Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive Tolimir arrested

(Iraq) US eyes cease-fires to end Iraq violence - #2 U.S. general says 80% of enemy combatants "reconcilable"

(U.S.) 'High tempo' of terrorist chatter: FBI - see James Gordon Meek's May 31 post

(U.S. - Padilla Trial) Ex-con says he knew Padilla, Hassoun at Florida mosque

(U.S. - NYC) Police scuba divers search New York waterfront for bombs in their new role fighting terrorism

Pakistan Militants Kidnapping School Children for Jihad

Norway resumes aid to Palestinians - first Western nation to recognize the new Hamas-led coalition - providing $10 million

Egypt intensifies arrests of Muslim Brotherhood: rights group

(Iran) Fourth Iranian-American detained in Iran

Philippines: MILF claims over 100 militants hunting down Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) bomber

(Italy) Moroccans acquitted of terror charges are freed in Italy

(Yemen) Shell kills 11 people in Yemeni marketplace

(Lebanon) Soldier killed by Islamic militants' sniper fire in northern Lebanon

(U.S. - Washington, DC) All Clear Given After Investigation Of Suspicious Packages - Packages near Energy & Transportation Departments "non-threatening"

U.S. invites terror suspect to dinner -- he declines - Soliman al-Buthi of Al Haramain, wanted in U.S., invited to Riyadh embassy

(U.S.) New Agency IARPA Develops Spy Tools - Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity developing new technology for 16 spy agencies

Bomb kills 1, wounds 7 in southwestern Pakistan city, police say - Bomb in Quetta

(Afghanistan) Taliban kill 16 policeman

(Thailand) Ten soldiers, five worshippers killed in Thailand - ambush in Yala - bombing, shooting outside mosque

Hezbollah, Syria denounce U.N. tribunal and Lebanon divided on UN Hariri court vote

Saudi detainee killed self at Gitmo, military says and U.S.: Dead detainee was of high value

(Iraq) 25 killed in suicide bombing in Fallujah recruiting station - clashes in west Baghdad

(Iraq) Three US soldiers die in Iraq - two from roadside bombing

(Iraq) One Iraqi police officer, two civilians killed in Mosul

(Iraq) Armed insurgents try to assassinate pro-government tribal chief in Iraq

(Iraq/UK) Britons' captors may demand swap -- and -- Mounting evidence is emerging that an Iranian-backed Shia Muslim militia was behind the abduction of the five Britons

(Afghanistan) Update: 5 Americans among 7 dead in Afghan helicopter crash - Taliban claims attack

(Afghanistan) Coalition: Taliban have Iran arms -- and -- Iranian arms to Taliban bother NATO

(Pakistan) 13 dead in attack on Pakistan anti-Taliban cleric's home - in Tank in northwest Pakistan

(Pakistan) 11 tribal militants held - huge quantity of arms and ammunition found

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid cleric warns of suicide attacks - Mullah Aziz said "thousands of students were ready to carry out suicide attacks"

(UK) Bomb plotters 'directed from the mountains' - MI5: "core Al-Qaeda leaders" met with UK bombers involved in airline plot, July 7 bombings, fertilizer bomb plot -- and -- UK bomb plotters directed by Al-Qaeda -- report

Al-Qaeda prepares for a new wave of terror -- Bin Laden and lieutenants regrouped and extending influence across globe, British say

(UK) Increase in anti-terror targets - 37% increase in "suspicious reconnaissance" of potential targets in first 4 months

'UK jihadis threaten Israel' - Senior House of Lords member says Britain has 'been deeply infiltrated by radical Islam'

(UK) Lawyers who delay expensive terrorism trials could be fired

Israel strikes northern Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire

Hamas plot against IDF thwarted

(Gaza) Jihadist groups fill a Palestinian power vacuum

(Iran) US urges Iran to change course on its nuclear defiance

(Turkey) Report: Turkish police capture 8 more suspected al-Qaida militants

(Turkey) Three Kurd rebels killed in clashes with Turkish forces

(Turkey/Spain) Police arrest Kurdish terrorist suspect in Majorca

Turkish general: Ready for PKK strike

Turkey: Six Arrested over plot to attack Christian pastor - in the south eastern city of Diyarbakir

(Turkey) Weapons found in derailed train - Weapons & ammunition, including 300 rocket launcher pads, headed to Syria

(Indian Kashmir) Suspected Muslim rebels kill police officer in Indian Kashmir

(India) Three persons detained for carrying bin Laden posters

(India) Four more die as ethnic violence spirals in India

Interpol to speed up fight on global terrorism

(Al-Qaeda) Is North African militant new face of al-Qaida? Abu Yahya al-Libi is now seen as often in al-Qaida videos as al-Zawahiri

Somali gunmen slay security official in Mogadishu

Nigeria: American Hostages Regain Freedom

Morocco clears prisoner of terror charges - admits to attending Al-Qaeda camp, but claimed it was an "error"

(Switzerland) Update: Islamic terror groups using Swiss base: government

Indonesia: Radical Muslim Clerick Abu Bakar Bashir may run for president in 2009

(Philippines) Four foreigners kidnapped in southern Philippines

(Australia) Muslim nine deny terror charges in Australia

(China) Report: China drafting anti-terrorism law to combat threats from home and abroad

(USA) NW Flight 327 Terror Dry-Run: Flight Scare Highlighted Homeland Data Sharing Problems

(USA) US Airways seeks imam-suit dismissal

(USA) Sept. 11 First Responders Contracting Blood Cancer at Young Ages

(USA) Boeing Unit Sued Over CIA Flights - ACLU: Firm Flew Terrorist Suspects

(USA) Court Upholds $2.8M Iran Terrorism Claim

(USA) Iraq refugees knocking: U.S. to let in 7,000

Sri Lanka jets bomb insurgents after four soldiers die in clash

Sri Lanka: War between rebel factions looms

Business leaders can help thwart terrorists, security experts say

Life in a remote US Army outpost in Iraq: IEDs, DVDs, and A/C

5 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghan chopper crash and Pentagon sees Taliban on defensive in Afghanistan (updated)

30 terror suspects detained in Iraq and 5 Terror suspects detained in Sadr City (updated)

Iranian forces kill 10 militants - "Armed counterrevolutionary insurgents" killed

UN creates court to try suspects in Lebanese PM's murder - Gives Lebanese Parliament until June 10 to start one

(Iraq) 'Russian' Grenades Being Used to Kill U.S. Troops? - Terrorists using Russian-made WWII grenades - More Iraqi Journalists Killed

Four U.S. hostages released in Nigeria - gov't - Spent 3 weeks in captivity

(U.S.) 11 new charges filed in Jewish Federation shootings; defendant pleads insanity

Moderate voices from a Pakistani city - Civilian resistance to extremists in western provinces

Pakistani police in bomb arrests - 12 arrested over blasts on May 26 & 27 in Quetta

(Iraq) Sadr aide denies Britons kidnap - Sheikh Abdel al-Sattar al-Bahadli denies charges

Somalia: Ethiopian soldiers killed in landmine explosion and Five die in Somalia convoy attack

EU States share monitoring of Militant Web Sites - Draft statement agreed to by ambassadors

(India) 1993 Mumbai blasts: Dawood aide, another get life - Two conspirators in bombings which killed 257

(UK) Terror suspect in court - Islamic religious leader & wife allegedly flew to UK with missile blueprints & bomb recipes

US handing over security of north Iraq to Peshmerga and Istanbul Police Seize Terror Suspects - 11 suspected al-Qaida accused of Istanbul attacks

Lebanon charges 20 jihadists with terrorism -- (updated) charges against members of Fatah al-Islam

Islamic Society of Boston Dismisses Lawsuit Against Steven Emerson - Press Release by the Investigative Project and Boston Globe story

(USA) Inspector General Report confirms Flight 327 terror dry run -- flight from Detroit to Los Angeles -- see also -- Inspector General Report PDF File

20 Taliban, four policemen killed in Afghan clashes

(Afghanistan) Six police, guards killed in new Afghan attacks - in Kandahar

Al-Qaida escapee Abu Yahia al-Libi turns up in online video -- and -- Al-Qaida escapee from U.S. detention in Afghanistan (Abu Yahia al-Libi) lashes out at U.S. Saudi allies

(Iraq) Qaeda-led group claims downing of U.S. helicopter in Iraq -- and -- (Iraq) Freed Iraqis give details of captivity by al-Qaeda

Iraq: Government in talks with former Saddam deputy

(Iraq) Mehdi Army suspected in Baghdad kidnap, says Zebari -- and -- Shia suburb raided in hunt for abducted Britons

