al-Zawahiri is behind Taliban Offensive

Russia puts bounty on Iraq killers - "the Russian Federation will pay a reward of $10 million"

Car bomb is marker of Taliban presence

Treasury Announces Private Sector Initiative with Latin American Counterparts - Treasury press release on roundtable to improve anti-money laundering & terrorist financing controls in Latin America

Two ‘suicide bombers’ held in Afghanistan

Pakistani Taliban stage public execution - Crowd of 200 watch relatives of 2 murdered men shoot alleged killer

Singapore releases 5 people linked to Jemaah Islamiyah group

Seventeen Taliban killed; guard kidnapped (updated) - 17 Taliban killed and 14 arrested in separate events in southern Afghanistan

(Bangladesh): Kuwaiti NGO Funding Militancy, Says Government - Revival of Islamic Heritage Societyhas been asked to leave Bangladesh by 31 July,said to have channelled over $716,000 dollars

Israeli Airstrike Sets Ministry in Gaza on Fire

Iraqi and US troops clash with insurgents during raid northeast of Baghdad; three terror suspects killed

Israel strikes new Gaza targets

Bin Laden hails slain Zarqawi as 'lion' - New Osama Bin Laden video, first since October 2004, hails Zarqawi as "lion of holy war"

US says funds flow in from Saudi Arabia to Somalia

Most foreign fighters in Iraq come from Egypt: US military - "The top four countries are -- the first is Egypt, followed by Syria, then Sudan and Saudi Arabia."

Islamic Militia Claims Somalia Authority

Terror suspects reportedly had FBI targets - One of 7 men accused of Sears Tower plot admitted swearing allegiance to al-Qaida and they planned to bomb five FBI buildings

Munitions Found in Iraq Meet WMD Criteria, Official Says - 500 munitions discovered throughout Iraq since 2003

Beslan siege planner named Chechen rebel VP - Shamil Basayev, who said he planned 2004 Beslan school massacre, now vice president of Chechen rebel group

Israel goes after both Hamas leaderships - Magnus Ranstorp quoted about Hamas wings and kidnapping of Israeli solder

Bomber Strikes Funeral in Iraq; 4 Killed - Suicide car bomber hits at funeral of Iraqi soldier; 27 wounded

Offensive pushes Hamas government near collapse

Jihad Without Rules: The Evolution of al-Takfir wa al-Hijra - Discussion of Takfiri ideology, involved in terrorist attacks, criminal activities and cooperating with al-Qaeda

Government orders freeze on operation in north Gaza - Egypt asks Israel to allow more time for negotiation

Mosque Bombing Co-Conspirator Nabbed in May, Officials Reveal - Abu Qudama, aka Yousri Fakher Mohammed Ali, admitted participant in Feb. 22 Golden Dome bombing, seized by Kurdish troops May 20

SAS men died in ambush after snatching four Taleban chiefs - Four key commanders on the “Most Wanted” list were seized

US, Iraqi forces clash with Shi'ite militia - Iranian fighters had been captured in the fighting

Supreme Court Blocks Guantanamo Bay War-Crimes Trials Hamdan v. Rumsfeld ruling "a blow to the Bush administration's anti-terror policies"

(Bangladesh) 23 accused of bomb attacks released - Judge orders legal action against investigation officer

(Egypt) Al-Zahar Ulema Slam Suicide Bombers

Spain Begins Peace Negotiations With ETA

(Syria) Fear of Israeli attacks prompts Hamas exiles to take cover

(Bosnia) Kuwaiti Charity Investigated for Terror Links - Revival of Islamic Heritage Society Kuwait (RIHSK) under microscope for possible terrorist links and financing of an Islamic terrorist organisation

(Philippines) MILF, militia clash in Maguindanao - Government Militiamen were serving warrants on MILF commanders suspected in recent bombing

In the Footsteps of Zarqawi - Profile of Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah Akhund

The Myth of Al Qaeda

GOP hoping to gain from media controversy - Victor Comras is cited on SWIFT, administration officials disagree

Coalition soldier, 12 Taliban killed in Afghanistan (Helmand province) - Coalition soldier killed, 3 wounded after striking 25 year old mine from Afghan-Soviet war

Israeli forces detained 8 ministers of the 24-member Hamas-led cabinet and 20 lawmakers - captured include the Deputy Prime and Minister Labor Minister

Gaza power plant hit by Israeli airstrike is insured by US agency - US taxpayer funds will be used to pay for Hamas' power plant

Britain’s High Court ruled “control orders” violates human rights of terrorism suspects

String of attacks kill 12 in Iraq

Gaza militants say fired chemical-tipped warhead - Spokesman: "The al-Aqsa Brigades have fired one rocket with a chemical warhead"

Iraq PM, Insurgents Communicate Via E-Mail

Hamas leaders arrested; Israeli executed (updated) - Israeli forces rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and lawmakers from Hamas - Palestinian militant group said it executed 18-year-old Jewish settler kidnapped in West Bank

Web Site: Usama bin Laden Will Issue Video Tribute to Musab al-Zarqawi - Note for bin Laden video posted where militants often post messages and in form of blue banner signed by As-Sahab, Al Qaeda production branch

High-profile terror arrests yield small sentences

FBI Picks Its Seventh Counterterrorism Chief Since Sept. 11, 2001

Suicide Bombers Fail to Hit Convoy in Afghanistan - Two suicide car bombers killed only themselves and 12 Taliban killed in raid on compound

Insurgents offer to halt attacks in Iraq - See Bill Roggio's June 28 post

Taliban''s fightback more virulent than expected, UK Army chief

Canadians report split in Taliban forces - One faction in northern Kandahar prepared to give up against Canadian forces

(Iraq) PM al-Maliki: "Any amnesty for insurgents will exclude fighters who killed Iraqis or soldiers of the multinational forces"

Putin orders Russian intelligence to hunt down killers of hostages in Iraq

200 Algerian Islamic militants have turned themselves as part of the national reconciliation program

Terror aid tops his list - New NYPD CT czar to fight for more funds

Translation of Major al-Qaeda Book that Outlines Its Plan for Defeating U.S. and Its Allies - West Point Combating Terrorism Center releases translation of important al Qaeda treatise

Israeli army faces militants with expanded arsenal - Israeli officials estimate militants smuggled in hundreds of shoulder-fired anti-tank missiles, thousands of assault rifles, & tons of high explosives

Egypt's security forces say they have killed 3 fugitives wanted for Sinai terror bombings

(Somalia) Islamic Courts Union attacks warlord checkpoints outside Mogadishu

Iraqi forces arrest al-Qaeda suspect in Samarra Golden Mosque - Yousri Fakher Mohammed Ali, aka Abu Qudama is Tunisian

Sri Lankan military thwarts attack on naval base

European countries involved in secret terrorist transfers named

(Britain) Organization established to vet imams and monitor extremism at mosques

Terrorist funds-tracking no secret, some say - Victor Comras is cited about SWIFT disclosure

Damage Study Urged on Surveillance Reports - Key Senator asks for damage to US CT efforts from SWIFT disclosures - Victor Comras' June 23 post cited

‘Army of Islam’ wants Islamic Palestinian state: Website - Statement posted Islamist websites, including those for Al Qaeda’s branch and other armed groups in Iraq

Large explosion destroys car in Gaza - Massive explosion near residence of President Abbas killed unknown number of people inside

Israel masses forces near Gaza - Will target Hamas leaders if abducted soldier not freed

Russian intelligence arrests 35 for involvement in international network funding terrorist activities

Coalition Forces Detain 14 Terrorists in Iraq - DOD press release: Two are known leaders of Tawhid Waal Jihad and Jaysh al-Islami groups operating in Yusifiyah

What the Government Knows - "Newsweek" on USA Patriot Act tools used to collect financial records and information on suspicious transfers

Chief spy puts chemical industry on terror alert (Australia)

Palestinian Militants Acknowledge Holding Israeli Soldier

Afghanistan Raid Kills 10 Extremists; Makeshift Bomb Recovered - DOD press release: Afghan Army and coalition forces killed 10 in raid on Taliban compound belonging to known distributor

National Review Online Symposium on Amnesty in Iraq - Bill Roggio participates

Saudi Arabia renews amnesty offer to wanted al-Qaeda members

Several insurgent groups are seeking to negotiate with the Iraqi government to end the insurgency

Libya says it is not obligated to complete payments to the families of the victims of the Pan Am flight 103

Islamic Courts Union: African nations should block any deployment of foreign forces to Somalia - ICU also rejects calls to disarm.

U.S. Military confirms terrorists booby trapped the bodies of two kidnapped and murdered U.S. soldiers in serving in Iraq

Brokers blame Hamas' Meshal for blocking release of soldier

Car bomb explodes in Iraq's Kirkuk

Renegade rebels say kill 4 Sri Lanka Tigers

Two British soldiers killed in Afghan attack

Cameraman sheds light on al-Qaida tactics - Evan Kohlman quoted on effectiveness of "al-Qaida media machine"

Khobar Towers - Former FBI Director on Clinton Administration's lack on interest in Iranian complicity

Our Blind Spot: Hamas and Saudi Arabia - "(A)s of 2003, up to 60 percent of Hamas’s annual budget came from Saudi Arabia..."

