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February 2007 Archives

(Iraq) Anatomy of a Suicide Attack - propaganda tape recently posted on a militant Islamist Web site

Iraq's neighbors agree to Baghdad summit - Iran and Syrian agree to meet on Iraqi security

Pakistan denies hosting bin Laden, camps

Judge rules Padilla competent for trial

Bush May Veto Anti-Terror Bill - Wants Congress To Scrap Provision Allowing Airport Screeners To Unionize

Moroccan Enters Al-Qaeda North African "Board"

Switzerland: Seven Al-Qaeda Suspects Acquitted

(Spain) New 'ringleader' charged with Madrid train bombings - Moroccan Abdelilah Hriz

(Spain) Madrid bombing suspect loses last appeal in UK - Spaniard Moutaz Almallah Dabas

(Spain) Madrid Bomb suspect dismisses ETA link

(US) Sketch of Pipe Bomb Suspect Released - sought in connection with the mailing of two explosive devices to companies in Chicago and Kansas City

German authorities restrict jailed 1970s terrorist - Red Army Faction

(Columbia) Uribe won't grant amnesty to rebels

(Iraq violence) Police: 10 killed in Baghdad car bombing - crowded commercial area of western Baghdad, six mortar shells land in Shiite village, three roadside bombs exploded in Mahmoudiyah, drive-by shootings in Mosul

Iraq: 8 militants killed, 6 captured in US raids

Iraq: Deputy President Accuses "Top Official" of Murder Attempt - accuses "top official in the public works ministry" of assassination bombing attempt

(Afghanistan) NATO says bombing cells operating near Cheney base -- NATO had intelligence that indicated suicide bomb risk

Mullah Omar "emerges from the shadows"

Pakistan and US back on diplomatic tightrope

(Pakistan) Next attack on US could come from Al Qaeda in Pakistan -- a top US intelligence official has said

Pakistani bank facing curbs in 2 US states - terror-funding suspicions

Israeli soldiers kill 3 Islamic Jihad militants - Nablus raided again

(Gaza) 5 Kassams fired from Gaza; no wounded - Islamic Jihad claims responsibility

Moroccan police launch massive al Qaeda hunt

(NYC) Spitzer in DC for Terror Talks - to push Chertoff for more anti-terror funds

Saudi Arabia: King Vows To Punish Terrorists - who killed 4 Frenchmen

(UK Airline Plot) Counter-terrorism raids in Waltham Forest - man arrested in connection with transatlantic airline plot - taken to a central London police station

(Spain) Weapons from Belgium in Madrid - weapons in Madrid 2004 bombing came from a network of weapons traffickers from Belgium

(Russia) US intelligence chief warns of Russian hardening - taken a "back step" in its march to democracy

Israel urges Russia to end contacts with Hamas

NRSC donates funds from terror suspect

(Sri Lanka) 18 killed in Sri Lanka battles

(Iraq) Death squad leaders seized in Baghdad

(Iraq) Truck attack kills up to 12 boys in Iraq

Hezbollah warns U.S. against Iran attack

Russian official: Hamas may halt attacks

Explosives seized near Palestinian refugee camp

(Afghanistan) Taliban 'knew of Cheney visit' -- shows that the Taliban and al-Qaeda have penetrated local intelligence agencies, analysts and officials said

German terrorist shows no remorse - Red Army faction

(US) Georgia Imam sentenced for aiding Hamas - Mohamed Shorbag pled guilty, sentenced to more than seven years in prison

(Chicago) Cousins sought "training in Jihad," prosecutors say - linked to terrorism conspiracy - traveled to Egypt in 2004 and planned to head to Pakistan for military training

Iraqis Fleeing Samarra Say Extremists Control City - Numerous foreigners among extremists - farms turned into training camps

(Philippines) Soldiers kill 8 Abu militants in Sulu clash - At least 8 Abu Sayyaf killed in Barangay Buan, Indanan, known MNLF territory

(Iraq) U.S., Iraqi forces stage Baghdad raids - Areas loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr - Ramadi bombing kills 18, mostly children - Car bomb

(Afghanistan) Suicide raid kills, wounds several in Afghan south -- in Kandahar

(Afghanistan) More UK troops to Afghanistan -- and -- (Afghanistan) Britain switches tactics to undermine the Taliban - "reconciliation drive" - "we do not use the word 'win'"

New York: Targeted By Tehran? New York Police Department concerns that Iranian agents may already have targeted the city for terror attacks -- and -- Has NYC Been Targeted for Terror?

Iranian intellectuals turning on Ahmadinejad

(Iran) Pentagon drawing up plan to bomb Iran? New Yorker Report: U.S. preparing for attack which could be carried out 'within 24 hours'

(Pakistan) CIA Evidence Used to Confront Musharraf; Showdown in Pakistan - ABC News: CIA Deputy Director met with Musharraf, used photos & intercepts

(Russia) Terrorist Bombing Prevented in Moscow

"Russia will work to end sanctions on Palestinians" -- negotiations with Hamas

Israel to hold nationwide nuclear attack drill

(Lebanon) Hezbollah land grab heralds war

(France) Sarkozy warns of terrorist threat to election -- Islamic terrorist group linked to al-Qa'eda could launch suicide attacks in France during the presidential election campaign

Iran releases Frenchman held for 15 months

Jemaah Islamiah (JI) resurgent, Australia conference warned - Zachary Abuza warns of Indonesia's JI terror group resurgence at National Security Australia Forum in Sydney

(US) Terror suspect gives account of detention - accused jihadist Marwan Jabour

Algeria says bomb attacks prove rebels are weak

(Sri Lanka) Ambassadors injured in Sri Lanka rebel attack - US, Italian, German ambassadors

Yemeni Shia Strike Back - More on "war" between Yemen govt and Zaydis sect of Shia

Baghdad plan has elusive targets - Security forces cannot identify perpetrators of violence

Cyberspace as a Combat Zone: The Phenomenon of Electronic Jihad - MEMRI study of jihadists' use of Internet to wage economic and ideological warfare

Pakistan replicating its Baluch experiment in Northern Sri Lanka - Pakistan to sell tanks & armoured personnel carriers to Sri Lanka

Iran's Terrorism Expediters - Details on int'l structure of Quds Force of IRGC

US winds up probe into NKorea-linked bank in Macau - No timetable set for lifting sanctions

Life Sentences For 20 Turkish Hezbollah Members - Jailed for 97 murders in early 1990s

"Extremists" Arrested in Bulgaria - Four arrested for running jihadist website, with possible links to foreigners

