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January 11, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-11 (Friday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-11 (Friday)
2005.60
2005.57
0.03

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Chad

2008-01-11 (Friday)
Military officials have approved a European peacekeeping force in Chad and the Central African Republic with the task of protecting refugees from Darfur (Sudan) and people displaced by internal fighting.


Kenya

2008-01-11 (Friday)
The defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga and his Orange Democratic Movement has called three days — from Wednesday to Friday — of nationwide rallies next week in 25 towns and cities to protest.

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Global Securty Index
Previous Day
2005.57
2005.67
0.10

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January 10, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-10 (Thursday)

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Global Securty Index
2007-01-10 (Thursday)
2005.57
2005.67
0.10

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Algeria

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
Six soldiers have been wounded when their vehicle drove over an explosive device that had been planted on the road near the town of Tizi Ouzou, in the Kabylie region.


Gabon

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
Gabon has temporarily banned the activities of up to 20 non-governmental organisations for their alleged interference in politics.


Iraq

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
United States military unleashed a massive air blitz on Al-Qaeda targets south of the Iraqi capital, in which 47,500 pounds (21,500 kilograms) of explosives were dropped on 47 targets within 10 minutes.

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
In the period from March 2003 until June 2006, about 151,000 (between 104,000 and 223,000) Iraqis have died violently.
– According to World Health Organization study


Kenya

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
“The parties agreed to work together with a panel of eminent African personalities headed by Mr Kofi Annan… towards resolving their differences and all other outstanding issues including constitutional and electoral reforms. [ … ] Both sides agreed there should be an end to the violence and they also agreed there should be dialogue.”
– John Kufuor, President of Ghana

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have held separate talks with Ghana’s President John Kufuor but still not met face-to-face since Kibaki was sworn in on December 30.

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
Stability had returned to most parts of the country, but there are some pockets where there are still attacks.


Mozambique

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
Some 45,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the Zambezi valley.


Pakistan

2008-01-10 (Thursday)
At least 22 police officers were killed and six were critically wounded when a suicide bomber exploded a device outside the high court in Lahore, the eastern city of Pakistan.

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Global Securty Index
Previous Day
2005.67
2005.75
0.08

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January 9, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-09 (Wednesday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-09 (Wednesday)
2005.67
2005.75
0.08

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 Georgia

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) Mikheil Saakashvili, the pro-Western reformer, scored 52.21 percent, clearing the 50-percent hurdle for winning in one round.

Iran - United States

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) Iran accused the United States of “clumsily” fabricating footage claiming to show Iranian speedboats harassing US warships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iraq

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) Six US soldiers have been killed and four other soldiers were injured in a blast in an explosives-rigged house in Iraq’s troubled Diyala province.

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) “Operational security in Iraq is a problem. [ … ] I’m sure there is active leaking of communication.”
– Maj Gen Mark Hertling, the commander of US forces in northern Iraq
(nb. The Iraqi army uses unsecured cell phones and radios.)

Kenya

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) African Union chief John Kufuor met Kenyan leaders to mediate an end to political turmoil following disputed presidential polls that sparked widespread violence and left at least 600 dead.

Kosovo - Serbia

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) “I assure you that within a few weeks we will declare independence. [ … ]
Independence is everything for our country and our people. We sacrificed, we deserve independence and independence of Kosovo is our life, it’s our future.”
– Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo, talking to media after the coalition was approved.

Palestine -Israel

2008-01-09 (Wednesday) US President George W. Bush said he saw a new opportunity for peace in the Holy Land as he arrived in Israel at the start of a landmark regional tour.

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Global Securty Index
Previous Day
2005.75
2005.80
0.05

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January 8, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-08 (Tuesday)

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Global Securty Index
2007-01-08 (Tuesday)
2005.75
2005.80
0.05

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 Kenya

2008-01-08 (Tuesday) President Mwai Kibaki named ministers in his new cabinet just before going to the airport to welcome John Kufuor; the opposition rejected the new cabinet.

2008-01-08 (Tuesday) President Mwai Kibaki and his rival Raila Odinga are under huge international pressure to meet one-on-one with an international mediator to resolve the crisis.

Sri Lanka

2008-01-08 (Tuesday) Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake announced parliament had again extended emergency rule.
(Emergency rule was first imposed in late 2005.)