(Iraq/UK) SAS on alert to rescue Baghdad Britons -- Top UK officials work to free five Iraq hostages

Pakistani journalists get bullet 'warnings'

(Pakistan) Four killed in southwest Pakistan gunfight - Baluchistan province

(Pakistan) Clerics call for unrest, bombings if Musharraf doesn't "clean up country" -- put Islamic govt in place

Taliban resurgence worries India

India says 3 Pakistani suspected militants killed on Kashmir border

(Bangladesh) Jadid al Qaeda threatens to detonate explosions targeting national installations

Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza

Hamas doubles warhead size - of Kassam missiles

Hamas to continue attacks on Israel despite IDF strikes

(Palestinian Authority) Terror chief received U.S. assault rifles - Arrested militant Khaled Shawish doubled as officer in American-backed security detail

(Lebanon) Fighting flares again at besieged Lebanon camp

(USA) Pentagon Fears Release of Taped Confession of Khalid Sheik Mohammed Could Inspire Radicals

(USA) Update: American Al Qaeda Threatens Attack Worse Than Sept. 11, Virginia Tech Unless U.S. Leaves Mideast

(USA) Clash Of Rights Surfaces In Imams' Lawsuit

Iran top negotiator rejects nuclear freeze

(Iran) Rice slams U.N. nuke watchdog on Iran

(Algeria) From Iraq to Algeria, al-Qaeda's long reach - Algiers blasts suggest influence in enabling local groups to launch strikes

(Somalia) Four Somalis die in attack on Ethiopian truck: witnesses

Somali pirates release ship, crew

(Sudan) Britain supports US on Darfur, hopes for Security Council resolution

Turkish army build-up fuels anxiety on Iraq border

Indonesian student faces prison for designing terrorist website

(Canada) Appeal delays Canada's first terrorism case another time -- Momin Khawaja trial

(Thailand) Schools close as security ramps up

(Thailand) "Iron flowers" sent against Thai rebels - female paramilitary

(Jamaica) Islamic community extends olive branch to el-Faisal - "hate preacher" Abdullah el-Faisal Islamic cleric deported from UK

(Switzerland) The Islamist Threat Arrives in Switzerland

(Spain) Update: Eleven Pakistanis cleared of plot to blow-up Barcelona buildings - five others guilty of collaboration with terrorist organization

(Sri Lanka) Six killed as Red Cross returns to Sri Lanka front lines

(USA) Fort Dix tipster shrugs off 'hero' title - describes "moral dilemma" in turning in Jihadists

(Lebanon) Palestinian Islamic Council in Lebanon Head: "The Only Way to Liberate Palestine is by Jihad" - MEMRI transcript

(Afghanistan) Taliban learns tactics, PR from al Qaeda

Italy: European Court halts expulsion of Moroccans - acquitted of terrorism charges

(U.S.) Student pleads innocent to NY terrorism charges - Syed Hashmi the first person extradited by U.K. to U.S.on terrorism charges

Taliban chief demands inquiry into Afghan civilian deaths - Mullah Omar's new statement

(Lebanon) UN Security Council ready to vote on Hariri tribunal - Draft faces Russian objections - see Walid Phares' May 28 post

(Algeria) Al-Qaeda snatch Egyptian - Egyptian engineer kidnapped near Tizi Ouzu

“Legitimate Demands” - A Video Speech by Adam Yahiye Gadahn Produced by as-Sahab Media (updated) - SITE Institute release - see James Meek's and Evan Kohlmann's posts - video here (Laura Mansfield)

The Missing Terrorist - Newsweek: Ibn al-Shakyh al-Libi, key source alleged Iraq- Al Qaeda link, missing

(Iran) - Tehran's Secret 'Department 9000' - Newsweek: Secret group part of Quds Force of IRGC and liaison to Iraqi insurgents

(Iraq) Special Operations: High Profile, but in Shadow - NYT: U.S. Special Ops conduct up to dozen raids nightly

Saudi Authorities Crack Down on Forgery Networks

(U.S.) Guards weak link in homeland security - Ill-trained, low-paid guards protecting tempting terrorist targets

EU envoy says police training mission in Afghanistan should be bigger - 160-person group barely exceeds minimum needed

Four people killed in Pakistan militant clash - 7 wounded in Baluchistan - Blasts in southwest Pakistan over 1998 nuclear test

Nigerian armed group to release 6 hostages

Turkey probes weapons cache from Iran to Syria

(Lebanon) Terrorist suspect arrested in Beirut hotel raid - Saudi national suspected of Al Qaeda ties arrested in Christian area

(Iraq) Westerners seized amid explosion of Iraq violence -- and -- BBC: Five Britons 'seized in Baghdad' - A Brazen Kidnapping in Baghdad

(Sudan) USA imposes new sanctions on Sudan - Steps aimed at halting bloodshed in Darfur -- US Treasury Designation Targets Sudanese Government, Rebel Leader

(Iraq) Car bomb at Baghdad Shiite mosque kills 21

Iraq: Parked minibus explodes in Baghdad, killing 22 and injuring 58 - attack in Tayaran Square

10 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq, Military Says (updated) - 2 bombings and chopper shootdown

(Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan money man behind Bin Laden -- Mustafa Abu Yaz former treasurer to Bin Laden

Bomb Injures Nine At Pakistani Court Building (updated) - Car bomb in front of Peshawar court building

(Lebanon) Fatah Al Islam refuses to surrender militants -- Clerics mediate as army tightens grip on Nahr al-Bared -- and -- Lebanese soldier injured in army clashes with militants dies of wounds

(Lebanon) Moroccans members in Fatah Al-Islam -- daily

(Lebanon) Four killed at Beirut checkpoints

(Lebanon) Trial of suspects in failed Germany train bombing postponed

Jihadists moving into Lebanon from Syria

(Syria) Al-Qaida inspired group launches protest - Tawhid and Jihad

(USA) Judge in Padilla case draws praise

Israeli forces kill 2 Hamas militants in Gaza raid -- Israeli Commandos Target Hamas Militants -- and -- 2 Palestinians killed in Gaza ground operations - and Four Fatah activists were apprehended

(Israel) Kassam lands in open area in W. Negev

Egyptian police detain six Muslim Brotherhood members in Menoufiya

Iran Charges 3 Americans With Spying

(Iran) EU foreign policy chief Solana likely to meet Iran nuclear negotiator Larijani in Madrid Thursday

(Thailand) Bomb hurled into Hat Yai hotel

(Thailand) Two killed, 11 injured in new Songkhla explosion -- Bomb kills four in Muslim southern Thailand

(India) Security beefed up at Mumbai airport after threat call

(Mauritania) Up to 10 years jail requested for Islamists on trial in Mauritania

(India) 1993 Mumbai blasts: Four ex-customs officers sentenced

(Somalia) Two die as grenades thrown at troops in Somalia

Congo-Kinshasa: Massacred Villagers Found Dead in Their Beds

Nigerian militants: considering request by new president for cessation of hostilities

(Canada) Terror cell suspects in court - two among bomb plotters in southern Ontario

(UK) Academics oppose UK Govt drive to root out Islamic extremists at universities (my title)

(UK) Boom in anti-terror spending

Italy: Terror Charges against Milan Imam dropped under statute of limitations -- and -- Italy to expel 2 Moroccans acquitted of terrorism charges

(Spain) Three Pakistanis sentenced for financing al-Qaeda in Spain

(Spain) Bomb expert says type of explosive not clear used in 2004 Madrid train bombing attack

(Australia) Pipe bomb detonated near APEC meeting

(Australia) Bill to stop Hicks making money from story

Venezuela accuses CNN of linking Chavez to Al-Qaeda

(Nepal) Blast kills nine in Nepal - year after signing peace pact with Maoist insurgents

Sri Lankan capital on alert after bomb blasts kill 11

Serb police detain 7 ex-paramilitaries in connection with 1991 killings of Croats

MEMRI: Islamist Websites Monitor No. 104

Zimbabwe releases activists - 41 activists released without charge after recent bomb attacks

(U.S.) Providers move to postcode terrorism cover - U.S. life insurers adding local terrorism risk to policy decisions

Pakistan losing territory to radicals - Maualana Fazlullah leads militia allied with Taliban, thousands of followers, stockpiles weapons, linked to Al Qaeda

(Lebanon) Beirut wants Palestinians to settle Nahr al-Bared crisis -- Army, Fatah Al-Islam militants exchange 'light gunfire' as standoff enters second week -- and -- Lebanon a Launch Pad for Al-Qaeda's New Phase

Israeli Army gets go-ahead for broader Gaza ground incursions -- (Israel) Thousands of bomb shelters in North to be upgraded -- and -- Fatah Terror mastermind Khaled Shawish arrested after 7 years

