APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from January 2008

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from January 2008

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 25 - Iraq & The Loyalty Of Its Sunnis.
January 14, 2008... US forces on Jan. 8 launched a major offensive against Neo-Salafi groups led by al-Qaeda, the most fanatic and violent strain in Sunni Islam, without letting their Iraqi military allies know of it in advance for fear of betrayal by Sunni Army...

Bin Laden's Focus On Saudi Arabia.
January 14, 2008... In a long article published on Jan 12, Michael Scheuer, a former CIA agent in charge of tracking al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, wrote that - apart from his network's focus on Iraq, bin Laden's Dec. 29, 2007, message posted on the Internet,...

The US Offensive On Neo-Salafis.
January 14, 2008... With top secrecy and a disinformation campaign aimed at Iraqi Army comrades, US troops on Jan. 8 launched Operation Phantom Phoenix (OPP) to drive Neo-Salafi groups including al-Qaeda from their stronghold in Diyala province. But many...

US Forces To Hand Over Anbar.(Anbar, Iraq)(Brief article)
January 14, 2008... US forces on Jan. 11 said they could hand over security in the western province of Anbar to Iraqi forces as soon as March or April, after a substantial turnaround of security in the one-time Neo-Salafi stronghold. US forces spokesman Rear...

Bush Says Iran Poses Threat To Global Security.(George W. Bush)
January 14, 2008... In Abu Dhabi, President Bush on Jan. 13 urged wary allies in the six-state Arab Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) to rally against Iran "before it is too late", even as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) then announced that Tehran had...