(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
Bush May Veto Anti-Terror Bill - Wants Congress To Scrap Provision Allowing Airport Screeners To Unionize
(US) Sketch of Pipe Bomb Suspect Released - sought in connection with the mailing of two explosive devices to companies in Chicago and Kansas City
(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: Deputy President Accuses "Top Official" of Murder Attempt - accuses "top official in the public works ministry" of assassination bombing attempt
(NYC) Spitzer in DC for Terror Talks - to push Chertoff for more anti-terror funds
(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
(Afghanistan) Taliban 'knew of Cheney visit' -- shows that the Taliban and al-Qaeda have penetrated local intelligence agencies, analysts and officials said
(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
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?
(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
(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
Jemaah Islamiah (JI) resurgent, Australia conference warned - Zachary Abuza warns of Indonesia's JI terror group resurgence at National Security Australia Forum in Sydney
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
"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"
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
(Afghanistan) New Taliban Group Named After Tora Bora Setup - ABC News: Fighters active in eastern Nangarhar province and other parts of Afghanistan
(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
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
Hezbollah regroups in a new mountain stronghold - Hezbollah building new line of defences in mountains north of Litani river —
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
(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
(UK) Secret report: Terror threat worst since 9/11 - British-based Islamic terrorists plotting suicide attacks against "soft" targets could number over 2,000
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
(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
(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
(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
(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"
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"
Hague: Threats in online forum - against Netherlands Moroccan woman critical of Islam
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
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
Afghan warlords plan pro-amnesty law demonstration - upper house of parliament approved the legislation on Tuesday, President Hamid Karzai has yet to sign
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
Iran: Students hold anti-West rally at embassies - and in support of Iran Nukes - chanting "Death to the US"
Iraqi insurgents use 2nd 'chemical' bomb - Insurgents exploded a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters Wednesday
(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
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
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
(Houston) Show more evidence on terror suspect, FBI told - suspect accused of training with al Qaeda militants in Somalia
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
(Indonesia) Warden accused of giving Bali bomber email - Warden provided bomber with laptop used to plot attacks from death row
(NY) Killer's daughter admits it was political - Palestinian 1997 attack from Empire State Building
Al-Qaeda fights online -- Internet allows terror network to keep in touch with its supporters despite being weakened militarily
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
Iraq VP wants Shi'ite militia named terror group - U.S. should classify Mehdi Army as "terrorist" group
Iran denies Sadr is in country - Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini: “Moqtada Al Sadr is not in Iran"
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
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
(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
(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
(U.S.) Taliban to be designated as a foreign terrorist organisation - Will enable indictments of people involved with financing attacks
(U.S.) FBI rules out terrorism in mall shooting -Utah mall shooting, killing 5, deemed not act of Islamic terrorism
(U.S.) NY businessman charged with financing terrorism - Accused of transferring $152,000 for equipment for training camp in Afghanistan
(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
The Quiz Top U.S. Officials Fail - ABC News on inability of top U.S. officials to tell Sunni from Shiite
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
US troops diverted to Afghanistan - 3,200 troops of 173rd Airborne Brigade replacing troops from 10th Mountain Division
Lebanese mark Rafik Hariri assassination - Tens of thousands march on second anniversary
(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
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
Al-Qaeda's Hand In Istanbul Plot - Washington Post on OBL's personal plan for Nov. 2003 Istanbul truck bombings, killing 58 & wounding 750
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
'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
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"
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
(Iraq/Iran) Gates: U.S. has evidence of Iran helping insurgents -- Serial numbers, markings on projectile fragments point to Iran
(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) Birmingham Terror raids: 5 men charged -- and -- Man charged with plotting kidnap - Birmingham beheading plot - four others charged with terrorist offenses in plot
(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
(China) Alleged Muslim separatist executed - Uighur's Ismail Semed possessing explosives
(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."
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
Troops exchange fire on Lebanese border - Lebanese troops and Israeli forces have exchanged fire across the border
(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
(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
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
(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
(Iraq) Dozens killed as Baghdad crackdown nears - At least 74 killed or found dead, 67 in Baghdad
(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"
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
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
(UK) Radical cleric praises bin Laden - Abu Usamah at the Green Lane Mosque in Birmingham
Kenya human right groups attack arrests of Somalis - four Britons and American suspected of involvement with Somali Islamists
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
Saudi police arrest 10 terror suspects - accused of collecting donations and recruiting on behalf of militant groups
Update: (Turkey) Turk police probing al Qaeda suspects seize guns - police have asked the courts to bring charges against 38 people
Another U.S. helicopter lost in Iraq - Fourth lost in 2 weeks - top U.S. general conceded insurgent ground fire more effective
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
Defense official resigns over remarks - over controversial remarks in which he criticized lawyers who represent terrorism suspects
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
Pakistan's Musharraf admits lapses in terror war - Some border guards turn "blind eye" towards Taliban militants attacking in Afghanistan
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) 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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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
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
(UK) Muslim soldiers 'faced kidnap and beheading' - British Muslims working for police and Civil Service 'targeted as collaborators' -- and -- 8 "Pakistanis" held in UK
