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September 2006 Archives
A Video Speech from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: Bush, the Pope of the Vatican, Darfur, and the Crusader Wars, by as-Sahab Productions - Online Video Web Link to Zawahiri Message
Indian police: Pakistan behind bombings - Mumbai police chief A.N. Roy "The whole attack was planned by Pakistan's ISI and carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba and their operatives in India."
Pakistan 'the West's main ally': Musharraf warns warned the West would be "brought to its knees" without his country's co-operation in the war against terror
Congress pushes through security measures - Homeland security, border fence bills passed -- US House passes ports security bill
Hezbollah's New Mission - The "resistance" takes aim at the Lebanese government - article by David Schenker
Hamas rally draws tens of thousands - to denounce Israel and state they will never recognize its right to exist
Explosion hits Iran-Turkey gas pipeline-reports - allegation that it was result of actions separatist Kurdish rebels
(Albany, NY) Defendant (Imam Yassin Aref) Faces Cross-Examinations In Terrorism-Related Trial - see Andrew Cochran posting on Evan Kohlmann's expert testimony
(Israel) Tel Aviv car bomb kills one - in a town south of the coastal city of Tel Aviv today, killing at least one person and wounding up to six others
Accord between Pakistan, Afghanistan - countries have agreed to hold two Loya Jirgas along border to involve tribal leaders in war against terrorists
(Pakistan) "CIA did not pay Pak government" - Musharraf now claims CIA paid the agency which hunted Al Qaeda suspects down
(UK) Radical Muslim who made death threats against Pope escapes prosecution - MP Davies: "It sends out a message to Muslim extremists across the world that we, as a country, do not have the moral courage to stand up to them."
HVT #8 - Al-Qaeda Shura Leader of Mosul Captured in Mosul - "Fourth Rail" post on latest capture in Iraq
Treasury Designation Targets Nine Leaders and Key Figures of the FARC - see also chart of latest designation
Al-Qaeda in Iraq's New Leader Issues Message: call to Jihadists to kidnap during Ramadan and calls for scientists to join Jihad and test radiation or biological weapons on US bases in Iraq
Israel bomb victims get green light to sue Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - for knowingly providing services to a charity linked to Hamas
UPI: More Muslim violence against Christians - church in Indonesia attack by mob for "illegal" prayer meetings - started demolishing roof
(UK) Pakistani intel (ISI) accused of al-Qaida help - BBC broadcast states document accuses ISI of indirectly supporting terrorist groups and should be disbanded
(Pakistan) Musharraf denies Pak supports terrorism, says Osama in Afghan -- Angry Musharraf to raise ISI collusion claims with Blair
(Iraq) Twin bomb blasts kill five - in Baghdad ; Suicide car bomb kills 2 Iraqi soldiers in Shaab neighborhood
Report: Suicide bombers follow Quran, concludes Pentagon briefing - report alleges Counterintelligence Field Activity study
(Israel) Palestinian Fatah Leader Barghouti: More kidnappings if top Palestinian prisoners not freed
Cleric Said to Lose Reins Over Part of Iraqi Militia - Moktada al-Sadr lost control of Mahdi Army splintering off into freelance death squads and criminal gangs
U.S.: Afghan attacks way up since truce - Threefold increase since agreement between Pakistan and Waziristan tribes
Al-Qaida No. 2 to comment on pope, Bush, Darfur in upcoming message -- Laura Mansfield advises Jihadist banner states upcoming al Zawahiri tape will be titled "Bush, the Catholic Pope, and Darfur: The Crusader's War"
NIE: Full terror report to stay secret - White House says releasing full intelligence report would endanger lives
Israel: Egypt allowing weapons smuggling - 19 tons of explosives & rifles into Gaza Strip since August 2005
Iraq Sunni tribal leaders pledge support for Shi'ite PM - 16 Sunni leaders pledge to drive out Al Qaeda
Bomb-Sniffing Dog Alerts to Package Outside Federal Courthouse - Federal courthouse in Washington evacuated
(Australia) CommBank denies terrorism funding claims - report that Indonesia-based Islamic charity Medical Emergency Rescue Committee funding may be supporting terrorists
(Australia) Terror suspects could get Aussie hideout - Foreign terror suspects who help authorities arrest and convict cohorts could be resettled in Australia in witness protection program
Suicide blast in Afghanistan as troops kill eight rebels - Suicide attack outside police base in Afghanistan
(Pakistan) Al-Qaida No. 3 (Khalid Sheikh Mohammed) said linked to Pearl slay --
Somali Islamists in war warning - says Ethiopia has declared war by sending its troops to help the interim govt
(Spain) Secret report reveals Madrid bombers' training camp - some suspects were trained in Afghanistan
