APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map articles from September 2008

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map archives from September 2008

Resurgence In The Shi'ite World - Part 33 - Iraq, Afghans, Pak & Caucasus.
September 15, 2008... The commander of the US forces in Iraq until Sept. 16, Army Lt Gen David Petraeus, told the BBC on Sept. 12 he will not declare victory in this country because the calm is fragile and violence could resume at any time. To take over as head of...

The Male & Female Acs.(Awakening Councils )
September 15, 2008... The tribal Arab Awakening Councils (ACs) are part of the success story for Petraeus, who in 2006 devised a counter-insurgency strategy for Iraq reflecting the five basic elements of Muslim society - the tribe, the sect, the ideology,...

Female Police.
September 15, 2008... However, other females feel differently. Mrs Wafa' Najah 'Abdullah, a widow smiling after she fired 160 rounds at a black-and-white target, says: "I felt like the practice was real - like I was part of the war - and I was protecting my country...

Bush OKs US Raids Into Pakistan.(George W. Bush)
September 15, 2008... The US media on Sept. 12 reported a "former intelligence official with access" to the US debate about how to fight al-Qaeda and the Taliban inside the lawless tribal border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan as saying President Bush had...

Tehran Backs Russia In Caucasus; US Is Closer To Iran Blockade.
September 15, 2008... Visiting Russia, Iran's Foreign Minister Manushehr Mottaki on Sept. 13 backed Moscow's moves on Georgia and threats to other peripheral states which used to be part of the former Soviet Union (FSU). He said the US missile shield planned to be...