Counterterrorism Blog: August 2007 Newslinks Archives

(Iraq) Marines destroy al-Qaida unit in Iraq -- town of Karmah and South of Baghdad, U.S. troops find fatigue, frustration

(India) Hyderabad Police intensify raids on suspected hideouts of terror groups

Pakistan rebels discuss soldier release - new report says Pakistani soldiers not yet released

(Pakistan) "Lal Masjid to open next week" and Police prevents 200 radical students from entering Pak's Lal Masjid

(Pakistan) CD Shops Blown Up, Burned, Store Owners Threatened (my title)

(Canada) Toronto mail bomb suspect arrested: High drama on the Don Valley Parkway

(Sri Lanka) Clashes in northern Sri Lanka kill 11 Tamil insurgents, military says

(U.S.) Bush Seeks Legal Immunity for Telecoms - Would stop civil suits for cooperating with NSA eavesdropping program

(UK) Glasgow terror accused possessed jihad and 9/11 videos, court told - Images and documents found in Mohammed Siddique's laptop

Germany wants to cyber-spy on terror suspects

(Gaza) Ten Fatah people injured in clashes with Hamas

(U.S.) Florida students face explosives indictment -- Egyptian students in Florida indicted -- stopped with pipe bombs near Navy base - one also charged with distributing information relating to explosives -- see also IPT's "Indicted USF Student has Terror Past in Egypt"

(U.S.) Holy Land Trial: Prosecutors: Muslim charity got appeal to help in Jihad -- and -- (U.S.) Dallas: Government rests in Holy Land Foundation trial -- see also IPT August 31 posting

(U.S.) Lawmakers slam Islamic Society convention -- Congressmen criticize DOJ role in ISNA conference, investigating spending -- see IPT posting, and Imm, Emerson, Gartenstein-Ross postings

(U.S.) Moroccan immigrant files lawsuit against prosecutor in Detroit terrorism case

(Iraq) US troops kill 12 Qaeda members NE Iraq -- near the town of Karmah

(Iraq) Civilian killed, one injured in N. Iraq -- source - gunmen and explosive device in Kirkuk

Iraq: Mahdi army obeys truce but remains divided -- and -- Iraq gov't asks militias to halt attacks

(Iraq) U.S. lawmakers' plane fired upon while leaving Iraq

(Iraq/Iran) Iran threatens to withdraw help with Iraq security

(Iraq) Sunnis turn on al Qaeda over marriages -- and -- How life returned to the streets in a showpiece city that drove out al-Qaeda

(Iraq) U.S. to free 50 Iraqi detainees a day in Ramadan

(Iraq) U.S. panel will urge broad overhaul of Iraqi police

Iraq: RFE/RL Report Reveals Extent Of Sunni-Insurgent Media Network

(Afghanistan) Mortar raid on U.S. base kills Afghan civilians -- killing at least 10 Afghan civilians, including women and children

(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber strikes close to Kabul airport, 2 soldiers killed - killing 2 Afghan soldiers and wounding 10 others - apparently aimed at convoy -- also Bomb targets Germans in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Taliban vows to abduct more foreigners

(Afghanistan) Report: Ransom paid for South Korean hostages -- Japanese newspaper reports from Afghan mediator, also says South Korean official and Taliban spokeman deny this -- and -- Seoul denies ransom allegations

(Afghanistan) South Korean hostages apologize, recount horror of abduction

(Pakistan) Nine killed in militant attack on N. Pakistan security checkpost - Sawat district

(Pakistan) 130 Kidnapped Pakistani Troops Released -- and -- Pakistan: Missing soldiers 'found'

(India) Suspect seen at both Hyderabad blast sites?

(Indian Kashmir) Jaish-e-Mohammed militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir

India: Madrassa raids in southern state irk Muslim clergy

(India) March 2006 Varanasi bombing: Bangladesh terror group’s fingerprints were handed over to Dhaka but no word yet

(India) Terrorists change names, mislead police

(India) Three militants killed in Assam -- ATTF militant killed in Tripura -- Two militants killed in Manipur -- Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh

(Nepal) Police kills Bara district commander of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J) -- and -- (Nepal) Two children killed in southern Nepal explosion

(Iran) Report on Iran's nuclear activity exposes split -- between UN and US

(Lebanon) Lebanese army strikes militant hideouts in Nahr El-Bared -- and -- Lebanese helicopters step up raids on Islamic militants after 5 soldiers die