(India Chattisgarh) 9 policemen killed in India land mine blasts by suspected Maoists

Afghan clash kills two dozen insurgents - Taliban ambush of supply trucks in southern Afghanistan -- and -- General: U.S. airstrikes killed Taliban

(Iraq) Car bomb kills at least 21 in Baghdad - in Sinak commercial district and damage to the nearby Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque's minaret

(Iraq) Insurgents hijack 2 buses in Baghdad - kidnapping at least 15 passengers, at least 3 police killed

(Iraq) Security forces foil bus kidnap attempt - in Fadhel Sunni neighborhood

(Iraq/Iran) U.S. tells Iran to stop backing Iraq militias

(Iraq) Troops free 42 Iraqis held by al-Qaida -- U.S., Iraqi troops find Qaeda prison camp in Iraq -- and -- Largest number of detained Iraqis found in single Al Qaeda hide-out

(Iraq) Report: Militants widen reach as terror seeps out of Iraq - Iraq begins to export Islamist fighters

(Pakistan) Bomb kills guard in southwest Pakistan -- and -- (Pakistan) Van blast kills security guard in Quetta - other car bombs and bomb thrown into house to threaten govt officials

(Pakistan) Two firing incidents in northern Pakistan kill five people - in Tank and Bannu in NWFP

Pakistan Prime Minister Aziz: 'Al Qaeda leaders not present in Pakistan'

(Pakistan) FBI team seeks money laundering and transfer records from Pakistan

Hamas rockets fall, Israel eyes escalation

(Israel) One wounded as ten Kassam rockets land in western Negev -- and -- (Israel) 3 Kassam rockets land in Sderot

(Israel) Report: Jerusalem 'Terror cell in capital ready for attacks' - Militant leader claims Israeli residents recruited to carry out bombings

(Israel) Al-Qaeda: Help Fatah al-Islam attack Israel

Lebanese Army soldier wounded in skirmishes with Palestinian militants

Lebanese army and Islamists clash violently - in short fire fight -- and -- Lebanon: Clashes resume at Nahr al-Bared refugee camp

(Lebanon) Four injured in Beirut grenade blast

(Thailand) Bomb kills four in Muslim southern Thailand - in Songkhla

(Thailand) Thai police search for culprits after 7 bombs wound 13 - hit hotels, shops, restaurants in Hat Yai

(Indian Kashmir) Two more die in fresh Kashmir border violence

(Indian Kashmir) 'Terrorists waiting for troop reduction'

Spain makes 14 terror arrests - of suspected Islamic terrorists recruiting to fight in Iraq, Afghanistan - most Pakistani origin -- and -- Spanish police arrest Islamist Jihad suspects

(USA) More details on Flight 327 released - air marshals state terrorist dry run on Northwest Flight 327 from Detroit to LA

(Egypt/USA) US Congressional delegation angers Egypt with Muslim Brotherhood visit

(Algeria) Terror: former leader of GSPC, Hassan Hattab is to appear before court

Yemen says will take most Yemeni Guantanamo inmates

Yemen buys bombs from civilians

(USA) Study cites lack of terrorism-linked deportation

(USA) Report: Energy Department guards get low pay, little training

Norway: Letter smuggling attempt by terror suspect

(UK) Journey into terror of my brother the 7/7 leader

(Sri Lanka) Nine killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence

(UK) Britain extradites U.S. man on terrorism charges

(Afghanistan) Taliban says frees 3 workers for French aid group Also Suicide bombing kills two civilians in Afghanistan

(Gaza/Israel) Hamas says Israel wound gunmen in fresh violence

(Philippines) Communist rebels kill 3 soldiers

(Iran/Iraq) US and Iran to hold key meeting

(Afghanistan) Update: Taliban attack kills 6 Afghan police officers

(Iraq/Turkey) Iraq urges Turkey to resolve PKK issue politically

(Afghanistan) Blast hits foreign forces in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Foreigners in the sights of new Taliban operation

(Gaza) BBC journalist 'could be free soon'

(Congo) Rwandan combatants attack Congo village, killing 17

U.S. raids in Iraq target Shiite cells and U.S. security contractors open fire in Baghdad

Iran says keeping word to Russia over atomic plant

Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket attack

Al-Qaeda chief urges Iraqis to export jihad - al-Zawahiri in letter urges “holy war” in other Middle Eastern countries to creat "greater Syria"

(Pakistan) 10,000 Pak police withdrawn from Lal Masjid mosque operation and Taliban kidnap two in Lakki Marwat

(Thailand) 5 soldiers injured in ambush in Yala - by Muslim insurgents

(Lebanon) Fatah al-Islam Preparing for Final Showdown With Army and Lebanon gunmen dig in for 'two-year battle'

Taliban launches new Afghan operation and 3 Afghan aid workers released

(Columbia) Government deal will free dozens of jailed FARC rebels

Islamist militant in Lebanon vows to fight U.S.: report - Purported leader of Fatah al-Islam vowed to fight "the Americans and the Jews"

Iran says it has uncovered Western spy networks

Military announces 8 U.S. deaths in Iraq and US and British forces clash with Mahdi Army

(Iraq) 16 'directly related' to U.S. troops' capture held

(Afghanistan) UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

(Israel) 2 injured, 1 killed in Jerusalem shooting; Gunmen killed

(India) Bomb blast kills 7 in northeast India, 18 wounded

(Gaza)‘Israel can forget about Shalit if Hamas leaders targeted,’ Hamas spokesman says

Israel pounds Hamas positions in Gaza, arrests Palestinian minister -- and -- Update: Israel Bombs Hamas Buildings in Gaza, Killing 5

(Washington DC) 9-11 memorial takes shape at Pentagon

(Iraq) Combined mortar and car bomb attack on Baghdad neighborhood in Bayaa (my title) - killing at least 6

(Iraq) Two people killed in explosions in Kirkuk, Mosul

(Iraq) U.S. forces raid al-Sadr's stronghold - kill five suspected militia fighters in air strikes - leader of cell facilitating bombs from Iran to Iraq

(Iraq) U.S.: 'Cell leader' with Iran links nabbed in Sadr City

(Iraq) Report: U.S. is studying ways to reduce its troops in Iraq

Iraqi Interior: terror groups stationed in triangle near Baghdad

(Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Suicide attack hits Afghan city, three police wounded - Kandahar

(Pakistan) Roadside bomb kills 2 Pakistani soldiers - in northwest Pakistan

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid gears up for attack on CD, video shops: Taliban jihad in NWFP backed

(Pakistan) Unknown armed men in Pakistani city of Quetta kill four people

(USA) Texas jihad suspect convicted on weapons charge (my title) - Pakistan native Syed Maaz Shah

(USA/UK) Al-Qaeda suspect extradited from Britain to US - Pakistan-born US national Syed Hashmi, charged with supplying weapons to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan

(Gaza) Islamic Jihad operatives manage to escape air force strike in Gaza City

Lebanon gives last chance for talks to end deadly clashes -- sniper fire stopped thousands from fleeing -- and -- 'Free hand' for Lebanon army to hit militants

(Lebanon) Interview with 'Fath Al-Islam' Military Commander: We Are 'Ready To Blow Up Every Place In Lebanon'

(Lebanon) Hezbollah head warns against raid

(India) Seven killed, 30 injured as ULFA bomb blast strikes in Assam

(India) Security tightened at Surat textile market after threat call

(Somalia) Roadside bomb explodes in Somali capital, killing 2 civilians and wounding 5 -- Mogadishu deputy mayor survives bomb attack

Somalia: Speaker Urges Eritrea to Stop Spreading Terrorism in Ethiopia, Somalia

(Nigeria) Gunmen seize foreign workers in Nigeria - including 3 Americans

(Thailand) Four Muslims shot dead by suspected Islamic rebels in Thailand's restive south

(Thailand) 2 paramilitary troopers injured, villager killed in Yala attacks

(Philippines) Soldiers attacked in Philippines by gunmen

(China) Pentagon Report Says China's January Missile Test on Satellite, Other Actions Cause for Concern

(UK) Racist Muslim preacher is deported to Jamaica - Abdullah el-Faisal influenced July 7 2005 bomber

(UK) Fourth Terror Suspect On The Run (my title) - Iraqi Bestun Salim, an associate of terror chief Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi -- also -- New picture of missing terror suspect Cerie Bullivant issued -- Terror suspect Ibrahim Adam was 'nice guy'