(Gaza) Pope in 'Crusader conspiracy' with Bush; Sheik: 'Only dialogue we want is when all religions agree to convert to Islam' - Palestinian media calls pope 'stupid,' 'criminal'
Letter Exposes New Leader in Al-Qa`ida High Command - Newly declassified letter from previously unknown leader to al-Zarqawi (saved in "CT Library")
Hezbollah rebuilding in Palestinian camps - Hezbollah moving rockets & other weapons to Palestinian camps near border with Israel
Air India inquiry opens in Canada - New inquiry on bombing which killed 329 over 21 years ago, Canada's worst mass murder
Europe doubts legality of bank monitoring by U.S. - SWIFT monitoring might violate European banking law
(UK) Police to brief Muslims before terror raids - Police to consult panel of Muslim leaders before counter-terrorist raids or arrests
Bush to release part of intel assessment - President Bush orders release of unclassified sections of NIE
Former Muslim testifies in Ashland charity investigation - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross testified that charity leader gave radical literature to inmates and funded Chechen terrorists
HVT #6 - al-Qaeda's Emir of Anbar Province Killed - "Fourth Rail" post on killing of Khalid Mahal, Anbar leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Arian ordered to testify in case - Sami al-Arian, who pleaded guilty to helping PIJ, subpoenaed in International Institute of Islamic Thought case
(US) Pakistani sentenced for trying to sell missiles to Al Qaeda - more than 18 years in prison for conspiring to obtain and sell stinger missiles to the Taliban and the Al Qaeda
(Afghanistan) Scores Die in Terror Attacks - two attacks - suicide bomb in Helmand killing 18, attack in Kabal killing Italian soldier and child
Pakistan Govt Denies Mullah Omar's Role In Waziristan Peace Deal - denies earlier report of Mullah Omar role
(Pakistan Pres Musharraf) MI6 'didn't tell us that 7/7 bombers were in Pakistan' - more on Musharraf book: The wanted man, the Heathrow plot and the 7/7 bombers
(Israel) Defense minister says terror alerts have increased - 10 terror attacks thwarted in past 3 weeks
U.S. refuses visa to Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan - Visa denied "for providing material support to a terrorist organization"
U.S.: Sadr City again a militants' haven - In last 2 weeks, casualties from dozens of shootings, mortar attacks & roadside bombings
Hizbollah, Hamas join forces to fight common foe - Hizbollah & Hamas leaders quoted saying Shiite & Sunnis united against Israel
Hezbollah moving rockets near Israeli border - Lebanese government notes trucks coming, going from Palestinian camps
Aide to late warlord Khattab surrenders in Chechnya - Russians say 300 militants have accepted amnesty offer
British troops in Iraq kill top Qaeda figure - Omar Faruq killed in Basra - captured in Indonesia in 2002, and described as most senior al Qaeda figure in southeast Asia and key link to Jemaah Islamiah
U.S. to Relax Air Travel Restrictions - most liquids and gels that air travelers purchase in secure areas of airports will now be allowed on planes
(Pakistan President Musharraf) I took a ruthless decision for the sake of my people - excerpt from his new book
(UK) Woman charged with funding terrorism - Mehreen Hajil; her partner Habib Ahmed charged with planning terror attacks and attending Pakistan terror training camps
(Afghanistan President Karzai) Time to close hate schools - put an end to Islamic schools that teach hatred and produce suicide bombers
Jordan works on mosque law - to prevent the kingdom's mosques from being used to propagate extremist ideas
Experts see lower threat from al-Qaida - No sign of direct al-Qaida hand in assault on U.S. Embassy in Damascus or shooting of British tourist in Jordan
(Bangladesh) 5 JMB men jailed for 78 years - Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh jailed for illegal arms, ammo & explosives - verdict soon against JMB leader Ataur Rahman Sunny and others for August 17 bomb blasts
Militants attack Pak military base - Islamic militants' attack in South Waziristan wounds 2 - insurgents also blew up gas pipeline in Baluchistan
Christian leader dismisses Hezbollah 'victory' as thousands rally - Samir Geagea, former leader of Christian militia, backs PM Saniora
Sri Lanka navy attacks rebel ships - 8 Tamil Tiger ships loaded with troops & weapons sunk, killing 70
(Spain) Report: Militants say ETA to keep arms - Masked pro-ETA militant read statement at independence rally
White House: Account of Iraq report incomplete - Says NYT report on new report that Iraq war enabled rise in terrorism "not representative of the complete document"
Inquiry slows giving to Islamic charity - FBI of Detroit's Life for Relief and Development raises concerns among donors