Suicide Bomb Scare - US News & World Report: Top government priority to understand self-radicalization among second- and third-generation Muslim youth and train for suicide attacks

Bombs kill at least 40 in 2 Iraqi cities (updated) - Two markets bombed, 86 wounded, and 10 Sunni students at Iraqi Technology University kidnapped

Israel rejects demands over kidnapped soldier

Suicide car bomb kills seven Pakistani soldiers - 20 were hurt by suicide bomber at checkpost in North Waziristan

Algeria: 19 Militants Killed in Police Operation

Islamic Extremists Hiding Out in Lebanon: Assad - Groups with ideology similar to al Qaeda in Lebanon after escaping Syrian security forces

Pakistan welcomes militant truce offer - Pakistani authorities cautiously welcomed one-month truce offered by pro-Taleban militants in North Waziristan

7 lesser Iraq insurgent groups seek truce

Israeli makes threat over captured soldier

Assets freezing: the case of Youssef Nada - Jean Charles Brisard on terrorist financier Youssef Nada selling his house

Common enemy: Syria, Iran bolster ties

Taliban commander outdoes Zarqawi in cruelty: Report

Top Sri Lankan Military Officer Killed

How Hamas 'outsources' terror

Suicide attack near main US base in Afghanistan: police

Saudi confirms terrorist cells scattered throughout country

Suspected rebels blow up gas pipeline in Pakistan

Fatah’s Al-Aksa Martyrs’ Brigades Terror Group: ‘New Weapons’ - Al-Aksa says it has chemical and biological weapons

Pro-Taliban militants call ceasefire in Waziristan - Month-long ceasefire announced - 300 militants killed, including 75 foreigners and several Arab lieutenants of Osama bin Laden

After Londonistan - Excellent NYT Magazine article: "In the 1980's and 90's, a hands-off government allowed London to become a haven for radicals and a center for calls to jihad."

Terrorist Killed, 16 Detained During Iraq Raids - DOD press release: evidence from Zarqawi death led to Baghdad raid

Striking at the heart of Taliban - see Bill Roggio's June 25 post

Al Qaeda-linked group says it killed 4 Russian hostages

Turkish resort blast kills four

Pakistan TV airs tape said to be from Mullah Omar

Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Dozens of Rebels in Single Battle - Over 40 suspected Taleban killed during 3-hour overnight battle in southern Afghanistan

Iraqi PM offers olive branch to insurgents

Agencies clash over terrorism data - US Justice and Homeland Security Departments clash over who is in charge of terrorism information, with results at local level

5 dead after militants attack Israeli post

Zarqawi gunfight kept from US hero’s widow

Five killed, 11 injured in militant attacks in India’s Kashmir (updated)

Suspected al-Qaida aide leads Somali group

Israel arrests 2 militants in Gaza raid - First Israeli arrest raid in Gaza Strip since withdrawal last year

Saudi Arabia detains 43 suspected militants (updated)

Police: Bomb kills Kirkuk intelligence chief

U.S. troops briefly detain Sunni leader (updated)

Iraqis call state of emergency in Baghdad - Insurgents armed with RPGs, grenades and rifles near Green Zone - 12 U.S. servicemembers died or found dead this week

Senate rebukes Hamas, votes to block aid to government - US Senate blocks U.S. aid to the Hamas-led PNA until it recognizes Israel's right to exist

Terror Suspects Had No Explosives and Few Contacts

Family, friends defend terror suspects (Miami)

2 terror cells have chosen targets in Metro (Philippines) - Abu Sayyaf and Rajah Solaiman Movement cells targeting malls, mass transit, and oil depots

Militants have no foreign link, Babar says in NY (Bangladesh)

Justice Department: Examples of Terrorism Convictions Since Sept. 11, 2001

FARC open to hostage exchange

Coalition, Afghan troops kill 82 insurgents in multiple attacks across Afghanistan

At secret base, Tamil rebels ready to die for their cause

Al Qaeda Second-in-Command Calls Zarqawi 'Prince of Martyrs'

Nigeria Taken Off G-8's List of Anti-Money Laundering Underperformers

Chechen rebel chief vows wider attacks on Russia

Bush officials defend financial monitoring

Market terror plotter extradited (UK)

U.S.: Report on al-Qaida, Karzai's brother is old - U.S. military on Friday dismissed media report that al-Qaida leaders hiding in Pakistan and brother tied to drug trafficking

Bomb blast kills 5, wounds 10 in southern Philippines

Forces, militants heading for truce (Pakistan) - "Dawn" reports that Pak security forces and militants heading for tenuous ceasefire in Waziristan

Al Qaeda's Iraqi Know-How Comes to Afghan Valley - Syed Saleem Shahzad: IEDs perfected in Iraq now litter valley waiting for foreign convoys

Miami Terror Plot Indictment - Link to Acrobat file

Decapitated Bodies of Four Afghans Found; Taliban Claims Deaths

Seven Indicted for Alleged Terror Plot to Hit Sears Tower, Other Buildings (updated)

Six Al-Qaeda suspects killed in Saudi villa shootout

US says captures senior al Qaeda militant in Iraq

Iraqi govt declares state of emergency - Clashes and explosions lead to curfews

Bank Data Secretly Reviewed by U.S. to Fight Terror - NYT: U.S. officials accessed financial records from vast database and examined banking transactions involving thousands of Americans and others in US

Of jihad networks and the war of ideas - US News & World Report column on Dutch jihadists and US government policy efforts

Karzai Calls For New Approach Against Terror - see Doug Farah's and Walid Phares' June 22 posts

Eight Insurgents Killed In Southern Afghanistan

At least 25 people found executed in Mosul

New al-Zawahiri message on Web - Al Qaeda's No. 2 calls on young men to rise up, join Mujahedeen

Iraqi police storm farm, free 17 hostages

(Iraq) Russian Official Says Kidnapped Diplomats Still Alive, Notes Progress in Release Talks

Iraq sarin stockpiles found

Four US troops killed in Afghanistan - near northeast border of Pakistan

Al Qaeda Militants kill three Pakistani police in ambush

Taliban Says "Not At War With Pakistan"

(UK) Heathrow hijackers planned to hide bombs in cameras

(UK) London - Heathrow Airport and Canary Wharf Were Terrorist Targets

Al Qaeda planned Australian attacks: report - plans to hijack planes and fly them into buildings around the world including in Australia

Muslim leader (Mullah Krekar) in Norway hails Bin Laden and Zarqawi

E-Bomb is "New Threat" to U.S.

(Canada) Suspected terrorist freed on bail - Mohamed Harkat

(Canada) Terrorists who face increased security abroad will target Canada: expert

(Belgium) Islamic center staff jailed for inciting race hatred

US seeks Somali Islamists' help - to hand over 3 men associated with 1998 US embassy bombings

(Israel) Security Services Report 90 Terror Attack Alerts

U.S., Europe unite on Iran nukes

Anti-Ahmadinejad demo ahead of Iran match

New York, D.C. Mayors Demand Congress Restore Anti-Terror Funds

(North Carolina) Taheri-Azar plans to plead guilty

(Canada) Jihadist video aimed at Muslim youth

Subway gas terror plot story two years old

UK paratroopers set mountain trap for Taliban

Canada opens full inquiry into Air India bombing - Air India Flight 182, originating in Canada, blew up near Ireland on June 23, 1985

25 Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan

Judge Wants More Evidence Against Padilla, Others in Alleged Terror Scheme - Federal judge agreed with defense attorneys that indictment doesn't link defendants to specific acts of terrorism or victims

Raid on ETA shadows peace process with terror group

Three Foiled Hijack Plots Revealed in U.S. Document

Posting Says Russians Slain in Iraq, Analysts Say - SITE Institute reports that MSC website claims they killed 4 diplomats

Gunmen kidnap more than 100 Iraqis (updated) - Gunmen abducted workers at industrial plant north of Baghdad

Pakistan arrests wanted extremist for killing 150 people - Usman Kurd, alias Saifullah, the president of Lashar-e-Jhangvi in SW Baluchistan

Al Qaeda claims by Ethiopian ‘baseless’ - Commanderof Dubai Police says Ethiopian Mohammed Omer Dari "is mentally unstable”

More details revealed about Toronto terror suspects - Reputed ring leader handed out DVD's proclaiming heroic nature of 9/11 WTC and Iraq attacks

Bush: Some at Gitmo 'cold-blooded' killers

Jihadist site: Soccer is against Islam - Saved Sect website, calling for Islamic state in Britain, says soccer "captivated the masses, dedicating their time and effort towards it"

Saddam's lawyer killed by 'terrorists' - Iraqi State TV reported the lawyer was targeted by "terrorists"

Iraqi forces capture top rebel in Baghdad’s Shia district - Nuri Abu Haider Al Oqabi, alleged leader of assassination cell, captured in Baghdad

Britain says finding more Taleban than expected - Commander adds: They “haven’t come out hugely more than they were last year...”