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Jihad’s Judas - How Ayman al-Zawahiri has betrayed close friends to protect own interests

Monitoring the Jihad in Spain - FPM interview with Javier Jordan: "For the jihadists, Spain is still an enemy country"

Bombings in Iraq kill 23, spare VP - Iraq's VP and cabinet minister injured - 14 die in blast at police checkpoint in Ramadi

Government wins landmark terror deportation ruling on Islamist cleric - Abu Qatada, OBL's "spiritual ambassador" in Europe, to be deported to Jordan

Al-Qaeda's China problem - AQ's commitments since 2001 have failed to date

Suspected al Qaeda Emir, 14 Others Captured - DOD: Suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq emir and associate captured in Baghdad, 3 suspected foreign facilitators captured near Samarra

Three French nationals shot dead in Saudi: ministry - 8 French nationals attacked on way to Mecca - militant attack suspected

Egypt takes militant Iraqi TV channel off air - see Andrew Cochran's Feb. 26 post

(Afghanistan) New Taliban Group Named After Tora Bora Setup - ABC News: Fighters active in eastern Nangarhar province and other parts of Afghanistan

Somalia: Islamists Willing To Negotiate - According To Al-Jazeera Report

(Iran) U.N. Council to consider Iran sanctions

(Iran) Report: "Gulf states to aid attack on Iran" - Kuwait's Al-Siyasa reports Qatar, Oman & UAE told US no objection to Israel using airspace and NATO negotiating with Turkey to open airspace

(Iran) 'Devastating response' if Iran nukes attacked -- Terrorists say Tehran providing instructions in case U.S., Israel strike atomic facilities

(Spain) 'Brains' of Madrid bombing denies taped phone calls - Rabei Osman, known as Mohammed the Eqyptian

Israeli troops besiege Nablus for second day - house-to-house search for weapons caches and wanted militants -- and -- Report: Palestinian killed in Nablus operations

Hamas chief in Moscow for Palestinian govt talks

Algeria: Eight Suspected Al-Qaeda Militants Arrested -- believed to have carried out deadly attacks earlier this month

(Tunisia) Al Qaeda Smuggling Operation Busted - Tunisian police believe AQ operations headquarters moved to Algeria

Egypt: Imam Abu Omar Flouts Media Ban (my title)

(Australia) Airport security plans 'on track'

Pirates hijack UN ship near Somalia

Hezbollah regroups in a new mountain stronghold - Hezbollah building new line of defences in mountains north of Litani river —

Algeria to try deported terror suspects

Muslim insurgency stokes fear in southern Thailand - Zachary Abuza: level of violence "has never been higher" - see his Feb. 19 post

The Mysterious Mullah Omar - Newsweek: Mullah Omar sending messages to Taliban commanders and preparing assault

Iraq official says Iran has stopped meddling - Iraq's national security adviser, a Shiite, says Iran has stopped interfering in recent weeks

Egypt canal fails to drain Sinai militancy - Egypt's Al Salam Canal fails to stem rising militancy

Hezbollah construction firm - charity or terror group? - see Matthew Levitt's Feb. 20 post

(Iraq) Female Suicide Bomber strikes Baghdad college; 41 dead -- witnesses said a woman carried out the attack at the business school annex to Mustansiriyah University

(Iraq) Explosions in Baghdad kill at least 12 - rockets shot into Baghdad

(UK) Secret report: Terror threat worst since 9/11 - British-based Islamic terrorists plotting suicide attacks against "soft" targets could number over 2,000

Iran says fires first rocket into space

(Iran) IAEA distrusts U.S. information on Iran

Israelis suspected of working with Hamas

(Pakistan) Train track, electricity station bombed in Pakistan - Pak news version of story

Algeria arrests al-Qaeda's weapon suppliers

(US) Update: White House drill tests response to IED attack - mixed responses - gaps shown, some improvements since Katrina -- and -- (US) Government Drills on Domestic Terror Attacks

Indian soldiers, police hunt for rebels

Sri Lanka says captures rebel camps, kills many

Bahrain Reports Insurgency Training Camp - Raided camp used by Iranian-aligned insurgents - see Olivier Guitta's Feb. 20 post

Hamas Seeks Closer Ties to Al Qaida - Hamas's alliance with Iran angers Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab states

Prevention of Palestinian Islamic Jihad suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv - New info from ITIC

US funds terror groups to sow chaos in Iran

(Iraq) Blast may hint at growing Sunni conflict (39 dead at Sunni mosque) and Jihadi Vs. Jihadi - Ansar al-Sunnah complains to Al-Qaeda that terrorists killing each other - Surge tactics to tame Ramadi, city of anarchy

Iraq: Three more US soldiers killed in Anbar

(Pakistan) 3 suspected terrorists die in Pakistan - Islamist terrorists die when bicycle bomb explodes early

(Pakistan) Female suicide bomber dressed to kill -- planning to target Pakistan Air Force installations in Peshawar

Al-Qaida: Video shows hit on U.S. base - 56-second video shows rockets fired at U.S. military base in Afghanistan

(Somalia) Exodus from Mogadishu after deadly attacks - heavy fighting overnight leaves 10 dead

(St Louis, MO) St. Charles man accused in arms case is indicted - Palestinian immigrant Mousa M. Abuelawi "stated he wants to buy as many explosives as possible because, 'we're going to war.'"

US group sues over terror support policy - ACLU regarding exclusion of Tariq Ramadan from US - donated to Hamas-linked group

Iran: Nukes Are 'Inalienable Right'

(Iran) American armada prepares to take on Iran

(Gaza) Three die in fresh Gaza violence

MEMRI: Islamist Websites Monitor No. 66

Blast in Russia's Chechnya kills at least five

(Nigeria) Police: Nigeria gunmen shoot 2; 1 dies

N Korea 'ready' to stop making plutonium

Colombian rebels offer prisoner swap

(U.S.) Professor plays role in Afghanistan searches - Nebraska professor, Afghanistan expert, advised U.S. on OBL's location after 9-11 attacks

(Pakistan) Blast That Killed U.S. Diplomat Tied to Qaeda - Highlights links between Pakistani jihad groups and Al Qaeda in Waziristan

White House Rehearses for a Domestic Attack - Testing simultaneous terror attacks by “sleeper cells” using IEDs in 5 cities

Ethiopian court upholds death sentences over terror - Attacks killed 29 and wounded 18 others during 11 years

Straying From the Script - Newsweek: U.S. official in Baghdad overstated extent of Iranian leaders' involvement in Iraq violence