Coup May Allow Thais to Take New Tack on Insurgency - Zachary Abuza: Thaksin’s ouster likely to end destabilizing rotation of military commanders
al-Qaeda, Taliban behind the Waziristan Accord - "Fourth Rail" post names parties to agreement - see Daveed Gartenstein-Ross's Sept. 23 post
Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat - NYT: New National Intelligence Estimate links Iraq war to radicalism
Heroic fight for British Afghan base - British commander forced to use engineers and military policemen against Taliban
(Iraq) Terror group posts footage of bodies - MSC posts video of bodies of 2 U.S. soldiers dragged behind truck & set on fire - see Site Institute summary
Bomb ignites tanker in Iraq, killing 37 (updated) - also Muntasir Hamoud Ileiwi al-Jubouri, leader of Ansar al-Sunnah, captured by Iraqi and U.S. forces - see Evan Kohlmann's Sept. 18 post on merger of groups
(Turkey) Bush to reproach Erdogan about el-Kadi - U.S. alleges that Saudi-based Muwafaq Foundation headed by el-Kadi is al-Qaeda front
(Columbia) U.S. Embassy on alert, fears attack - U.S. Embassy staff warned of possible attack by FARC
French newspaper says Saudis believe bin Laden dead - newspaper L'Est Republicain said Saudi Arabia was convinced bin Laden had died of typhoid in Pakistan last month -- France to probe bin Laden death report leak
(Pakistan) Bomb blast kills two, wounds eight in Pakistan - bomb planted on bicycle kills seven-year old child
(Spain) Islamists 'planned to hit' US base - six suspected Islamic radicals, arrested in 2003, planned to attack a U.S. military base in southern Spain
Spain asks Italy to hand over bombing suspect - Rabei Osman El Sayed, alias "Mohammed the Egyptian", who is accused of playing a key role in the Madrid bombings
(Indianapolis) Man facing charges over bomb kit - al-Qaeda literature, gas masks, bomb materials in apartment
(Chicago) Feds drop charge in terror funding case - drop a key charge against grocer (Muhammad Salah) accused of supporting terrorism as a leader of the Palestinian extremist group Hamas
(DC) Civilians, not police, stopped armed Capitol intruder - Capitol Police Were Warned of Holes in Security
U.S.: More Iraq troops needed in Baghdad - 3,000 more Iraqis needed but reluctant to leave home regions
Europe terror plan dumped - 14 member states refused to surrender national vetoes on terrorism and cross-border crime policy
(Norway) Oslo terrorists targeted ambassador - also planned to kidnap Israeli ambassador to Norway Miriam Shomrat and cut off her head
U.S. Commander Concerned Over Venezuela’s ‘Exporting of Instability’ - Says FARC terrorists seek safe haven in Venezuela - see Aaron Mannes' Sept. 22 post
Britain plays down critical e-mail on Afghanistan - Army officer said British air force pilots "utterly, utterly useless" and more troops needed
Prosecutor: Terror suspect said he wanted to join Taliban - American Ehsanul Sadequee met in Canada with two who were arrested this year in Canadian terrorism roundup
Taliban take over district headquarters in western Afghanistan - 500 Taliban take over Gulistan district HQ in Farah province
Crime pays way for Baghdad sectarian killers - Shiite militias earning at least $1 million a day through crime
15 charged in driver’s license conspiracy - Truck driving schools in Missouri helped over 70 Somalis and Bosnians illegally obtain licenses
Hezbollah leader: Arsenal undiminished - Nasrallah claims Hezbollah has 20,000 rockets, refuses to release kidnapped Israeli soldiers
Al Qaeda Past, Present and Future - Video of Lawrence Wright, author of "Looming Tower," at appearance on Sept. 18
(Houston) Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to bomb-making charge - plot to build and sell a bomb to an al-Qaida affiliate in Houston - faces 5 yr sentence
U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan after 9/11: Musharraf - alleges Armitage threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Age" if didn't cooperate in war against Taliban in Afghanistan; Musharraf found "ludicrous" request by US to suppress domestic expression of support for terrorism against US
Philippine defense chief says bomb seizure in south thwarted - bomb factory run by al-Qaida-linked militants
(UK) BBC lets Reid protester renew his attack - Abu Izzadeen investigated for comments on London tube bombings - Transcript of BBC interview - Convert who calls for Islamic state
Britain Relaxes Rules on Carry-On Baggage - allowing "essential liquids" - after previous threat of liquid-based explosives
British Muslim on terror charges - Syed Talha Ahsan - accused of plotting terror attacks against the US Navy appeared in court facing extradition to the United States
(Nigeria) Religious rioters torch 10 buildings in Jigawa - parked off by an alleged blasphemous comment on Prophet Muhammed
Mideast expert lays out Israel’s missteps in its war on Hizbullah - David Schenker: "Israel degraded Hizbullah, but was that really the objective?”
