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NEFA Report: "Inside As-Sahaab: The Story of Ali al-Bahlul and the Evolution of Al-Qaida’s Propaganda."
Contributing Experts to Discuss Mumbai Attacks At December 4 Event The Importance of The Dawood Ibrahim Connection Mumbai, a new modus operandi for jihadists? International support to India and Pakistan against Jihadi terror Mumbai Terror Attacks: "Agencies Yet to Learn Hard Lessons' Mumbai Whodunnit: Names vs. Networks Dawood Ibrahim's Name Again Surfaces With Latest Mumbai Terrorist Attack Jamat-ud-Dawa (LET Political Wing) on Mumbai Attacks: "Not a Legitimate Tactic" Mayhem in Mumbai: India Reels Under Another Terror Attack Experts' Books
Walid Phares: The Confrontation and "The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy" and “Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America”
Michael Kraft & Yonah Alexander (Editors): "Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy" Douglas Farah & Zachary Abuza in Countering the Financing of Terrorism Douglas Farah: "Merchant of Death" and "Blood From Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror" Michael Jacobson: "The West at War: U.S. and European Counterterrorism Efforts, Post–September 11" Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: "My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir" Steven Emerson: "Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the US" and "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us" Victor Comras & Matthew Levitt (contributors): "Terrorism Financing and State Responses," Stanford University Press Matthew Levitt: "Negotiating Under Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks" and "Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad" and "Targeting Terror: U.S. Policy toward Middle Eastern State Sponsors and Terrorist Organizations, Post-September 11" Zachary Abuza: "Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia" and "Militant Islam in Southeast Asia: Crucible of Terror" Lorenzo Vidino "Al Qaeda in Europe: The New Battleground of Global Jihad" Kenneth Conboy: "The Second Front: Inside Asia’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Network" Evan Kohlmann: "Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe: The Afghan-Bosnian Network" Credits
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August 2006 Archives
Fourth Moroccan arrested in terror probe - Suspected members of "Ansar El Mahdi" had contacts with wife of slain al-Qaeda member from Morocco
Australian Travel Warning for Egypt - "terrorists are planning attacks against a range of targets, including places frequented by foreigners such as resorts and hotels"
'Dirty bomb' terror case loses much of its weight - Judicial rulings have stripped Padilla case of important counts
Officials underestimated Hezbollah's arsenal size - Hezbollah had broader access to sophisticated weaponry, including medium-range rockets made in Syria
Failing the Test Against Iraqi Militias - "Time" Magazine: Resolution of battle between Sadr's Mahdi army and Iraqi army shows Iraqi government still doesn't have will to rein in Shi'ite militias
The Strategies for the Secret Jihad Cells - SITE Institute: Member of al-Qaeda-affiliated forum posted 8 strategies for secret jihadi cells to use on August 28
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade head killed - Fadi Khafisha killed in Nablus in exchange of fire with Israeli soldiers
Sunni Arab Diehards Fight to the Death - James Dunnigan: "the dozen or so major terrorist groups are still able to find secure areas for their activities"
(Yemen) Two Al-Qaeda escapees surrender - 2 brothers among 23 Al-Qaeda who escaped from prison in February
Obscure Neo-Taliban Group Claims To Join Afghan Insurgency - "Council of the Secret Army" says it joined forces with Hizb-e Islami, led by former Afghan PM Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Pakistani Troops Find Body of Slain Tribal Chief - Nawab Akbar Bugti killed when explosion destroyed hide-out in Baluchistan
Taliban Militants Attack Southern Afghanistan Town - 2 terrorists killed after attack in Helmand province
Australian travelers get terror warnings - Travelers warned of danger of terrorists in parts of Nigeria and Bangladesh
FBI Shows Off Counterterrorism Database - Over 659 million records from over 50 FBI and other government sources
Pakistani militants decapitate 2 men - Militants decapitated Islamic cleric and Afghan refugee accused of spying for U.S. and Afghan authorities in northwestern Pakistan
‘Hizbollah fund’ charge enrages Argentine Jews - “There is a bank account, opened by the Lebanese embassy, and anyone who can is collaborating, with both cash and humanitarian aid”
West Bank leader of Islamic Jihad militant wing dies of wounds - Hussam Jaradat shot by undercover Israeli soldiers on August 23
Afghan police arrest 3 Iranian nationals - Alleged terrorists in contact with Pakistani-based Jamaat-e-Tablighi
Taxi Driver In London Acquitted in Terror Case - Iraqi taxi driver accused of helping make 2 videos of London landmarks that terrorists could use to attack
Uganda military starts truce with LRA rebels - Under pact on Saturday, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) terrorists have 3 weeks to assemble at 2 camps
Cyber War Nightmares - James Dunnigan: "The wargames have shown that military operations could be crippled" - see Evan Kohlmann's August 22 post
Ex-militant chief re-arrested in Pakistan - Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, LeT founder and former leader, re-arrested