NKorea invites UN atomic inspector - North Korea asked chief U.N. atomic inspector to visit, 4 years after expelling his experts

(U.S.) Terrorist suspect's self-portrait a puzzle - Daniel Maldonado's notes released by Justice Department

Thais' sense of self threatened by insurgency - Zachary Abuza: ""The brutality is amazing.. "It's more Islamist than it's ever been"

Nepal’s Maoists give up nearly 3,500 weapons

(Iraq) Suspect held in Iraq; 3 U.S. troops dead Issa Abdul-Razzaq Ahmed collected funds from Syria & UAE -- (Iraq) Al Qaeda believed behind copter crashes -- Second Iraq 'Mystery Weapon' More 'Nefarious' Than the First

India renews pressure on Pakistan over militants

Pakistan test-fires new nuclear-capable missile

Russia sentences 4 Islamic extremists - to prison for membership in Hizb ut-Tahrir

Ethiopia denies allowing U.S. attacks - denies New York Times story as "total fabrication"

(UK) Caretaker charged over letter bombs

(Netherlands) Jihad recruiters stay in custody

Hague: Threats in online forum - against Netherlands Moroccan woman critical of Islam

(Germany) Founder of ex-Muslim group threatened

N Korea 'tried uranium project'

(Columbia) Former Colombia spy chief arrested

Japan urges US to keep North Korea on terrorist watch list - see Aaron Mannes' Feb. 15 post

The Spanish Connection: What the 9/11 Commission didn't consider - Did Spanish Islamic cell headed by Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas contribute to 9-11 attacks?

You can't stop us, Qaeda brags in vids - Seven videos released showing attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Taliban Recruiting Hundreds of Suicide Bombers for Major Attack on NATO Forces in the Spring - MEMRI transcript of Al-Jazeera TV reports

(Iraq) U.S. troops battle insurgents in Ramadi

U.S. Weighs Extra Steps on Iran - Second round of sanctions to freeze overseas IRGC assets - see Matthew Levitt's op-ed on IRGC

Lebanon: Explosives Found in Christian Beirut Neighborhood - 19 explosive devices and dozen detonators found in tunnel in Ashrafieh

Report on Iran: Nuclear work ongoing - U.N. nuclear chief ElBaradei reports Iran refused to suspend uranium enrichment as demanded

U.S. troops find chemicals in Iraq raid - 5 buildings full of propane tanks and ordinary chemicals - Iraq faces 'chemical bomb' threat (my title)

Afghanistan: Taliban Commanders Captured

NATO chief in Afghanistan for talks

Afghan warlords plan pro-amnesty law demonstration - upper house of parliament approved the legislation on Tuesday, President Hamid Karzai has yet to sign

Pakistan minister a victim of Islamist 'serial killer' - four other murders linked to Islamist groups -- and -- 'I killed her because she was un-Islamic'

Pakistan took out terrorist camps with US help: Pakistani ambassador to the US Durrani

(Indonesia) Bali bans movie on bombings

Sinai: Palestinian terrorists on the run - Hundreds of Egyptian police searching for men believed to have bomb belts

(Israel) Dispatcher of suicide bomber killed - Islamic Jihad seeks revenge against thwarting of planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv

(Israel) Suicide bomber has a change of heart

Iran: Students hold anti-West rally at embassies - and in support of Iran Nukes - chanting "Death to the US"

(Italy) War on terror brings down Prodi in Italy

Iraqi insurgents use 2nd 'chemical' bomb - Insurgents exploded a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters Wednesday

2 Chicago-area men accused in Ohio terror case - Related to Toledo, OH case - read press release and superceding indictment here

(U.S.) American Held Without Bail in Qaeda Case - Daniel Maldonado tried to recruit women to fight in Somalia - see Feb. 15 post

Muslim groups fast for jailed Al-Arian - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross calls support for convicted terrorist "simply puzzling" - see Lying About Al-Arian

(Pakistan) Unknown persons blow up gas pipeline in Pakistan - 16-inch diameter gas pipeline near Quetta

Blair sees peace with 'sensible' Hamas members

(Thailand) Four killed in Thai south

The Iraq Effect: War Has Increased Terrorism Sevenfold Worldwide - Peter Bergen's new study: "Iraq conflict has greatly increased the spread of the Al Qaeda ideological virus"

FBI Translating Over 1,000 Wiretap Conversations a Day - US News & World Report: National security wiretaps approved by FISA court increased 122% from 2001-2005

Sri Lanka blasts kill 3; 19 wounded: military

FARC leader convicted on drug charges - Nayibe Rojas first high-ranking FARC convicted of drug running by U.S. federal court

Britain to cut Iraq troop levels to around 5,500 - Blair says withdrawal of 1,600 military to happen in the "coming months" -- BBC story on this subject

US judge orders domestic spying cases to proceed

(Houston) Show more evidence on terror suspect, FBI told - suspect accused of training with al Qaeda militants in Somalia

(NY) GOP won't keep terror suspect's funds - Counterterrorism Blog quoted

(Gallup Poll) "Anti-American feelings soar as Muslim society is radicalized by War on Terror" - London Times report on Gallup survey of 10,000 Muslims in 10 countries

Pakistan needs to do more to fight terror: US

7 Saudis return home from U.S. prison

Somali insurgents against peacekeeperers

Morocco adds more names to al Qaeda wanted list

(Israel) Three Palestinians arrested in Sinai - one wearing explosives belt

(UK Beheading Plot) If Words Could Kill: The Message That Triggered Terror Kidnap Plot - message intercepted from Pakistan

Islamist Websites as an Integral Part of Jihad: A General Overview - MEMRI analysis

(Israel) Security forces prevent suicide bombing in Tel Aviv and Security official says terror attacks being foiled constantly - Islamic Jihad cell responsible for 'scores of Israeli deaths'

UK troops destroy key Taliban base - 3 large compounds linked by trenches and underground tunnels around Garmsir

(U.S.) Appeals Court Upholds Terrorist Designation - Islamic American Relief Agency of Missouri ruled an affiliate of Sudanese charity accused of financing al-Qaida

Mideast Turmoil Drives Boom in Lebanese Armoured Vehicles - Dozens assembled in Lebanon at prices of $100,000 - $200,000 - Oil states plan weapons buying binge

South African LTTE Connections Exposed - Rohan Gunaratna:"Tamil Tigers" run propaganda, fund-raising, procurement & shipping network in South Africa

9 killed when gas tanker bombed in Iraq - Bomb on tanker carrying chlorine gas exploded in Taji, killing 9, injuring 150

