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(Pakistan) Behind Afghanistan lies Pakistan -- The US is wising up about Pakistan, where Al Qaeda and the Taliban find safe haven (analysis)

(U.S.) Historic first terror trial opens at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba -- Hamdan case tests special courts for 'illegal enemy combatants'

(U.S.) Officers learn homeland security ideas from Israeli counterparts

(Iraq) Mullen worries about troop withdrawal timeline

(Iraq) Building on success in Iraq -- analysis from (Ret.) Admiral Fallon

(Afghanistan) NATO troops kill Taliban commander in S Afghanistan -- Mullah Sheikh

(Pakistan) ANP contacts Taliban: TTP -- Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims NWFP government established contact

(India) E-mail threatens terror strike in Indore, Ujjain

Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks tomorrow - terrorism tops the agenda

(India) United Liberation front of Asom militant killed in encounter with Central Reserve Police Force in Assam -- Amrit Dutta

(India) Attack kills two at Kashmir mountain resort

(Israel) MI Chief: Large Terror Attack Looming in North

(Iran) Nuclear Weapons for Hamas and Hizbullah?

(Iran) U.S. to seek further Iran sanctions

(Iran) US admiral urges global pressure on Iran

(Indonesia) Fighting terrorism with smart weaponry -- Special Detachment 88 counterterrorism squad

(Colombia) Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels

Nigeria militants to seek to free German hostages

(Uzbekistan) Suspected head of Uzbek extremist funding group charged

(Uzbekistan) Tajik judge alleges official Uzbek role in courthouse bombing

(U.S.) Stopping terror at the coast -- CBP branch patrols Florida waters to keep smugglers out

(Iraq) Sunnis End Boycott and Rejoin Iraqi Government

(Iraq) Kidnappers of Britons in Iraq claim victim died: video statement

(Iraq) US troops kill relatives of Iraq governor in raid – financier of Al Qaeda captured during the operation

(Afghanistan) FACTBOX - Security developments in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Return of the Taliban: What lies ahead?

(Pakistan) When Spies Don’t Play Well With Their Allies -- the CIA and the ISI relationship is complicated by a web of competing interests

(Pakistan) Gilani Says Pakistan Will Prepare Terrorism Strategy

Pakistan army says 15 militants killed – in its first major action against insurgents

(Pakistan) Taliban militants gearing up for attacks across Pak: Report

(Pakistan) Taliban threatens to kill dozens of hostages

(Pakistan) Taliban discuss ‘war strategy’—50 commanders of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan meet

India Condemns Kashmir Attack, Says Won't Deter Polls

(India) Army officer among 6 killed in India Kashmir clashes

India, Bangladesh ties tested by border shootouts

UK plans pull out of its troops from Iraq early next year

(Spain) ETA blamed for blasts in northern Spain

Palestinian militant dies after Lebanon gunbattle -- Shehadeh Jawhar

Israeli Marines Fire At Palestine Fishing Vessels

Israel plans to resume talks with Hamas

Hezbollah wages anti-U.S. war on-air – al Manar TV a powerful mouthpiece

(Lebanon) 2 pro al-Qaeda militants killed

(Lebanon) Three killed in Lebanon refugee camp brawl

(Lebanon) New batch of Malaysian peacekeepers for Lebanon

(Iran) U.S. Is Present, but Iran Nuclear Talks End in Stalemate

Iran praises latest nuclear talks

Turkey: Kurdish rebels release German captives

(Turkey) Kurd rebels kill four civilians in Turkey

Egypt police kill Sudanese migrant at Israel border

Somali Killings of Aid Workers Imperil Relief

(Sri Lanka) 17 killed in latest Sri Lanka fighting

Sri Lanka Military Says 5,000 Rebels Killed This Year So Far

(Sri Lanka) Troops recapture rebel stronghold on Sri Lanka coast

(Philippines)Gunmen Attack Xstrata Mine Project In Philippines - Military

(Philippines) Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits kidnap 3 in Basilan

(Australia) Qantas bomb threat – anti-terrorism experts searching for bomb hoaxer

Al-Qaeda 'may be shifting focus'. The group may be considering shifting its focus from Iraq to Afghanistan.