(UK) Muslim party Hizb-ut-Tahrir in posters denial

(UK) Interview: "Why I Rejected Radical Islam" - Ed Husain

(USA) Report: IRS poor at finding terrorists

(USA) Senate moves to expand detainee rights - at Guantanamo Bay

(USA) Oregon: ELF arsonist Chelsea Dawn Gerlach sentenced to 9 years

Iran Nuclear: Russia concerned over delay of Bushehr project

(Iraq) Top Mahdi Army Militant Killed in Fighting With British

(Morocco) Dozens of suspected terrorists on trial in Morocco after repeated delays - over 60 in group Ansar al-Mehdi

(Turkey) Suspected Kurdish rebels attack convoy of police chief; Turkey urges US to help fighting terrorists

Representative of al-Qaeda in the Land of al-Sham Threatens Bombings in Lebanon Should the Attack on Fatah al-Islam Continue - SITE Institute press release -- Lebanese militants cheered on al Qaeda Web sites -- and -- Lebanese group claims link to al Qaeda, promises 'seas of blood'

'Al-Qaeda trying to go nuclear' - Former top UN weapons inspector: Jihadis searching for nuclear technology to create massive destruction

(Afghanistan) 'Al-Qaida ready for prisoner swap with any party'

(Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda Video is authentic says Egyptian Islamists' Lawyer

(USA) House, Senate pass war funding bill - funds military operations, mostly in Iraq, through September

(Iraq) Bomb hits security company vehicle in Iraq - in Basra

Iraq: Al-Qaeda Militia Attack Sunni village near Baquba, killing 5

(Iraq) Militants bomb Baghdad bridge - Thursday night

(Iraq) Six more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq

(Iraq) 260 Iraqi terror cells dismantled, 250 hostages freed in year: minister

(Iraq) Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appears at prayers in Iraq -- Al-Sadr delivers sermon in Kufa mosque -- and -- Iraq's Sadrists follow Hezbollah's path

(Iraq) "How-to" Manual Found in Al Qaeda Safe House Shows Disturbing Torture Methods

(Iraq/Iran) US forces capture Iran-linked "terror cell leader"

(Iraq/Iran) Iranian ambassador to Iraq to head Tehran team for direct U.S.-Iran talks in Baghdad

(Pakistan) Islamabad radicals free police officers

Pakistani elders resign over raid on militants - protesting Tuesday's raid on an Islamist training camp

(Pakistan) 1,471 people were reported killed in terrorist incidents in Pakistan during 2006 - and challenges in Pakistan (my title)

(India) Suspect detained in Hyderabad mosque bombing

(India) Six get five to 14 years' RI in Mumbai blasts case

(Israel) IAF attacks Hamas positions; 4 Kassams fired at Israel -- and -- Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim Kassam attacks

Palestinian gunners fire shells at Israeli targets

Israeli air strike near Palestinian PM's home -- and -- Palestinian PM Haniyeh's advisor tells Israeli TV: "projectiles are like fireworks"

(Israel) Troops arrest six terror suspects in West Bank

Lebanon army warns it will react 'forcefully' if attacked by Fatah Al-Islam

(Lebanon) North braces for next round at Nahr al-Bared

(Lebanon) U.S. Rushes Supplies to Lebanese Army Fighting Al Qaeda-Inspired Islamic Militants -- see also David Schenker's May 24 posting

(Turkey) 13 potential suicide bombers caught in Turkey over past month

(Turkey) Al-Iraqi's Turkish attorneys to reveal details of case

(Philippines) Suspected backers of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah slain

(North Korea) Report: North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles Toward Sea of Japan

Somali Islamists make 'martyr' video

(Nigeria) Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 6 oil workers, including 1 Indian, security forces say

(USA) Strike at US nuclear weapons site raises security fears

(UK) Home Secretary threatens rights opt-out after terror suspects flee

(U.S.) Environmentalist Sentenced as Terrorist Gets 16 Years - First of 10 Earth Liberation Front members sentenced

(Israel) Drug dealer sentenced to prison for passing info to Hezbollah - Gave info during war & conspired to import narcotics

U.S. Financial Sector Prepares Fall Test of Pandemic Response Capabilities

France demands release of Hamas officials and Israel seizes Hamas leaders in West Bank, bombs Gaza (updated)

(Lebanon) Family Speaks Of Fatah Islam Leader - Shaker Youssef al-Absi linked with al-Zarqawi - Abbas denies links with Fatah al-Islam

Qaeda militant said extradited by Turkey to U.S. - New Al Qaeda video claims that Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi now held by U.S.

(Afghanistan) Al-Qaeda's Afghan head 'named' - New video shows Mustafa Abu al-Yazid presenting himself as leader - picture here

Colombia rebels press France's Sarkozy on hostages - FARC wants Sarkozy to broker deal

Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion - Zachary Abuza: "It's going to play into the hands of the militants"

(U.S.) Death from WTC dust added to 9/11 toll - NYC Medical Examiner adds death from dust to total for first time

(Iraq) Car bomber kills 27 at funeral in Iraq - in Fallujah

(Iraq) U.S. Military Confirms Identity of Murdered Soldier, Denies Reports of Second Body

(Iraq) Two US soldiers die in combat operations in Western Iraq

(Afghanistan) 18 militants killed in south Afghan battles; 10 Afghans die in explosions and 7 Foreigners Among 18 Militants Killed

(Afghanistan) Roadside bomb kills 6 Afghan police, district chief

Turkey: Raids into Iraq mulled in wake of Ankara blast -- Turkey's leader backs attack on Kurds -- and -- Turkish police arrests seven PKK members

(Turkey) Mine explosion kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 9

Turkish PM Erdogan in Speech During Term As Istanbul Mayor Attacks Turkey's Constitution, Describing it As "A Huge Lie": "Sovereignty Belongs Unconditionally and Always To Allah"; "One Cannot Be a Muslim, and Secular"

(Gaza) Palestinian militants reject cease-fire in Gaza -- and -- Palestinian Authority Officials: Hamas ready to halt rockets

(Lebanon) Gunfire erupts at Lebanon refugee camp -- Militants vow to never surrender -- Lebanese PM vows to uproot Islamic militants fighting in refugee camp -- 'Lebanese army sank boats of fleeing militants'

(Lebanon) U.N. agency knew of armed foreigners in Lebanon camp

(Thailand) Seven killed in Thailand's south - by two gunmen - 11 others killed in series of bombings

(Thailand) Insurgents kill state officer in Yala -- and -- (Thailand) Insurgents bomb police office

(Thailand) Muslim National Legislative Assembly member praises reconciliatory policy for deep South

(Pakistan) Musharraf backs talks with Taliban -- Pakistan's President shrugs off increased militancy in border region

Pakistani mullah warns Musharraf of Taliban challenge -- Lal Masjid leader: "If the government tries to suppress the change that our movement is demanding, then there is a likelihood of Talibanization"

(Pakistan) U.S.: Islamabad receives most "war on terror" funds - Pakistan largest recipient of assistance

(Pakistan) US State Dept: US stands by 'friend' Musharraf: top official

(Pakistan) Military Intelligence agent among three officials abducted in NWFP -- and -- (Pakistan) 7 rockets fired at fort in NW Pakistan

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid: Standoff between security forces, students ends in Islamabad - two police to be released and students to be released - both sides declare victory -- and -- (Pakistan) Earlier story: Lal Masjid and Jamia Fareedia administrators face 15 cases

(Bangladesh) Bombs recovered in Rajshahi and Faridpur

(Indian Kashmir) Plot to bomb Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus foiled

(India) Police probe bombings in northern India

(India) 2 killed in terrorist attack in central India - Bihar

(USA) Fort Dix suspect applied for police jobs

(UK) Absconded terror suspects 'may be abroad' -- police fear they may join Islamist militants fighting British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

UK anti-terrorism laws under fire as suspects flee -- Home Secretary Reid fury as three terror suspects abscond

(UK) Anger over anti-British hate posters - posters urging "Muslims to rise against British oppression"

European Security Officials back plan to profile mosques - to identify imams who preach radical Islam that raises the threat of homegrown terrorism

(Iran) US sanctions affecting Iran's economy

Iran says close to reaching its "ultimate goals" -- Iranian President: West Is Trying to Stop Us From Becoming World Power -- Iran's nuclear plans are advancing, admits IAEA -- IAEA head: 'World heading towards Iran confrontation'

(Iran) US issues nuclear warning to Iran as armada enters Gulf -- and -- Iran will resist 'any threat,' defense minister says

(Iran) CBS Report: U.S. Working To Sabotage Iran Nuke Program

Iran Drawing Up Plans to Strike European Nuclear Sites, Analyst Says

Yemen says key al Qaeda escapee back in jail -- and -- Al-Qaeda caused major damage to Yemen, official says