(Lebanon) Two Lebanese soldiers killed in clashes with Fatah Al-Islam

(Gaza) Israeli planes strike Beit Lahiya

Fatah protest against Hamas ends in clashes

(Hamas) Thousands defy Hamas in Gaza prayer -- called by Hamas opposition parties -- and -- Anti-Hamas rallies staged in Gaza

(Fatah) Abbas' group vows rocket attacks despite amnesty -- Fatah terror organization claims debut of new, more deadly projectile

Israeli Paratroopers Shoot Terrorist in Shechem - gunman from Fatah / PFLP involved in bombings -- and -- Terror suspect seriously wounded by IDF fire in Nablus

Israeli army says Gaza children killed this week were playing near rocket launcher

(UK) Scotland: Terror trial jury sees footage of 'execution' - soldier execution on CD - suspect also at Abu Hamza web site -- Mohammed Siddique trial

(UK) Commuters stop and searched in anti-terrorism operation

Russian Supreme Court leaves previous verdict on terrorists -- attacks on the Moscow metro in 2004

Somalia's reconciliation conference ends as violence continues

(Europe) Terrorism Expert Calls For Ban On Hizballah In Europe

(SWIFT) Bush may use privilege in Swift case - to block a suit against a Belgian banking cooperative

Canadian man convicted of terror attacks returning to Canada -- Jamal Akkal convicted by an Israeli military court for his involvement with Hamas

(Canada) 2 arrested in letter bomb case

(Mexico) Bomb scare at Mexico skyscraper - bomb found in car in Torre Mayor building in Mexico City -- and -- Defused car bomb hints at Mexican guerrilla group

(Columbia) FARC to give up bodies of dead lawmakers: Colombia

(Columbia) Venezuela President Chavez steps into Colombia's hostage fray

(Thailand) Insurgents kill railway officer in South -- terrorists also planted bomb to kills other security forces -- in Narathiwat province

Philippines: Military offensive in south to continue through Ramadan

(Indonesia) Telecom operator gets bomb threats

(Sri Lanka) Three killed in Sri Lanka violence

(North Korea) Bush: North Korea may give up nukes quickly

Australia beefs up security for APEC

New terror attack would be costly for airlines

(Iraq) US says ready to step back into Basra as British pull out

Algeria: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attached to bloody choice - Rejects ceasefire proposal by former AIS head

(Yassin al-Qadi) Well Connected, A Saudi Mogul Skirts Sanctions - see Aug. 30 posts by Matthew Levitt and by Douglas Farah

(U.S.) Man pleads guilty to plot to sell weapons to Iran

A Least Hundred Pakistani Soldiers Kidnapped By Militants and Fighters 'seize Pakistan troops'

(UK) London bomb survivors begin legal fight for inquiry

UN inspectors find chemical in UN office - Chemical agent probably taken from Iraq's main chemical weapons facility 11 years ago

(Afghanistan) Taliban Release Remaining South Korean Hostages (updated) - 7 remaining South Koreans freed - Canada criticizes S. Korea over hostage talks

On Islamist Websites: How to Join Al-Qaeda, Form a Jihad Cell, and Select a Western Target - MEMRI translation

Kenya Muslims say U.S. backed torture and detention

(Iraq) Little progress seen on Iraq goals - U.S. Government Accountability Office report says at least 13 of 18 benchmarks unfulfilled - Pentagon disputes parts of Iraq report (updated)

(Iraq) U.S. Denies Al Qaeda Claim That It Executed U.S. Embassy Worker in Baghdad (updated)

(U.S.) Air their 9/11 struggle, kin of jet victims implore judge - Relatives of 9/11 United Flight 93 victims want cockpit recording aired in civil cuit

(Iraq) Desperados: Al Qaeda is having a bad reaction in Diyala province - Report from embedded reporter - Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt by former adviser to Gen. Petraeus

(U.S.) Plan for Terror Screening of Aid Groups Cut Drastically -- Pilot program with West Bank & Gaza recipients - see Matthew Levitt's Aug. 24 post

Iraq says 72 gunmen arrested after Kerbala chaos

(Iraq) Multi-National Force captures Al-Qaeda leader in northern Baghdad -- during Tikrit operations - linked to AQ in Samarra

