NEFA TerrorWatch Episode 5: Bin Laden's Latest Messages

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South Korea ends Iraq deployment, troops head home

(Iraq) Turkey strikes Kurdish rebel targets in Iraq: army

(Afghanistan) Taliban release two Afghan journalists

(Indonesia) Al-Qaida's Zawahri praises executed Bali bombers

Spotlight Falls on Pakistan After Mumbai Terror Attacks - Animesh Roul quoted

(U.S.) Defense Department Sustains Focus On 'War of Ideas' in Anti-Terrorism Efforts

Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets market in southwest

Somalia: A New al Qaeda Safe Haven? - al-Shabaab now controls much of southern & central Somalia

Bombs tear through Baghdad, Mosul, killing 31

Libyan ship carrying Gaza supplies ordered back

US deaths in Afghanistan drop dramatically

NATO trucks attacked in Pakistan; bomber kills 8

India: Mumbai attacks, 10:00 am ET, Dec. 1: India clears bodies from last Mumbai siege site (death toll set at 172) - and - Mumbai attacks - city fears five terrorists are 'missing' - and - Ex-soldier trained terrorists, says Kasab - and - In Just Minutes, Mumbai Was Under Siege - and - Foreign SIM cards, fake IDs from Bangladesh

CT Blog Posts:

Douglas Farah, Dec. 1
Olivier Guitta, Dec. 1
Walid Phares, Nov. 30 and Nov. 26
Animesh Roul, Nov. 30, Nov. 26 and Nov. 25
Aaron Mannes, Nov. 30
Victor Comras, Nov. 29
Evan Kohlmann, Nov. 28
Hyland & Roul, Nov. 27
Hyland-Roul series on terrorism in India

(U.S.) Suspected al Qaeda "media chief" rejects U.S. court - Al Hamza Ahmad Suliman al Bahlul declined to enter a plea at his arraignment

(U.S.) 2nd FBI informant to take stand in Fort Dix trial

(Afghanistan) Two Aussies wounded in Afghanistan bomb blast

(Afghanistan) Woman UN employee killed in Afghanistan

(Pakistan) Taliban Kill 'US Spy' In Pakistani Tribal Area - Official

(Pakistan) Riots leave 13 dead in Pakistan's port city of Karachi

British Muslims have become a mainstay of the global 'jihad'

Israel keeps Gaza border sealed as violence persists

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 30

(Afghanistan) Kabul suicide attack on German convoy kills two

Hamas claims attack on Israeli army base near Gaza

(Afghanistan) Taliban frees 2 kidnapped Afghan journalists

(Pakistan) Six Policemen, Three Militants Die In NW Pakistan Clashes

Sri Lankan helicopters bomb rebels

Somalia an overlooked front in war on terror

Iraq's Sistani has concerns about U.S. pact: source

(Iraq) I'm Still Tortured by What I Saw in Iraq - a U.S. interrogator whose techniques helped get Zarqawi speaks out

MILITARY: Marines face 'profound' differences in Afghanistan - from Iraq

British general's interpreter in Afghanistan jailed for spying - was passing emails to Iran

(Afghanistan) Troops kill 44 rebels in Afghanistan: military

Iraqis find 33 bodies beneath former Al-Qaeda 'court'

Pakistani militant group focus of U.S. intelligence

(U.S.) Ahead for Obama: How to Define Terror

(Pakistan) Terrorism That’s Personal - acid attacks on women

(Thailand) 51 protesters wounded in Bangkok explosions

Sri Lanka: Air force bombs rebel positions

Hamas prevents Muslim pilgrims from leaving Gaza

Hunting for the Mumbai killers - by Paul Cruickshank

Who is to blame for Mumbai attacks? - Paul Cruickshank quoted - and - Militants say they belong to Pakistan-based group - Lashkar-e-Toiba - however - Pakistan-based militant group denies Mumbai attacks - and - Militants who attacked Mumbai came from Pakistan: army official - and - Terrorists in touch with Karachi via satphones: intelligence - and - Pakistan FM asks India not to point finger for Mumbai attacks - and - Analysis: Attacks in India may thwart better relations with Pakistan - and - Previously Reported: Pakistan spy chief to aid Mumbai investigation - Now- Pakistan withdraws offer to send spy chief to assist in Mumbai terror investigation - and - Were terrorists aiming to blow up Taj hotel? Also, FBI agents ordered to India to investigate attacks - and - Indians claim terrorists took orders from Pakistan