Car bombing kills 2 in Baghdad

Al-Qaida in Iraq says its new leader killed GIs - US soldiers tortured, bodies mutilated and booby-trapped - related story

Six killed in Afghanistan truck bomb blast

(UK) Four held in anti-terror operation - in London - speculation linked to Toronto terror cell investigation

British suicide bomber 'in link to New York mosque' - US al-Qaeda operative close associate of 7/7 terror leader, recruited at NY mosque (Masjid Fatima Islamic Center) that UK militants helped to run - also linked to Jihadist training in Pakistan

(UK) Police fear terror cells may use outdoor groups

(Canada) Three adults charged in alleged terror plot remanded into custody

(Canada) UK Imam's visit raises concerns - Sheik Riyadh ul-Haq invited to Scarborough mosque

(Russia) 2 Police Chiefs Killed in Russia's Dagestan Republic in militant attack

Iraqis Accused of Terror Plot Silent as Trial Begins in Germany

Al-Qaida releases video of alleged 20th hijacker - Tape claims Saudi was to have been aboard Flight 93 for 9/11 attack

Palestinian militant killed in West Bank

Internet Crucial for Islamic Militants, Expert Says

(Thailand) Bomb maker learns bombs are deadly

(India) Five Hindu pilgrims hurt in Kashmir grenade attack

Three killed in Maoist attacks in central India

(Morocco) Arrests spark fears of armed Islamist takeover

Booby-trapped bodies of 2 GIs recovered (updated)

Key Figure in al-Qaida in Iraq Killed - Mansour Suleiman Mansour Khalifi al-Mashhadani, or Sheik Mansour, described as "religious emir," killed in airstrike with 2 foreign fighters

France Detains 17 Suspected Finance Associates of Radical Islamic Terror Group - Imam and 16 others suspected in money-laundering scheme to benefit radical Islamic groups

Iraq: Armed Gangs Fleeing, Reports - Foreign fighters fleeing Ramadi for Syrian border as coalition troops tighten grip, helped by locals

Iraq Qaeda leader killed two US soldiers: Web - but see Evan Kohlmann's June 20 post

Coalition Kills 15 Terrorists, Detains 3, Captures Senior Leader - DOD press release: "suspected senior al Qaeda in Iraq member" facilitated foreign terrorists and suspected of ties to previous attacks

Terrorism and Internet: an examination of Hamas’s websites and the hosting providers used by them - Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center analysis

Missing Soldiers Found Dead, Coalition Spokesman Says (updated) - DOD press release on discovery of missing soldiers

FBI Erred Widely in Moussaoui Probe, Report Says

Al-Qaeda in Iraq has not picked its leader yet - Lebanese site cites "Iraqi Sunni sources" for claim

The ugly truth about everyday life in Baghdad (by the US ambassador) - Edited text of actual memo from U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad to Secretary Rice

Two die as suicide bomber hits Basra seniors' home

Making Victory Rhyme with Defeat - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (with Richard Miniter) on media coverage of Zarqawi killing and impact

Romanian Soldier Killed in Afghan Blast - Coalition tank hit IED - four others wounded

13 detainees for alleged links with ETA's extortion operations - French Police arrested eight in Pyrenees, and Spanish Police arrested five

Baghdad car bomb kills 7

Iraqis in terror plot on trial in Germany - Three Iraqi men charged with plot to kill then-PM Ayad Allawi during 2004 visit to Germany

Somalia Islamic leaders deny terror ties

The Global Range of Iran's Ballistic Missile Program - "What does Iran invest in? Precision strike munitions, anti-ship missiles, nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and space capabilities."

US: Palestinian cleared of terror charge - Palestinian-born University of Arkansas graduate Arwah Jaber innocent of "material support" charge, but convicted of 5 lesser charges

Khalistan terrorist extradited from US - Kulbir Singh Kulbeera (alias Barapind) brought to India by Punjab Police team on Monday

Militants kill tribesman for alleged Afghan ties

Turkish driver, three Afghan guards killed in Afghanistan attack

US forces kill 15 suspected insurgents in Iraq raids

Afghan government warns media organizations against "glorifying" terrorism

Bush gives Iran an ultimatum on uranium

'Pakistani Islamist group training, exporting youths for Al Qaeda'

Pakistan: Reporting Terror - A Journalists' Tightrope

Somalia: Islamic Courts declare "jihad" on Ethiopian troops

Iraqi insurgents claim GI kidnappings - Mujahedeen Shura Council claims it kidnapped 2 U.S. soldiers and 4 Russian diplomats and killed fifth Russian

Hamas official says Israel agreement near

Sierra Leone Court Backs Taylor Transfer - Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor to be transferred to tribunal in The Hague for war crimes trial

Algerian Gets 20 Years for Fighting With Chechens

British agents trace 7/7 terror links to smalltown America

IDF Col. Gets 15 Years for Spying for Hezbollah

10 arrested in Northern Ireland terror sweep

Playing terrorist for a price (J&K)- Unemployed youths, orphans and petty criminals ready to carry out attacks for a price

Afghan Legislator Says Taliban Killed 32 in His Tribal Family

Self-styled 'Al Qaeda member' in custody - Dubai detainee claims he was to hold secret meetings with German Intelligence

Flow of terror funds being choked, U.S. says

Spy who turned tide with Libya is brought back to target Teheran

Homegrown terror: It's not over (Canada) - Magnus Ranstorp: "Before 9/11, Canada did not have a good reputation. But they're one of the weaker links."

Identity of Zarqawi’s successor still a riddle - "Al-Masri" not on any list by Egyptian security or other Egyptian experts

Bomb strikes Iraqi army convoy, killing 5

More than 8,000 searching for missing GIs - seven troops wounded, three insurgents killed, 34 detained

Taliban attacks kill 30 in Afghanistan

(UK) Paratroopers kill six Taliban

Architect plotted terror strike on Australia - Faheem Khalid Lodhi facing life in prison

(UK) US 'issued alert' on 7/7 bomber in 2003 - leader of July 7 suicide bombers was considered such a dangerous threat to USA that he was banned from flying to America two years before the attack in London

London Jury Hear Terror Tapes - of Omar Khyam and Jawad Akbar - Seven on trial for planning attacks on civilian targets

Schumer: NYC Is 'Prime Target' for Attack

Iraqi farmer says gunmen captured two US soldiers

Iraq: Zarqawi's Successor - "Newsweek" on the continuing debate over the identity of the successor - Evan Kohlman quoted

US pressures insurgents in Iraq's Ramadi (updated) - U.S. forces set up additional checkpoints to deny terrorists freedom of movement

Tehran pledged further $50m, Zahhar says (Hamas) - Palestinian Foreign Minister says Iran pledges $50 million more

Pay lures away anti-terror officials - Dozens of Bush administration's domestic security team after 2001 terrorist attacks now collecting bigger paychecks elsewhere

(London) '(Low IQ) Prisoner Sparked Raid' - Controversial anti-terror raid in east London 2 weeks ago prompted by man with IQ of 69

(NYC) Too Close for Comfort - "Newsweek": Al Qaeda-linked terrorists in US planned 2003 cyanide attack on NYC subway system, but plot called off at last minute by Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al Qaeda-linked group claims Baghdad bombs - "Mujahideen Shura Council"

10 workers kidnapped from Baghdad bakery

Baghdad: Parked car explodes, kills 6, wounds 36

U.S. troops search for missing GIs in Iraq

(UK) Imam (Abubaker Deghayes) backs terror attack against Blair - Brighton mosque radicalized

US military airstrikes in Afghanistan outnumber those in Iraq

Pakistani troops kill two militants near Afghan border

Military detains Sayyaf 'hit man' (Philippines)

(Thailand) Southern bomb wave in fourth day - have killed four and injured 30+; blast kills one in karaoke bar

(India) Hizbul terrorist killed in J&K encounter

(India) 22 terrorists sneak into J&K

Hamas Official to Keep Funneling Cash

More special forces set for Afghan battle (UK)

Second Algerian suspect deported

Somali Islamist chief denies links to al Qaeda

Moscow hails Chechnya rebel leader’s killing (updated)

Grocer pleads guilty in food-stamp fraud - linked to Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Tigers issue warning as sea and land battles kill 52 (Sri Lanka updated)

Three explosions rocked central Dushanbe, Tajikistan's capital, on the night of June 15 and morning of June 16

(Update) DHS Report on Lack of Readiness of Cities for Disaster (PDF)

Iraq attacks kill 43 - updated

(Iraq) US army says key terror leader captured in Karbala

Afghan, coalition forces kill 45 militants

Suicide attack in Afghanistan - Nimroz, wounding five

(Afghanistan) - Turning the Taliban to our side - "Peace Through Strength" program offers immunity in exchange for co-operation

(Atlanta) U.S. Wants Restrictions in Terror Case

(Pakistan) Bomb blast in Rakhni destroys restaurant

(Update) Six arrested in Thailand for series of bomb attacks

(Canada) Web used to lure terror suspects "Irhabi007" linked to terror suspects - Called "Godfather of cyber-terrorism" - Notorious hacker inspired extremists

(Canada) Two (teen) terrorism suspects make court appearance

Canada unveils anti-terrorism measures

(Israel) IAF kills 2 Jihad men wanted for launching rockets

Somali warlords 'flee Mogadishu'

Top Indian Maoist rebel 'killed'

U.N.: Koranic schools in Senegal fuel child trafficking

Syria interested in buying Iranian arms

Coalition Forces Battle Extremists in Afghanistan - DOD press release - See Bill Roggio's June 16 post

New tape says Zarqawi death 'great loss' - Al-Jazeera said voice on tape was Abu Abdullah Rashid al-Baghdadi, head of Mujahedeen Shura Council