2008-01-08 (Tuesday) Nation Building Minister D.M. Dassanayake was killed by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels the town of Ja-Ela, 12 miles north of Colombo.

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Global Securty Index
Previous Day
2005.80
2005.95
0.15

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January 7, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-07 (Monday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-07 (Monday)
2005.80
2005.95
0.15

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 China

2008-01-07 (Monday) A group of 57 Chinese dissidents signed an open letter condemning the arrest of Hu Jia, an AIDS and environmental activist, on subversion charges and urged the government to improve human rights ahead of this year’s Olympics.

Iran - United States

2008-01-07 (Monday) In the Strait of Hormuz, five small high-speed vessels believed to be from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy charged at and threatened to blow up a three-ship U.S. Navy convoy passing near Iranian waters, then vanished as the American ship commanders were preparing to open fire.

Iraq

2008-01-07 (Monday) A double bombing killed at least seven people and wounded 25 Monday outside the Baghdad office of a government agency that cares for Sunni mosques and shrines.

Israel

2008-01-07 (Monday) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would ask President George W. Bush to curb Israel’s West Bank settlements for the sake of peace.
Bush will visit the Middle East this week.

Pakistan

2008-01-07 (Monday) Suspected Islamic militants killed eight tribal leaders involved in efforts to broker a cease-fire between security forces and insurgents. The men were shot in separate attacks late Sunday and early Monday in South Waziristan, a mountainous region close to Afghanistan where militants allied with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban operate.

2008-01-07 (Monday) “Pakistan’s position in the war on terror has been very clear — that any action on Pakistani soil will be taken only by Pakistani forces and Pakistani security agencies. [ … ] No other country will be allowed to carry out operations in Pakistan. This has been conveyed at the highest level.”
– Mohammad Sadiq, Foreign Ministry spokesman

Sri Lanka

2008-01-07 (Monday) Government troops destroyed three rebel bunkers and killed seven Tamil Tigers in the far northern Jaffna peninsula.

Sudan

2008-01-07 (Monday) Sudanese armed forces fired upon the clearly marked peacekeeping supply convoy from Unamid (United Nations).

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Global Securty Index
Previous Day
2005.95
2006.25
0.30

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January 6, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-06 (Sunday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-06 (Sunday)
2005.95
2006.25
0.30

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 Chad - Sudan

2008-01-06 (Sunday) Chad warplanes have bombed two villages in Sudan’s Darfur province, near the West Darfur capital, Geneina, leaving six people dead.
Georgia

2008-01-06 (Sunday) “While the … election in Georgia was in essence consistent with most international standards for democratic elections, significant challenges were revealed which need to be addressed urgently.
“I perceive this election as a viable expression of the free choice of the Georgian people, but the future holds immense challenges.”
– Alcee L. Hastings, senior OSCE election observer, in a statement

2008-01-06 (Sunday) Georgia’s opposition is calling for mass street protests after accusing the authorities of trying to rig Saturday’s snap presidential elections.

Iraq

2008-01-06 (Sunday) In Iraq, at least 14 people, among them six security personnel, were killed and 32 wounded in three separate attacks.
Israel

2008-01-06 (Sunday) Israel did cut fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip’s only electric plant in half. The power outages will rotate across Gaza and Gazans will be forced to live without lights and electric heaters for eight hours.

Kenya

2008-01-06 (Sunday) Aid workers sought to bring relief to an estimated 250,000 refugees from post-election violence.

2008-01-06 (Sunday) In deeply religious Kenya, people across the political divide prayed in Protestant, Catholic and other churches special prayers for peace and moments of silence for the dead.

Pakistan
2008-01-06 (Sunday) Hundreds of families, comprising some 6,000 mainly women and children, from Pakistan’s tribal regions have been crossing the border with Afghanistan over the past week. The security situation is deteriorating because historic clashes between Shias and Sunnis in the villages in Kurram, North West Frontier Province, have escalated in the past couple of weeks.