Controversial Muslim leader Mathout gets award despite opposition - See Steven Emerson's Sept. 15 post
Pakistani clerics, scholars want pope removed - 1,000 clerics and religious scholars demanded removal for "insulting remarks"
(Thailand) Muslim rebel leader welcomes Thailand's coup - new media rules - political parties banned
CNN: Bush would send troops inside Pakistan to catch bin Laden - President Bush said Wednesday he would order U.S. forces to go after Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan if he received good intelligence on the fugitive al Qaeda leader's location
(Guantanamo Bay Naval Base) Sept. 11 mastermind to face hearing - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, is expected to face a hearing here within three months
Iran leader's U.N. finale reveals apocalyptic view - At U.N., Ahmadinejad makes illusion to return of messianic Islamic 'madhi'
Update: (Norway) Charged with terrorism - Police have expanded the charges against the four arrested for firing on the Oslo synagogue
(Norway) Arrest in synagogue shooting - Pakistani man previously suspected participating in the planning of a terrorist attack on World Cup in Germany
FBI informant takes the stand - 2 Albany, NY mosque leaders accused of laundering money to informant for phony assassination plot
(UK) Terror Suspect Charged - Accused of collecting info about potential targets and training in Pakistan
Key LeT militant slips into Bangladesh: Probe - Aslam Kashmiri, linked to July 11 Mumbai train bombings, fled following arrest of 4 LeT militants in India
Iraqi insurgents unleash their latest weapon -- children - Shi'ite militias urge children to hurl stones and gas bombs at U.S. convoys
(Somalia) Islamists plan camps for holy war - to prepare students for a holy war against any foreign peacekeepers sent to the region
The Religious Foundations of Suicide Bombings - Scholarly analysis of basis for suicide in Islamic teaching
(Kashmir) Hizb offers ceasefire in J&K during Ramzan - Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen offers "ceasefire" if India takes certain steps
(Philippines) MILF talks tough, says it’s ready for new war - Moro Islamic Liberation Front demands more territory in talks
Gaza's Christian Arabs Living in Fear - Walid Phares: "These are the same Salafi (Wahabi) Jihadists, a mix of al Qaeda, Hizbu Tahrir, and elements from Hamas and Islamic Jihad..."
Is Al Qaida seeking help from others? (Commentary) - Al Zawahiri might be looking for alliances after rejection by others
(Iraq) More than 45 killed in Baghdad and Mosul (in past 24 hours) - Truck Bomb Crashes Into Iraqi Police Headquarters
(Australia) Accused terror suspects to stand trial - produced a propaganda video for al-Qaeda called "Such as the Messengers Tested"
Al Qaeda Suspect's Lawyer Advises Guilty Plea - Lawyer for Ramzi bin al-Shibh says he should plead guilty because he was in Sept. 7 video with OBL
Iran’s VEVAK: Disinformation, Inc. - Provocative article on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (VEVAK in Farsi) and Khomeinists who were taught by Soviet KGB
Internet Jihadis React to Alleged Nuclear Plot on the United States - Recent reports on al-Qaeda's preparations for U.S. attack prompts conflicting reactions in forums
Failed assassin warns pope of danger - Mehmet Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II, writes from jail: "I write as one who knows about these matters very well. Your life is in danger. Don't come to Turkey -- absolutely not!"
Terror group threatens Gaza Christians - Previously unknown Huda [Guidance] Army Organization threatens Christians unless Pope apologizes
(India) 'Package' on board, AI jet returns - Air India jet with 150 on board returned to Toronto after suspicious package found
Afghans say they net al Qaeda plotters in Kabul raid - 4 al Qaeda nabbed with dozen bombs to have been used in Kabul
(Pakistan) Hizbul chief asked to declare ceasefire - Pakistani intel asked head of Kashmiri Hizbul Mujahideen, to declare Ramadan ceasefire
British troops shoot dead southern Iraq militia leader - Commander of Mahdi Army military wing, Habib Jassim Al Ibadi, aka Abu Haidar
(UK Trial) 'Bomb plot' man's silence blamed on spies - suspect Omar Khyam claims Pakistan ISI threatens family - planned terror attacks in Kashmir
Iranian leader urges more papal protests - Muslim anger spreads to South Asia over Pope's remarks - Angry Turk workers urge Pope's arrest during visit
Innocent Man Was Deported to Syria, Inquiry Finds - Canadian police wrongly identified Maher Arar as Islamic extremist, prompting U.S. to deport him
(UK) The Pope must die, says Muslim - Muslim extremist Anjem Choudary said those who insulted Islam "subject to capital punishment"
Iraq violence kills at least 41 people - Suicide bomber killed at least 20 and wounded 17 in Tal Afar
Four Canadians among 19 killed in Afghan blasts - 4 Canadian soldiers kiiled while 15 Afghans killed in 2 other blasts
Iraqi tribes to fight insurgents - 25 tribes in Anbar joining forces to fight Al Qaeda and foreign terrorists
Vatican: Al Qaeda in Iraq Threatens Rome - New MSC web statement follows others by Jaish al-Mujahedeen (the Mujahedeen's Army) and Asaeb al-Iraq al-Jihadiya (League of Jihadists in Iraq)
Russian Interior Ministry says 2 suspected militants killed in Chechnya - "Top warlord" in several regions of Chechnya killed
Freed Palestinian "Militants" behind 14 attacks - 132 civilians killed and many injured by those released between 1993 and 1999
Al Qaeda says it killed senior security official in Gaza - Al Qaeda claims murder of senior Palestinian intel official and 4 associates
(Philippines) MILF bombers fall in Central Mindanao - Two suspected bombers arrested in Central Mindanao
Democrats May Soon Thank McCain for Scrubbing Off Their ‘Traitor’ Label - "(B)big overhaul if the Democrats have their way in November"
Pope sorry for reaction to his remarks - Pope Benedict XVI: "At this time I wish also to add that I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims."