Israeli strike kills Palestinian militant

U.S.: Coalition soldier killed, 2 missing

Regulators' report disciplines BBL (US & Thailand) - US regulators ordered Bangkok Bank's New York office to halt wire transfers pending improved BSA compliance

Jordanian Islamist MPs & Others on Arab TV: Al-Zarqawi is a Martyr - MEMRI transcript

Missing Pakistani journalist found dead - Pakistani journalist who reported US airstrike that killed al-Qaeda operative found dead six months after vanishing

Thailand: Indonesian Militant Arrested Over Bomb Attacks - Zachary Abuza's work cited

Kidnap victim in Jolo freed by Abu Sayyaf

US withdraws terror threat warning in China

A blemish on Muslim image (Bangladesh) - Former ambassador of Bangladesh to Canada writes on impact of Canadian case

Algerian terror suspect deported (UK) - Algerian man suspected of terrorism involvement deported from Britain

Taliban commander surrenders to Afghanistan reconciliation drive - see Bill Roggio's June 16 post on this matter

DHS: States, cities not ready for catastrophes, government says

Sri Lanka launches more strikes on Tigers

The Truth about the Muslim Brotherhood - Excellent Ehrenfeld and Lappen study of history, principles, and goals

Shoe bomber strikes Iraq mosque; 13 dead (updated)

Iraqi Forces Capture Terrorist Leader; Coalition Forces Foil Kidnapping - DOD press release: Sheik Aqeel arrested in Karbala - commands terrorist network

(Indonesia) Bashir urges Muslims to fight - urges "jihad" for "combating infidels" "to uphold the faith"

(India - Kasmir) Militants hack off noses, tongues - Islamist militants killed a villager in Indian Kashmir by slitting his throat and cut off the tongues and noses of four others, accusing them of being police informers

Documents Support Saddam-Taliban Connection - 2nd in series of reports

Iraq to take over security responsibility - in southern Iraq this month

Forty insurgents killed in Afghanistan: coalition

England Warns: Al Qaeda Plans to Attack Saudi Arabia - per Middle East Newsline

Al Qaeda Encouraged War Between America and Iran - Per Captured Documents in Iraq

45,000 from terror-linked nations freed since 2001

Atlanta terror suspects: Danger or naive?

Israel - Seven Kassams Since Last Night

Israel's weapons used against Israelis; Terrorist tells WND rifles given to Abbas for 'security' employed in shooting attacks

Pentagon 9/11 memorial started

Military identifies new al Qaeda leader - but see Evan Kohlmann's June 15 post

Update - Iraq - Papers show 'gloomy' state of insurgency

Israel, Egypt, Jordan on alert for al-Qaida attack - Fears of terrorist retaliation high after Zarqawi killed in Iraq

Iran would 'use nuclear defense' if threatened

"40 percent of the Moroccan youth in the Netherlands reject western values and democracy"

Border Bribery - Arrested Customs and Border Protection Agent had $18,000 worth of Iraqi dinar at his house

Spinning Zarqawi - "(A)t least three high-level al Qaeda associates have testified to Saddam's warm welcome for Zarqawi and his associates"

Cash find in East London terror raid house (UK) - Police raid on London house looking for a chemical bomb found tens of thousands of pounds inside a locked suitcase.

Iranian consulate in Basra attacked

Five killed in Iraq, seven corpses found in Baghdad

10 Iraqis pulled from bus, gunned down

US forces arrest Karbala provincial council chair for 'terrorism'

Britain will jail Liberia's Taylor if convicted

Bus blast kills 64, Sri Lanka hits back with air, sea and land attacks (updated)

Experts: Suicide bombs biggest threat to US

(Iraq) Post-al-Zarqawi raids kill 104 insurgents - 452 raids

Iraq using 'treasure' of al-Zarqawi info - Laptop, flashdrive other documents found in debris - Iraq national security adviser calls it "huge amount of information"

Al Qaeda 101: The Jihad manual

10,000 Coalition troops begin major Afghan offensive

Taliban target Afghan civilians - at least 10 dead in bomb attack on minibus in Kandahar

(Turkey) Explosion in Istanbul injures at least four

Freed Indonesian cleric calls terrorists 'holy warriors' - Abu Bakar Bashir

41 bombs explode in 30 minutes across Thailand - killing two people and wounding 16

(Bangladesh) Two killed in bomb blast

US Wants Somalia's Islamists to Help Find Al-Qaeda Operatives

Palestinian-American faces terror charges

Palestinian Militants fire rockets into south Israel

Hamas spokesman says group ready to restore ceasefire

UN told of mass Darfur killings

(Russia) Hijab-Clad Muslims Banned From Flight on Russian Plane

Taliban make false claim of success in Zabul Province - DOD press release - see Bill Roggio's June 14 posts from Afghanistan

Abu al-Masri Claims Al Qaeda Throne in Sign of Power Struggle - Fox News: Egyptian associate of Zarqawi claims leadership, even though Islamic Web site named Abu Hamza al-Muhajer

Islamic militia capture warlord strongholds (Somalia) (updated) - Islamic militia captured last strongholds of US-backed warlord alliance and vowed to establish Sharia courts

Baghdad crackdown begins; 4 die in blast (updated)

(UK) Anti-terror police charge man and boy

President Bush: "I know there is an international jihadist movement that desires to do us harm and they have territorial ambitions"

(Indonesia / Jemaah Islamiyah) Bashir greeted by sea of supporters - punching fists in the air and screaming "Allah hu Akbar"

UK: "We're still in denial about the threat from radical Islam"

Q&A with terrorism expert David Harris - Canadian terrorism expert on jihadist infiltration - see Andrew Cochran's June 7 post on his testimony

Top aide to al-Qaeda leader slain in raid - Ezzat Ahmed Salman, aka Ezz al-Arab ("the Pride of the Arabs"), headed Zarqawi's group for Baquba region and killed in same village

Afghan fighting kills 30 before offensive (updated) - See Bill Roggio's June 14 post on Operation Mountain Thrust, launched with 11,000 coalition troops

Hamas minister carries millions of dollars into Gaza (updated) - Palestinian Foreign Minister brought 12 suitcases stuffed with $26.7 million cash into Gaza through Egypt

Al Qaeda remains threat, officials warn

Agencies: Homegrown Radicals Inside U.S. - uncovering homegrown Islamic radicals inside the United States who lack formal ties to al-Qaida and operate independently

(Iraq) Al-Zarqawi's successor: Infidels will fall back - New al-Qaeda chief in Iraq, Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, releases first message, calls on jihadis to carry on holy war, issues threats against Shiites

France jails 25 (Jihadists) for attack plot - Pro-Chechen Jihadists intended targets included the Eiffel Tower monument and the Halles shopping center in Paris, as well as police stations and Israeli interests

Germany: Man arrested for allegedly funding terror - transferred money to Iraq for Ansar al-Islam

Bali bombing accomplice released - see Zachary Abuza's June 13 post on release of Abu Bakar Ba’asyir

Indonesia strikes back at Islamist hardliners

Pakistan security forces destroy militant camp in southwest, 5 killed

Pakistan police detain 26 men over tea stall bomb blast (resulting in 5 deaths)

Jordan: Al-Zarqawi "Not A Matryr" For His Tribe

(Australia) Terror suspects have court reunion

(UK) Amnesty plan for 500,000 illegal migrants

(UK) Scotland Yard apologizes to brothers in Forest Gate terror raid

The Islamic Army in Iraq Appoints Dr. Ali al-Na’ami as Media Spokesman for the Group

Stolen SUVs funding terrorism (Canada) - 20,000 vehicles shipped to countries like Lebanon and Iraq, where they fetch 3-5 times their value to fund or be used by terrorists

Pakistan Extradites Al-Qaeda Suspect to Turkey - Pakistan has handed over Levent Karagulle, detained in January

Terrorism: Al-Zarqawi's Heir Chosen at al-Qaeda's Waziristan HQ - Syed Saleem Shahzad with information from "well-placed sources in South Waziristan" about identity of Zarqawi's successor

Terrorists Kill Three Afghan Civilians, Wound Six - DOD press release: Two separate attacks yesterday left 3 Afghan civilians dead and 6 wounded

Canadians continue anti-Taliban sweep - see Bill Roggio's June 13 post from Kandahar

Al Qaeda's Leader in Iraq: Abu Hamza al Muhajir:"More violent than Zarqawi" - Profile of new leader in Asharq Alawsat

Treasury Identifies International Financial Network of Colombia's Notorious North Valle Drug Cartel - Treasury Department press release

U.S. Officials Worry About al-Qaida Merger - U.S. counterterrorism officials concerned about merger of al-Qaida's central organization and offshoot in Iraq

At least 36 killed as Bush makes surprise Baghdad visit - Updated: At least 36 killed, including 18 in 5 car bomb attacks in Kirkuk, while President Bush meets PM al-Maliki

Money-laundering crackdown falters (Indonesia) - Top watchdog says effort lost steam after FATF removed it from list of non-cooperating countries

Taliban militants kill intelligence chief - Taliban militants killed district chief in drive-by shooting in southern Afghanistan

Not another extremist state - Editorial on Somalia in "Gulf News," voice of UAE government: "a Taliban-style state seems to be emerging, whilst the Arab League looks oblivious"

