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