Treasury Designates Hizballah’s Construction Arm - Jihad al-Bina funded from Iran, run by Hizballah - see Matthew Levitt's Feb. 20 post

(U.S.) Audit: Justice anti-terror data flawed - Federal prosecutors counted non-terror cases - see audit report here

Iraq police bust oil smugglers - Attempt to smuggle 2 tank-trucks with 58,000 liters stopped

Lying About Al-Arian - American Islamic community asserts that terrorist operatives like Sami Al-Arian are blameless victims

Americans kidnapped in Nablus freed - Palestinian officials say 3 American women kidnapped in Nablus released

Thai Military Says 3 Held Over Violence - see Zachary Abuza's Feb. 19 post on series of bombings

U.S. to stage biggest anti-terrorism exercise on Guam - "TopOff4" part of series to strengthen ability to respond to WMD attacks

US 'Iran attack plans' revealed - BBC: US contingency plans for air strikes include most of military infrastructure - targets selected

Car bombs, attacks kill 18 in Baghdad

Syria's terror networks

Six U.S. soldiers wounded in Afghan hospital blast - Suicide bomber disguised as health worker

Pakistani militants behead, mutilate 'US spy'

(Pakistan) Islamic militant kills woman minister in Pakistan - because she was not wearing "Muslim clothing"

Pakistan dismisses "absurd" Qaeda report - that Al-Qaeda has established compounds in remote tribal area to train operatives

(Philippines) Two dead in Philippine gunbattle with militants - Filipino soldier and member of Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf killed

Al-Qaeda's new front in Africa

(Thailand) Bomb attack in southern Thailand averted - inside 7-Eleven shop

Update: (Belgium) Anti-terrorism raids in Belgium - 9 suspects detained, computers seized, documents seized "of a distinctly Islamic nature"

(India) Samjhauta blasts: LeT hand being probed - suspicion points to Laskhar-e-Taiba - See Animesh Roul's Feb. 19 post

(Canada) Commentary: Disturbing reality buried - 12% of Canadian Muslims in poll - support Toronto terror attacks

(Spain) 3 Madrid bombing suspects deny any roles

Iran 'could enrich on mass scale in months'

Pakistan closes offices of Islamic charities

(UK) Protestor Dressed as Suicide bomber hired to work on UK trains -- Drivers furious: 'It's an astonishing security breach.... It is a risk too far'

(Pakistan) Signs of Qaeda resurgence - NYT: Al Qaeda building operations hub & training camps in Waziristan - Osama, Zawahri building hub in Pak tribal areas - see D. Gartenstein-Ross' Feb. 19 post

(Somalia) Terror expert doubts UN report - Dr. Boaz Ganor, ICT founder and Exec. Director, doubts report - Arab states trained Al-Qaeda men to fight in Somalia - Sunday Times: UN reports training in or aid from Eritrea, Syria, Libya, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

(Turkey) 7 get life in 2003 Istanbul bombings - that killed 58 people, attacks prosecutors said were ordered by Osama bin Laden

Indonesian prosecutors want 20 years for militant who plotted beheadings - of three Christian schoolgirls

(Indonesia) Warden accused of giving Bali bomber email - Warden provided bomber with laptop used to plot attacks from death row

Iran guards begin war games

Russia delays work on Iran nuclear plant -- Tehran behind in payments

Madrid Bombing Trial Opened to Streaming Video - Watch live on Datadiar.com

Germany may free another Red Army terrorist

(NY) Killer's daughter admits it was political - Palestinian 1997 attack from Empire State Building

(UK) Police arrest man over letter bombs

Al-Qaeda fights online -- Internet allows terror network to keep in touch with its supporters despite being weakened militarily

(Nigeria) Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria

Iran Ties Sunni Insurgents to Base in Pakistan - Iranian Foreign Ministry charged Sunni insurgents from Iran used Pakistan as base

Pakistan catches suicide bombers - 2 teams of would-be suicide bombers from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi organisation linked to al-Qa'ida arrested in Sukkur

Blast in Russian McDonald's, at least 6 injured

Iraq VP wants Shi'ite militia named terror group - U.S. should classify Mehdi Army as "terrorist" group

(Iraq) 63 die in blow against Baghdad clampdown and Basra handover "completed" - UK hands over Basra security to Iraqi army

Iran denies Sadr is in country - Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini: “Moqtada Al Sadr is not in Iran"

Planning is seen in insurgents' attacks on U.S. helicopters in Iraq - Documents by Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia show focus on downing aircraft - Iranian Joint Chief of Staff on tactics, weapons and Iranian Navy General on navy

US, Israel threaten to shun Palestinian govt - PM Olmert says US has agreed to joint boycott of Palestinian unity government if it refuses to recognise Israel and renounce violence

(Philippines) Rebels asked to help hunt bombers - US asks MILF to help find Abu Sayyaf leaders - Military vows to wipe out Abu Sayyaf before polls

Pakistan digs in for Taleban offensive

Worshippers, policeman killed in Afghan violence - 25 gunmen dragged 5 worshippers from mosque, killed 2 and policeman

Terrorist Official Admits: IDF Policy Works - Islamic Jihad official admits security fence and targeting of leaders works

(Spain) Terror suspect claimed compensation payout for daughter's bomb death - Abdennari Essebar's stepdaughter killed in 2004 Madrid bombings - he is accused of recruiting suicide bombers for Iraq

Belgian police detain 9 in anti-terrorism probe - Joint operation with France against suspected cells linked to Islamist militants - French authorities charge six in terror probe

21 Al-Qaeda Suspects Nabbed In Iraq

(US) New Threats Arise For Border Agents - In last 6 months, agents on southwest border caught 15 from Iran, 35 from Pakistan, 12 from Jordan, 2 from Syria, 5 from Lebanon

(Iraq) Al Qaeda's outrages swing Sunnis to U.S. (Sunni tribes in Anbar working with US) and Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to reopen

(Philippines) War games start in terror hotbed - Joint US-Philippine military exercise coupled with medical & infrastructure assistance

Three arms caches found in Chechnya - 9 KG TNT, 3 submachine-guns with 26 magazines, “Mukha” grenade launcher, VOG-17 grenade launcher projectile, pistol, 2 shells, 4 grenades, radio station

Bomber kills 15 in Pakistan courtroom

(Iran) U.S. has little data on Iranian unit under suspicion - Quds Force is cloaked in secrecy inside Iran - see Matthew Levitt's Feb. 16 op-ed

(U.S.) Taliban to be designated as a foreign terrorist organisation - Will enable indictments of people involved with financing attacks

Order restored after blast at girls school in Iran - Percussion bombing at school & firing on electricity plant, no injuries - Iran chases militants behind new bomb blast

(U.S.) FBI rules out terrorism in mall shooting -Utah mall shooting, killing 5, deemed not act of Islamic terrorism

Japanese leftist group claims responsibility for blast near US base - "Revolutionary Army" issues claim - see Andrew Cochran's Feb. 12 post

(U.S.) NY businessman charged with financing terrorism - Accused of transferring $152,000 for equipment for training camp in Afghanistan

UN Acting To Implement Counter-Terrorism Strategy - U.N. press release

(U.S.) Cole victims' lawsuit will resume this week - Lawsuit by families of 17 sailors killed on USS Cole in 2000 could disclose new details

Turkish court sentences militants for 2003 bombings - 7 Al Qaeda sent for life for 2003 Istanbul bombings that killed 58 people - one declared ""Victory is very near!"