Palestinian prime minister's office is attacked and torched - Fatah and Al Aqsa attacked office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, briefly held him

Qaeda names man due to have been Sept 11 attacker - Turki bin Fheid al-Muteiri, aka Fawaz al-Nashmi, Saudi militant killed in 2004, was due to have been 20th suicide plane hijacker in 9-11 attacks

75,000 forces to be deployed in Baghdad

11 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza (updated)

Iraqi PM announces security crackdown - 75,000 troops to be deployed around Baghdad

US will target Iraq's new al-Qaeda chief

(Canada) Change sought in definition of terrorism - no racial or religious profiling

Al-Qaeda Trial Resumes in North Germany - three Arab ment charged in plot to raise terror funds for "nuclear materials" and carry out suicide attack

(India) Three terrorists killed in separate J&K encounters - two part of LeT terror group

Nepal set to free hundreds of jailed rebels after scraping anti-terrorism laws

Israel Military Says Hamas Bombs Caused Deadly Gaza Beach Explosion

Regulators updating money laundering guidance - Banking regulators to release revised manual about anti-money laundering and suspicious activities this summer

Hamas gunmen rampage through Ramallah

Zarqawi successor 'has jihad experience'

Iraq: Al-Zarqawi Heir Also Killed, Jordanian Services Say - Abu Ayyub al-Masri, expected successor to al-Zarqawi, also died in raid according to Jordanians

Algeria: Militants Announce Beheading of Prison Guard in Video - GSPC's first video announces beheading of Mohammed as Said Morsali and shows him

2 Canadian soldiers wounded during sweep against Taliban rebels near Kandahar - Sweep of farm fields and mud buildings escalates to artillery support and air strikes

Ten killed in Kashmir attacks (updated)

Fatah gunmen go on anti-Hamas rampage - Hundreds of Palestinian security forces loyal to President riddled Parliament and Cabinet buildings with bullets

Car Bombs Raise Death Toll in Iraq (updated) - Several attacks kill, wound over 2 dozen

FARC rebels declare war on smaller insurgent group (Columbia) - FARC said it was attacked by National Liberation Army, or ELN

Secret U.S. Task Force 145 Secretly Changes Its Name, Again - ABC News' Brian Ross on change to avoid publicity

Africa: The Gold Mine of Al-Qaeda and Global Jihad - Excellent analysis by noted expert Reuven Paz of PRISM and Moshe Terdman

Al-Qaida in Iraq names Zarqawi's successor (updated) - Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir named - Evan Kohlmann's June 12 post quoted

Iran accused of hiding secret nuclear weapons site - project codenamed "Zirzamin 27"

Coalition Forces Kill 37 Militants in Afghanistan (updated) - Three separate battles kill 37, including Mullah Omar's brother-in-law

Coalition forces kill 7 terrorists, wound 3, detain 2 - MNF press release on raid in Baqouba in which 2 civilians also killed - "targeted terrorists have been linked to previous Coalition operations and had ties to senior al-Qaida leaders across Iraq"

U.S.-led forces in Iraq kill 9 in raid - U.S.-led forces raided house near where al-Zarqawi was killed

Bomb blast kills 5 at Pakistan tea stall - Bomb ripped through roadside tea stall in Baluchistan, killing five people and wounding 17

(Iraq National Security Adviser) Al-Rubaie: Most troops out by mid-2008

U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi died of blast injuries

Neo-Nazis hijack World Cup for anti-Semitic protests - dressed up in Iranian football shirts and handed out anti-Jewish leaflets

14 Canada terrorism suspects face hearings (on Monday)

(Canada) Terror suspects strike back at anti-terrorism law - Adil Charkaoui, Moroccan-born permanent resident of Canada accused of being sleeper agent is lead appellant

(Aabid Khan) Warrant targets U.K. Suspect with alleged ties to Toronto plot - Police sought bombs in raid, search papers say

Homeland Security HQ accepts fake ID

Documenting Saddam's Link to Terror - First in series by Fox News Channel on Saddam's links to terrorists

DOD identifies 3 Guantanamo suicides - One was mid- to high-level al-Qaida operative with ties to principal facilitators and senior members - another a member of Tablighi Jamaat

Anger as government invites still-armed ETA to negotiating table (Spain)

Pakistan destroys heroin-refining labs in big raid - Huge raid near Afghan border destroys manufacturing facilities - drugs and weapons seized

Taliban Burns School in Afghanistan; Coalition Forces Kill Extremists - DOD press release

Jordan detains MPs for pro-Zarqawi sentiment

Israel kills Hamas militants

Zarqawi trained men to strike beyond Iraq (updated) - NYT: Jordanians say Zarqawi recruited 300 for other countries - Lorenzo Vidino quoted about Syria's role

Terrorists on the run (SE Asia) - Malaysian special police smashed Darul Islam terror cell, arresting 12 - Zachary Abuza: "In many ways, DI is the foundation upon which JI has been built"

Al-Zarqawi Death Prompts Attack Warning - Al-Qaida in Iraq vowed Sunday to carry out "major attacks"

UN desperate to question 'father of Islamic Bomb' - UN seeks to question Pakistan's Khan after evidence of enriched uranium found at Iranian military site

(Iraq) Car bomb kills five in Baghdad

British troops, insurgents battle in Iraq (updated) - Insurgents lured British soldiers into gunbattle, leaving 5 civilians dead and over a dozen hurt

(Iraq) Three beheaded on terror video - Men appeared to be Iraqi army soldiers - video on Islamist group Ansar al-Sunna thought to be associated with Al Qaeda

(NYC Police Commissioner Raymond) Kelly fears terror within - Homegrown Qaeda sympathizers on rise

Three die in Afghan bomb blast

(Update) More than 30 militants killed in Pakistani army raid on training camp - including Arabs, Uzbeks and local fighters who also took part in attacks inside Afghanistan

Three separate blasts in Philippines, one killed

(Canada) School Ties Link Alleged Plotters - Arrested Canadians Had Bonded at Clubs and on Soccer Fields

Islam's gunmen rout Somali warlords

(19 Kassam Missiles Launched at Israel) IAF strike kills two Hamas members in Beit Lahiya (Kassam launch crew)

Blast kills Islamic Jihad man in his home - originated inside the house

Heavy fighting in southern Afghan stokes suspicions of Taliban presence in Pakistan

Iran finds some atomic incentives unacceptable

Fourteen Islamists arrested in Syria 'terror' plot

DHS explains Washington funding cut

Canadian troops open base in Taliban territory - Forward Operating Base Martello lies in rocky ridges over El Bak valley 200 km north of Kandahar

Two Blasts Target Iraqi Police Patrols, 24 Die in Attacks (updated)

Five killed in Sri Lanka violence

(Canada Terror Plot) Blog offers glimpse of accused

West Bank gunmen free US student (updated) - Palestinian gunmen released Benjamin Bight-Fishbein, US student, hours after abducting him

Officials: Hamas decided to end truce weeks ago - Accuse terror group of using Israeli actions from past few days as pretence

Egypt: Sinai suicide bombers trained by Hamas

U.S.: 3 Gitmo prisoners kill themselves; deaths called acts of warfare

20 Taliban members killed in Pakistan (updated) - Pakistani security forces raided Taliban hideout in North Waziristan

Hamas brings 4.5 million euros into Gaza - EU official - Hamas official openly brought 4.5 million euros into Gaza Strip through Egypt

Lebanon says Islamic Jihad killing suspect arrested - Mastermind in bombing that killed senior PIJ officialaccused of links to Israeli intelligence

(G8 Meeting) Terrorist funds analyzed - (G8) finance ministers resolved to step up their efforts to combat financial flows to terrorist organizations at a meeting in St Petersburg

Hamas Fires Rockets at Israel After Deadly Strikes - At least nine rockets fired, no casualties

Six LJ men arrested (Pakistan) - Police arrested 6 Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sunni outfit with links to Al-Qaeda and blamed for murdering Daniel Pearl and attempts against Musharraf

Canadian, Afghan forces kill over 30 Taliban - Joint force engaged over 60 insurgents in Zabul - no coalition casualties

11 injured in Hub blast (Pakistan) - Updated - Eleven injured at restaurant- Balochistan police suspect Balochistan Liberation Army

Afghan intelligence chief survives bombing - Roadside bomb hit convoy, killing three others

Rebels blow up gas, oil pipelines in India’s Assam - Four explosions come after market bomb killed 5 - Police blame outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom

New Zealand deports '9/11 linked man' - Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali deported to Saudi Arabia

(UK) Protesters Outside London Police Station Calling for Sharia Law in Britain (my title) - al-Ghurabaa makes veiled threat as to "nuclear device to be unleashed onto the streets of Britain" and "water supply suddenly poisoned"

(Canada) Accused terrorist could be free in days - Mohamed Harkat - govt motion to deny bail has failed

(Canada) Courts: Abdurahman Khadr has right to get Canadian passport - his father Ahmed Said Khadr is reportedly a close associate of Osama bin Laden

(Canadian) Teacher witnessed transformation of some bomb-plot suspects - Saudis have flooded Canada with free Qur'ans, laced with jihadist commentary

Canadians brace for more terrorist attacks - More than half believe the recent arrests in Toronto are just the 'tip of the iceberg', and further attacks are imminent, poll finds

