(US) Suspect at Guantanamo Claims Torture Suspected Saudi Terrorist at Guantanamo Says He Was Tortured Into Confessing

(Lebanon) Dutch MPs: Lebanon derelict in not disarming Hezbollah

(Afghanistan) Five Afghan force members killed, Taleban leaders arrested - Involved in attempt to kill important tribal leader

(Israel/Gaza) IDF ready for major Gaza foray and Israel Warns of Hamas Military Buildup in Gaza

Power struggle in Iran over hostages - London Times: Top Iranian generals disagree - Iran envoy denies saying Britons may face trial

(India) LeT terror shadow on SAARC meet

(UK) Ministers seek deal with Iran for captives and Britain Adopts Conciliatory Tone With Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: U.K. sailors trespassed

Iran dissidents: British capture ordered -- planned in advance to retaliate for U.N. sanctions

(Iraq) Commentary: The Christian victims of Iraq - 14-year-old boy nailed to a cross by Islamists in Iraq and other atrocities

(Iran) US sanctions Iranian Defense Industries - see State Department release

(Iraq) 55 deaths reported in Iraq

(Iraq) Four bombs kill 14 in Iraq - outside hospital, fuel station, central square, shopping area

(Iraq) U.S. Says Al-Qaeda Using Chlorine Gas Against Civilians In Iraq

Iraqi govt states that Tuesday's Tal Afar bomb attack killed 152, the deadliest of war

(Afghanistan) 8 suspected Taliban slain in Afghanistan

Bangladesh arrests 22 after militants executed

(India) Militant commander killed in new Kashmir violence

(Thailand) 1 teacher, elderly couple shot dead in Thailand's restive south

(Somalia) Fighting in Mogadishu rages for 3rd day

(Somalia) Artillery rocks Mogadishu - resumed attacks on Islamist rebels and clan militia

Australian Hicks to exit Guantanamo in plea deal at US tribunal -- serve 9 months in Australian prison

(Australia) Returning al-Qaeda soldier divides Australia

(Iran/UK) Iran's Ambassador to Russia: British Sailors May Be Tried -- and -- (Iran/UK) UK sailors may face Iran trial: IRNA

(Iran/UK) US rejects Iran captives exchange

(Iran/UK) Britain sends diplomatic note to Iran

(Iran/UK) Paraded on TV again, their ordeal goes on

(Europe/Iran) EU refuses to back Britain over call to threaten exports freeze to Iran

(Europe/Iran) Commentary: German Poll Shows Germans More Negative Towards USA Than Iran (my title)

Iran: Khatami Lashes Out at Reformists - Khatami calls those who want suspension of enrichment "traitors" who don't "support the Islamic Revolution and its values"

Iran denies 'secret atomic program'

(Iran) Top US official: Iran has become greater threat than al-Qaeda

(Iran) Bin Laden's Son in Iran, Experts Say

(Pakistan) Security force official killed in Balochistan - gun battle between security forces and militants

(Pakistan) Taliban free Pakistan school principal - who tried to stop Taliban from recruiting at school

(Pakistan) Cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz gives govt a week to impose Sharia - otherwise "clerics will Islamize society themselves"

(Pakistan) The creeping coup of Talibanization in Pakistan

(Pakistan) US hails Musharraf for role in war on terror

(Pakistan) "Hit list" of terrorist outfits - extremists expected to target 26 clerics, senior govt officials, foreigners and diplomats on Eid Miladun Nab

Pakistani tribesmen battle Al Qaeda fighters

Pakistan tribal offensive to curb cross-border attacks: officials

(Pakistan) Madrassas might be shifted out of Islamabad

Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile

(Pakistan) "US military aid up by 45,000%" -- to $4.2 billion

(UK) Birmingham Mosque Supporting Exiled al Qaeda Supporter?

(USA) Seven Rallies against Jihad on Saturday

(Minneapolis) Imams removed from flight may sue passengers -- and -- (Minneapolis) Imams narrow target of 'Does'

Could Terror Suspects Be Moved To San Diego?