Bolster the Afghan National Army (commentary) - Former Afghan defense aide says NATO should groom Army to take over fight

(Jammu & Kashmir) Arms recovered from hideouts - Arms and explosives, including four grenade launchers, recovered

Madrid bombing suspects protest innocence - Three top suspects denied involvement or connection to Al Qaeda

Treasury Targets Iranian Companies for Supporting WMD Proliferation - Three companies designated, prohibiting transactions with U.S. persons and freezing U.S. assets - Japan Imposes Trade Sanctions On Iran and "Iran's nuclear web"

U.S. sees Nigerian militant threat spreading

U.S. doubts police wounded al Qaeda in Iraq leader - see Andrew Cochran's Feb. 15 post

Experts: Iran's Quds Force Deeply Enmeshed in Iraq - see Matthew Levitt's Feb. 16 post

(Italy) 31 to stand trial in CIA kidnapping case

Morocco: Police Uncover Terror Cell in Meknes

Denmark: Court Convicts 17-Year-Old Muslim in Nation's First Terror Trial - Abdul Basit Abu-Lif tied to planned suicide attack on embassy in EU - Three other defendants freed

EU anti-terror chief may not be replaced

Radical Islamists Target the UAE

The Quiz Top U.S. Officials Fail - ABC News on inability of top U.S. officials to tell Sunni from Shiite

(India) Terror groups manipulating stock exchanges to raise funds - see Animesh Roul's Feb. 15 post

(Iraq) Iraq suicide attack kills 11 and UK troops help to seal off Basra

Trial in '04 Madrid train bombings opens and Key defendant refuses to testify - 29 accused in March 2004 bombings which killed 191 and wounded 1,800 - "Mohammed the Egyptian" refuses to testify

Egypt arrests 73 Brotherhood Islamists in sweeps - See Feb. 9 posts on MB by Douglas Farah and Lorenzo Vidino

US to shun all members of Palestinian unity govt

US troops diverted to Afghanistan - 3,200 troops of 173rd Airborne Brigade replacing troops from 10th Mountain Division

Four killed in India Maoist violence

(France) Yeslam Bin Laden indicted and ordered for trial - JC Brisard on action against UBL's half-brother

(Afghanistan) Airstrike Kills Taliban Chief, 10 Others - Slain Taliban chief linked to Musa Qala takeover - Taliban leadership endures a heavy blow

France: al Qaeda suspects arrested - 11 arrested in past 24 hours - France break up terror ring linked to Iraq - Network organised recruits for Iraq

U.S. military insists cleric left Iraq - U.S. says Moqtada al-Sadr fled to Tehran but Iraqi government disagrees Officials linked to al-Sadr deny he fled

Lebanese mark Rafik Hariri assassination - Tens of thousands march on second anniversary

American Citizen Charged With Training in Somalia With Al Qaeda, Learning to Become Homicide Bomber - Daniel Joseph Maldanado, 28, a.k.a Daniel Aljughaifi, captured in Kenya - Read criminal complaint here

(Iran) 11 dead in Iran bomb attack on elite force - Car bomb next to bus with Revolutionary Guards - Five arrested in Iran bomb attack and Radical Sunni Group Claims Responsibility

Uncle: Abducted U.S. soldier appears in new video - Ahmed Altaie, translator kidnapped Oct. 23, in video by "Ahel al-Beit Brigades" - Uncle of kidnapped soldier says video not enough

(Afghanistan) It’s dawn, and the shelling starts. Time to go into the Taleban maze - "London Times" reporter with Royal Marines near Kajaki Dam

Sri Lanka rebel clash kills 4 as UK envoy visits

(UK & Iraq) Fylde soldiers uncover Iraq arms dump - UK soldiers uncover massive arms cache near Basra

(U.S.) Pace questions whether Iran arming Iraq - Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: "That does not translate that the Iranian government per se, for sure, is directly involved in doing this. What it does say is that things made in Iran are being used in Iraq to kill coalition soldiers."

Canadian Report Says NATO Afghan Mission In Trouble - Little chance of success without troops and resources

Italian police break up arms ring - 4 arrested over plan to ship 500,000 weapons and ammo from Russia & China to Iraq and Libya

(Lebanon) Bus blasts kill 11 on anniversary eve - Day before anniversary of Hariri assassination

Colombia: Contractors captive for 4 years - 3 U.S. contractors - Marc Gonsalves, Thomas Howes & Keith Stansell - captured by FARC

Algeria hit by bombings, six dead

Islamic Jihad Threatens to Target U.S. Over Leader - see Andrew Cochran's Feb. 12 post on new reward for Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah

Germany charges Iraqi with supporting militants - Burhan B. accused of transferring 22,000 euros to Ansar Al Islam between Nov. 2003 and May 2004

Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran

Somali minister's house attacked, port bombed

Al-Qaeda's Hand In Istanbul Plot - Washington Post on OBL's personal plan for Nov. 2003 Istanbul truck bombings, killing 58 & wounding 750

Somali Islamists seek refuge in Yemen

Telesur Journalist Is in Venezuela, Columbian Intelligence Suspects - Freddy Muñoz faces charges for involvement in attacks on electric power turrets by FARC in 2002 in Colombia

Report Shows Lost FBI Computers Still a Problem - Multiple laptops with classified information missing from counterterrorism division

Book tour stop in Ashland awakens old Al Haramain debate - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross' new book stirs renewed debate on Islamic foundation

Jordan court indicts 18 on terror charges - 18 indicted on charges of terrorism and recruiting to join al-Qaida in Iraq

Italy: Raids break up terror gang - 15 with ideological ties to Red Brigades arrested around Italy