US refuses to rule out attacks (against Iranian nuclear sites)

Zarqawi's house offers clues and hints - Press visits house - leaflet in rubble identified Latifiya radio station as apparent target

U.S. moves to stop Zarqawi network in Iraq (updated) - 39 raids yield documents, arms, computer equipment, and numerous suspects

Report: Americans Face Terrorist Threat in China - Threat against U.S. interests in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and Americans in restaurants, churches and schools

Some Islamic conferences radicalizing Canadian youth, critics warn - Steven Emerson quoted and IPT's penetration of conferences discussed

Al-Zarqawi attack said to bring new intel - destroyed safehouse yielded documents and information storage devices that are being assessed for potential use against his terror network

(UK) Terror raid brothers freed without charge - Mohammed Abdul Kahar and Abul Koyair have been released by police

Canadian court OKs release of al Qaeda suspect Mohamed Harkat

Two charged in Canada terror plot bought guns in Ohio

Hamas military wing calls off truce with Israel - Hamas threaten more attacks - tells Israel "to prepare the coffins"

Congress eliminates aid to Saudi Arabia; Rep. Anthony Weine "American taxpayer dollars should not be supporting Saudi hate and terror"

Pilot with 9/11 links found in New Zealand - Saudi Arabian Rayed Mohammed Abdullah Ali - spent 4 months in NZ before being expelled

Congress wants anti-terror fund rundown - wants DHS to explain where anti-terrorism grants are going

U.S. congressman blasts Canada on terrorism - Supports immigrant ban

Somali president's compound hit

(Somalia) Islamist militia advance

Cell phone tracking helped find al-Zarqawi

Captured Zarqawi Aide Spilled the Beans

Al-Zarqawi minions vow to obey successor

Iraq: Al-Zarqawi Death Poses Problems for Kurdish Militants

26 Killed in Afghanistan, Taliban Vows to Keep Fighting

U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi alive when troops arrived - he died shortly thereafter

Al-Qaida No. 2 tape said to hail al-Zarqawi - Ayman al-Zawahr tape broadcast on Al-Jazeera

Al-Qaida Tape: Muslims Must Reject Palestinian Referendum - Ayman al-Zawahr also urged defeat of referendum on Palestine

Iraq orders driving ban to prevent attacks - daytime driving ban in Baghdad - anticipating reprisals due to Zarqawi death; more on anticipated successor Egyptian-born Abu al-Masri

(Baltimore) Man charged with making bomb - police say abortion clinic in Prince George's County was to be target

(Canada) Hope of profit from TSX bomb alleged - terrorists hoped to make money from bombing Toronto Stock Exchange

(Canada) UK suspect linked to (Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) terror group in Pakistan - gets funding from Al Qaeda

Iraqi oil official kidnappped in Baghdad

(Iraq) Deputy unwittingly led troops to al-Zarqawi

US warns of terror threat against Americans in China

Congress to hold hearings into OKC bombing - examining foreign connection to plot

(UK) Labour 'bungling may let terrorists off hook' - passed law not implemented to give police the power to question terrorist suspects for up to 28 days

(Afghanistan) UK soldiers 'killed 21 Taliban'

Hamas, Gaza Arabs, Mourn Al-Zarqawi's Death

Swiss arrest airline attack suspects (updated) - Swiss authorities arrested 7 people of North African origin suspected of plotting to attack Israeli El Al airliner

Anti-terror police search cafe (UK) - Detectives searching internet cafe following arrest of 21-year-old and 16-year-old youth

S Africa says terror suspect handed over to Pakistan - South Africa handed over Khalid Rashid, Pakistani national and alleged terror suspect

US military sees Egyptian militant Abu al-Masri succeeding Zarqawi

Report: Canada terror plot included truck bombs - against the stock exchange and the country's spy agency

Alleged Canadian terror plot linked to US, Britain, Pakistan - Canadian terror suspects considered launching aerial assault and may be tied to groups in US, Britain and Pakistan

Columbian Court Convicts Venezuelan - Ramón Perea Montoya guilty of involvement in May 2002 FARC massacre which killed 119 people

Israeli Airstrike Kills Top Hamas Terror Mastermind Jamal Abu Samhadana - accused of spearheading rocket attacks on Israel and of the fatal 2003 bombing of a U.S. convoy in the Gaza Strip

(World Cup Security) German military 'will intervene' in terrorist attack

US ambassador to Baghdad warns of violent Zarqawi backlash

New Iraqi government complete with key security jobs

Bomb threat in Batangas capitol - Bomb experts from Philippine Air Force detonated package with IED - no one hurt

Iraqis meet Zarqawi's death with joy, fear - many overjoyed, celebrate, other Iraqis lamented the death of Zarqawi

Five Bombs Kill 40 in Iraq (updated) - At least 5 bombs, most packed in vehicles, detonated in and around Baghdad, killing at least 40 and injuring dozens

Canada plans new legislation in fall to fight terrorism financing and money laundering (my title)

Bomb kills 5, wounds 3 in Thai Muslim south

US frees Taliban suspects in Afghanistan - U.S. military freed 33 Taliban suspects from Bagram airbase

Somalia Islamic leaders meet interim gov't

Recordings Showed Intent To Join Jihad, Prosecutors Argue - Federal prosecutors ask judge in Arkansas to admit audios advocating martyrdom and jihad - Arwah Jaber charged with material support to PIJ

U.K. suspect recently in GTA: Sources - Abed Khan, arrested at Manchester airpost upon return from Pakistan, allegedly visited Greater Toronto Area

Taliban bomb, ambush kill 5 Afghan troops, police (updated) - Series of attacks kills at least 5 Afghan troops and police, and wounds 4 U.S.-led coalition soldiers

(Iraq) Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed in air raid - 30 miles northeast of Baghdad - his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a look at his face

'Va. Jihad' Case Hailed As Key in War on Terror - "Virginia jihad network" prosecutions produced more guilty verdicts than any domestic terrorism case since Sept. 11

Iraqi court convicts 17 involved in insurgency

Somalia: The Sheik Who Led the Islamist Conquest of Mogadishu-Profile - Bio of Sherif Sheik Ahmad Sheik Mahmoud, a.k.a Ahmad Sherif, leader of "Islamic Courts Union," suspected Somali branch of Al-Qaeda

Afghan Police Stop Bombing Attack From Explosives-laden Donkey

Canada plot: Flight training link - Amin Mohamed Durrani enrolled in flight training as part of plan to use aircraft in attack on Canadian targets

(Canada) Security services had bomb plot suspects under surveillance for more than six months

(Canada) Plot to storm Parliament dropped due to unfamiliarity with Ottawa: CP source

(Canada) Terror Connections - Excellent "Toronto Star" Acrobat file with links among Canadian terror suspects and charges against them

U.K. arrests have Toronto link - arrests of 21 and 16 yr old - searching 3 locations - reports one suspect recently in Pakistan

Terror suspect arrested in London is wanted by prosecutors in NYC - update on earlier Heathrow arrest story

(UK) More time to quiz terror suspects - from raid on suspicion of chemical bomb

London Muslims urged to shun police

UK Islamist Group Al-Ghurabaa: "There is no Room for Freedom in Islam"

(Afghanistan) Taliban vow to defeat UK troops

(Canada) Arrest of terror suspects in Canada may have links to Bosnia

(Canada) Imam no stranger to controversy - Ally Hindy a vocal critic of spy service - Knows several suspects in latest raid

Radicals winning in Dutch mosques, government warns

Jordan: 12 Charged for Targeting Israelis, Americans - includes cousin of Zarqawi

US wants more UAE anti-terror cooperation - see Doug Farah's June 7 post, "Small Band in Congress Continues to Press the UAE"

Terror Funds May Be Reduced by House Appropriators - CQ story quotes Michael Kraft's June 4 post, "House Likely to Stumble into Cutting Counterterrorism Programs"

Iran not a terror sponsor, C Asian group head says - Chinese chief of Central Asian security bloc says Iran doesn't support terrorism

Saudi national charged with threatening to blow up Delta flight - Saudi national faces upset over denial of job as U.S. interpreter in Iraq - charged with making terroristic threat against airplane

(Tunisia) Bomber's uncle jailed for 20yrs - for role in Al Qaeda attack of nephew who killed 21 people

Islamist leaders face protest in Somalia

Taliban gaining in south, report says - Senlis Council report supports view that foreign troops losing influence as Taliban defends illegal opium trade

Taliban battered ahead of NATO talks on Afghanistan - U.S.-led forces killed 22 Taliban fighters in raids days before NATO finalises near-doubling of troops

Terror Connections - Excellent "Toronto Star" Acrobat file with links among Canadian terror suspects and charges against them

Final Defendant Guilty in 'Va. Jihad' - Ali Asad Chandia guilty of 3 counts of material support to Lashkar-i-Taiba - acquitted of 4th count of supporting terrorists

Official: 250 Afghans arrested after riot

2 U.S., 3 Afghan Troops Killed in Bombing

Candian Jihadist Plotting PM Beheading Member of Canadian Military (my title) - Abdul Shakar convert to Islam aka Steven Chand

Another Terrorist Attack Coming Soon? CBS News: U.S. Officials Believe Recent Incidents Point To An Imminent Threat - "they'd be surprised if it didn't come by the end of the year"

