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Algeria security official: Spate of roadside bombs

Combat Flares in 3rd Area of Pakistan Border Belt

Officer and civilians among 11 killed in Kashmir (updated)

US military says Baghdad bombing suspect detained and Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan

(U.S.) Al-Arian Files Habeas for Release - Convicted Sami Al-Arian argues he is illegally detained

Baghdad Transitions 1,000+ Sons of Iraq Into Iraqi Police

Colombia seeks rebels' surrender and Venezuelan ranchers accuse Chávez of allowing FARC rebels - see Douglas Farah's August 27 post

(Iraq) 2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-Qaida and Mopping up al-Qaida gangs

Somali group seeks to unite with al-Qaida and Somali gunmen free kidnapped UNHCR boss - sources

BBC denies interference in al-Qaida coverage

Lebanon indicts Gaddafi in missing imam case - Over alleged role in disappearance of prominent Lebanese Shi'ite leader 30 years ago

Taliban ban foreign media in N Waziristan

(Pakistan) Key Taliban commander killed in Swat - Ikramuddin a close associate of Baitullah Mehsud

Nearly 50 Taliban killed in Afghanistan and Fighting flares along Pakistan border belt

More than 180 killed in Philippine fighting-army

Kidnapped Japanese aid worker killed in Afghanistan

(India) Terror suspect an IT expert: police - SIMI activist Shahbaz alleged "brains" behind e-mails to media before serial blasts in Ahmedabad - (India) Ahmedabad blasts, Surat bombs linked: police

UN: Lebanon-Syria border still wide open to smugglers - Hezbollah has network of sophisticated underground bunkers in 150 villages in south Lebanon

(U.S.) NYPD cop heads for Abu Dhabi - Liaison to help UAE's CT efforts

(Iraq) Feature: Business used in terror war

(Canada) Terror suspect had 'grand design' beyond U.K. plot, Crown argues and Talk of Israel points to terror ties, judge told

N. Korea insists U.S. take it off terror list - Halts dismantling of nuke complex

(UK) Man arrested over alleged terror plot to kill Brown 'is white Muslim convert'

(Pakistan) Eight more militants killed in Bajaur: official - and - Curfew imposed parts of South Waziristan

(Pakistan) Explosion at Bugti’s anniversary rally - In Balochistan

Aafia Siddiqui’s son in Afghan custody

Unearthing Secrets of Colombia's Long War

Iraq: Five bombs defused in Baghdad

Egyptian police uncovers 100 kg. of dynamite stashed in Sinai

US boy in Afghan custody likely terror suspect's son

Pakistan: Bomb attack targets restaurant in capital - At least 7 killed, 20 injured near Islamabad.

Sudan hijackers free passengers, hold crew (updated)

Afghanistan: Opium cultivation down by 20 percent, says UN and Taliban paid $300 million a year to help opium crops

India: Muslims accused of killing three in Kashmir

Iraq: Four killed in car bomb explosion

Iraq: Deadly suicide attack leaves 70 casualties

(India) Three terror suspects handed over to FIA

IDF arrests 6 Palestinians during West Bank night ops

Sri Lankan rebels launch air raid, 10 sailors wounded

U.S. Diplomat Escapes Gun Attack in Pakistan

Women in Gaza Prepare to Become Suicide Bombers

France arrests Basque ETA suspect

(U.S.) Latest cybersecurity threat lies in trusted software and hardware

Newslinks Below Are As of Mid-July

(Middle East) Nations agree to work for WMD-free Mediterranean

(U.S.) The FBI At 100 -- How The Bureau Has Transformed From Capturing Gangsters With "Cool" Nicknames To Tracking Terrorists

(Iraq) US, Iraq still aiming for troop deal this year: officials

(Iraq) Time for US to leave Iraq? Not so fast, say analysts

(Afghanistan) Attack on US base in Afghanistan kills 9 Americans -- Deadliest attack on US forces in 3 years

(Afghanistan) Battle to break the grip of Taliban terror in Musa Qala

(U.K.) Terror lunacy -- hundreds of terrorist inmates will have sentences cut in half