Tentative deal in N. Korea nuclear talks - No specifics yet

$5 million U.S. reward for Hezbollah, Jihad suspects - Mohammed Ali Hamadei and Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah added to "Rewards for Justice" program

'Most cocaine enters US via FARC' - U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency official describes Columbia's FARC as "half terrorists, half traffickers"

(UK) Islamic terror raid school is shut down - Islamic school raided by anti-terror police as jihad training site ordered shut down

(Iraq) At least 90 killed on day marking Golden Mosque attack - 3 explosions also wound at least 190 on anniversary of Samarra Shiite mosque bombing

Afghanistan: Taliban Says Commander Safe After NATO Air Strike - Mullah Abdel Hanan, leader in Helmand province, safe - see DOD press release and Helmand 'seeing insurgent surge'

Al Taqwa Bank directors, founders and shareholders to be prosecuted in Egypt - JC Brisard blog on additional indictments - See Lorenzo Vidino's Feb. 9 post

(Somalia) Mortar bombs kill at least three in Mogadishu - 5 mortar bombs hit Mogadishu

(Germany) Court grants parole for Baader-Meinhof killer - Served 24 years for involvement in 9 murders - Who were the Baader-Meinhof gang?

Militant Islamic Groups Turn to YouTube - Recent search takes YouTube users to video by Iraq's Mujahedeen Shura Council

(U.S.) 2 pipe bombs could be work of an unknown suspect called 'The Bishop' - Suspect sending threatening letters to financial institutions since at least 2005

Nuclear Talks on North Korea Hit Roadblock - NK stalls through demands for fuel, prolonged delays in turning over nuclear material

U.S. launches artillery into Pakistan - American forces in eastern Afghanistan launched artillery rounds to strike Taliban fighters - Afghan Gov.: Foreign Fighters in South

Iran announces '2000 km range missiles' - Defense Minister: "We have new 2000 kilometer surface-to-surface missiles and new warheads to place on them"

Suicide bomber kills 30 near Tikrit - Iraqi police headquarters targeted and 140 arrested in Baghdad sweeps: US military

Target Iran: US able to strike in the spring - Preparations for air strike at advanced stage but no decisions made

(Iraq) Twin attacks reduce odds of early return - Two attacks against British troops in Basra - 1 soldier dead and 10 wounded

Robert Fisk: Iraqi insurgents offer peace in return for US concessions - Abu Salih Al-Jeelani, one of leaders of Sunni Iraqi Islamic Resistance Movement, makes demands

Blast at ICRC Pakistan office damages vehicles - Bomb damaged 4 vehicles belonging to International Committee of Red Cross - no casualties

China executes Muslim 'extremist' - Semed a founding member of East Turkestan Islamic Movement

Iran says using new stealth drone - Claim range of 700 km (420 miles) and claims it is undetectable to radars

'Chechens held' over reporter's murder - 2 Chechens held over killing investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya

Hicks facing investigation in India - David Hicks, already facing terrorism charges in US, subject of new investigation by Indian Government over alleged attacks in Kashmir

Hezbollah Wants Its Guns Returned - Hezbollah acknowledged it owned truckload of arms seized by Lebanese customs authorities and demanded return

(PA) Text of Palestinians’ Mecca Agreement - Hamas-Fatah agreement text and Abbas letter to Israel

British Police Hold Letter Bomb Suspect

(Iraq/Iran) Gates: U.S. has evidence of Iran helping insurgents -- Serial numbers, markings on projectile fragments point to Iran

(Iraq) 13 Iraqis taken, 11 killed near Baghdad

(Iraq) 8 killed in U.S. airstrike near Baghdad

(Pakistan) Police defuse 10 bombs in Pakistan

Nuclear terrorism risk seen growing

(Update) Saudi Al Qaeda: New Attacks Will 'Shake Crusader's Pillars' - "We have -- for some time -- been preparing for specific operations that will shake the crusader's pillars in the Arab's Peninsula."

(UK) Six men to appear in court on terror charges - in London and Birmingham

(UK) Birmingham Terror raids: 5 men charged -- and -- Man charged with plotting kidnap - Birmingham beheading plot - four others charged with terrorist offenses in plot

(UK) Our mosques are importing jihad

Lebanon: 300 Hezbollah Rockets Seized

(Gaza) Islamic Jihad upgrades rocket launchers

Distrust Hinders FBI In Outreach to Muslims

(France/Australia) Australian terror suspect linked to extremists - Willie Brigitte was sent to Australia to plot a terrorist attack on the orders of Pakistani extremists -- and -- Brigitte's behavior shifty: wife

(Australia) Man in court over rocket launcher

(China) Alleged Muslim separatist executed - Uighur's Ismail Semed possessing explosives

Al-Qaeda Web Monthly Back After Year's Break - 30th "Voice of Jihad" (Sawt-al-Jihad), on Internet - see copy from Laura Mansfield and ABC News report

(Somalia) Yemen: Somali Muslim Leader in Sanaa - Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of UIC in Yemen to negotiate his asylum

(Somalia) Mogadishu: Will the Islamists Rise Again? - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: "...the Islamic Courts are the groups that have the money."

(UK) Preacher held under Terrorism Act - Abu Izzadeen over allegations of encouraging terrorism -- Abu Izzadeen unrepentant over footage of him calling for British Muslim soldiers to beheaded

Iran to hit U.S. interests if attacked - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran would strike all over the world

(Iraq) Deputy minister held in Iraq killings probe -- also -- pair of car bomb attacks killed at least 27 people and wounded 61 others

(Iraq) Security Crackdown Under Way in Baghdad - U.S. armor rush through streets and Iraqi armored personnel carriers guard bridges and major intersections

Iran tests missiles "able to sink big warships"

Alliance split over Iran nuclear defiance

Russia urges Iran to show 'good will' on nukes

Troops exchange fire on Lebanese border - Lebanese troops and Israeli forces have exchanged fire across the border

Israeli bulldozers searching for bombs - Israeli bulldozers searching for Hezbollah explosives on Lebanon border - Lebanon threatens fire over border patrol

(Israel) IDF and GSS Nabs Hamas Terrorist Wanted for Netanya Hotel Attack - Anwar Ahmad Daud

Syria Blunt in Support for Hizbullah, Hamas

In Europe, pushback against US 'war on terror'

