(Zawahiri Recording) Al-Qaeda leader urges Palestinians to turn against Abbas - another Zawahiri recording on Internet congratulated Muslims on Eid al-Adha and attacked Abbas of being complicit with USA and Israel
(Zawahiri Recording) Al-Qaeda urges Iraq insurgents to unite - also hailed any Muslim woman wearing veil as a "soldier in the battle of Islam against the Zionist-Crusader attack"
Spreading Terrorist Dogma - Evan Kohlmann shows how terrorist propaganda is distributed to global media (interactive site)
Iraqi forces detain 20 in raids in western Iraq - suspected of manufacturing or planting bombs
Hanging to intensify anti-US jihad: Taliban -- "Saddam's hanging on the day of Eid is a challenge to Muslims" - see Dec 30 posting by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
(Minneapolis) Area Somalis want peace for homeland - Many of the 1,500 protesters in Minneapolis were angered that the U.S. gave tacit support for ousting of Islamists
Poll: Americans see gloom, doom in 2007 - Six in 10 people think the U.S. will be the victim of another terrorist attack next year
Localities Operate Intelligence Centers To Pool Terror Data - Frustrated by poor federal cooperation, U.S. states & cities building network of intelligence centers
(Spain) 26 slightly hurt in car bombing at Madrid airport - Powerful car bomb explodes in parking lot at Spain's busiest airport, one missing - Madrid bombing 'breaks ETA cease-fire'
Search for human remains expands at World Trade Center - Debris and bone fragments found under service road on the site's western edge
77 killed as carnage grips post-Saddam Iraq (updated) - December deadliest month for US troops in 2 years - U.S. Forces Brace For Violence in Iraq Post-Execution; FBI and DHS warn Americans to be vigilant about possible attack
Somali troops, allies prep for showdown - with 3,300 Islamic forces who have regrouped at a southern seaport - US govt believes includes four suspects in 1998 bombings of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania - see Dec 29 posting by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
(Somalia) Islamic leader vows to stay in Somalia -- and -- Thousands greet Somalia's PM in capital (updated) - Ali Mohamed Gedi drove in heavily armed convoy of 22 vehicles - see Dec 29 posting by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
EU: Dutch Group on Terror List - Freezing Assets of 'Hofstad Group'
(Thailand) 3 killed in Thailand's restive south - 2 Buddhist teachers burned to death -- and --Thai insurgency targets Buddhists - Islamist terrorists calling for Thailand to be Islamic nation
UAE rejects US criticism on export of sensitive material - US criticizing UAE customs for failing to to stop export of sensitive material that could be used for terrorist attacks
Charity link to Hamas investigated - London-based Palestinian charity Interpal
(Israel) Report: Jerusalem terror attack foiled - Cleared for publication: Security forces thwarted in April 2006 plan to carry out suicide bombing in Jerusalem
Iraqis fleeing in droves - Since February 22 Samarra bombing, about 432,000 Iraqis have fled, 42,000 from Baghdad
(Pakistan) Death to U.N. Workers Urged in Pakistan - new fatwa by Mufti Khalid Shah to kill all employees of United Nations
(India) 7/11: ATS fails to nail hawala men who routed funds - Despite arrests in July 11 Mumbai bombings, hawala network used to channel the money not dismantled
Hizbullah paying for Kassam attacks - Hizbullah is paying Palestinian splinter groups "thousands of dollars" for each Kassam rocket fired at the western Negev
(UK) 40 terror suspects in East Lancs - Lancashire police monitoring more than 40 people with suspected terrorist links.
Hamas befriends LeT, Hizb - Low on funds, Hamas reportedly sought alliance with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen after visit of Palestinian minister to Pakistan this summer
Remains of terror group chief found in Philippines - Remains of Abu Sayyaf chief Khaddafy Janjalani found on Jolo Island - $5 million bounty offered
Three shot dead in Thailand's south - 2 Muslims and Buddhist killed and elementary school burned by suspected Islamic militants
Broke N Korea sells gold - Has earned $28 million by exporting gold to Thailand
Taleban confirm top commander killed - Akhtar Mohammad Osmani killed in airstrike in Helmand province
U.S. finally admits Arafat murdered American officials - Declassified 1973 cable: Arafat plotted and supervised murders of 2 U.S. diplomats in Sudan (see cable here)
Bombings kill at least 54 in Iraq - 7 US soldiers killed, making December second deadliest month in 2006
In 2006, Attacks Were Thwarted. But Why? - Unlike past 2 years, no single terror attack of note in the West during 2006
US creates terrorist fingerprint database - To identify suspects from fingerprints on tea glass or shell casing
U.S. pursues financial strategy against regimes it can't otherwise corral - Persuading European & Asian bankers to choke off Iranian and North Korean access
U.K. Soldiers Watch for Reprisals After Police Station Raid - British raid on police station in Basra, killed 7 gunmen, saved 127 prisoners, from execution, blew up station
Ethiopia fights rival Somali Islamists and U.S. tracks a growing Al Qaeda menace in Africa - Douglas Farah: "It's pretty clear that the Courts view themselves as the successor caliphate" to the Taliban
AP: Congress rebukes FBI over probe - Committee report critical of 1996 Oklahoma City bombing investigation
(UK) Channel tunnel is terror target - Channel tunnel targeted by Islamic terrorists according to French and American intel
Indonesian police guarding churches - amid warnings by Western nations that Islamic militants may be plotting Christmas bombings
(Pakistan) Peshawar: Call for "jihad" against NGOs - fatwa issued for Jihad against NGOs including the UN and human rights organizations
UAE gives $30m aid to Palestinians - due to Western boycott of terror group Hamas
Iraqi insurgent snipers gaining skill - Insurgent gunmen have honed skills and acquired better equipment
Police hunt for 'English brothers' who spent year in al-Qaeda camp - 9 Britons among 12 Western recruits groomed by al-Qaeda for attacks - Heathrow suspect appears in court, Security chiefs on continuing alert
(Iraq) Al-Qaida-linked group offers truce for U.S. exit - Leader of "Islamic State of Iraq," Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, issues first audio saying fighters launching new offensive
Iran ordered to pay in Khobar Towers bombing - U.S. judge ordered Iran to pay $254 million to families of 17 U.S. servicemen killed in 1996 bombing - see Opinion and Order
(Afghanistan) Taliban boxed in by coalition forces - Operation Baaz Tsuka results in surrounding hundreds of Taliban around Howz-e Madad - Canadian commander: "(NATO) and Afghan forces are surrounding them, 360 degrees."
Ridge proposes U.S. visa reforms - Michael Cutler criticizes "prioritizing profits over national security"
Hudson River Tunnels Seen as Fragile - NYT: Small amount of high explosives could cause significant flooding