Palestinian premier a terrorist: Olmert

(Hamas) One killed in explosion at Hamas camp in Gaza

Young Palestinians hold machine gun during a rally for the Popular Resistance Committees

EU agrees to deal with non-Hamas Palestinians

Washington Post Report: Hezbollah's Mix of Prayer and Politics

Spanish police seize 140 kilograms of explosives during ETA raids

Nigerian gunmen kidnap British oil worker

Sri Lanka says terrorism no threat to 8 percent growth

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Syria next week

Iran wants EU away from sailor dispute - see Andrew Cochran's Mar. 28 post and EU demands release of UK detainees and Iran: Attack fears spurred nuclear block

Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Four Terrorists, Capture 67 - DOD press release with details of operations

(Update) Pakistan fights near Afghanistan kill 52 -- Extremist Violence on the Rise in Pakistan

(Somalia) Somalia battles called worst in 15 years and Insurgents shoot down Ethiopian helicopter in Mogadishu

Treasury Designates Individuals & Entities for Contributions to Conflict in Congo (shortened) - Related to Victor Bout - see Douglas Farah's Oct. 30 post

Australian signs Guantanamo plea deal for seven years - will serve sentence in Australia - see Michael Kraft's Mar. 26 post

(Iran/UK) Iran Airs Footage of British Serviceman's 'Apology' (second video) - third "apology letter" released - Text Of Iran's Letter To British Envoy

British court strikes down 'control order' confining terrorist suspect to house arrest

(Israel) Police on high alert in center over possible terrorist infiltration

(Europe) Don't confuse terrorism with Islam, says EU -- word "jihad" is to be avoided altogether

Pakistani Taliban blow up video shops - seeking to impose Islamic law

Pakistani Islamic Schools Are Rife With Extremism, Group Says

(Pakistan) Talibanization of society: Madrassa students getting leniency

(Afghanistan) 1 NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Taliban leader threatens to kill Afghan hostage: TV

(Iraq) Coaltion forces detain Iraq bomb suspect - Suspect linked to imported IEDs

(Iraq) Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Iraq

(Iraq) Radical Shiite Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Makes Scathing Attack Against U.S., Calls for Mass Protest in Statement

(Iraq) Militiamen return to Sadr City

(Iraq) Death toll rises to 82 from Thursday Baghdad blasts in Al Shaab market -- Nearly 400 killed in Iraq March bloodletting

(India) Muslim rebels kill five Hindus in Kashmir

Bangladesh executes six top Islamic militants - see Animesh Roul's Mar. 30 post

(Sudan) Top officials: U.S. to impose Sudan sanctions soon

(Sudan) Police arrest armed Sudan Airways hijacker

Palestinian Schoolbooks Say Fighting Israel "Is Islamic Duty"

Israel says it can destroy Iran's missiles

(Iran/UK) British foreign minister dismisses Iranian letter on prisoners

(Iran/UK) Blair livid as hostage letter seeks withdrawal from Iraq

(Iran/UK) Captured Britons may face show trial in Iran

(Iran/UK) Turkey: Iran may consider freeing sailor

(Iran) The Arab Press Assesses the Likelihood of a U.S. Strike Against Iran

(Indonesia) Explosives seizure 'dwarfs Bali bomb'

(Guantanamo Bay) Hearing: Jemaah Islamiah man Mohamad Farik Amin Zubair courier for al-Qaeda - Zachary Abuza quoted

(USA) Defense Secretary Gates calls for Guantanamo closure

(Spain) Al-Qaeda video threating Spanish troops ‘genuine’

Sweden: Moroccan terror suspect to be extradited to Germany

UK resident to be freed from Guantanamo

(Ireland) Four arrested in anti-terror swoop

(Sri Lanka) Fresh violence in Sri Lanka kills 13

Analysis: Al Qaeda, Penny-Pinchers?

Analysis: Risks grow of terrorists getting nukes

Analysis: America unprepared for 'likely' nuke attack -- Public awareness campaign is only hope, says 3-year University of Georgia study

Damascus must soon choose - Commentary in Egypt's Al-Ahram Weekly: "Syria's alliance with Iran is not working in the favour of Damascus"

U.N. calls on Iran to free Britons and Iran: UK sailor calls for troops out of Iraq -- Second letter allegedly from female sailor

Suicide bombers kill 130 in Iraq (updated) - Bombers in NE Baghdad killed 76, wounded 100; Bombers elsewhere killed 53, wounded 103

(Lebanon) Patriarch Sfeir Hammers Lahoud and Aoun - Maronite Patriarch accuses 2 leaders of aiding Hezbollah -- and -- TIME: Inside Hizballah's Hidden Bunkers

(Somalia) Dozens killed in battles with Somali rebels (updated) -- and -- U.S.: Terror still a threat in Somalia