(U.K.) Britain cannot sustain military Afghan, Iraq commitments: chief

(U.K.) Jane Bond? British recruiters seek female spies

Pakistan plans no release of militant suspect -- Rafiuddin, allegedly a top aide to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud

Pakistan Militants Focus on Afghanistan

(Turkey) Kurdish rebels say they can hit German targets: report

(Turkey) German hostage mountaineers safe, says PKK

Turkey Accelerates OPS Against PKK

Lebanon: Force to follow failed diplomacy

Yemen's president hopes Qatar will mediate between Hamas and Fatah

Israel says Hezbollah prisoner swap on Wednesday -- also see Michael Kraft's July 10th post

(Turkey) Police Detaines Three More People In Connection With Consulate Attack -- and -- Man charged in attack on US consulate in Turkey

India was alerted about the Kabul terror attack last month -- attack would have been worse if not for high-alert status -- and -- Indian embassy attack killed over 60 -- see Animesh Roul's July 7th post

(Australia) Surge in calls to security hotline -- Australians increasingly worried about terrorism on home soil

(China) Beijing Olympics under clouds of terrorism -- terrorist threat unsurpassed in Olympic history

India, Afghanistan discuss terrorism, security issues

(Al Qaeda) UK's Guardian Observer: "The heretic -- How Al-Qaeda's mastermind turned his back on terror" -- Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, aka Dr. Fadl, "does not condemn all jihadist activity" also seeks "restrictions on jihad" stating "Jihad in Afghanistan will lead to the creation of an Islamic state with the triumph of the Taliban"

(Al Qaeda) A history of terror: Al-Qaeda

(U.S.) Terrorism officers on patrol in Arizona

(U.S.) Review of U.S. exports to Iran proposed -- see Victor Comras' 2007 post

Iraq attacks, U.S. casualties at 4-year low

(Iraq) U.S. Considers Increasing Pace of Iraq Pullout

(Iraq) Province Leaders Call Iraqis Unready to Handle Security

(Iraq) Roadside bombings kill five in Iraq -- in Fallujah

(Iraq) Fear still stalks mixed Baghdad district -- in Dora

(Afghanistan) Forces in Afghanistan 'for years' -- says UK Air Chief Marshall

Afghan Experts Optimistic on New US Central Command Chief

(Afghanistan) India reopens Afghan embassy after bomb attack that killed 58

(Afghanistan) 24 Die in Afghan Blast, Police Say -- suicide bomber in Uruzgan

(Pakistan) Taliban kills 16 Pakistani militiamen -- in NWFP

Pakistani Taliban attack Afghan district, one dead

(Pakistan) Border violations not acceptable, Kayani tells Mullen

(Pakistan) AP Interview: Pakistani chief diplomat wants UN probe to find killer of Bhutto

(Pakistan) Taliban strengthens in Pakistan's weak areas

Pakistan says US not hunting bin Laden on its turf

(Pakistan) Rebels hand over bodies of 17 Pakistani soldiers

(India) Ten hurt in Indian Kashmir clashes

(Israel) Recent terror attacks do not signal new intifada (my title)

Israel denies pilots secretly training in Iraq

(U.K.) Britain's military chief says more U.K. troops will leave Iraq in 2009

(Israel) Olmert says peace deal closer than ever -- with Palestine

(Palestine) Gunman sought in attack on police -- Palestinian shoots two Israeli police

(Palestine) Hamas chief in Yemen to discuss Palestinian talks

(Lebanon) Hezbollah gains clout in Lebanon — but at a cost

Iran to 'cut off hand' of attacker: Ahmadinejad

(Iran) Report: Ahmadinejad says willing to consider US diplomatic office in Iran

(Iran) Ahmadinejad claims met coalition commanders in Iraq: reports

(Iran) Test exhibits no long-range rocket -- 'Same old Boring Shahab 3'

(Somalia) Gunmen shoot 3 aid workers in 24-hour span

Somalia: Islamist forces seize truck delivering goods to Ethiopia soldiers

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