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Global Securty Index
Previous Day
2006.25
2006.70
0.35

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January 5, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-05 (Saturday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-05 (Saturday)
2006.25
2006.70
0.35

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  Chad - Sudan
2008-01-05 (Saturday) Chad’s President Idris Deby said that he would send troops to destroy rebel Chadian bases in Darfur.
  Israel
2008-01-05 (Saturday) Israeli forces killed a Palestinian militant in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after rockets fired from the Hamas-controlled territory hit Sderot in southern Israel.
  Kenya
2008-01-05 (Saturday) President Mwai Kibaki made the following statement to Jendayi Frazer, the leading U.S. diplomatic for Afric: Kenya’s president is ready to form “a government of national unity” to help resolve disputed elections that caused deadly riots.
– According to Isaiya Kabira, director of the presidential news service
2008-01-05 (Saturday) The unrest “threatens impressive recent gains in economic growth and poverty reduction
– Statement of the World Bank
  North Korea
2008-01-05 (Saturday) NKorea nuclear talks stalled amid disputes.
North Korea said it had been forced to slow compliance with the deal reached last February as the other parties to the agreement — China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the US — had not held up their end of the bargain.
The United States says (a) it has evidence that North Korea imported material which could be used in a secret uranium enrichment programme and (b) that United States was still waiting for North Korea’s full account of its nuclear programmes.
  Sri Lanka
2008-01-05 (Saturday) At least 26 LTTE cadres were reported killed in Mannar and Jaffna during confrontations with the security forces within the last 24 hours.
– Udaya Nanayakkara, Army Spokesman Brigadier

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-04 (Friday)
2006.70
2007.25 0.55

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January 4, 2008

Global Security Index - 2007-01-04 (Friday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-04 (Friday)
2006.70
2007.25 0.55

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  Israel
2008-01-04 (Friday) Israeli jets launched a fresh air raid on the Gaza Strip, near the northern town of Beit Hanun, killing two members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
  Kenya
2008-01-04 (Friday) An estimated 250,000 Kenyans had been displaced by the unrest that broke out when the electoral board controversially declared Kibaki the winner of the presidential election.
– A statement from the United Nations
Lebanon
2008-01-04 (Friday) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and Ali Larijani, adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, discussed developments in Lebanon.
2008-01-04 (Friday) Lebanon’s ruling coalition urged the Arab League to protect the country from what it said were Syrian attempts to block the long-overdue election.

“We call on the Arab League to protect independent Lebanon from destruction by the Syrian regime, and its terrorism aimed at shaking Lebanon’s stability.”
– Statement ahead of Arab foreign ministers’meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday.

  Pakistan
2008-01-03 (Thursday) A team of British anti-terrorism police from Scotland Yard started working with Pakistani investigators after flying in to help them investigate the killing of Benazir Bhutto.
  Somalia
2008-01-04 (Friday) Somalia’s interim President Abdullahi Yusuf, 72, has fallen ill and been flown to neighbouring Ethiopia for treatment.

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-03 (Thursday)
2007.25
2007.75 0.10

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Global Security Index - 2007-01-03 (Thursday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-03 (Thursday)
2007.25
2007.75 0.10

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  Israel
2008-01-03 (Thursday) A series of Israeli ground and air attacks killed nine Palestinians including at least four militants. Two of the militants were members of the radical Islamic Jihad group.
  Kenya
2008-01-03 (Thursday) The Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki, today appealed for an end to the violence unleashed by his disputed re-election and said he was ready for talks with the opposition.
  Pakistan
2008-01-03 (Thursday) President Pervez Musharraf called for help from British Scotland Yard in probing the murder of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
2008-01-03 (Thursday) “Bhutto’s death has drawn the battle lines even more clearly between Musharraf’s military-backed regime and Pakistan’s moderate majority, which will settle for nothing less than genuine parliamentary democracy.” Mark Schneider, International Crisis Group’s senior vice-president, latest report “After Bhutto’s murder: a way forward for Pakistan”

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-02 (Wednesday)
2007.15
2007.75 0.25

Global Security Index - 2007-01-02 (Wednesday)

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-02 (Wednesday)
2007.15
2007.75 0.25

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  Pakistan
2008-01-02 (Wednesday) Elections originally scheduled for 8 January will now take place on 18 February.
  Sri Lanka
2008-01-02 (Wednesday) The government of Sri Lanka formally withdrew from the Cease Fire Agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels because escalating violence had made the Norwegian-brokered truce redundant.
2008-01-02 (Wednesday) In Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a powerful roadside bomb, killing at least five people and wounding 26 others

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Global Securty Index
2008-01-01 (Tuesday)
2007.75
2008.00 0.25
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