Iraq oil city shudders as bombing campaign kills 27 - Seven blasts in Kirkuk targeted security forces
Southeast Asia emerges as key link in US terror fight - Al Qaeda WMD experts, Yazid Sufaat, in prison in Malaysia
(Thailand) Extremists spread war into Hat Yai - More on major southern city wracked by terrorist bombings
US casualties cut by half as Baghdad tears itself apart - Sunni insurgent leader: "We made an agreement with the American army four months ago to stop the fight"
'Dirty' bomb fears over world's most insecure nuclear facility - UN says over 2 tons of radioactive material in Serbia is easy target for terrorists
Key strike puts Taliban to flight - NATO, led by Canadians, have driven Taliban out of important Panjwayi district between Maiwand and Kandahar
U.S. Asks Finance Chiefs to Limit Iran’s Access to Banks - At least 30 Iranian front companies involved in illicit activities
Iraqi forces stand by while youths harass U.S. patrol - U.S. ops around Sadr City met with increased resistance
Saudi Arabia's grand mufti: Pope's comments lies - Saudi Arabia's highest religious authority: "Everybody should know by now that all claims about religions' reconciliation have just been proven to be lies in reality"
Sheikh Salah: J'lem will be Muslim - Islamic Movement head: Jerusalem will be capital of new Muslim caliphate
Full text of Vatican statement on pope’s speech - "The Holy Father thus sincerely regrets that certain passages of his address could have sounded offensive"
Iraqi armed group threatens attacks in Italy: Internet - Jaish Al Mujahedeen: “We swear that we will destroy their cross in the heart of Rome ... and that their Vatican will be hit and wept over by the pope"
Top Kashmir militant killed by Indian forces - Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)'s Abu Saad was commander, administrator and financial controller for 2 districts
Pakistan Releases over 2,500 Taliban, al-Qaeda - "Fourth Rail" post with names of terrorists released by Pakistan
(UK) Suspected international terrorist is deported to France - French-Algerian only identified as "MK"
Flow of Somali refugees to Kenya triples - UN - Pro-Islamist militia reported moving into Kismayo from Mogadishu
Afghanistan: Contradictions Hint At Division Within Neo-Taliban - Numerous groups in Afghan opposition issue conflicting statements
Uzbek Imam Sentenced To 17 Years In Prison - Alleged to be a leader of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
U.S. Pulls Back From Al-Anbar To Secure Baghdad - No. 2 U.S. general and top operational commander says troops siphoned from Al-Anbar
Attacks on Yemen oil plants kill 5 - Suicide bombers tried to strike two oil facilities in Yemen with explosives-packed cars - days after al-Zawahri threats on Persian Gulf
Report: Five Palestinians killed in Gaza - Palestinian gunmen open fire on car with top Palestinian intel official
(Israel) Terrorists planning to kidnap soldiers, civilians - 16 concrete warnings on terrorists' plans to carry out shooting attacks, kidnappings
(UK) Update - Terrorism inquiry focuses on containers near M40 - liquid contained in the bottles could have been used in an explosive
(UK) Two men in court over anti-terror charges - Mohamed Hamid and Kibley Da Costa - arrested during 9/1 raid
(UK) British terrorist views USA as enemy (my title) - Omar Khyam: "America was and still is the greatest enemy to Islam"
Muslim anger grows at Pope speech - after he made a speech about the concept of Jihad; individual stories in Turkey, Pakistan, India, UK
(Philippines) - AFP admits strong Sayyaf resistance - Philippine military, backed by US intel, might have 2 JI leaders surrounded
Indonesian jailed for Bali bomb - Fourth man jailed for 2005 bombings which killed 20 and injured over 100
(Philippines) 3 NPA rebel camps fall in Bukidnon - Firearms, ammo, food, medicines & documents of terrorist group seized
(India) Muslim bomber guilty of killing 17 - Mohammed Ghansar guilty of 1993 Mumbai bombings which killed 257, wounded 713
(UK) Six Appear In Court On Terror Charges - Associate of Abu Hamza in court today accused of soliciting murder of non-Muslims
UK terrorism suspect Omar Khyam "happy" about Sept. 11 - gone to Pakistan in 2000 to train with Pakistan intelligence service (SIS)
Russian central banker killed in contract "hit" - Respected deputy chairman of Central Bank fought against money laundering
Hizbollah guilty of war crimes, Amnesty says - Hizbollah rockets, packed with metal ball bearings, targeted Israeli civilians
Africa key to Pentagon counterterrorism strategy - Small groups of special forces traversing over dozen countries
(Iraq) 20 tortured bodies found in Baghdad - On Wednesday police had found 64 bodies in Baghdad recovered over the previous 24 hours
(UK) Six charged over terror recruitment - arrested during Sept 1 raids - bring the total number of suspects charged in connection with the investigation to 10
Tariq Ramadan new links to terror - Terrorism analyst JC Brisard's blog: "Tariq Ramadan is on the eve of entering the United States" and denies contacts going back years
Bombings, mortar attacks kill 39 in Iraq (updated) - 65 bodies of men tortured, shot and dumped, found - 2 U.S. soldiers killed
Osama's on the move again - OBL recently moved from South Waziristan to eastern Afghan provinces of Kunar and Nooristan, or Bajour in Pakistan - see Andrew Cochran's Sept. 13 post
Pentagon: Release of Taliban Funeral Photo Unauthorized - NBC News claimed U.S. Army wanted to attack ceremony but prevented under rules barring attacks on cemeteries
Western-born Muslims seen as biggest threat - Steven Emerson: "It's in al-Qa'ida's manual to do better counter-intelligence... Hezbollah excels in reconnaissance - sending back to Tehran videos that they have witnessed in terms of the vulnerabilities."