(Thailand) Buddhist beheaded in Thailand

(Australia) US seeks 20 years' jail for Hicks

(DHS) Chertoff to appear before new Congress

Anti-Terror Funding Slashed in NYC, DC

Study: Terror war needs flexible strategy

(Iraq) U.S. blames Iran for Iraqi arms surge

Somalia govt. arrests terror suspects - At least five arrested for explosions in Mogadishu - Ambush attack at Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu and Somalia govt. arrests terror suspects (3 others arrested)

Swiss bank: We won't freeze all Iranian clients

Egyptian FM says Hamas is a 'fact of life'

Hamas, Fatah begin talks in Saudi Arabia - see David Schenker's Feb. 5 post on this issue

(Afghanistan) Bomb blasts kill five in Afghanistan - killed five police and guards in Kandahar

Afghanistan: US forces nab 2 al-Qaida members

Iran launches new missile war games

(UK) Another mail bomb attack in Britain - DVLA letter bomb is fourth in five days - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea -- and -- Seven Letter Bombs Sent - seven letter bombs had been received in the last three weeks

Armed attack at Pakistan airport and Pakistan Bomber Aimed for Airport VIP Lounge - Armed men challenged by guards near car park, 3 attackers injured in exchange of fire, one set off grenade and died

(Afghanistan) Musa Qala still in Taliban control - Fleeing residents say Taliban still in control - Major offensive in Waziristan soon

(UK) Police get more time to quiz kidnap suspects - Birmingham kidnap plot

(UK) Extremist stands by punishment claims - Abu Izzadeen unrepentant over footage of him calling for British Muslim soldiers to beheaded

Chain of explosive charges disguised as rocks on Israeli-Lebanese border (my title) - Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center on "Hezbollah test case"

(France/Australia) Update: Terror trial on secrets - secret evidence of French terror suspect Willie Brigitte's activities in Australia has emerged and will be unveiled at the start of his trial in Paris -- and -- Paris court to be told of terror plot

Germans debate anti-terror moves

US to create Africa military command - DOD Sec. Gates makes it official - see Douglas Farah's Nov. 22 post

(U.S.) Va. man convicted of lying in terror probe - Sabri Benkahla convicted of 4 felonies for lying about training from Lashkar-e-Taiba

Amnesty asks Saudis to clarify terror-funding arrests - Amnesty International questions Saudi arrests - see Andrew Cochran's Feb. 3 post

(Iraq) U.S. military: Iraqi lawmaker is U.S. Embassy bomber - convicted of bombing U.S., French embassies in 1983, seen as Iranian agent - Parliament member Jamal Jafaar Mohammed's position gives him prosecutorial immunity

(Pakistan) Hunt on for "high value" terrorists

(UK) Man in court on terrorism charges - Abdul Rahman, from Manchester - believed in assisting terrorist to escape control order

U.S. Embassy Warns of Sudan Threats - U.S. Embassy warns of heightened terrorist threat against Westerners

(Somalia) Al-Qaeda target 'may be alive' - Ethiopian Prime Minister says Aden Hashi Ayro, suspected of protecting leaders in 1998 US embassy bombings, seen alive

Al-Qaeda Terrorist Suspect Living In Madagascar: Report - Fazul Abdullah Mohammed wanted for 1998 bombings of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya

Hamas, Fatah trade fire at Gaza border

(Israel) Two terror suspects nabbed in Nablus

Sri Lanka: Air force bombs Tamil Tiger camp

(Iraq) Dozens killed as Baghdad crackdown nears - At least 74 killed or found dead, 67 in Baghdad

Saudis silent on 'terror' arrests

Al-Qaeda Turkey chief caught

(UK) Extremist video uncovered - Abu Izzadeen: "He who joins the British Army, the American Army, he is a mortal kaffir and his only hukum (punishment) is for his head to be removed"

Iran said to assemble two uranium units

Al-Qaeda Linked Pakistani Group 'Based in Spain' - Jaish-i-Mohamed's European base in Catalonia according to Spanish daily -- related story

(Spain) Suspect linked to kamikaze attacks in Iraq held - Mbark El Jaafari linked to Al Qaeda and GSPC - see Andrew Cochran's Feb. 5 post

(U.S.) Hub firm denies tie to terror - See Doug Farah's Jan. 31 post on Overland Capital Group & Muslim Brotherhood's DMI Bank

Attacks overshadow Somali reconciliation meeting - 4 rockets fired at Mogadishu port hours before meeting

(Philippines) AFP resumes ops vs Sayyaf after release of MNLF ‘hostages’ - Moro National Liberation Front freed 20 government peace advocates and security aides

Israel says roadside bombs found along border - 4 roadside bombs on Lebanon border - Israel suspects Hezbollah of planting explosives - see Olivier Guitta's Jan. 4 post

Letter bomb explodes at London office - Scotland Yard's anti-terrorism unit investigating "small explosion" at offices of Capita Group, a business outsourcing company

(UK-Iraq) Top secret army cell breaks terrorists - Joint Support Group trained to turn hardened terrorists into coalition spies

(Iraq) 2 Key Aides to Radical Anti-American Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Gunned Down in Iraq - key members of Mahdi Army

(Iran) UK Report: Military action against Iran 'highly dangerous' - co-authored by Muslim Council of Britain

(India) 4 Jaish militants arrested in Delhi - 4 Jaish-e-Mohammed militants arrested - RDX, grenades, $10,000 & 50,000 rupees found

(Afghanistan) Dutch hand over "Taliban leader"

(Somalia) Rockets fired at Mogadishu port

(UK) Radical cleric praises bin Laden - Abu Usamah at the Green Lane Mosque in Birmingham

(Spain) Station bomb blast after arrest of ETA sympathizers - Bomb explodes at rail station in Spain's Basque region

Islamic Terror in Bosnia and Kosovo

(Iraq) 37 killed in Baghdad bombings

(Iraq) U.S.: 4 copter losses due to ground fire

Iraq says 50 percent of bombers arrive via Syria -- and -- Iraq says half of extremists come from Syria - "we have evidence to prove it"

Hamas gunmen kidnap Muhammed Dahlan's nephew

Kenya human right groups attack arrests of Somalis - four Britons and American suspected of involvement with Somali Islamists

(UK) Security forces 'foil terror plot every six weeks' - up to 12 plots discovered in past year and half

(UK) suspect is linked to "hate" mosque - terror gang's No. 1 beheading target speaks out - mosque show in Dispatches documentary

(India Assam) Powerful bomb blast rocks Assam - no injuries

U.S. can't prove Iran link to Iraq strife - Bush Administration can't publicly provide evidence yet

Mass arrests in Sri Lanka after Colombo bomb find - 266 arrested on eve of Independence Day after bomb found