(Iraq) US Military Says 2 Terrorists Killed, 36 Detained in Iraq Raids

(Iraq) US cautiously welcomes Sadr's militia freeze in Iraq

(Iraq) U.S. soldier killed in roadside bomb attack in eastern Iraq

Iraq says Iran continues shelling despite protest

(Iraq) British withdrawal could lead to a bloodbath, Iraq minister warns

The Iran Dossier: Iran's proxy war against the U.S. in Iraq - 32-page Acrobat file on Iranian support for Iraqi terrorists

(Afghanistan) Wanted Taliban leader killed in raid: Afghan ministry -- Mullah Brother

(Afghanistan) U.S. Military Commander: Force not enough to beat Taliban - Maj. Gen. Robert Cone

(Afghanistan) British soldier, Afghan interpreter die in explosion in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) 6 killed in blast near Pakistan border - suicide bomber in Khost bazaar killing 2 Afghan soldiers and 4 civilians - on Wednesday

(Pakistan) Three soldiers injured in Miranshah explosion -- militants also fired rockets on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) fort in Miranshah

(Pakistan) Anti-Terrorism Court Hearing in Lal Masjid cases deferred

Pakistan: Christian group asks govt. for protection -- attack on Quetta church

(Pakistan) Mixed Reports on Musharraf - Bhutto Deal: AP, AKI, London Times

(India) Bomb found in train in Jalpaiguri district -- and -- Bomb recovered from Farukhabad railway station in IP

(India) 185 railway stations susceptible to terror strikes: minister

(India) Bomb haul in Topsia factory

(India) Hyderabad blasts: Second suspect identified -- and -- Two who planted bombs in Hyderabad identified

India needs more police: minister

(India) Mosque attack suspects freed under pressure, says Advani

(India) Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Bodies of 5 cops recovered -- and -- Maoists kill 12 policemen in Chhattisgarh

(Turkey) Reports: Troops kill 8 rebels in Turkey -- and -- Turkish Army kills PKK rebels

Lebanese army stages air raids on militant hideouts in Nahr El-Bared camp

(Lebanon) U.S. pledges to support Lebanon army

(Lebanon) Hezbollah denounces watchdog's report

(Lebanon) No proof Israeli soldiers in Lebanon kidnapped by Hezbollah are alive: U.N.

Iran: New UN sanctions would end Teheran's nuclear cooperation

(Israel) IDF troops foil suicide attack near Gaza border -- 15-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber

(Israel) IDF arrests 12 terror suspects overnight in the West Bank

Israeli law professors submit brief to U.S. Supreme Court on enemy combatant trials (my title)

Hamas Blocking Exports from Gaza

(U.S.) FBI Probes String of Bomb Extortion Threats Against Stores Across Country

(UK) Scotland: Terror accused 'had videos urging jihad on laptop computer' - Mohammed Atif Siddique trial

(UK) New anti-terror chief is building elite team

(Ireland) Man to leave Belfast home after petrol bomb attack

French authorities arrest Tunisian on suspected links to terror group

France-Libya deal includes military hardware

Egypt: Four members of Muslim Brotherhood charged with belonging to Al-Qaeda-linked group (my title)

(North Africa) Islamists could kidnap Europeans in Africa - report -- by Spain's secret service

(Algeria) Former AIS commander calls for al-Qaeda surrender in Algeria

(Sudan) U.N. official warns of militarized Darfur camps

(Thailand) Insurgents shoot man, his daughter -- in Pattani province

(Thailand) Thai PM says peace talks fruitless in Muslim south

(Philippines) 4 communist rebels captured in Quezon

(Philippines) Military goes on red alert in Mindanao after Sison arrest

Sri Lanka says fighting kills 11 rebels in north

(North Korea) US to deal with Japan's worries before removing NKorea from terror list

(North Korea) U.S. reaffirms N.K. terrorism list removal depends on denuclearization

(North Korea) U.S. hints at flexibility on N.Korea terror listing

Iran nuclear: UN says plutonium questions 'resolved'

(Turkey) Reports: Troops kill 8 Kurdish rebels in Turkey's southeast

(Russia) Gunmen kill 2 border troops in Russia's Ingushetia region

Germany mulls 'Trojan' IT viruses as anti-terror measure

(Iraq) Al-Qaida leader killed in 'suicide vest'