Lebanon: Al Qaeda Pointman Revealed - Al-Arabiya identifies Abu Rushd al-Miqati - created al-Qaeda's first cell in Lebanon months before 9/11 attacks, with 13 cells now there
(Syria) Fourth attacker on U.S. embassy dies - see Olivier Guitta's, Walid Phares', and David Schenker's Sept. 12 posts
Update on Bomb Attack in Turkey (my title) - 11 killed - bomb exploded prematurely - see Daveed Gartenstein-Ross' Sept. 12 post
Police discover 65 bodies across Iraq - car bombs, mortars, & shootings killed at least 30 - 2 U.S. soldiers killed - attacks today
Report: Al Qaeda Will Nuke US in Late September - follow-up on Pakistani reporter Hamid Mir claims of discussions with AQ and Taliban
(Russia) Islamist Militant Group Claims Responsibility for Military Helicopter Crash in South Russia
(Philippines) 6,000 troops hunting Al-Qaeda-linked militants - RP troops tracking Jemaah Islamiya bombers in Jolo
NATO Forces Recapture Afghan Territory - 510 suspected militants killed, dozens detained - NOTE: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar not captured
Thai teachers reach for guns - to defend themselves from Jihadists who have killed 40 teachers in southern Thailand in past 2 years
Terrorist Ali Hamadi Rejoins Hezbollah Following Release From Prison - One of 4 Islamic militants who hijacked TWA Flight 847 in 1985 to Beirut - beat and shot American Robert Stetham
U.S. Embassy in Syria attacked; al-Qaeda offshoot group suspected (updated) - Syrian official says al-Qaeda offshoot group Jund al-Sham suspected - see Walid Pahres' Sept. 12 post
Saudi foils arms-smuggling to terrorists - Saudi forces foiled attempt to smuggle RPGs and bombs into Yemen
Man claims beheading of Sudan editor for al Qaeda - Claim by Abu Hafs al-Sudani, "leader" of al Qaeda in Sudan & Africa
(Indonesia) Former terrorist leader says Jemaah Islamiyah operative planning annual attacks - Nasir Abbas, Malaysian branch leader before 2003 arrest, says Noordin Top instructed followers to form small cells
Philippines: Jemaah Islamiyah Member Reportedly Killed - Either Umar Patek and Dulmatin, top JI terrorists hiding with Abu Sayyaf, possibly killed
12 Suspects to Appear in a Belgian Court - Alleged members of far-right terrorist movement had "vast" number of weapons in homes
Al-Qaida lieutenant warns of new attacks - Al-Zawahiri: "We have repeatedly warned you and offered a truce with you. Now we have all the legal and rational justification to continue to fight you until your power is destroyed or you give in and surrender"
Some See al Qaeda Video a Harbinger of Bin Laden's Unfinished Business - Two top CIA and FBI veterans see signs in latest video that stage set for another big attack, with U.S. Capitol as very likely target
(UK) Brothers face terror charges after police raids across London - more specifics on Mutegombwa brother charges - Yassin Mutegombwa charged with training for terror at New Forest site
Situation Called Dire in West Iraq - Intel chief for Marine Corps in Iraq reported prospects for securing Anbar province dim and almost nothing U.S. can do
Al Qaeda releases 9/11 anniversary message - al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri on calls on Muslims to step up their resistance against the United States and warns that "new events" are on the way and warns that "new events" are on the way - SITE partial transcript
"Knowledge is for Acting Upon" – As-Sahab Five Year Anniversary Video Documentary of the September 11, 2001 Attacks
Hizbollah Strikes Back- James Dunnigan: "The buzz in Lebanon is all about a possible Hizbollah/Shia plot to oust the government and install a more pro-Syrian administration with greater Shia involvement."
Thousands walk to Pentagon to mark 9/11 - streaks of light projected into the night sky to honor the victims and will repeat 9/11 night from dark to dusk -- Pentagon Memorial Fund
(UK) Paintball imams spread militancy - Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HT) - imam instructs on need to create global Islamic caliphate
(India) Five terrorists among eight killed in J&K - Eight persons, including five militants of the banned Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba outfits were killed
El-Al Security Approach To Preventing a New 9/11: "The person is what is important; the weapon is marginal. In fact, the person is the weapon!"
