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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