Members of Congress in Letter to DOJ: Don't Co-Sponsor Radical Conference - Steven Emerson's blog post, with copy of letter - see his Aug. 28 CTB post

Israel considering construction of fence along Egyptian border

(Lebanon) Hezbollah to file lawsuits against Israel for damage caused in war

(Afghanistan) Hostage deal fuels Taliban legitimacy

Three Palestinian children killed in IDF strike in Gaza

Somalia: Eight People Killed in Cycle of Explosions in Capital and 8 months on, Somalia's government cannot tame Mogadishu

Arrests of Chechen residents connected with guerrillas continue

(India) 12 policemen feared killed in Chhattisgarh Naxal attack - see Animesh Roul's Aug. 29 post

Hamas's Military Capabilities after the Gaza Takeover - "Hamas has significantly enhanced its military capabilities"

(Iraq) Six killed in attack on Iraqi police checkpoint - in Mosul -- and -- Iraqi soldiers killed in Kirkuk, policeman injured in Mosul

(Iraq) Car bomb explodes near Karkh court in Baghdad

(Iraq) Cleric Al-Sadr freezes activities of his Mahdi militia -- and -- Sadr set to 'rebuild' Mehdi Army

(Iraq) U.S. troops release detained Iranians-- detained due to unauthorized weapons found in cars -- Iran says U.S. accusations on Iraq "not true"

Iraqi forces free 11 hostages, detain 29 suspected terrorists in Baghdad

(Iraq) American soldier perishes in northern Iraq - in Kirkuk combat

(Iraq) UK Foreign Secretary Miliband: 'We'll leave Basra when it suits UK'

(Afghanistan) Taliban release 12 South Koreans freed in Afghanistan

(Pakistan) Islamabad suicide attacks' mastermind arrested

(Pakistan) Death threats against Peshawar Christians - Islamist threats of suicide bomber attacks (my title)

(Pakistan) ISI still supports al Qaeda and Taliban, says former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto

(India) Sketch of Hyderabad blasts suspect released -- and -- Hyderabad police creating sketch of suspected bomb planter -- see SKETCH

(India) Harkat-ul-Jehad Al-Islami (HuJI) second unit behind Hyderabad blasts?

(India) Pakistanis, Bangladeshis quizzed; special anti-terror force on card

(India) The dossier of a terror mastermind -- Shahid, alias Bilal alias Abdul Rehman

(India) 'Intelligence warning on terror plot failed to spark police action'

India needs terror super-cop, say experts -- Andhra for special force to deal with terror -- and -- (India) The other Hyderabad attack: 2 bombs, 3 probes, both hands tied

(Indian Kashmir) Hizb-ul-Mujahideen abducts teacher, bomb blast at Laxmi Narayan temple (my title)

Thailand: Separatists target civilians in attacks, rights group -- Terrorists killing, mutilating civilians to establish Islamic state in southern Thailand

(Thailand) 4 insurgent suspects arrested in South -- in Narathiwat province

(Thailand) Insurgent raids close 7 Pattani schools -- and -- New security measures for South schools

(Philippines) Police warns of terror bombings in Metro Manila

(Philippines) 6 pals of arrested bomb courier sought

(Philippines) Army generals say force not enough vs terror, rebellion

(Somalia) Three killed in Mogadishu violence

(Yemen) U.S. Embassy in Yemen Warns Staff of Al-Qaeda Threat

(Algeria) Fifteen terrorists killed by Algerian military in July - PM

(Algeria) Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Issues Fifth Installment of the "Series of the Swords' Shadows", Featuring Attack on Municipal Guards in Tipasa

Nigeria: Bomb Scare - Nasarawa Gov Escapes Death

Sudan rejects Darfur fighting accusations -- and -- Darfur: Sudan not cooperating on arrests of war crime suspects, prosecutor says

Kenya: Court Calls Anti-Terror Police Boss

(Iran) Bush warns of "holocaust" if Iran gets nukes

Lebanese Army still pounding Fatah Al-Islam

(Lebanon) US forces' top commander in Mideast meets Lebanese officials

Lebanese minister slams Hezbollah telephone network -- and -- Lebanon Worried over Hizbullah Private Phone Network

(Lebanon) Rights group says Hezbollah trying to silence it

(Gaza) Rebel Terrorists Attack Hamas In Gaza

(Hamas) Report: EU officials holding talks with Hamas

(Hamas) Deposed Hamas launches official government Web site

Egypt Claims Hamas Is Stopping Hamas Smuggling

(Israel) Bethlehem 'Nativity terrorists' allowed to return -- Jihadists took over Church of the Nativity, accused of Christian persecution