Somalia: Bomb Blast Kills Two in Mogadishu Overnight

(Spain) Basque police report failed bombing attack against candidate's car

Saudi forces train for new stage of insurgency fight

(North Korea) US urges N Korea to quickly shut down nuclear reactor

(Sri Lanka) 35 claimed killed in Sri Lanka attack by Tamil Tigers

(Sri Lanka) Blast in Colombo's main market

(Oregon) Arsonist gets 13-year sentence in terror acts

Lebanese Army resumes battle against Fatah al-Islam -- and -- Surrender or else, Lebanon tells militants

(Lebanon) Police: troops kill prominent militant during apartment raid in northern Lebanon

(Lebanon) Militants vow to avenge clashes in Lebanon

(Lebanon) Bomb hits Lebanese mountain resort - Druze town of Aley -- Bomb hidden in bag explodes in Lebanese mountain resort, wounding 5 people -- Blast heard in Druze town near Beirut

(Lebanon) U.N. Security Council Statement on Lebanon - Supports "sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity and political independence of Lebanon"

(Afghanistan) Taliban commander: War until West leaves - Alleged tape of replacement for Mullah Dadullah pledges victory

(Afghanistan) Taliban behead Afghan working for US forces

(Afghanistan) 85 killed in Afghan IED blasts in May: NATO

(Pakistan) Taliban frees kidnap victims in Pakistan - 8 local officials released

(Pakistan) The Father of the Taliban: An Interview with Maulana Sami ul-Haq - Interview with director of Pakistan's Darul uloom Haqqania madrassa

India: Third Bomb Suspect Detained - in the Mecca Masjid blast in Hyderabad

(UK) British police search for three terror suspects - control orders on Lamine Adam, Ibrahim Adam (linked to nightclub/power plant bomber) and Cerie Bullivant, who have absconded

Weapons of mass destruction a threat from desperate al-Qaeda

What's next for refocused al-Qaida 3.0?

Al-Qaeda's Media Doctrine: Evolution from Cheerleader to Opinion-Shaper

(Turkey) Woman "suicide bomber" held

Turkish officials blame Kurds for Ankara bomb -- and --(Turkey) Kurd rebel group denies carrying out Ankara attack - PKK: "We have no connection with the attack"

Iraqis say body found of U.S. soldier - second body found in area where first body discovered - US military not identified victims

(Iraq) Body may be shipped to U.S. to see if it's missing soldier (updated) - 8 alleged militants killed, 23 detained

(Iraq) There's Good News from Iraq - TIME: Violence in Anbar plummets, but Shiites don't trust Sunnis

(Iraq/Iran) US forces find Iranian money in Baghdad raid - $6,000 in US money and materials to make IEDs also found

(Iran) Sources: Iran imprisons 4th Iranian-American and IAEA: Iran Defies U.N. Security Council Demands to Stop Uranium Enrichment (updated)

Gaza sources: Hamas members escape Israeli air strike

(Israel) IAF bombs money-changing offices in Gaza

Israeli site attacked by Al-Quds brigades

(Saudi Arabia) Terrorists Plotted to Storm Jail - Al-Qaeda arrested in June 2003 plotted to free jailed members

Jordan arrests three Islamists - 3 from country's strongest opposition group in Zarqa

Somalia: Two Reporters Killed in Ambush On Government Delegation

(Guantanamo Bay) Habib to call Hicks as witness

UPI Poll: China not much help on terror

S.Korea: Banking Dispute Progressing and Swiss authorities question U.S. counterfeiting charges against North Korea

(Sri Lanka) Red Cross quits S.Lanka war front, death toll mounts

(U.S.) Should a Group of Radical Environmentalists Be Considered Terrorists? - Earth Liberation Front members face "terrorists" sentences - Dutch link to bombings investigated

(Washington DC) New al Qaeda Tapes Feature U.S. Capitol Under 'Attack'

Bush: Osama Bin Laden ordered non-Iraq attacks - ordered Al-Zarqawi, his senior operative in Iraq, that USA should be first in his sights -- and -- US declassifies bin Laden terror report

Jihadis Post Scenario for the Defeat of the United States - Scenario starts with attacks on 3 major cities, preferably with nuclear weapons

(Los Angeles) Al-Qaida still considers Los Angeles top target -- and -- Expert Warns That Los Angeles Could Be Top Al-Qaida Target

(Afghanistan) Blast kills NATO soldier in Afghan northwest - outside NATO Base in Maimana - four injured

Afghanistan: Policeman dies in Kabul suicide attack

(Afghanistan) Taliban 'stalled by lack of commanders' - stalling "spring offensive" ordered by Taliban leadership in Pakistan - Buying Afghan drug crop would hurt Taliban-general

Al-Qaida's No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri praises slain Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah in an audiotape - says fight goes on

(Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 20, 9 U.S. soldiers die

(Iraq) New Iraq strategy focuses on bad actors - Petraeus' plan calls for ousting abusive leaders, boosting security

Iraq: Sunni Tribes Seek Sadrist Allies

(Iraq) Report: 70% of Iraqi insurgents from Gulf states -- according to Iraqi intelligence

White House: Bin Laden wanted Iraq as a new base

(Iran/USA) Navy Assembles 9 Warships Off Iranian Coast in Surprise Show of Force in Gulf

(Iran) US to protest UN nuclear chief comments on Iran - diplomats -- Mohamed ElBaradei says Iran should be allowed to keep some uranium enrichment

New U.N. Report on Iran Nuke Program Due

(Iran/USA) ABC: Bush Authorizes New Covert Action Against Iran

(Pakistan) Bomb kills two in southwest Pakistan

(Pakistan) Kidnapped Pakistan government workers freed - from North Waziristan ambush group

(Pakistan) Army strikes Qaeda camp, four dead - in North Waziristan

(Pakistan) Govt wants peaceful resolution to Lal Masjid crisis: Interior Ministry -- Lal Masjid deputy chief: Misguided extremists advocating action against Jamia Hafsa: Ghazi -- and -- Lal Masjid crisis still unresolved

(Pakistan) Confrontation at an Islamabad mosque - Religious students stockpile arms, abduct police in Pakistani capital

(Pakistan) Militant leader of Lashkar-e-Islami orders killing of journalist -- and -- Two Lashkar-i-Islam activists killed in FATA

(Pakistan) Militants blow up music shop in NWFP

Pakistan faces the Taliban's tentacles -- and -- (Pakistan) The citizen jihadi

Pakistan, Afghanistan to talk with G-8 on anti-Taliban cooperation

India boosts Mumbai WTC security after threat - threat by Lashkar-e-Taiba

(India) Ten kg explosives recovered from Faizabad railway station

(Thailand) Six shot dead in Thai south - seven injured in bomb attacks

Israel hits Gaza targets -- and -- Gaza: IAF hits two ammunition depots overnight Tuesday

Hamas's armed wing vows not to stop rocket fire

(Lebanon) Islamic Jihad official says military bid to crush militants will trigger violence

(Lebanon) Fatah-Al-Islam vows no surrender despite truce

(Lebanon) Palestinians flee after truce in Lebanon camp -- and -- Thousands flee Lebanon refugee camp slaughter

Lebanon: A haven for terror?

Turkey: Suspected Suicide Bomber Identified -- and -- Turkey: Number of Injured in Deadly Ankara Bombing "Up to 100"

Turkish police detain two suicide bombers, avert terrorist acts - in Adana and Mardin- woman member of PKK

Mauritania accuses one terror-case defendant of close ties to Osama Bin Laden

(Yemen) Is Al-Qaeda in Yemen Regrouping?