(US) Croatian terrorist paroled. He will be deported to his homeland after serving 30 years of a life prison term for hijacking an airliner and planting a bomb that killed a New York City police officer.

(Turkey) Update:Ten Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in SE Turkey

(Lebanon) Gunbattle at Palestinian camp in Lebanon kills two

(Pakistan) Pakistan will not admit foreign troops: PM

(India) Hard life for Indian sculptor after train bombings

(India) Update: Nine Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir explosion

(Sudan) Peace, not indictment, stirs Sudanese, and Darfur indictment prompts coup fears in Sudan

(Afghanistan) Update: Afghan violence kills 14, including NATO soldier

(Iraq) Iraqi Sunni bloc rejoins government

(Iran) Update: Iran nuclear talks stall, even with US at table

US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq - Petraeus: Diverting assets to Afghan border area

(Iraq) Explosion in Kirkuk kills two Iraqis, injures three -- two members of the Iraqi Sahwa (Awakening) Council killed

(Iraq) British prime minister: No 'artificial timetable' on pace of British troops cuts in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan kill 4 policemen, 1 NATO soldier - in Kandahar province - also suicide bomber attacks police checkpoint outside Kandahar city

(Afghanistan) Taliban Sharia execution photos questioned by Afghan authorities -- Afghans free journalist who took execution pics

(Afghanistan) French aid workers kidnapped in central Afghanistan-- Afghan authorities search for kidnapped French nationals

Afghan police chief alleges US troops wound female bomb suspect -- Afghanistan claims arresting 'woman bomber from Pakistan' (update)

(Afghanistan) Top US general says al-Qaida may be diverting fighters from Iraq to Pakistan-Afghan border

(Afghanistan) NATO, US forces withdraw from Pakistan border

(Pakistan) NWFP: 4 injured in Swat grenade attack

(Pakistan) NWFP: Pakistani Troops To Withdraw From Swat District Beginning in August

(Pakistan) NWFP government hits back at Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud's five-day ultimatum

(Pakistan) NWFP: Clashes between rival militant groups kill over 50 in Pakistan - between Baitullah Mehsud Taliban group and Shah Khalid Taliban group -- and -- Mohmand militant group surrenders to TTP - Shah Sahib surrenders to Mehsud's Taliban

(Pakistan) FATA: Three 'US spies' killed in South Waziristan

(Pakistan) FATA: Man killed in Bara explosion

(Pakistan) Taliban 'ban' dealing with Afghan trade center -- Taliban damage trailers carrying NATO supplies

(Pakistan) Cleric: "U.S. Cannot Break Up Pakistan On Jews' Behest"

(India J&K) Bomb blast in Indian Kashmir kills 5 soldiers, wounds dozens

(U.S.) Fort Dix Trial: US: Don't drop jihad references from charges -- Federal prosecutors say they should not be forced to drop references to al-Qaida and jihad from the indictment of five men accused of plotting to attack soldiers on Fort Dix

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Khadr trial's defense attorneys - Blame 'botched operation,' not Khadr

(U.S.) IPT News: U.S. Brotherhood's Boomerang Effect

(U.S.) WTC site will be open again to families this 9/11

(U.S.) Chicago: "Virtual Jihadi" Art Exhibit Provides Video Game to Kill President (my title) -- calls by "artists" to protect Wafaa Bilal's "artistic expression"

Iran Official: 'No Chance' Iran Will Suspend Uranium Enrichment -- New round of Iran nuclear talks in Geneva -- Sr US envoy adds to importance of N-talks with Iran

(Lebanon) Thousands attend funerals of Hezbollah terrorists returned from Israel -- Hezbollah terror group speaker: "These martyrs have defeated the enemy... our enemy who was humiliated yesterday will remain so, by the grace of God" -- see also Phillip Smyth's July 16 posting and Phillip Smyth's July 18 posting

(Gaza) Fatah activist shot dead in Jabaliya

'Israel rejects Nasrallah mediation'

Tunisia convicts, sentences 5 in terrorism case

(Algeria) Gunmen detonate gas pipeline in E. Algiers

(Algeria) Terrorists threaten workers gathering cork in Jijel forests to killing

Yemen says fighting over but rebels seize village

(Russia) 5 servicemen injured in attack by assailants in Russia's restive Ingushetia region

(Turkey) Six Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in SE Turkey

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