APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from November 2007

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from November 2007

IRAQ - Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 23 - Iraq & Regional Dangers.
November 19, 2007... The environment in the whole region from Turkey to Pakistan has become extremely dangerous. Problems in Turkey and Pakistan concern the Sunni Muslims who are facing an extremely fanatic strain of Sunnism - Neo-Salafi groups led by al-Qaeda....

IRAQ - Drop In Iran-Supplied IEDs.(improvised explosive devices)(Brief article)
November 19, 2007... The US military on Nov. 15 reported a sharp fall in the number of roadside bombs and other homemade bombs in Iraq, saying Iran appeared to be abiding by a reported commitment to halt the flow of such weapons into Iraq. Maj Gen James Simmons...

IRAQ - Turkish-US Co-ordination.
November 19, 2007... With the US now providing vital intelligence on the PKK moves to the Turkish military, Ankara is playing a positive role in line with the stand of the US-led alliance in the Middle East against the Iran-led axis. After PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan's...

IRAQ - Pakistan.
November 19, 2007... Former PM Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's main opposition leader, on Nov. 17 urged Washington to consider withdrawing aid and military support from the country's military-led regime until a return to democracy is assured. Ms Bhutto's call came hours...

IRAQ - Rise Of The Taliban?(Interview)
November 19, 2007... Syed Saleem Shahzad, the Pakistan-based correspondent of Asia Times Online, on Nov. 14 wrote from Nawa Pass, on the Pakistani border with Afghanistan: "While I was waiting in a village mud mosque, several motorbikes emerged from the evening...

IRAQ - Rice Denies US On Iran War Path.
November 19, 2007... Secretary Rice on Nov. 11 said the US was not intending war on Iran and renewed an offer of reconciliation talks if the Shi'ite theocracy renounced its nuclear drive. Rice said a resolution passed in late September, where the Senate voted 76-22...

IRAQ - AMS Complex Seized.
November 19, 2007... The Iraqi government on Nov. 14 seized the west Baghdad HQ - the Umm al-Qura Mosque in Sunni-dominated Gazaliyah area - of the powerful Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS), cordoning off the complex and accusing the group of supporting...