(France) Paris court increases sentences of 9 of 12 Muslim terrorists - for planned attacks on Eiffel Tower and stores

(USA) Padilla heard on alleged terror tapes

(NYC) Elite Counter-Terror Team of Experts on WMDs - NYC may add WMD experts "Civil Support Team" to its lineup of first responders

(TSA) U.S. airports to get liquid explosive 'sniffers'

US bill criminalizing pointing lasers at aircraft

(Sri Lanka) Roadside bomb, clashes kill 10 in Sri Lanka, military says

(UK) Husband and wife deny terrorism charges at Old Bailey - Yassin Nassari and Bouchra El-Hor

(UK/Iran) I wouldn't rule out attack on Iran, says Cameron

German authorities use scent tracking to keep tabs on G-8 protesters

(US/Netherlands) Dutch link to animal rights bombings investigated

(Russia) Frequency of terror attacks decreasing in Russia - Patrushev -- and -- Moscow police detain man trying to sell 34 kilos of mercury

How terrorism finds root in the West

(Turkey) Kurd rebels kidnap two men in SE Turkey - army

(Lebanon) Time Magazine: The Mystery Militia in Lebanon

(Colombia) Colombian rebels want peace talks - National Liberation Army announces during talks with Colombian government

(Lebanon) Video: BBC Report on Lebanese Army fighting in the refugee camps against Fateh al Islam

(India) Update: Seven militants, soldier die in Kashmir gun battles

(US) Devices "identical" to extremist group's - Investigators search suspect's computer for ties to ecoterror groups

(Germany) Anti-G8 attacks escalate in Germany

(Turkey) Opinion: Turkey at the boiling point - Army will close PKK camps in Iraq if no one else does

Hezbollah backs Lebanon's army in standoff with Sunni group

(Central African Republic) Two health workers taken hostage in Central Africa

(Lebanon) US backs Lebanon, warns Syria over moves to block intl Hariri trial

(Lebanon) Opinion: Regional conflicts join together to destabilize Lebanon Also Arab govermments promise military help for Beirut

(Pakistan) Update: Troops Mass in Mosque Faceoff

Update: Pakistani forces kill four foreign militants

(Turkey) Six dead, dozens injured in Turkey bombing (update) - Ankara shopping center - A4 explosives found, favored by PKK (my title)

Lebanon battle rages; relief convoy hit (updated) - see Evan Kohlmann's and Walid Phares' posts - Lebanon asks U.S. for more military aid

Some US Muslims justify suicide attacks - Pew Research: 25% of young U.S. Muslims justify suicide bombings of civilians - only 40% of respondents believe 9/11 attacks by Arabs - entire survey

(India) Two Jaish-e-Mohammad militants gunned down in Jammu and Kashmir - including Pakistani national - Self-styled ULFA militant killed in Assam encounter

(India) Serial blasts rock busy Gorakhpur market (updated) - 3 bombs hidden in bags - 6 to 12 reported injured, no deaths - see news video

Britain's opposition party leader urges tougher sanctions against Iran - see Victor Comras' May 18 post and Congressional testimony

(Saudi Arabia) No Foreign Help in Catching Terror Suspects, Says Naif - Arrests of 172 suspects "100 percent Saudi efforts"

(U.S.) Breaching America: War refugees or threats? - "U.S.-bound illicit travel from Islamic countries... has gained momentum and worried counterterrorism officials"

Egypt releases more than 100 Islamic extremists and Egypt's once largest militant group appeals to Al-Qaeda to reconsider its violent ideology

(Iraq) Car bomb kills 25 at Baghdad market - a crowded outdoor market in southwestern Baghdad

(Iraq) US-Iraqi forces free 12 hostages - in western Anbar who were held captive and beaten by terrorists - also killed nine insurgents

(Iraq/Iran) Report: Iran's secret plan for summer offensive to force US out of Iraq

(Afghanistan) Dozen rebels, policeman killed in Afghan attacks - 10 Taliban killed in Kandahar, policeman killed in Zhari district fighting -- and -- Four Afghan police, soldiers killed in new attacks

(Afghanistan) Report: Taliban 'use Iranian missiles on UK troops'

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid brigade defiant -- and -- Lal Masjid operation called off - armed operation by security forces against clerics called off for now

(Pakistan) Rocket attack destroys seven trucks

Pakistan strikes Al Qaeda camp, 4 dead - in North Waziristan

Pakistani militant freed despite Al Qaeda links - Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the chief of the banned organization Harkatul Jihad al-Islami

Pakistan Foreign Office: Country is not an "Al-Qaeda Base"

(Thailand) Terrorists shoot Buddhist man, burn body, detonate bomb to police response, wounding three police and Time magazine news photographer (my title)

(Lebanon) Toll hits 65 in deadliest Lebanon strife since civil war

(Lebanon) Fatah Al Islam claims responsibility for Beirut bombings

Lebanon offers camp truce as second bomb targets Beirut

Analysis: Why might Syria wish to sow chaos in Lebanon now?

Israel attacks two Hamas positions in northern Gaza

Israel warns no Hamas leader safe from attack

Israel calls for world pressure on Hamas - to halt cross-border rocket attacks

Hamas: We'll attack from W. Bank

Hamas leaders go into hiding, urged to take precautions

Jordanian authorities nab 2 Muslim Brotherhood men

(USA - Padilla Trial) Goba gave al-Qaida his phone number -- and -- Al Qaeda collects contact information

(France) Threat of terror attack in France remains real - Interior Minister

(Iran) Report: IAEA inspectors arrive in Iran to visit nuclear sites

(Iran/UK) Tories call on Britain’s Blair to take action on Iran

Sri Lankan jets bomb rebel targets

(Sri Lanka) Clash, bomb kills 6 in Sri Lanka north

(Columbia) Paramilitary ties to elite in Colombia detailed

(Lebanon) Video: Footage of fighting between Lebanese Army and Fatah al Islam In addition Video: BBC Footage of Combat in Tripoli, Lebanon

(Nigeria) Update: Kidnapped Indians safe in Nigeria

(India/Sri Lanka) India says air offensive launched by LTTE cause of concern

(North Korea) U.S. retains N. Korea on list of nations not cooperating in anti-terrorism efforts

(Somalia) U.S. Navy warns ships off Somali pirate coast

Iran charges Iranian-American with conspiracy

Pentagon releases censored audio of Guantanamo hearing

Disney explains non-reaction to Hamas use of Mickey Mouse look-alike Also Video: Actual footage of "Farfur" the Hamas Mickey Mouse copy

Update: Hamas threatens new wave of suicide attacks against Israel

(Israel) Woman killed in Kassam rocket attack on Sderot

Yemen says terror suspect is captured - Jaber A. Elbaneh lived in Lackawanna, N.Y.

(Afghanistan) Taliban's heroin profits get military's attention

(Pakistan) Madrassa students release three policemen

(Florida) Padilla trial draws little fanfare

(NYC) Florida Doctor Convicted of Supporting Terrorists - Rafiq Abdus Sabir convicted of providing material support to terrorists by agreeing to treat injured al-Qaida fighters

(Iraq) Iraq makes plans for quick U.S. pullout

(Germany/UK) IRA bomb suspect is pursued for extradition

(Lebanon) Update:Seven injured in Beirut blast

(Iraq) British soldier dies after gun battle in Iraq

(Lebanon) Update: Explosion heard in Beirut -- REUTERS witness says

The Threat in Our Midst - Cells with no links to Al-Qaeda - Newsweek article on NJ, NY, Florida, Canadian independent Jihadist cell growth

(Pakistan) Islamists kidnap more police in Pakistan -- three officers were taken by students belonging to the Jamia Faridia religious seminary -- and -- Police detained 15 more students: Lal Masjid spokesman

Lebanese army shells refugee camp

Lebanese Troops Tighten Siege of Refugee Camp; Death Toll at 47 - where Fatah Al-Islam is holed up, suspect in failed German train bombing killed -- and -- Lebanon Army battles "al-Qaeda" militia

(Lebanon) One woman killed, 12 injured in an explosion in Christian Beirut neighborhood - late Sunday

(Afghanistan) 25 Taliban killed: Afghan defense force

(Afghanistan) Taliban attacks kill 14 Afghan police

(Iraq) Gunmen kill 7 on bus headed to Baghdad

(Iraq) Bombings kill 7 U.S. soldiers in Iraq

(Iraq) U.S.: Iraqi ringleader dead - leader of an Iraqi insurgent group that killed five U.S. soldiers in an attack in Karbala has been killed by American troops

Iraq: Sunni Leader's Convoy Attacked

(Iraq) Coalition arrests 250 insurgents in wide-scale operation in Al-Anbar

(Iraq) U.S. officers edging their way into Sadr City

Hamas: Israel will be wiped off the map -- Rockets fired on Israel despite Olmert's warning -- Palestinian rockets 'deadlier than ever'

Israel threatens to hit Hamas leadership - unless rocket fire from lawless Gaza subsides

(Israel) More IAF Air Strikes in Gaza, More Kassam Attacks on Sderot -- Israel pounds Gaza, killing at least 5 -- Gaza: Four Islamic Jihad Terrorists Killed -- Palestinian Authority Report: Targeted Strike Kills Two Terrorists

U.S. offers Palestinians more weapons - 1 week after Hamas obtains American rifles, additional military aid volunteered

(Pakistan) International strength of Taliban, al-Qaeda threatens allied efforts -- and -- Report: Al-Qaeda in Pakistan funded from Iraq - see also Douglas Farah May 21 posting

Pakistani Lal Masjid cleric threatens jihad - if authorities use force to free two police officers being held captive by students -- (Pakistan) Govt seen preparing for Lal Masjid operation - to free remaining kidnapped police - police arrested 37 madrassa students earlier in the day -- and -- Lal Masjid stand-off continues - 10,000 commandos deployed

