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(Iraq) Woman killed and two policemen, one soldier injured in Mosul -- IED bomb and gunmen attack

(Iraq) Ex-insurgents in Iraq seek more US cash to fight Al-Qaeda -- Colonel Satar: "I'll go back to Al-Qaeda if you stop backing the Sahwa (Awakening) groups"

Iraqi PM says troop withdrawal must satisfy all

(Iraq) Baghdad boosts security for religious festival -- in the Kadhimiyah district of Baghdad

(Afghanistan) Forty Taliban killed in Afghanistan - update - in Ghazni province - per Afghan officials on Friday

(Afghanistan) NATO soldier, 3 Taliban killed in Afghanistan - in Helmand province -- and -- British soldier killed alongside dog in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Key Taliban Leaders in Afghanistan Eliminated -- Supreme Leader Mullah Omar Still At Large; Potential Successors Killed

(Afghanistan) Raw Video: Kids Training for Terror in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Taliban propaganda undermining Afghan government: think-tank

Pakistan Television: Afghanistan Al-Qaeda Commander: Islam Doesn't Distinguish Between American People, American Gov't – Both Are Infidels and At War with Islam -- Egyptian Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid aka Sheikh Sa'id

Pakistani Leader: People See Taliban As An Alternative Leadership -- says "people are getting justice in instantly set-up Sharia courts" -- Pakistani Daily Warns: North West Frontier Province Falling into Taliban Hands -- see also Jeffrey Imm June 10 posting

(Pakistan) NWFP: 'Mohmand Agency now under Taliban's control'

(Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban release eight Pakistani hostages - in Hangu - out of 3 dozen hostages as goodwill measure after announcement of end of military operations

(Pakistan) NWFP: Jirga brokers Govt-Taliban deal - and ceasefire - in Hangu

Pakistan arrests 35 Taliban militants, Qaeda suspect - in NWFP Hangu -- announced Friday

(Pakistan) NWFP: Police - Militants blow up girls school in Pakistan - in Peshawar

(Pakistan) NWFP: Swat Taliban to resist security operation

(Pakistan) NWFP: Body to review Islamic justice in Malakand

(Pakistan) FATA: Militants kidnap telecom engineer in Khyber Agency

(Pakistan) FATA: Tribesman injured in 'Afghan attack'

(Pakistan) 'Operation Green' against militants in Karachi -- in Sindh province

(Pakistan) 'Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) will mobilize nation against US attack' -- Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad -- and -- Tents to be set up for school at Jamia Hafsa site - in Islamabad -- supported Red Mosque

(Pakistan) The New 'Forgotten War' -- NATO Secretary General: 'NATO has right to hit back Pakistan militants' -- US Secretary of State: Pakistan should do more to end violence

(India) Eight blasts hit Indian IT city of Bangalore, 2 dead, 20 wounded-- SIMI, LeT may be behind Bangalore blasts: IB -- Bangalore blasts: When and where -- Fear grips Bangalore citizens -- see also Times of India report -- see also Animesh Roul July 25 posting

India, US to conduct joint counter-terror exercise in August

(U.S.) 54% Back Military Tribunals for Terrorists over U.S. Courts

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: FBI agents deny suspect shared info on bin Laden -- Former driver's aid too little, too late, prosecutors say - Salim Hamdan trial

(U.S.) Detainee on trial said boss left Guantanamo -- Salim Hamdan said Moroccan Abdellah Tabarak was head of Osama Bin Laden's chief security detail

(U.S.) Iran widow must go to trial in NY on terror charge

(U.S.) NYPD, Port Authority agree on WTC security plan

(U.S.) Mueller praises FBI's changes since 9/11-- see also Jeffrey Imm July 11 post

(U.S.) Nuclear material often unchecked

(U.S.) Justice Advised CIA in '02 About Legal Waterboarding

(U.N.) International panel urges UN to consider anti-terrorism agency

Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide: Bin Laden is a Jihad Fighter-- see also Walid Phares July 24 posting and Paul Cruickshank May 28 posting

(UK) Fertilizer bomb plot: 'All those slags dancing around - I'll blow them all up-- link to audio clip

UK terrorism laws slammed by UN panel

(UK) Senior Muslim's warning over extremism drive -- says anti-extremism drive "implies there is a widespread problem"

Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear arms probe

Iran cleric says ultimatum won't help atom talks

(Iran) 'Mysterious Iran blast likely an attack on Hizbullah arms convoy'

(Lebanon) At least three killed in north Lebanon clash - 17 wounded in Tripoli sectarian fighting

(Lebanon) Samir Kuntar: 'Allah willing, I'll kill more Israelis'

(Lebanon) Hizbullah recruits s. Lebanese Sunnis

(Gaza) Bomb outside Gaza Christian cafe 'kills Palestinian' -- and -- Explosions in Gaza kill citizen, damage Hamas member house -- sources

(Gaza) Kassam rocket lands on Palestinian side of Gaza fence

Somalia: 16 Killed As Ethiopian Troops Retake Key Town -- Beletwein town

Somali Islamic opposition says supporters could fight UN

(Yemen) Toll in E. Yemen bombing at two dead, 20 wounded - targeting police compund in Sayoun -- CNN: Car bomb kills at least 4 in Yemen