(India) Govt allows FIU to share intelligence with others - Financial Intelligence Unit to share information on suspicious transactions with other countries

Iran's Suicide Brigades: Terrorism Resurgent - IRGC "think tank" develops suicide units

Russia's New Position on Iran's Nuclear Program Creates Iran-Russia Crisis - MEMRI translations point to serious split

Sheikh Al-Qaradhawi: "Civil Jihad" Won't Abrogate Military Jihad - MEMRI transcript of video - see Douglas Farah's Mar. 26 post

Ethiopian Evangelist Beaten to Death by Militant Muslims

Saudi King: U.S. Military Presence in Iraq 'Illegitimate Occupation'

(Guantanamo Bay) Saudi Detainee denies money ties to 9/11 hijackers - Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi - Read DOD transcript here

Iranians: "All Britain has to do is to admit they made a mistake"

(Iran) Mob Calls for Execution of British Soldiers/Sailors (my title)

(Iran/UK) How Britons were conned by Iranian gunboat trick

(Iran/UK) Is a U.S.-Iran War Inevitable? Commentary by Robert Baer

(UK/Pakistan) Secret talks to get airline bomb suspect back to UK -- Pakistan seeks swap deal to extradite dissidents living in Britain

(Pakistan) Suicide blast kills Pakistan soldier, wounds eight

(Pakistan) Ceasefire breaks down in Pakistani tribal area

(Pakistan) Pro-Taliban clerics and their followers release police from Pakistani mosque (my title)

Pakistan: No Taliban Bases in Baluchistan, Says Chief Minister

Update: Pakistani Intel Officers Killed While Searching for AQ Leader, Sources Say - planned to meet with leaders to help find al Qaeda's No. 2 Ayman al Zawahri and one of his deputies

(Afghanistan) 13 Taliban killed in Afghanistan and Suicide bomber targets Afghan intelligence chief

(Afghanistan) Taliban "will free Afghan medical team for prisoners"

(Somalia) Witnesses: Helicopters Bomb Terror Stronghold in Somali Capital

(Iraq) Four Iraqi police killed in war-torn capital - terrorists bobby-trapped car with corpse

(Iraq) Bomb Tears Through Baghdad Market

(Iraq) Kidnapped children used for terrorist attacks: Interior Ministry

Iraq official confirms police in reprisal killings

(Iran) U.S., allies look to challenge Iran over refusal to allow nuclear monitoring

(Iran) UAE won't participate in US moves against Iran

(Iraq/Iran) Hizbollah instructors tie Iran into deaths of a dozen British soldiers

(Iran/UK) Iran says Britain can see prisoners -- Iran says will not free female British sailor - because of UK's "incorrect attitude" -- Tensions rise between Iran, U.K. in Iraq

(Iran/UK) UK denies troops surrounded Iranian consulate in Iraq

(Iran/UK) Britain pushes for international help in Iran row -- UN chief discusses detained Britons with Iran FM -- Turkey steps up diplomacy in sailor crisis in Gulf

(Indonesia) Wanted militant believed still in Indonesia -- Noordin Mohammad Top

Indonesia shifts battle against extremists - plan to rehabilitate Jihadists - authorities debating arrested members of extremist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) to change their ideology

(Israel) IDF nabs head of Islamic Jihad in Nablus

(Israel) Arab peace proposal not good enough: Israel

(Spain) Police in northern Spain on alert over possible ETA attack, Basque minister says

(USA) House votes to protect 'John Does' on flights

(USA) Records say how CIA got Padilla papers

(USA) Al-Qaeda Faces U.S. Cyberwar

(UAE to UK Flight) "Bin Laden" airline man arrested at UK airport

UK streamlines counter-terrorism powers in shakeup

(UK) Arrest of British terror suspects sows more discontent

Canada should not be haven for retired terrorists: lawyer

Sri Lanka clash 'kills 15 rebels'

(Sri Lanka) LTTE works with other terror groups in South Asia

Iran: Britain must admit navy trespassed (might allow visit by UK authorities) and Iran unfazed by UK decision to freeze contact over Navy detainees and Russian Intelligence Reports U.S. Military Buildup Near Iranian Borders

(Pakistan) How Two Teens Were Recruited for Jihad and Trouble Brews At Islamabad's Jihad-preaching Mosque

Colombian army says 10 rebels killed in combat - Battle with FARC over jungle territory used to produce cocaine

Press Reports Reveal Moroccan Hizbullah, Iraqi Hamas - "Brigades of the Twenties Revolution" in Iraq changes name

