June, 2006

• 5 June

  6 occupants were killed in the south Chechnya

  According to an officer of the Headquarters of the Eastern Front of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), as a result of an ambush set for so-called reconnaissance detachment of Russian aggressors on 26 May 6 occupants were killed. The Chechen fighters carried out the operation …

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• 5 June

  Shamil Basaev meeting of commands of the front sectors

  According to information given by a source at the Military Committee of the State Committee for Defense Majlisul Shura of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI) the Commander (Amir) of Mujahiddeens Abdallah Shamil Abu-Idris held meeting of commanders of front sectors of the CRI. Deputy commanders took part at the …

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• 5 June

  The West is failing Afghanistan

  A deadly traffic accident caused by a U.S. military convoy sparked anti-American riots in the Afghan capital, Kabul – a city that was supposed to be the safest place in the war-torn country.  The unrest began Monday after a U.S. military vehicle crashed into at least 12 civilian cars in …

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• 5 June

  Russia prepare for local war

  RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES TALK ABOUT GLOBAL THREATS, BUT PREPARE FOR LOCAL WAR  On May 10 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address to the Russian Federal Assembly.

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• 5 June

  Sheikh Dr. Nasser Al-‘Omar sees U.S. collapsing, Muslim victory

  On April 19, 2006, Saudi Islamist cleric Sheikh Dr. Nasser Al-‘Omar appeared on Al-Jazeera delivering a lecture on jihad. In it, he said, “The Islamic nation now faces a great phase of jihad,” and added “There are places where jihad is proper – Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq, Chechnya, Kashmir, and the …

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• 5 June

  Basaev would get some fines…

  This is a printout of an interview with Kavkaz Center’s cooperator Mikael Storsjö in the Swedish Radio on Monday 15.05.2006. We publish this interview in its entity, as we find authentic information of what happened in Sweden a week ago to be of public interest for all our readers. Reporter: …

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• 4 June

  State-run media blames US, Israel for attack

  DAMASCUS (AP) — Syria’s state-run media on Saturday implicitly blamed the recent militant attack in Damascus on the United States, Israel and their supporters in the region.

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• 4 June

  EU trawler deal angers fishermen

  AGADIR (Reuters) — A deal endorsed by EU ministers last week for Spanish and Portuguese trawlers to fish in Morocco’s Atlantic coastal waters has fuelled anger in Agadir, Morocco’s main fishing port.

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• 4 June

  Riots burn Lebanon’s reputation as most tolerant Arab nation

  BEIRUT — Every week, Lebanese tune into the TV programme “A Nation’s Smiles” for a dose of satire on their leaders. But when an actor in clerical robes and fake beard spoofed the leader of Hizbollah this week, mocking the group’s fight against Israel, it took only minutes for thousands …

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• 4 June

  Global unpopularity of war ties US hands on Iran

  VIENNA — A proposed deal to end Iran’s disputed nuclear programme highlights a new and unflattering reality facing the United States: American intercessions overseas will be seen through the prism of an Iraq war that is highly unpopular around the globe.

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