TimeLine Layout

November, 2007

  • 15 November

    The Dubrovka theatre siege: 5 years on

    On June 1 2007 the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office suspended the official inquiry into the “terrorist” attack on the Dubrovka theatre complex, during which Chechen guerrillas took hostage more than 900 spectators of the show “Nord-Ost”.

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  • 15 November

    Russia envoy: Pakistan more dangerous than Iran

    A senior Russian diplomat warned the United States on Thursday that the threat from Pakistan if “extremists” or “Islamists” came to power in Islamabad would be far greater than the potential danger from Iran.

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  • 15 November

    Clash took place in Dagestan’s capital. Enemy brought armored vehicles

    According to occupation sources with the reference to local murtads two houses with Mujahideen were sealed off in Shamilkale (former Makhachkala) early morning of Monday, November 12.

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  • 15 November

    Eight Dagestani Mujahideen became shaheeds

    On picture: Dagestani shaheeds (martyrs)   The occupation sources cited the names of Dagestan Shaheeds who were martyred in the fierce gun battle, which was took place 12 November in the center of Shamilkala city (former Makhachkala). Russians claim that dead Mujahideen were the members of Buinaksk Jamaat.

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  • 15 November

    Moscow transfers to Abkhazia formations of Chechen murtads

    Russia placed additional arms and troops to Abkhazia, thus provoking new tensions in the conflict area, Georgian State Minister for Conflict Settlement David Bakradze said at a special briefing on 12 November.

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  • 15 November

    Russian troops leave Georgia

    Russia says it has completed pulling out its troops from Russia, leaving only “peacekeepers” behind. The move comes as Georgia is set to lift its week-long state of emergency after police broke up protests in the capital, Tbilisi, according to its parliamentary speaker.

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  • 15 November

    Ukraine implicated in CIA renditions

    An EU investigator said Wednesday he has evidence to suggest that a Ukrainian airstrip was used by CIA-operated planes involved in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program.

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  • 15 November

    Several militants killed, seven detained in S Afghanistan

    KABUL, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — The U.S.-led Coalition forces killed several militants and detained seven others in an operation Wednesday in unrest southern Afghan province of Helmand, said a Coalition statement released here on Thursday.

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  • 15 November

    English teacher among latest casualties in Afghanistan

    KABUL – Taliban insurgents killed a man teaching English courses in eastern Afghanistan, sparking a clash that left two suspected militants and two policemen dead, an official said Thursday.

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  • 15 November

    U.S. says not concerned about Pakistani nukes

    The Pentagon on Wednesday said it was not worried about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons amid the political crisis there, rolling back from comments made by a senior U.S. general who called the issue a “primary concern.”

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