News in Brief
Recap of the latest news headlines.
In Brief: Judge ejects Hussein's lawyer, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 15.36 CET) – Guards dragged a Lebanese lawyer from the court trying former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and seven others on torture and murder charges on Monday.
In Brief: Philippine communists threaten attacks, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 15.34 CET) – Communist rebels in the Philippines have threatened to step up their attacks on mining interests and government troops guarding mining facilities in the mountainous northern Kalinga province of Luzon island, Reuters reports.
In Brief: N. Korea said to have missile launch plans, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 13.08 CET) – Japanese media claim that North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile.
In Brief: Blasts bracket first Iraqi cabinet meeting, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.48 CET) – The first meeting of the newly-selected Iraqi cabinet has been met with a series of deadly bombings.
In Brief: Fifty die in Afghan air strike, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.46 CET) – Aircraft from US-led coalition forces have struck a village in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, killing up to 50 Taliban militants, though sources in the area spoke of a large number of civilian casualties According to the US military, the purpose of the operation was "to detain individuals suspected of terrorist and anti-Afghanistan activities".
In Brief: Tigers commander killed in Sri Lanka, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.44 CET) – A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) military commander has been shot dead in eastern Sri Lanka, as the rebel group warned that it might withdraw permanently from moribund peace negotiations.
In Brief: Kuwaiti emir dissolves parliament, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.42 CET) – Kuwait's emir dissolved his country's parliament on Sunday evening, citing government instability as the reason for the move.
In Brief: Saudi Guantanamo detainees repatriated, 19 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 19 May 2006: 16.31 CET) – Fifteen Saudi nationals who had been detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp have arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh after their release from US custody.
In Brief: Hamas official caught with US$800,000, 19 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 19 May 2006: 16.28 CET) – Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri was briefly detained by Palestinian border police on Friday after he attempted to smuggle US$800,000 into the Gaza Strip from Egypt.
In Brief: Iraqi cabinet to be announced, 19 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 19 May 2006: 16.26 CET) – Iraqi prime minister designate Nuri al-Maliki looks likely to name former nuclear scientist Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani to head the key oil ministry when he unveils his cabinet, Reuters reports.
In Brief: Judge ejects Hussein's lawyer, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 15.36 CET) – Guards dragged a Lebanese lawyer from the court trying former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and seven others on torture and murder charges on Monday.
In Brief: Philippine communists threaten attacks, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 15.34 CET) – Communist rebels in the Philippines have threatened to step up their attacks on mining interests and government troops guarding mining facilities in the mountainous northern Kalinga province of Luzon island, Reuters reports.
In Brief: N. Korea said to have missile launch plans, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 13.08 CET) – Japanese media claim that North Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile.
In Brief: Blasts bracket first Iraqi cabinet meeting, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.48 CET) – The first meeting of the newly-selected Iraqi cabinet has been met with a series of deadly bombings.
In Brief: Fifty die in Afghan air strike, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.46 CET) – Aircraft from US-led coalition forces have struck a village in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, killing up to 50 Taliban militants, though sources in the area spoke of a large number of civilian casualties According to the US military, the purpose of the operation was "to detain individuals suspected of terrorist and anti-Afghanistan activities".
In Brief: Tigers commander killed in Sri Lanka, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.44 CET) – A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) military commander has been shot dead in eastern Sri Lanka, as the rebel group warned that it might withdraw permanently from moribund peace negotiations.
In Brief: Kuwaiti emir dissolves parliament, 22 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Monday, 22 May 2006: 12.42 CET) – Kuwait's emir dissolved his country's parliament on Sunday evening, citing government instability as the reason for the move.
In Brief: Saudi Guantanamo detainees repatriated, 19 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 19 May 2006: 16.31 CET) – Fifteen Saudi nationals who had been detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp have arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh after their release from US custody.
In Brief: Hamas official caught with US$800,000, 19 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 19 May 2006: 16.28 CET) – Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri was briefly detained by Palestinian border police on Friday after he attempted to smuggle US$800,000 into the Gaza Strip from Egypt.
In Brief: Iraqi cabinet to be announced, 19 May 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 19 May 2006: 16.26 CET) – Iraqi prime minister designate Nuri al-Maliki looks likely to name former nuclear scientist Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani to head the key oil ministry when he unveils his cabinet, Reuters reports.
posted by Marko at 5/22/2006 08:43:00 AM
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