Bin Laden's trail cold - "U.S. commandos whose job is to capture or kill Osama bin Laden have not received a credible lead in more than two years."
Medusa and the Kabul Cell - Bill Roggio's "Fourth Rail" post on status of Afghan ops: "an al-Qaeda car bomb cell is active in Kabul"
(UK) Top soldier quits as blundering campaign turns into 'pointless' war - Former top aide in British Afghan taskforce says Helmand campaign “textbook case of how to screw up a counter-insurgency”
Palestinians burn West Bank YMCA - Follows Muslim warnings for Christian group to leave Hamas-controlled town or see violence
KC man linked to early al-Qaida - Lorenzo Vidino on Mohammed Loay Baizid: “It’s no exaggeration to say he was one of the four or five founding members”
Afghanistan remembers anti-Taliban hero amid surge in violence - Ahmed Shah Massoud killed Sept 8, 2001 by Al Qaeda suicide bombers
Pakistan arrests suspected Islamist militant - Member of Jaish-e-Mohammad wanted for attacks and smuggling explosives used in bombings in Karachi
Bin Laden's Speeches 2003-2006 - MEMRI transcript of speeches and links to other statements by bin Laden
Mexico arrests Colombian cartel leader - Jaime Maya Duran and 3 others ran Norte Valle cartel and responsible for nearly half of cocaine smuggled into U.S.
Pakistan-Taliban Agreement Prompts Concern - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: "planning and training for terrorist attacks against the West... may not capture Pakistan's attention" - see his Sept. 7 post
U.S. enters age of foiled plots - Evan Kohlmann: "Even the ones who seem like harmless dimwits, if they get in contact with people who have more sophistication and money, can become a real threat."
Indonesia urges access to top militant held by U.S. - See Zachary Abuza's Sept. 6 post, "Hambali Goes to Gitmo"
(Iranian former president) Khatami defends Ahmadinejad, Iran's nuke plans - speaks at Washington National Cathedral
Drug dealers, other criminals becoming newest terrorist recruits - Magnus Ranstorp: "We talk about the terror CEO, or the al-Qaida franchise, and that is completely misleading in terms of the amorphousness of the adversary we’re facing.”
Senate panel to release new prewar Iraq reports - Report compares prewar intel on Iraqi WMD and Saddam Hussein's links to terrorism with findings after invasion
Treasury Designation Targets Hizballah’s Bank - Bayt al-Mal and Yousser Company for Finance and Investment, and Bayt al-Mal head Husayn al-Shami named as Specially Designated Global Terrorists
US military 'loses control' of key Iraqi province - "US military has lost control over volatile al-Anbar province, Iraqi police and residents say."
Yank-Qaeda the traitor - Indictment of Adam Gadahn, aka Azzam al-Amriki, expected in next few days for material support to terrorists
Ayatollah al-Sistani and the end of Islam (Commentary) - Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's withdrawal from Iraqi politics "portends the end of Islam in the Persian Gulf"
Terror Suspects Still at Large - Al Qaeda detainees helped identify 86 terror suspects planning attacks in US or Europe - most remain free (LA Times free registration site)
Bush Reveals Secret War on Terror, Movement of Suspects -- 14 terror suspects being transferred to GITMO including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, asking Congress for legislation to try terror suspects for war crimes
Global terror plots thwarted: Bush - CIA interrogations methods wrecked al-Qaeda plots in the US, Africa, London and Pakistan
(British Terror Plot) 2 charged, 2 freed in U.K. airline terror plot: Don Stewart Whyte and Mohammed Usman Saddique charged
Another Blow to Al Qaeda in Iraq - Evan Kohlmann: "We killed the No. 1 guy, and it was a great victory, but it did nothing to stop the violence in Iraq."