(Pakistan) Govt bows to Lal Masjid mullahs on Sunday -- and -- Pakistan police released in exchange for extremists

Indian police detain suspect in mosque blast

'Pakistan using US aid against India'

(India) 3 bombs discovered on train in India - Calcutta's main railroad station

(Indian Kashmir) Strike to mark deaths of two slain Muslim separatists shuts Kashmir

(India) Jail for 1993 Mumbai blasts policemen

(Bangladesh) No trace of "new" Al Qaeda

(UK) Khalid Khaliq bailed over 'al-Qaeda manual' - released on bail -- and -- (UK) 7 July suspect due in court on al-Qaeda manual charge

(UK) British Muslim Hassan Butt turns terror informer

Mauritania: 21 Islamic radicals to go on trial

Egypt arrests 45 Muslim Brotherhood members in ongoing crackdown

Update: Algeria holds 12 Islamic militants over bombings

Somali president warns of 'terrorist' threat, slams donors -- and -- Ethiopian convoy hits mine in Somalia

(Yemen) Bomb hidden in box kills child

(Thailand) Five killed in Thailand's troubled south -- Thai shootings kill 2, bomb wounds 11 on Sunday

Colombian woman escapes captors alone

(Australia) Terror warning on APEC meeting

CIA briefing SEC monthly on terrorists: Barron's

(Spain) Accused in train bombing trial give up hunger strike

(Germany) Lebanese-German Khaled el-Masri Detained on Arson Suspicion

Sri Lanka roadside bomb, clash kill 4 soldiers

Sri Lanka: 541 rebels killed in four months

(Sri Lanka) LTTE to launch new channel in Europe

(Sri Lanka) No peace talks until fighting stops: LTTE Also Two soldiers killed in clashes with LTTE

(India)
Bomb blast averted in Assam

(Lebanon) Update: 22 troops, 19 Fatah al-Islam fighters dead Also Lebanese troops, militants battle for second day

(Iraq) Car Bomb In City Of Ramadi Kills At Least Two Police

(Congo) At least 2 dead, 20 wounded in Congo rebel ambush

(Lebanon) Palestinian refugees face siege after Lebanese soldiers killed

(Gaza/Israel) Israel pounds Gaza with series of air strikes and Israel kills 9; 8 in raid on Hamas official's home

(Iraq) U.S. Force Kills Shiite Linked to Deaths of 5 Soldiers

(Australia) Drawings link prison converts to terrorism

(Israel) Rocket destroys Kibbutz restaurant

(Somalia) Bomb aimed at Somali capital mayor kills two

(Pakistan) ‘US terrorism funds to Pakistan unproductive’

(India) India's Maoists create a rebel homeland in places forgotten by economic miracle

(Iraq) Bombings kill 7 U.S. soldiers

(Lebanon) Video: CNN Footage of the fighting between Lebanese Army and Fatah al Islam in Tripoli

(Lebanon) Large explosion rocks east Beirut Atleast one killed, 12 wounded; Also Analysis: Why might Syria wish to sow chaos in Lebanon now?

'CIA hunt for bin Laden yet to produce significant lead' and Influx of Al Qaeda, money into Pakistan is seen

At least seven Iraqis killed in central Baghdad blast - Iraqi forces claim a leader of al-Tawhid wal Jihad group arrested

2003 intelligence reports predicted violence in Iraq

Pakistan patrols slashed, despite payment - U.S. sent $1 billion payment for anti-terror

Lebanon army battles militants in north, 38 killed - Al Qaeda-linked militants based in Palestinian refugee camp

Suicide bomber kills 14 in Afghanistan

(Iraq) Mass grave found in Mahmoudiya , armed clashes erupt in Basra

Somalia: Pirates hijack Taiwan fishing vessel, 12 Chinese aboard

Russia says thwarts plot to kill Putin ally

(Australia) Convicted al-Qaida supporter back home after five years at Gitmo

(Iraq) Report:Bombs Imperil G.I.’s Searching for Captured Comrades

(Thailand) Suspected Islamic militants have shot dead two men in Thailand's south.

(Pakistan) 6 women among 9 officials kidnapped in Waziristan

(Nigeria) Two Indians kidnapped in Nigeria

(Bangladesh) Police yet to find existence of 'Jadid al Qaeda' group Group claimed responsibility for the May 1 bomb explosions at three railway stations.

(Bangladesh)Al Qaeda Outfit Threatens to Blow up Bangladesh Bridge

(Egypt) 110 Islamic Jihad Members Released From Egyptian Prison

(Lebanon) Lebanon Troops Battle Islamic Militants

(Peru) Homemade Bomb Kills 6

(Afghanistan) 10 killed in suicide bomb in Afghanistan

(India) Update: Hyderabad mosque blast toll rises to 16 Also Fresh clashes in Hyderabad

(Morocco/Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia, Morocco agree on anti-terror ties

(Algeria) Security forces dismantle group allegedly linked to deadly April terror bombings

(Northern Ireland)
Real IRA ready to renounce violence

(Gaza/Israel) Olmert 'doesn't foresee large ground operation in Gaza'

21 killed in Iraq, Sadr leader arrested, raids on - 152 militants & leading Sadr movement figure arrested

(Iraq) 9 held as Iraq search for missing soldiers widens and Eight more US soldiers killed in Iraq (updated)

(Sri Lanka/Maldives) Sri Lanka: 'LTTE' vessel sunk off Maldives was from Kerala

(Iran) Boycott Threat Puts Pressure on Iran to Release Scholar - Middle East Studies Association of North America warns Iran of "grave concern"

Afghan, coalition forces kill over 70 Taliban - in a clash in south-eastern Afghanistan

Afghan bomber kills 3 German soldiers, 6 others - suicide bomber in northern city of Kunduz

(Afghanistan) Mine explosion kills Afghan district police chief

Afghan soldiers mass on Pakistan border, ready and willing to take on old foe

(Iraq) Gunmen massacre 15 Iraqi villagers in Kurdish town

(Iraq) Blasts hit Green Zone as Blair makes farewell visit -- U.S. repulses militant assault on Friday -- and -- Iraq's hidden casualties - working for contractors

(Israel) Qassam fire continues on Israel on Saturday

(Israel) Rocket Barrage continues: 16 Qassams hit western Negev on Friday

(Israel) IDF arrests Islamic Jihad member

Israeli strikes in Gaza could grow harsher, envoy warns

Report: Hamas, Fatah reach new cease-fire deal

Report: Israel considers giving Fatah military support

(Pakistan) Three Taliban operatives arrested in NWFP

(Pakistan) Musharraf: Islamic militancy rising

(Pakistan) Gunmen in Pakistan kidnap 8 government officials - ambushed them in a troubled northwestern tribal region of Pakistan

(Pakistan Lal Masjid) Mosque stand-off after Pakistani police taken hostage -- Police: Religious students abduct 4 police in Pakistan capital -- and -- Hostage policemen: Case filed against Lal Masjid admin

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid chief wants end to co-education

Philippine military warn of terrorist attacks in Manila - bombers are targeting a shopping mall and a public square

(Bangladesh) Al Qaeda outfit threatens to blow up Bangladesh bridge

Indian police seek clues to deadly mosque blast -- SIM card recovered from defused bomb in Hyderabad -- and -- Blast at Southern India mosque handwork of "foreign groups" -- Police

(India) Two ULFA militants killed in Assam encounter

Iran criticizes Western war against terrorism

Iran nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani likely to meet Solana in Spain -- and -- Ali Larijani: 'We do not seek to destroy Israel'

(USA) 'Lackawanna Six' Member Says Al Qaeda Ran Afghanistan Camp Linked to Padilla

US mosque where Fort Dix terror plot suspects prayed defends teachings

(USA) Lawyers of Gitmo detainees suing for data

(USA) Navy lawyer convicted of leaking Guantanamo names - in a Valentine's Day card

(USA) Rhode Island Man Accused of Extorting Gas Station Owner Over Fake Terror Ties

(UK) Hamza 'was behind ambush death plot' - Abu Hamza masterminded a terrorist kidnapping plot that led to the deaths of three British tourists and an Australian

(UK) After years of delays Abu Hamza faces a fast-track extradition

(UK) Al-Qaeda's Cell Phone - mobile phone smuggled into Belmarsh Prison

(UK/Gaza) Muslim cleric spurns plea to help free BBC man in Gaza

3 Swedish terror suspects return home after spending 5 months in Ethiopian jail

(Nigeria) Militants kidnap 3 Indian oil workers in Nigeria

Colombia: Companies paid paramilitaries

Colombia orders hunt for FARC hostages -- and -- (Columbia) France concerned by Colombia plan to free hostages