(Gaza) Gunmen wound Hamas commander and Gunmen wound Hamas chief's children - Head of Hamas's armed wing in Beit Hanoun

(Iran/UK) Iran says it will release female sailor and Iranian TV Airs Video of Seized British Troops -- Britain freezes contacts with Iran -- UK says data shows sailors were in Iraqi waters

70 Iraqis massacred in revenge attacks -- In Al-Wahada, 40 missing & 30 wounded -- Enraged Policemen Go on Revenge Killing Spree in Northern Iraqi Town

Experts Address Terror Financing - Singapore conference brings experts together to discuss cases and policies

Interpol issued international extradition warrants... (shortened) - ITIC analysis - See Douglas Farah's Mar. 15 post

Three Palestinian militants wounded in Israeli strike - Islamic Jihad preparing to fire rockets into Israel from northern Gaza

Spain arrests suspected members of Basque group ETA

(Iraq) Iraqi, U.S. forces attacked with chlorine bombs and Baghdad Green Zone sees spike in mortars, rockets

Iraq: Al-Qaeda Says It Struck in Talafar

(Afghanistan) Taliban suicide bomber kills four in Afghan capital

Taliban demands Karzai swap prisoners for Afghans - Wants 2 Taliban prisoners swapped for 6 Afghans - Taliban Kill Senior Pakistani Intelligence Official; Taliban-ISI Rift?

(Pakistan) Militants attack town in Pakistan - Taliban recruiting in town - militants fired rockets, killed policeman, kidnapped school principal

Update: Pakistan signs deal in militant area - formally announced by both sides

(Pakistan) Report: Since 9/11 - Pakistan handed over 700 terror suspects to US: Amnesty

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Threatens to 'Strike at Them with All Our Capabilities' If Iran Is Attacked

Iran monitors U.S. exercises closely, not concerned: TV

(Iran/US) Gates says U.S. open to Iran dialogue -- Pentagon chief warns against "illusions" on Iran --US House to Iran: Release British captives

(Indian Kashmir) Eight terrorists surrender in Jammu and Kashmir

(Morocco) New suspect detained, 24 indicted in Casablanca suicide bombing

Algeria: Al-Qaeda Leader Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail

(Russia) Major terrorist act averted in Chechnya

(Indonesia) Father of terror suspect questioned - father of suspected terrorist Ahmad Syahrul Uman, alias Khoirul

(Palestinian Territories) U.S.-backed force 'mostly terrorists' -- Bulk of $59 million aid package to strengthen Abbas' guard units

(Saudi Arabia) Accept peace plan or face war, Israel told

Commentary: The Word Games That Hamas Plays

(Guantanamo Bay) Australian Terror Suspect Hicks: I backed al-Qaeda but didn't plot evil

(NYC) Bomb threat at UN HQ tightens security

(Denmark) Four Muslims charged with terrorism in Denmark

(Denmark) 2 Danish Palestinian charity members acquitted of financing terror - Al Aqsa Foundation transferred funds to Islamic Charitable Society and WAMY, but court decided no proof funds went to Hamas

Netherlands: Muslim Brotherhood have ties with Hofstad Group

(Netherlands) ID card for foreigners

(Spain) Police knew Islamic radicals bombed Madrid "in hours"

(France) Clashes Erupt at Paris Train Station

(UK) Cleared Algerian 'still threat to national security'

British law lords order N.Ireland police to hand over documents on 1990 killing of IRA man

(US) Stepped-up counterintelligence OK'd

US agency FBI fights to keep anti-terror powers

(North Korea) U.S. finds banks unwilling to accept transfer of funds

(North Korea) CIA says North Korea nuclear test a failure: report

Singapore shows off anti-terror academy; weapons, terror scenarios on display

Japan launches new counter terrorism force

Sri Lanka troops on the offensive after plane attack

Navy: nothing to substantiate Iran market rumor - Rumor that Iran fired at U.S. naval vessel in Gulf sent oil futures up $5/barrel

US tells Syria to stop bombers crossing into Iraq - 90 percent of bombers are foreigners - most cross from Syria

Iraqi bomb attacks kill 77: police - Attacks target Sunni tribes allied against al Qaeda - Leader of 1920 Revolution Brigades, Harith al-Dari, killed

Divisive Egypt reforms approved - Muslim Brotherhood leader: "It is 100% forged... They are lying"

(Somalia) Road to Somalia's capital closed and Traders to stop using Mogadishu main port