Egypt charges four with spying for Israel

Al Qaeda-linked group says will widen Iraq attacks - "Islamic State in Iraq" issues statement

National Intelligence Estimate: "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead" - 9-page NIE on bleak prospects in Iraq

(Iraq) Truck bomber kills 135 in deadliest Iraq blast - Suicide truck bomber struck Shiite market - related story

Britons arrested in Kenya 'members of Islamic militia' - 4 Britons believed part of Somali Islamic militia

(UK) Commentary: Sleepwalking with the enemy

Saudi police arrest 10 terror suspects - accused of collecting donations and recruiting on behalf of militant groups

(Philippines) MILF springs 49 inmates from jail

Update: (Turkey) Turk police probing al Qaeda suspects seize guns - police have asked the courts to bring charges against 38 people

(India) Two LeT militants arrested in J&K

(UK) Questioning begins for men suspected of terror plot -- and -- Police fear lurid terror briefings being used to divert attention from Whitehall problems - Kidnap inquiry is hampered by speculation - Details broadcast while one suspect at large

(Australia) US charges David Hicks

Another U.S. helicopter lost in Iraq - Fourth lost in 2 weeks - top U.S. general conceded insurgent ground fire more effective

Kenya holding 2 Americans as suspects - with Somalia's ousted Islamic movement -- and -- Somali attacks kill 5, Islamist opposes peace force

Morocco jails Islamists for Qaeda ties, attack plans - jailed eight Islamists for up to 10 years for plotting attacks and belonging to the al Qaeda network

(UK) London airline bomb plot: Pakistan won't send suspect Rashid Rauf to UK

(UK) Fears of terror mole in UK defense - urgent investigation into how a gang of suspected Islamic terrorists obtained a list of names and addresses for 25 serving British Muslim soldiers

(UK) Muslim police wary after "kidnap plot" - Muslim police officers in London are concerned Islamists may target them

(UK) Items seized in 'terror kidnap' probe - seized by anti-terror police searching 18 properties involved in an alleged kidnap plot

(London Plot) Terror hitlist named 25 Muslim soldiers

Defense official resigns over remarks - over controversial remarks in which he criticized lawyers who represent terrorism suspects

(Israel) Freed Terrorist Arrested in Shechem

Iraq at Risk of Further Strife, Report Warns - New NIE says U.S. has little control and foresees further deterioration

18 killed as Gaza fighting destroys truce - Hamas bastion Islamic University stormed by Fatah overnight

Iraq's Shiite holy city under curfew

Pakistani Taliban cut "U.S. spy's" throat

Pakistan's Musharraf admits lapses in terror war - Some border guards turn "blind eye" towards Taliban militants attacking in Afghanistan

Pakistan to fence part of Afghan border

Indonesian militant says involved in girls' beheading - of three Christian schoolgirls in Poso

(Philippines) Police kill 1, arrest 2 in Philippines - raid of Islamic militants in Manila

Philippines: Gunmen spring 3 bombers from jail

(UK) Mohammed cartoon protester guilty of stirring up race hatred - Abdul Saleem

(UK) Websites denounce British Muslim soldiers - site carry name Hizb ut-Tahir -- You'll serve cause best by taking fight home, British radicals told - suspect believed trained at Al Qaeda camp and by militant groups in Pakistan

UK Muslim leader: Britain 'moving towards a police state' - Dr Mohammad Naseem, the chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, one of Europe's largest mosques

(UK - Birmingham) Neighbors of British terror suspects skeptical of charges -- and -- Plots and paranoia are mainstream views for Muslims of Sparkbrook -- In this quiet suburb, almost everyone believes the arrests were meant to demonize Muslims

(UK) Spy plane hunts 'terror suspects' -- SAS unit set up in response to kidnap threat -- and -- Operation hails new era for terror policing - within the next year or two, there are expected to be up to 3000 police and civilian staff involved in anti-terror work

India: Suspected Hindu activists burn trains

(Iraq) 71 killed in Iraq attacks - Suicide bombers in Shiite city kill 58, wound 137 - other attacks killed at least 17 others - grave with 200-250 found near Saudi Arabia

Two Senior Iraqi Generals Eyed in Brazen Attack on U.S. Soldiers - Two senior Iraqi generals are being questioned

(Afghanistan) U.S. Special Forces using Taliban site - Firebase Maholic, compound near Kandahar, built by Mullah Omar

(U.S.) Taliban aider back to federal prison - James Ujaama gets 2 years in prison for lying to officer and leaving U.S. without permission

Qaeda figure slams Libya for softening line on nurses case - Abu Yahya al-Libi, who escaped from U.S. jail in Afghanistan, in new video

(Palestinian Territories) Known terrorist on Abbas' presidential guard - Part of unit receiving U.S. weapons, training, financial aid

Syria tests 'Scud D' missile successfully

Netherlands: Fear of Al Qaeda - around 60% of the Dutch are convinced that Al Qaeda has set up so called "sleeper cells" in the Netherlands

British police get longer to quiz 'Iraq-style' terror suspects -- (UK) Muslim fury over arrests -- (UK) Anti-terror raids expose racial rifts -- (UK) Fears For Muslims in Britain's Armed Forces -- UK terror plot mastermind in Pakistan - security sources believe Birmingham plot scheme was masterminded by a senior Al Qaeda official in Pakistan

(Pakistan) US reassures Pakistan on military bill - Not to be concerned over legislation making military assistance dependent on cooperation in war on terror

(U.S) Revisiting 9/11 Failures - CIA internal report documenting agency’s failures before 9-11 attacks still secret

Iraq invites Iran, Syria for security meeting

(Pakistan) Five killed in Pakistan violence - van ambush killing three police, and grenade attack kills two in Peshawar

(Pakistan) Car bomb kills 2 people in Pakistan - car bomb exploded in the shopping district of a town in northwestern Pakistan

(Thailand) Buddhist Ice cream vendor beheaded

(Iran) Man charged over weapons to Iran - through Britain and Netherlands

Iran militia threatens to kidnap Americans - Week after Bush orders US soldiers in Iraq to target Iranian agents, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publishes article threatening American soldiers and civilians in Middle East, Europe and South America

(France) Chirac reversal on Iran nuke bombs - "not very dangerous"

(UK) Muslim soldiers 'faced kidnap and beheading' - British Muslims working for police and Civil Service 'targeted as collaborators' -- and -- 8 "Pakistanis" held in UK

(UK) Police release Manchester terror suspect

Algeria: Al-Qaeda not a threat

(India Assam) Top Assam Congress leader killed