Sri Lankan army: Fighting in the North kills 3

Sri Lanka ambassador: LTTE Sold 130,000 Stolen Norwegian Passports to Al Qaeda

(Australia) Hicks expected home tomorrow - confessed terror supporter

(Iraq)Booby-trapped car blast kills five Iraqis, injures seven in Tobaji area Also (Iraq)Two corpses of renowned figures found - related to Iraq parliament speaker

(Iraq) Death Toll for Contractors Reaches New High in Iraq

Colombia orders hunt for hostages held by rebels

Bosnia: Muslim Presidency member "fostering fundamentalism"

Britain wants Pakistan to crack down harder on terrorists

(Pakistan) Thousands mark death of suspect of Daniel Pearl murder - Saud Memon

Saudi Press Reactions to the Arrest of Seven Terrorist Cells in Saudi Arabia

(Gaza) Hamas gunmen kidnap senior journalist, office director of top Fatah official in Gaza City Also Abu Dhabi TV says Hamas took reporter

(Gaza) Israel considers ground offensive, as Gaza crumbles and Israel Suffers Rocket Attack; Total Surpasses 80 - David Schenker: "Fatah may be fighting its last stand here"

(Iraq) Political murder called main Falluja Qaeda tactic

(India) Bangladesh terror group responsible for the Mecca Masjid attack?

(Afghanistan) (Afghanistan) 14 Taliban killed in western Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Taliban claims Kandahar suicide bombing

Update (India) 13 die in explosion, clashes in India - clash between worshippers and police, also Muslims clash with police in three parts of Hyderbad

New Information in the Hunt for One of Pakistan's Most Wanted

Taliban 'capture Dadullah's betrayer' -- and -- Taliban Worried Spies Are in Their Ranks

(Iraq) U.S. forces kill 6 insurgents in Iraq

Iraqi forces thwart jailbreak plot

(Iraq) Two ABC News journalists killed in Iraq

(Iraq) Car bomb kills, injures at least seven Iraqis - in town of Al-Mesib

(Iraq) Violence in Kirkuk claims lives of three Iraqis

(Iraq) US forces detain Iraqi gang "smuggling bombs from Iran" -- and -- Members of secret terrorist cell detained by MNF

(Israel) 11 Hamas men killed in Gaza strikes -- and -- (Israel) New Israeli strike, factional gunbattle in Gaza

Hamas Increasing Terror Capabilities; Al Qaeda Joining Fray

Jordan jails two in plot to smuggle arms to Palestinians

(Philippines) Bomb kills three at Philippine bus station, 35 hurt - dead include 5 year old boy

(India) Mosque Bombing Kills 5 in India -- Five killed in blast at Hyderabad's historic Mecca Mosque -- and -- New Delhi on high alert after Hyderabad blast

(India) Sentencing begins in India 1993 bombings case -- and -- (Canada/Air India) CSIS officer had bomb plot info, probe hears

Bangladeshi Islamists readying for car bomb attacks - Militant commander "wants to establish Allah's rule in Allah's soil"

(Bangladesh) 4 JMB men held with jihad books

(Pakistan) Musharraf admits Al-Qaeda presence in Pakistan

(Pakistan) Soldier killed in Balochistan

(Pakistan) Army called out in Tank after clashes - reports that 90 to 100 militants entered city to carry out terrorist activity in areas

(Pakistan) Taliban leader pardoned -- and -- (Pakistan) Video shop threatened

(Pakistan) Musharraf losing power: Stratfor

(Afghanistan) Foreign troops would leave Afghanistan when al Qaeda is wiped out: Karzai

(U.S. - Lodi Terror Trial) Calif. man's terror conviction upheld - Hamid Hayat convicted of training at a Pakistani terrorist camp

(U.S.) Suspect in Fort Dix terror case denied bail

(U.S.) Expert: 7 Padilla prints found on Al-Qaeda application form

(U.S.) CBS 2 HD Exclusive: Model Airplane Terror? - Accused terrorists have tried to use model planes

(U.S.) Negroponte fears al-Qaeda expansion

(U.K.) Six in court on terror charges - including Abu Izzadeen

(U.K.) Hamza extradition case opens - USA says cleric was part of global jihad conspiracy

(U.K.) Terror gas exercises to be held

(U.K.) Commentary: How the fanatic found peace

(Jordan) Britain "missing a chance to combat extremism"

Sweden extradites suspected Islamist terrorist to Germany

(Sweden) Second Terror Suspect Deportation Reversed - regarding second of two Egyptian terror suspects handed over to CIA agents

(Iran/Israel) Poll: 71% of Israelis want U.S. to strike Iran if talks fail

Iran says five held in Iraq may be free by June 21

(Somalia) U.S. envoy sees terror imprint in Somalia AU attack -- and -- Update: Somali leader escapes roadside bomb attack

(Sudan) U.N.: Sudanese forces attacked villages

(Thailand) Southern people urged to watch out against school arsons

(Sri Lanka) 27 LTTE cadres killed in separate incidents

(Sri Lanka) 'LTTE' vessel sunk off Maldives was from Kerala

(Canada/Sri Lanka) Tamil leader denies funding terrorist group

(Columbia) Long-time captive escapes Colombia's FARC

Senators want CIA to release 9/11 report - CIA the only federal office with no public version of internal 9/11 investigation

(Israel) Shin Bet foils plot to kill Olmert - Palestinian from Gaza who works for Doctors Without Borders arrested

Update: (Israel) Seven killed as IAF hammers Hamas targets in Gaza Strip

Hizbullah men hoist flag near Israeli border

Report: N Korea 'tests new missile in Iran'

Iran's former President Khatami blames West for nuclear standoff

Iran: Supreme Leader dampens hopes on May 28 talks with U.S.

(Iraq) US 'cautiously optimistic' on 3 missing soldiers

Iraq: Kurdish Leader says no room for Al-Qaeda in autonomous region

(Australia) Woman 'plotted Sydney bombing out of love' - Jill Alison Courtney convert to Islam

(China/Pakistan) China asks Pakistan to hand over 20 insurgents hiding near the Afghan border

Update: (Thailand) Three Thais caught with 1700 bombs

Nigeria: U.S. Delists Nigeria From Non-Conformist Nations - U.S. Treasury says Nigeria added "significant reforms" - see Doug Farah's May 11 post

Fatah gunmen kidnap 4 Hamas activists

(Afghanistan) Three bombs strike Afghan city: nine dead (updated) (Culture Minister injured) and Taliban Claims Responsibility for Bombings That Killed 10 Afghan Police

The Silencing - How Islamic Society of Boston uses lawsuits to silence critics and media

Tamil 'rebels' held in Maldives - Boat held carrying suspected Tamil Tiger rebels from Sri Lanka

(UK) Fund for overseas terror victims - British Red Cross Relief Fund for UK Victims of Terrorism will provide payments

Bomb Tunnel Under Gaza Road - Abbas canceled Gaza visit - tunnel built under road that he would take

(U.S.) Senators, White House Reach Bipartisan Agreement on Immigration

Israeli airstrikes target Hamas (updated - 3 airstrikes) -- and -- Israeli air attack destroys Hamas security building

(Iraq) Suspected Insurgents Attack Baghdad Bridge Again - Second attack in 1 week killed 2

(U.S.) Man in Houston Taliban case gets 10 months - One of 4 Muslim men charged in "Houston Taliban" case

Vulnerability of Nigerian Oil Infrastructure Threatens U.S. Interests

(Iraq) Search for 3 missing soldiers continues -- Iraqi troops snatch 16 suspects in hunt for kidnapped US soldiers -- and -- Suspected terrorist killed, 81 arrested in Baghdad

(Iraq) Mortars hit aircraft at U.S. base in Iraq, police say

Iraq: Al-Sunna Offers Al-Qaeda Oliver Branch

Iran, US ambassadors to meet May 28 in Iraq

(USA - Fort Dix Plot) Terror suspect Agron Abdullahu seeks to be freed on bail -- and -- (USA - Fort Dix Plot) Terrorists in the File Cabinet? Three suspects entered USA illegally more than 20 years ago

Hamas threatens suicide attacks inside Israel -- Hamas threatens suicide attacks following IAF strike -- and -- Hamas: The Zionist enemy has declared war

Hamas says one its men was kidnapped and executed by Fatah security forces

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid ends talks with govt

Pakistani, Afghan border troops trade fire

Pakistan: Military Clash in Tribal Area Kills 6 - clash between law enforcement and Islamic militants in Tank

(Pakistan) Christians seek protection after Islamic extremists warn them to convert or face bombs

Jordan: Would-Be Suicide Bomber To Hang Next Week