(UK) British police arrest terror suspects - Syed Hashmi arrested at Heathrow, faces US extradition warrant on receiving property intended for use in terrorism

(Operation Mazhar) British computer whizz-kid exports terror via Internet - E-mails led to arrest of suspects recruited and schooled in bombmaking - greater number of terror networks in UK using Internet to plot attacks

(UK) Plea for Extra Time Over Terror Suspects

Fifteen of 50 kidnapped Iraqis found - kidnappers blindfolded, beat and tortured them

Saudi king says al Qaeda militants defeated

Al Qaeda Warns Hizbullah - Zarqawi claims Hizbullah protecting Israel

WND: Hamas amassing large stockpiles of weapons - Israeli officials say group preparing for attacks if leadership ends truce

Greek leftist group claims bomb targeting minister

'Five killed' in Nigeria oil raid

Qatar minister seeks to vacate Sept. 11 judgment against him

Don't blame Islam for terror: B.C. Muslims

Canada terror suspect charges made public - At least one member of a group of terror suspects plotted to storm Canada's parliament and behead officials

15 Canadian terror suspects seek bail

(Iraq) Car bomb kills five at funeral in southwestern Baghdad

(Iraq) Violent Baghdad deaths top 6,000 this year

2 soldiers killed by Afghan roadside bomb

Al Qaeda Takes Root in PA as Arabs Smuggle in 11 Tons of TNT

Militia vow to make Somalia Islamic state

"Islamic values vs. British values" - Al-Ghurabaa, successor jihadist group to Al-Muhajiroun, launching public campaign deriding British values

Official: Hamas involved in recent Kassam launches

US softens over Iran nukes - the United States is prepared to provide Iran with some nuclear technology if it stops enriching uranium

Iraqi Nuclear Scientist Khadduri: Only Full-Scale Invasion Will Stop Iran from Acquiring Nuclear Bomb (my title)

Colombian rebel leader captured - FARC leader Luis Alberto Sanchez, a.k.a. "Ricaurte," captured in Bogota

Terror suspects plotted two separate attacks (updated) - Plans allegedly included using truck bomb on important building (Toronto Stock Exchange or CN Tower) and firing upon crowd

Raid Kills Former Iraqi Intelligence Officer Turned Al-Qaeda Terrorist - Hasayn Ali Muzabir, former Hussein intel officer, became "al-Qaeda military emir in Samarra"

Counterterror exemption proposed for Privacy Act - Litte-noticed proposal would allow U.S. intel agencies to access personal information held by other federal agencies if relevant to counterterrorism or counterproliferation.

Hamas operatives working on adding toxic chemicals to bombs - West Bank cells include skilled bombmakers trying to upgrade weapons

(Iraq) Three people killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad

(Canada) Terror suspects smuggled guns

(Canada) Security on Parliament much too lax, says MP

(Canada) Military commandos were ready to trounce suspected terrorists

(UK) Anger mounts over London raid: Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, Muhammed Abdul Bari "Angry people can do anything, angry people can even feel that they should take the law into their own hands"

Intelligence behind raid was wrong, officials say (UK) - British CT official quoted: "There is no viable device at that house. There is no device being constructed, or chemicals. There does not appear to be anything there or anywhere else."

(Nine) Severed heads found in Iraq - in Baquba north of Baghdad - same area where gunmen dragged 24 people out of cars and shot them dead on Sunday

Iraqi PM to release 2,500 prisoners

(Afghanistan) British force kills five Taliban insurgents

(Afghanistan) Car bomber rams U.S. convoy in Afghanistan

(Virginia Jihad Network): Maryland Teacher lent support to Pakistani terror group : Prosecutors - third grade teacher at Muslim school traveled to Pakistan shortly after 9/11 to train with terrorist organization

British still looking for chemical weapon

AP Interview: Giuliani calls terror funding cuts "wrong" - blames DHS poor decision making and "a certain level of incompetence"

Hamas suspected of smuggling millions into Gaza

Israel Sucessful in Air-Striking Wanted Terrorist

(Canada) Inside the bomb 'plot' - Suspects cited for terrorist training, Six are singled out in explosives plan

(Canada Terror Plot) Islamist Preaching swayed trio of school pals - They skipped class to visit prayer hall

(Canada) 'Nice, normal guy' accused of leading plot - Ringleader said to be angry about Canada's Afghan mission, mistreatment of Muslims

(Canada) Signs of trouble in the backwoods - Local man recalls finding group huddled in snow - Area allegedly used as terrorist training camp

Explosion rocks security headquarters in Gaza

(Australia) Terror case hits security stalemate

US 'worried by' Somali Islamists: "We don't want to see Somalia turn into a safe haven for foreign terrorists"

Somalia: New Islamic Courts Announced Around Once Anti Terror Strong Holds

(Russia) Beslan Terrorist's Lawyer Files Appeal

Riots show Hezbollah's power in streets

Suspected Tamil rebels detonate mines near Sri Lanka capital, 2 wounded

(DC) Small Plane Enters Restricted Airspace Near Washington - pilot detained - F-16 military jets and Customs helicopter intercepted the plane

Canada faces 'jihad generation'

US, NATO, Pakistan, Afghan military chiefs discuss anti-terror cooperation

(Iraq) Gunmen kill 11 Iraqi students - after stopping a bus in Baghdad

(UK) Commentary Melanie Phillips: Come to Londonistan, our refuge for poor misunderstood Islamist victims

Abbas will call referendum on Israel

French terror suspects "agile at plotting attacks" - Officials say terror network recruiting on the rise, more ideological

(Canada) Bomb-making among charges faced by terror suspects

(Canada) A gathering of familiar faces at Brampton courthouse - Islamists supporting terror suspects, including sister of Abdullah Khadr fighting extradition to US for supplying weapons to Al Qaeda

(Canada) Mosque was warned about suspect

Canadian Terror Probe Expands to 7 Nations

Canadian Islamic Congress Criticizes Canadian Government For Not Funding Research on "Home Grown" Effects of Imported Extremism - Dr. Mohamed Elmasry who is also noted for saying on Canadian television that all Israelis are legitimate targets for suicide bombers

Toronto police chief urges calm - Says suspects in terror plot not motivated by Islamic faith

(Canada) Muslim leaders divided over existence of extremism in their communities - Ahmed Amiruddan "More than 80 per cent of our mosques are being penetrated by these guys"

(UK) Terror raid shooting accidental, say police

(Jordan) Suicide bomb accused woman is lying, says witness

Mom by Day, Terrorist Hunter by Night - Shannen Rossmiller Embarked on Her Mission After 9/11

(Indonesia) Bashir released next week - Abu Bakar Bashir, alleged spiritual leader of the al-Qaeda linked militant group Jemaah Islamiah, to be released June 14

(Japan) Report: Ex-cult leader appeals execution - Shoko Asahara mastermind of 1995 Tokyo subway terror attack that killed 12 people

2 Released, Life Sentence for One Iraqi in (UK Aid Worker Margaret) Hassan murder plot

Gunmen seize at least 50 at Iraq bus stop

Afghan police kill 7 comrades, defect to Taliban - 5 Afghan police killed 7 fellow officers as they slept before defecting to Taliban in southern Zabul province

Afghan forces capture Taliban commander - Afghanistan National Army (ANA) captured Juma Khan, local commander in southern Zabul province

Islamic group claims capture of Somalia's capital

(NYC) CDC official: city bioterror funds to be cut by 12 percent

(UK) July 7 report attacks emergency planning

Pakistani court orders release of two Tajik Al-Qaeda militants

Al Qaeda - The Next Generation - Interview with Dr. Walid Phares

(Russia) Three men detained in Chechnya over 2001 bomb attack

(Russia) Blasts in Chechnya Leave Five Policemen Wounded

Malta named in alleged Al Qaeda links - see Victor Comras' June 1 post on Youssef Nada

Report: Hamas gunmen storm broadcast facility

Explosion kills Hamas militant in Gaza - identified as Ahmed Sari

Hamas rejects Abbas ultimatum over Israel

(Canada) More terror arrests expected, top lawmakers say - several of the accused attended the same two mosques in the Greater Toronto area including Al-Rahman Islamic Centre

(Canada) Plot targeted Peace Tower, police say - targets of the alleged plot included political and economic symbols such as the Parliament Buildings and Peace Tower in Ottawa, along with the CN Tower and Toronto Stock Exchange in Toronto

(Canada) Plot began in chat room

(Canada) Frightened rural Ontario residents describe 'terror-training camp'

(Canada) Schoolkids to terror suspects - many were drawn to Wahhabism

(Canada) After escaping war in Somalia, terror suspects grew up in Toronto

Gaza militant shootings kill five

Raids in northern Sinai will create hub of terrorism, residents say

Rice says U.S. has no indication Canada terror suspects were planning U.S. attack

35 Taliban Killed in Afghan Clashes - See Bill Roggio's June 4 post

(Canada) RCMP behind bomb material - Canadian police controlled the sale of ammonium nitrate as part of "sting" operation to catch terror suspects; Sources told the Star that terror targets included Toronto HQ of CSIS, adjacent to the CN Tower

Update - (UK) Cyanide fear triggered terror raid - Scotland Yard sources said "specific intelligence" was regarding that bomb overlaid with cyanide was being prepared at the raid site