Twitter turns serious amid India terror - See Roderick Jones' Nov. 27 post

(Afghanistan) U.S. Troops Kill Taliban Commander, Clad in Woman's Clothes - Haji Yakub

(Iraq) Iraq‘s top Shiite cleric has concerns over US pact

(Iraq) Death Toll Rises In Iraq Mosque Bombing

(Thailand)
Bomb exploded at PAD's rally site inside the Government House and ASTV station

Ex-hostage Betancourt returns to Colombia: diplomat

Suspected US missile strike kills 2 in NW Pakistan

Taliban in dress, 52 others killed in Afghanistan

UN says 2 dead in attack near its Iraq compound

Germany welcomes release of 3 citizens in Kosovo. The 3 were suspected of plotting to bomb EU offices.

(Israel) Jailed Hamas official has kidney stone removed in Israeli hospital

(U.S.) Cyber-attack on Defense Department computers raises concern

(Lebanon) Hariri tribunal expected to start on March 1

U.S. sends terror investigators to India

(Pakistan) 13 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Peshawar raids

(Pakistan) Blast kills five in South Waziristan

(Pakistan) Three militants killed in Mohmand

(Russia) Three killed in South Russia car attack

Somali Jihadists Call on American and European Muslims to Join Jihad in Somalia

(Israel) IDF reportedly kills Gaza gunman

British student admits trying to join mujahideen terrorists

U.S. says Syria copying Iran nuclear cover-up tactics

Hamas barring hajj pilgrims from leaving Gaza - radio

Pakistan spy chief to aid Mumbai investigation

(Afghanistan) Ex-Taliban Spokesman Shot Dead

(Afghanistan) Official: Taliban kill 13 Afghan troops in ambush

Al Qaeda's No. 2 Leader Says U.S. Gains in Iraq Are Temporary - see Evan Kohlmann's Nov 27 post

Somali pirates hijack ship, British guards escape

Iraqi officials: Blast targeting Shiites kills 9

(Afghanistan) Taliban killed, weapons seized in ISAF operation - in Kandahar

(Somalia) Ethiopia to Withdraw Troops From Somalia by Year End

(Afghanistan) Opium poppy harvest declines 6% in Afghanistan

U.N. Reports That Taliban Is Stockpiling Opium

6 Moroccans among 11 suspects arrested in Belgium for links with terror cell

Amnesty Plan in Iraq Draws 18 Insurgents

(Colombia) FARC releases 7 hostages after indigenous pressure

Report: Little-known group claims India attacks

Intelligence chiefs were expecting Al-Qaeda spectacular and Al Qaeda just one suspect in India terrorist attacks

PM Singh blames neighbours as battle rages

(Somalia) Grenades kill five in Somalia's seat of parliament

Islamists Had Warned of Mumbai Attacks

Iraqi Army develops its light armored forces

(Iraq) Female al-Qaeda fighters surrender - 18 turn themselves in to avoid carrying out suicide attacks

(Gaza) Cash shortage in Gaza threatens govt salaries - banks facing severe liquidity problems

Afghan police: 4 dead in blast near US Embassy - 200 yards away

Hamas welcomes Arab decision to send aid to Gaza

Pakistan moots intelligence hotline with India to fight terrorism

Iraqi parliament OKs US troops for 3 more years

(Pakistan) Disbanding Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence can have Various Consequence

Sri Lanka says jets destroy Tamil Tiger radio station

(India) CBI denies 7/11 suspect Raheel’s arrest

(Pakistan) Rocket hits NATO truck depot in Pakistan

(Afghanistan) Security deteriorating in Afghanistan, federal government report says - Canadian report

(Afghanistan) Taliban, drug lords await $770m opium bonanza

Analysts: After Holy Land Foundation Convictions, Affiliated Groups Should Be Next - Andrew Cochran and Douglas Farah quoted

(Pakistan) Update: Pakistani Taliban shrug off U.S. missile strikes

(U.S.) FBI Warns of al Qaeda Attack on New York Commuter Trains -- "Plausible but Unsubstantiated" Suicide Bomb Threat, "Nothing Concrete" - based on Sept report that terrorists may have discussed attacks on NYC transit systems - see also AP report and Update: Exclusive: NY Rail Plot Details Based on 'Reliable' FBI Source

(U.S.) Prosecutors: Fort Dix 5 trained for mission

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