(Algeria) Conference prepares Algerian officials to freeze al-Qaeda assets

Nigerian Governor Vows To Stop Militant Attack On Oil Pipe-Lines -- and -- Nigeria: NNPC Denies Paying Militants N1.4 Billion

(Nigeria) Security sources: 5 Russian and Ukrainian crew seized from boat in Nigeria's oil hub

(Cameroon) 10 insurgents, 2 soldiers killed in rebel attack on military in Cameroon's Bakassi peninsula

(Turkey) Landmine kills two soldiers in Turkey - planted by PKK

EU pushes for anti-terror measure -- on passenger data recording system for commercial flights

(Europe) Morocco Immigrants to Europe barred from country because of 'al-Qaeda links'

Spanish police find explosives cache belonging to Basque group ETA

(France) Red Brigades convict says all Italy will get is her 'corpse'

(Philippines) Muslim rebels launch attacks in southern Philippines: official - update

Philippine Muslim Rebel Deal In Works, No Communist Ceasefire

(Australia) Qantas 747 terror could have been caused by bomb, say aviation experts -- ABC: No Sign of Terrorism In Qantas 747 Blowout -- Hole in fuselage prompts Qantas flight to make emergency stop

Australian officials concerned but confident after terror plot to attack Shanghai Stadium

(Sri Lanka) Military: Fighting in northern Sri Lanka kills 42 rebels, 3 soldiers -- Troops repulse rebel attack in northern Sri Lanka, government says -- see also -- Heavy Battles Kill 61 As Sri Lanka Civil War Rages - Military - over past 2 days

Colombia's FARC rebels release 10 hostages - update

8 U.S.-Allied Fighters Killed In Iraq - Female suicide bomber in Baqouba also injured 24

NATO Chief: Foreign Troops Will Not Seek Militants in Pakistan

(Afghanistan) Report: Taliban using text messages, ring tones - ICG report on Taliban network

ICRC says Colombia's FARC free eight hostages

(Spain) ETA planned to kill anti-terror judge: sources

Morocco: Immigrants to Europe barred from country because of 'al-Qaeda links'

Israel: Terror victims families sue jailed Palestinian leader

U.S. wants counterterrorism funds for Pakistan F-16s

(Iraq) Three Sahwa members killed by militant fire in N. Baghdad

(Iraq) Three Al-Qaeda leaders surrender to Iraqi, coalition forces - Sinjar area

(Iraq) More than 1,100 militants put down arms in Saladin province -- MNF

Iraq Ambassador to US: Al-Qaida leaving Iraq for Afghanistan

(Iraq) Son of Iraq journalist shot dead by US forces - car veering wildly at military checkpoint in Kirkuk

Afghan army says kills "dozens" of insurgents and Operation to retake Afghan district kills 15 Taliban: officials

China says breaks up international terrorist cell and China security forces vow to thwart Games threats

(Afghanistan) Ex U.S. official: Afghan leader shields drug trade

(India J&K) 9 killed in Indian Kashmir attacks - grenade attack in Srinagar - kills 5 -- see KUNA report and Farhana Ali's July 23 post

(U.S.) Libya negotiations grab Congress’s eye - Congress concerned about Libyan terrorism attack victims - Andrew Cochran quoted - Libya and US discuss attack compensation: report

Pakistan vows not to allow militants to plot attacks - or let foreign troops take military action in Pakistan

Pakistan PM to face tough terror questions in US

(U.S.) Guantanamo: Bin Laden's driver was aware of terrorist attacks: witness -- Bin Laden driver trial shows interrogation video - Salim Hamdan war crimes trial

U.S. rejects outside probe of Canadian sent to Syria -- Maher Arar

(Iran) Russia says opposes deadlines for Iran response

(Iran) All options against Iran must be prepared: Israel army chief

(West Bank) Israel to scale down ops in flashpoint Palestinian city

Somalia: Islamist Insurgents Resist Ethiopian Army's Push Into Key Town

(Somalia) Report: "Ethiopian forces kill nine Somali civilians"

Somalia Islamist militant warns of war-- Somali Islamist vows to protect aid workers -- Islamist leader compares himself to South Africa's Mandela

Somalia: Assassinations Aimed At 'Spoiling' Djibouti Agreement, Says Deputy Speaker

(Sudan) Defiant and dancing, Sudanese president holds rallies in Darfur amid genocide charges-- crowds screaming "God is great!"

Russia's troubled region of Ingushetia wracked by three separate attacks

Turkish Army hits 13 PKK targets

(Philippines) Dozens hurt in Philippines bus blast - at Digos city terminal on the way to the regional center of Davao

(Philippines) Muslim Rebels Attack In Southern Philippines - Official -- in the town of Aleosan in Mindanao

Indonesia: Resurgent al-Qaeda may be a new threat, experts say

(Australia) Sydney Muslim aid group raid - on Muslim Aid Australia (MAA) - admitted funneling money to Gaza - MAA linked to Palestinian Interpal charity accused of funding Hamas -- see also AKI report

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