German Suspects From Opposite Sides of a Lebanese Town - Prime suspects in what German authorities say was gravest threat since 2001: only technical fault prevented explosion of homemade bombs on 2 trains on July 31
'No role for Al-Qaeda in J&K' - Kashmir's top separatist leader and JKLF chief says Al-Qaeda has nothing to do with Kashmir
al Qaeda and Jehadi groups in J&K are closely linked: Saran (India) - Indian Foreign Secretary says close alignment between al Qaeda and Pakistan-based Jehadi outfits in Jammu and Kashmir
Kurdish group claims responsibility for Turkey bombings - "Kurdistan Freedom Falcons" claims 2 attacks
Kedumim terror attack mastermind killed (West Bank) - IDF kill 2 al-Aqsa in Nablus, including leader of West Bank terrorism attack
Riots hit southwest Pakistan - Sparked by killing of Nawab Akber Khan Bugti, militant Jamhori Watan Party (JWP) leader, in commando raid
Levey: Iran 'central banker of terror' - Top U.S. Treasury Department official: Iran provides millions to bankroll terrorist actsby Hezbollah
Timeline: Bomb blasts in Turkey - BBC timeline of terrorist attacks prior to Monday blast at Antalya
Scathing Self-Criticism by the Hamas Government Spokesman - MEMRI transcript of Hamas spokesman's critique in PA's daily Al-Ayyam
“Exporting” the radical ideology of the Islamic revolution in Iran - Booklet in possession of Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon presents Khamenei's teachings
Blast said to kill 3 in Turkish resort - Explosion Monday in Antalya killed 3, injured 18, in second blast in 2 days
Iraqis to Take Control of Their Army, Air Force, Navy - DOD press release: Ministry of Defense to assume operational control in early September
Dozens killed in Iraq; 8 U.S. troops die - Suicide car bombing and clashes left at least 50 dead, after over 60 died Sunday, with 8 US troops killed
Pakistan court orders release of ex-militant chief - Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, LeT founder and former leader
French soldiers, rebels killed in Afghan unrest - Two French soldiers killed in ambush - airstrikes in south killed 23 militants, including Taliban commander
Iraq tribal chiefs sign 'pact of honor' - Hundreds of Iraqi tribal chiefs gave important support to PM Maliki's reconciliation plan - 26 killed in dozen attacks
Pakistan: Peace Between Pro-Taliban Militants and Government Delayed Again - Syem Saleem Shahzad: Peace deal delayed again - temporary ceasefire extended and 10 fighters to be released
Flight Lands In Newark After Dynamite Found In Luggage (updated) - Checked luggage on Continental Airlines flight to Houston from Argentina contained dynamite residue - man told officials he works in mining and handles explosives - flight continued to Newark and held there
Two U.S. airliners diverted, passenger subdued: U.S. Airways from Phoenix to North Carolina, American Airlines from Manchester, England, to Chicago
Morocco cell 'equipped for huge attack' - Cell was equipped to carry out a far bigger attack than the bombings which killed 45 people in Casablanca in May 2003
CNN's Documentary on Bin Laden Criticized - "could almost double as a recruiting video for Al Qaeda"
(Video) Commentary: CNN Recruiting for Bin Laden? Evan Kohlmann: CNN documentary view of Bin Laden based on old information
Commentary: A Professor's Islamic Ties - Mentor for British-based Muslim Academic Azzam Tamimi supporting "martydom" is Georgetown University's Professor John Esposito
Iraq: Turkish Jets Strike Kurdish Bases As PKK Moots Truce - See Daveed Gartenstein-Ross' August 18 post
U.K. Regulator Freezes Charity Funds in Terror Probe - U.K. Charity Commission froze funds of Crescent Relief
Reporters' kidnappers denounced in Gaza - Palestinian official: "We were shocked at their demands because we don't need a new door of hostility opened with the U.S."
Man allegedly boasted of bombs - Spokane, WA, man owned 2 loaded ammo clips for AK-47, laptop computer reportedly containing al-Qaida training manual, and had traveled to Morocco
Airplane Terrorism Case Prompts Questions About the Work of Islamic Charities in Britain - Evan Kohlmann quoted on Muslim charities' role: “They also provide a cover story. They provide documents - and that is what they have always done in conflicts from Afghanistan to Bosnia-Herzegovina to the Caucasus to Iraq.”
CNN lifts lid on Al Qaeda's obsession with media strategy - one of Bin Laden's media advisers used name "Abu Reuters"
Eighty Taliban join reconciliation scheme - Badghis province head of Taliban's religious police among converts
HuJi leaders appeared after talks with government (Bangladesh) - Leaders of Harkatul Jihad al Islami (HuJi) were in hiding since last year - see Evan Kohlmann's August 18 post
Colombian rebels say hostage exchange at a standstill - FARC holds 62 hostages, including 3 American defense contractors and French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt
Police Get Quiz Extension (London airline plot) - Scotland Yard granted custody extensions for 9 suspects - at least one suspect released
12 passengers on Dutch flight arrested - 12 arrested after flight for India flown back to Amsterdam - see Walid Phares' August 23 post
President Ahmadinejad Expected to Announce Iran's "Nuclear Birth" - MEMRI translation of Iranian news service's report
Afghanis, Pakistan to conduct patrols - Agreement to conduct coordinated and simultaneous patrols with U.S. along border
(UK) Targets film a joke: terror accused - Tablighi Jamaat admirer Rauf Mohammed claims video of UK targets for terror attacks were "joke"
Civilians' bodies used to conceal bomb in Algeria - two civilians killed by terrorists and bomb placed under bodies |