(Israel) Kassam lands in western Negev; none wounded, no damage

(Denmark) Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir incites war on West

(UK) Scotland: Terrorist files could be lost - from computer -- Mohammed Atif Siddique trial -- Terror trial evidence 'may have been risked by officer' -- and -- Jurors view bin Laden images from terror accused's laptop

(UK) Lawyer's 'bribe' in terror trial -- Muslim lawyer Mudassar Arani in Abu Hamza trial faces police probe claims she tried to bribe July 21 bomb plot terror suspect

(UK) London editor prays for nuclear attack on Israel -- Abd Al-Bari Atwan regular commentator on BBC and Sky News

Spain: ETA May Have Base In Portugal

(Spain) British Wife claims terror suspect husband Mohammed Fahsi was tortured

(Sri Lanka) Four killed in Sri Lanka fighting

U.S. Delays Terror Screening for Aid Groups - see Matthew Levitt's August 24 post

Jordanian Islamists report abduction, beating of leading member - Muslim Brotherhood & Islamic Action Front accuse other gang

(Iraq) Shiite gunmen clash at Karbala festival (updated) -- 51 dead, 240+ wounded in clashes between security forces and Mahdi Army militia

(Afghanistan) Over 100 Taliban killed in southern Afghan battle -- and -- 6 Westerners killed in Afghan fighting

Chávez receives signal from FARC, says Colombian press

(Lebanon) Army Choppers Pound Fatah al-Islam

N. Ireland: Outlawed Protestant group blamed for vigilante attack

(U.S.) Head of the National Counterterrorism Center: "We Are Going to Get Hit Again"

(Iraq) Coalition Forces Kill 33 Sunni Terrorists Holding Back Iraqi Shiite Town of Khalis Water

(Iraq) Bush to say Iraq is front line against Iran, Al-Qaeda

(Iraq/Iran) Iran prepared to fill Iraq power vacuum

(Afghanistan) Suicide blast kills 3 NATO soldiers in Afghan east -- in a district of Paktia province

(Afghanistan) Taliban agree to release all South Korean hostages -- sources say deal requires South Korean military to leave Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) UK's 5000 troops can't stop a record Afghanistan opium crop -- in Helmand Province

(Pakistan) Dr Mohammad Rasool arrested for suspected links with Al-Qaeda movement -- recovered 6 suicide jackets and explosive materials from his house -- and -- (Pakistan) Doctor, Qaeda bomber's wife held

Pakistan: Militants free troops -- 18 troops that had been kidnapped -- and -- (Pakistan) Militants release four kidnapped Pakistani officials

(India) Terrorism: Sleeper cells 'exist in Indian city Hyderabad'

(India) Police arrest Saturday blasts suspect Md Abdullah (in Assam) -- primary suspect for mastermind is Shahid alias Bilal with Bangladesh-based Harkatul Jihad Islami (HUJI)

(India) 3 held for supply of bomb material -- suspected used in Hyderbad bombing

India loses maximum lives to terror except Iraq -- and -- India easy prey for bombers -- 3,674 people killed between January 2004 and March 2007

Indian police say Hyderabad bombs gift-wrapped

(India) 'Extremists have entered IT firms' -- police: at least a dozen trained operatives of extremist groups have infiltrated into the rank-and-file of some top IT companies

(India) Pakistan denies hand in Hyderabad blasts

(Indian Kasmir) Indian troops kill seven in Kashmir clash -- and -- Four infiltrators from Pakistan killed by Indian Army in Kashmir

(Indian Kasmir) 800 terrorists waiting to intrude from Pakistan: official

(India Assam) Indian Minister escapes unhurt as guerrillas attack his residence

Somali Islamic leader vows to fight to death

(Somalia) Six civilians killed in Mogadishu fighting

Moroccan lslamists to gain despite Qaeda fears

(Yemen) Interior Ministry warns banks of Al Qaeda attacks

(Sudan) MEMRI: Life in Darfur Revealed

(Philippines) Two terrorists killed, scores wounded in latest Basilan offensive

(Philippines) International peace monitors expand coverage in southern Philippines

(Thailand) Eight die in fresh South violence