9/11: The Forgotten Victims - "NY Daily News" series on WTC-related illnesses of Ground Zero victims and workers
The Western Media's Misreading of al-Qaeda's Latest Videotape - Michael Scheuer (for Jamestown Foundation) on new video by al-Zawahiri and Gadahn
(Turkey) Bomb explodes near AKP İzmir branch - Bomb next to ruling party offices in western city caused no injuries
U.S. military says arrest of al-Qaida in Iraq No. 2 came in June - General Caldwell says arrest of Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi the most significant since Zarqawi's death - mastermind of February 22nd Samarra shrine bombing reported directly to al-Seedi
Mine kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan - Six others wounded when patrol strayed into unmarked minefield in southern Afghanistan
Intelligence Operations: The Customer Takes Charge - James Dunnigan: "troops are increasingly telling the intel bureaucrats to either get on board or get out of the way"
Somalia: Islamist Leader May Have Met With U.S. Officials, Somali Paper Says - Islamic Courts Union leader held secret meeting with US & European diplomats
Peres: Hizbullah used Russian-made weapons - Russian anti-tank missiles one of Hizbullah's most effective weapons
(Lebanon) Senior security officer survives bomb attack - Two roadside bombs near Sidon killed 4 bodyguards of senior Lebanese intel officer
Egypt: 16 MB leaderships Released - Cairo court ordered release of 16 Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested last month
(British Terror Plot) Crunch time for five airline terror suspects - decision due on five suspects in airline plot or they are released
(Hezbollah) Captured booklet links Iran to Lebanon war - Israeli soldiers find 'ideological guide' in possession of Hezbollah operatives
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - Link to entire report (Acrobat file) released by the White House - see also "Fact Sheet" released with report
(Israel) IAF strike kills three Hamas members - IDF said car was carrying terrorists on way to execute an attack
Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Anti-Terrorism Efforts Since Sept. 11, 2001 - U.S. Justice Department release
Sri Lanka freezes Tamil charity's bank accounts - Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation received large sums of money from foreign locations
Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq Blesses the Shootings in Amman, Jordan - SITE Institute release (Acrobat) with translation of MSC statement
Lebanon bomb blast kills 2, hurts security officer - car bomb - security officer was involved in investigation of former PM Rafik Al-Hariri
(UK) New Islam Converts Held - Five of the men held in the latest wave of terror raids are new converts to Islam
(UK) Terror suspect's garden dug up - Abu Abdullah. Abu Hamza's Number Two - Spanish Monitored Suspects
Omar Bakri Mohammed Detained in Lebanon, 3 al-Muhajiroun Arrested - "Jawa Report": Exiled British Muslim cleric detained last week and questioned about airline terror plot, but released after passing bribe
Sri Lanka says rebel town seized - Government soldiers with artillery and airpower seized key Tamil Tigers enclave in east
Somalia, Islamic Militia Sign Agreement - Somalia's weak government and Islamic Courts militants to eventually form unified national army
Alleged Radical Islamic Leader Dead In Kyrgyzstan - Leader of Islamic Movement of Turkestan, Rasul Akhunov, died of heart failure - wanted in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan - linked to Al-Qaeda leaders
(Canada) The path to terror in Canada - the role of a Pakistani training camp - Stewart Bell investigative reporting
(Afghanistan) Top Taliban military commander dismisses NATO casualty reports, warns journalists - Mullah Dadullah: "We have the Islamic right to kill these journalists and media"
Al-Qaida's list of favorite, least favorite Westerners - Latest warning video from terror group names enemies, friends in U.S., Britain - American Al Qaeda Gadahn condemns Daniel Pipes, Robert Spencer, Steven Emerson, Michael Scheuer, President Bush
Crime boss brokered nuclear-delivery missile sale to Iran - sold by former senior member of the Ukrainian security service
Police search 17 homes in London - Police investigating alleged terrorist training network searched 17 homes and granted more time to question 14 suspects - also searched Islamic school in southern England for second day
Al Qaeda No. 2 Releases Tape Inviting Americans to Convert to Islam - video of Ayman al-Zawahiri and American Al Qaeda convert Adam Yehiye Gadah - Laura Mansfield's Strategic Translations web site has the video for download
The "Azzam" Threat: A Prelude to Future Jihad in America - Walid Phares' Analysis of Video from Jihadist Adam Gahdan
Iraq's al-Qaeda number two captured - Hamed Jumaa al-Saedi arrested, according to Iraq's national security adviser
(UK) Police hunt for terror training camp at a faith school in Tunbridge Wells - Jameah Islameah Islamic in East Sussex - were being trained to launch suicide attacks in "crowded areas" in London, Manchester, such as shopping malls, railway stations - Abu Hamza reportedly organized training
(UK) Search at home of one 'preacher of hate' - London home of the radical Islamist preacher Abu Abdullah, associate of Abu Hamza
US policies fuel terrorism: (former Iranian President) Khatami - to meet with former US President Jimmy Carter
(UK) Two arrested in (Manchester) anti-terror raids Saturday morning - linked to the arrest of a terrorism suspect on August 23
(UK) 14 held in (London) terror police swoop - Friday night raids not connected to translatlantic jet bomb plot or 7/7 bombings - Islamic school searched - source believes arrests related to UK terror training and recruiting
(UK) Attacks on Jews soar since Lebanon - British Synagogues and British Jewish citizens have been targeted
Suicide bomb in Afghanistan - bomb wounds three; 14 people were killed in a series of Taliban attacks
German bomb plot intended for World Cup - failed train bombs for World Cup match attacks per newspaper Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung's security sources
Islamist Palestinian group (Holy Jihad Brigade) vows to target all non-Muslims - all prisoners face death unless they convert to Islam
(British Terror Plot) Terror arrests deadline - UK police have until Wednesday to question the remaining five terror suspects
Eleven Australians to stand trial on terrorism charges (my title) - arrested during raids on houses in Sydney and Melbourne last November
(Australia) Judge queries second Lodhi trial - questions whether Lodhi should stand trial on charges of lying to the national security agency |