Canadians apathetic about terror threat

Rafah: Fatah, Hamas exchange fire - Three Palestinians wounded in fire between Fatah gunmen and gunmen from PA security unit

Nigerian kidnappers free 8 foreign oil workers

British brigade of Islamists join Al-Qaeda foreign legion in Iraq - Up to 150 Islamic radicals from Britain joined with “British brigade”

Iraqi police storm Basra mosque (updated) - Up to 16 killed in clashes between police and guards at Sunni mosque in Basra

Bomber targets governor, Canadians; kills 4 Afghans (updated) - Taliban suicide car bomber killed at least 4 Afghans in Kandahar - provincial governor survives

Sinai bombings: 3 more arrests - Arrests come a day after security forces killed 3 other suspects

Five killed in new Somali clashes - New fighting between Islamist militia and US-backed warlord alliance

Gunmen kill 21 northeast of Baghdad (updated) - Many of them high school students dragged off buses northeast of Baghdad -- separated 4 Sunni Arabs from group, shot all others

Ontario terror plot has worldwide links - at least 18 related arrests had already taken place in Canada, the United States, Britain, Bosnia, Denmark, Sweden, and Bangladesh -- Canada terror suspects may have had US contacts - now in custody who were based in Georgia

(UK) Terror cell 'was planning nerve gas attack on capital' - MI5 suspects that al-Qa'eda sympathizers intended to produce a nerve agent - probably sarin in a confined space like a subway car

Syrian state-run newspaper blames U.S., Israel for attack by Islamist terrorists

Rumsfeld brands Iran as leading terrorist nation

Iran warns of energy disruption if US attacks

Iraq's women terrorized - Taliban-style militias are waging terror against the urban middle class who wear Western clothes

Severed heads in new Iraqi violence - Iraqi police found eight severed heads north of Baghdad with a note indicating they were killed in retaliation for the murder of four Shiite doctors

London Times Report on Afghanistan Jihadists Hunting Down Foreigners to Threaten (my title)

Update - Canada Arrests 17 in Al-Qaeda "Inspired" Bombing Plot - 12 men and 5 youths - Massive terror attack averted - arrested aged from 19 to 43 - with 3 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer explosive - Terror suspects appeared in court on Saturday

Attacks on Iraq Oil Industry Aid Vast Smuggling Scheme - NYT: Sabotage attacks on Iraq's oil pipelines and refineries being used to aid vast smuggling network

Russian Iraq embassy worker killed, four staff kidnapped

Bomber kills 28, wounds 62 in Iraqi market

(Afghanistan) Twelve suspected Taliban killed, 18 captured in new Afghan clashes - see Bill Roggio's June 3 post

Gunmen kill 7 police officers in Iraq - in Baqouba northeast of Baghdad

(Pakistan) Anti-terrorism court awards death to six

Eight injured in blast in Turkish port

Sinai: Egyptian forces kill 3 terror suspects

(Canada) Terrorism raids sweep Toronto - reports of at least 8 arrested "Muslism, but not Arabs" in plot to detonate explosive device in Ontario - source states suspects may be linked to Al-Qaeda; more arrests anticipated

(Canada) Nevermind foreign terrorists, why is Canada growing its own extremists?

(Canada) National Post - CSIS Document on Use of Muslim Converts by Terrorists (PDF file)

UK police continue anti-terror op

(UK) Police hunt for lethal chemical suicide vest - London "Operation Volga" raid Friday was to stop imminent terror attack on London - security chiefs are deeply concerned that there was no sign of the vest inside what they believe is a chemical bomb factory; World Cup fans could be targets

Senior member of Hamas military wing hurt

Muslims in Somalia gather to denounce the US

Suspected terrorists caught; bazaar bombed (Afghanistan)

U.S. intelligence: Iran could guide Hezbollah to attack U.S.

Nervous informant who gave details of new terrorist device (UK) - Details were so precise and terrifying that intel agents had to drop other investigations

Islamic Radicalism in Mexico: The Threat from South of the Border - Inroads by al-Qaeda into Mexico not likely to come through Muslim community, but through gangs

Scotland Yard statement on London terror raid (related story)

Man shot in raid on suspected chemical bomb factory (UK) - Updated: Police shot man during raid in East London - that man and another arrested - 250 police officers, MI5 and bio-chemical experts involved

Two arrested in Manchester terror raids released (UK)

Taliban Offensive Shot to Pieces - James Dunnigan: Up to 1,000 Taliban passed over Pakistani border - offensive failed, with nearly half killed, wounded or captured

Afghanistan 'suicide blast' outside Kandahar kills 3 - suspected bomber may have detonated his explosive early

(Spain) Al-Jazeera Journalist jailed for Al Qaeda links

Eight expat oil workers kidnapped from Nigeria rig

Iran to go ahead with nuclear enrichment

Is D.C. ready for terrorist attack?

(Iraq) Bombs kill four in Baghdad - bomb in animal market killed two, roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad killed two, 50 wounded

(Iraq) Al-Zarqawi urges Sunnis to take on Shiites - n an audiotape posted on the Web Friday that Shiite militias are killing and raping the country's Sunni Arabs and urged Sunnis to confront them

(Syria) 5 killed in violence in Damascus - clashes between Syrian security forces and Islamic militants near govt bldgs

Four Pakistani soldiers killed in bomb blast - near the North Waziristan region

Final Offer for Iran - Deal ties U.N. Security Council sanctions to nuke concessions

Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte: Iran could have nuclear bomb between 2010 and 2015 (my title)

N.Y., D.C. shortchanged on terror funding? More cities sharing fewer antiterror dollars as feds retool funding criteria

DHS Henkel's Grant-making Dept Reports DC is "low risk" city, NYC does not have "national icon" (my title)

Russia Outlaws Two Islamic Groups - Islamic Jihad and Jund-al-Sham groups as terrorist organizations

(Tennessee) Ricin and Bomb Materials Found Together (my title)

(Philippines) Batangas governor wounded in bomb attack

Return to Somalia: The war on terror - a new front

Hamas leader's three sisters live secretly in Israel as full citizens

Exposure to environmental toxins left thousands of 9/11 responders suffering from more severe health problems than officials anticipated

Belgian Muslim head to be tried for inciting riot

Chavez calls Carlos the Jackal a friend - Venezuelan president brings up terrorist during OPEC meeting

Canada appeals release of al Qaeda suspect Mohamed Harkat - Canadian judge decides to release on bail an Algerian man who lied about being part of al Qaeda

12 police officers killed in land mine blast in eastern India - planted by communist rebels

Bush to Iran: Talk to us or U.N. sanctions possible

CNN: Reporter's dangerous trip to secret Palestinian terrorist rocket factory

Fear of Islamic Extremism Keeps Boston Mosque in Limbo

(Lebanon) Shiite Muslims block roads over comedy regarding leader of Hezbollah

Muhammad gets 6 life terms in Maryland

2 Most-Wanted Saudis Turn Up in Kurdistan

Taliban Military Commander Mullah Dadallah: We are in Contact With Iraqi Mujahideen, Osama bin Laden & Al-Zawahiri - MEMRI transcript of Al-Jazeera TV interview

US troops focus on al Qaeda in Ramadi - "The situation in Ramadi is very serious," says chief U.S. military spokesman

Mortar barrage kills 9 people in Baghdad - 40 wounded 40 in south Baghdad's Sunni district by 7 mortar rounds landing on 4 houses

Palestinian gunmen clash in Gaza, 3 hurt: medics - Battle between Hamas and Fatah militants wounded 3 Fatah

Gaddafi slams Nigeria for handing over Taylor - Gaddafi criticizes Charles Taylor's deportation to Liberia - see Doug Farah's 6/1 post

Spain acquits Sept 11 suspect of conspiracy charge - Court acquits Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, aka Abu Dahdah, of involvement in 9/11attacks - still serving 12-year sentence for leading terrorist group

Saudi Al-Qaeda Member (Saad Said al Qarni) Captured in Iraq in US Custody - aka Abu Qatiba

Malaysian group helped top Indonesia terror suspects flee to Philippines, police say

(Yemen) Eight of al-Qaeda released - who surrendered after escaping from a high security prison in Sana'a last February, have been released - except Ahmad al-Raimi

Southern Thailand Still Suffering from Insurgent Violence - Zachary Abuza's latest analysis, reported in Jamestown Foundation's "Terrorism Focus"

Bomb kills 2 construction workers in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Suicide blast as Afghan army readies to retake Taliban-held area - near NATO base in western Afghanistan / Kandahar

(Afghanistan) As-Sahab Production Video of Joint Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan Launching of Rockets at American Forces in Khost

Three Islamist 'militants' killed in India - planning an attack on a Hindu organization

Mauritania: 4 Algerian Militants Arrested - suspected of being members of the al-Qaeda linked Algerian Salafite Group for Preaching and Combat, Radio Sawa

Iran spurns US talks - rejected Washington's demand for the Islamic republic to first suspend nuclear work

US tightens security on New England-Canada border

(California) Father in Lodi terror trial agrees to plea deal - He admits lying to customs agents, rather than more serious charge of lying to FBI

(Australia) Terror accused (Faheem Khalid Lodhi) 'telling pack of lies'

Hamas missile would threaten most Israelis - developing electronic-guidance, hints at Iran help, warns truce will end