The Interior Ministry said the group was preparing an attack in La Maddalena, an island off Sardinia that had originally been selected to host the Group of Eight summit next month.

June 11th, 2009 Italian police conduct anti-terror operationROME — Italian police say they are carrying out arrests in Rome, Milan and other cities as part of an investigation into the activities of suspected radical leftist terrorists. Police in Rome did not give details of its anti-terror operation Thursday, saying it was under way.

June 11th, 2009 Philippine troops capture Manila bombing suspectMANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops have captured a Muslim explosives expert suspected in several terrorist attacks, including five nearly simultaneous bombings that killed 22 people in Manila in 2000, officials said Thursday. Army troops and police surrounded Anzar Venancio's hide-out at dawn in the predominantly southern Muslim city of Marawi.

June 11th, 2009 Obama sends message to Kyrgyzstan leaderBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Officials say President Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, as Washington tries to hold onto an important air base in the Central Asian country. The Kyrgyz president's office says Obama sent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev a letter to thank him for Kyrgyzstan's support of U.S.

April 23rd, 2009 Kyrgyz police arrest suspected killer of lawmakerBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Police say they arrested a man suspected of killing a lawmaker in Kyrgyzstan. Pro-presidential party lawmaker Sanzharbek Kadyraliyev died after being shot in the neck on April 14 outside his home in the capital, Bishkek.

April 20th, 2009 More planes for Russian base in KyrgyzstanBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The head of a Russian-dominated military alliance says more planes will be stationed at a base in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. Collective Security Treaty Organization secretary general Nikolai Bordyuzha gave no figures Monday on the planned increase at the Kant air base.