Top Taliban Leader Targets German Army in Afghanistan - Former Taliban defense minister captured after this interview

U.S. base in Iraq attacked with suicide truck bombs - Fallujah base attacked by 2 suicide truck bombs and 30 gunmen, with 15 killed

Sunni militants take aim at 'soft' Lebanon - See Olivier Guitta's Mar. 27 post

ITT fined $100 million for illegal exports - Illegally sent classified night-vision tech to China, Singapore & UK - Plea Agreement

(Iraq/Iran) Military confirms attack by Iranian forces last year and Moqtada al-Sadr Escapes Attack, Fellow MP Says

Pakistan 'secret agents killed' - four of Pakistan ISI intelligence shot in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan

Indonesian anti-terror raid reveals more explosives - 12.5 KG TNT, 14 KG other explosives, 20 detonators, 101 books on jihad

US posts reward for Abu Sayyaf Malaysian terror suspect - $5 M for Zulkifli bin Hir (a.k.a. Marwan), for attacks in Philippines - see profile here

U.S. offers nearly $60 mln to prepare Abbas's forces - Plans to strengthen security forces & support elections - Militants die in West Bank battle

Bank Buyer Threatens N. Korea Cash Move - British investor buying NK bank trying to block transfer of money in Macau bank

(FBI) Mueller defends FBI terrorism performance before skeptical senators

(Iraq) Two blasts target Iraqi tribal leader, son killed --- Split Widens Between Iraq Sunnis and al-Qaida

(Iraq) Mortar rounds kill 4 in Shiite area

Update: (Iraq) US arrests on Tuesday ringleaders of Iraq car bombs that killed 900

Iraq has become center of international terrorism, expert says

(Afghanistan) Suicide attack kills four Afghan policemen -- Afghanistan: Taliban Claim Responsibility for Suicide Attack

(Pakistan) Militants fire rockets after Pakistan school clash

Pakistan signs new peace deal with Taliban (Bajaur) -- Pakistan defends peace deal in tribal region -- and -- Pakistan government signs peace deal in area where al-Qaida No. 2 escaped airstrike

(Pakistan) Militants hailed by Pakistani government vow to fight on in Afghanistan - "We will continue our jihad (in Afghanistan) if that is against America"

(Pakistan) Al Qaeda's Pakistan Sanctuary - Bill Roggio

(Iran) UK's Blair warns Iran of "different phase" over sailors - if diplomatic efforts fail -- and -- UK's Blair spokesman downplays Iran 'different phase' comments -- not meant to convey military action

Iran: 15 Britons treated humanely

(Iran) Britain asks Russia for help with sailors

(Guantanamo Bay) Terrorist Abdul Malik admits trying to shoot down Israeli plane in Kenya and DOD press release on transfer to Gitmo

(Guantanamo Bay) Hicks pleads guilty to terror charge Australian citizen pleads guilty to providing material support to terrorism.

(Australia) 13 terror accused could get bail

(Palestinian) Militants die in West Bank battle

(Gaza) Pipe bomb found near Gaza security fence

(US) Former Netherlands MP Hirsi Ali under threat in US

(Belgium) Hijacking attempt foiled - by "disturbed" Frenchman on Brussel to Algiers flight

(France/Spain) ETA terrorists surprised during target practice

(Canada) Al-Qaeda threat to Canadian oil interests doesn't pose 'present danger' (registration site)

Thailand recruits women for counter-insurgency drive

(Nepal) Bomb planted at media office in Nepal

(Sri Lanka) Eight killed in suicide attack on Sri Lanka army

(Sri Lanka) Flights alert after Tamil Tigers launch air raid

(Sri Lanka) LTTE a threat to South Asia: Rajapaksa

(US) Jury selection set to begin Tuesday in military secrets case - engineer Chi Mak for China

(US) FBI acknowledges faulty warrant info

(US) Report: "Ordinary customers flagged as terrorists" - Office of Foreign Asset Control's list of "specially designated nationals" - but auto dealer says if he had checked OFAC list would not have sold car to Mohamed Atta

(Afghanistan) Clashes in Afghanistan Leave 20 Suspected Taliban, 2 Officers Dead

(Afghanistan) Police: Taliban Commander arrested in foiled kidnap attempt

(Iraq) Al Qaeda leader, two aides arrested in Baghdad - Ahmad Farhan confessed to ties with Abu Omar Al Baghdadi, support from S