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September 2007 Archives

Syrian court jails three for belonging to extremist Islamic groups - Muslim Brotherhood & Al Qaida members sentenced

Israel freeing 87 jailed Palestinians to aid Abbas

(Iraq) US says Iranian-made missiles found in Iraq

Terror finance trail vanishes in Saudi Arabia

(Afghanistan) Six Afghan police killed in Kandahar and Three civilians, two police killed in Afghanistan -- 7 Taliban killed, 3 arrested

(Afghanistan) Taliban spurns Karzai's offer to meet Omar -- update

(Pakistan) Waziristan breeding ground of suicide bombers: UN report -- 80 % of suicide bombers in Afghanistan from Waziristan

(Pakistan) 'Terrorists may attack twin cities' - Islamabad & Rawalpindi during the coming few days

(UK) US airbase bomb plotter on run in UK -- German officials disclosed

(UK) Islamists 'urge young Muslims to use violence' -- Hizb ut-Tahrir urged Muslim students at British schools to fight in Iraq

(U.S.) Isolating the menace in a sterile "supermax" - Top-security prison now home to terrorists

US trains Gulf air forces for war with Iran

Algerian military kills 10 suspected terrorists

Egypt allows Hamas members to cross into Gaza

(Sri Lanka) Six rebels killed in Sri Lanka: army

(India) Top cops to meet to tackle financial terror - Hawala transfers, fake currency, foreign aid the key elements in financing terrorism

(UK) US airbase bomb plotter on run in UK

Iraq: Sectarian violence kills 18 - Mosul carbomb, drive-by shooting kills Sunni sheik, US military hands over 9 bodies in Samarra -- and -- Mosul Car bomb kills police in northern Iraq

(Iraq) Extremist brigade commander detained by Iraqi, U.S. Special Forces -- in New Baghdad

(Iraq) US-led forces kill top al-Qaida leader - Abu Usama al-Tunisi "the emir of foreign terrorists," led kidnapping & killings of U.S. soldiers

(Afghanistan) Kabul bus bomber kills 30 troops -- Taliban claims responsibility

(Afghanistan) Taliban constitution made public -- "Constitution of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" -- and -- Taliban unveils hardline Afghan constitution

(Pakistan) Nine wounded, 12 arrested in militant attack on Waziristan checkposts -- in Mir Ali, Khajori and Jabler areas

(Pakistan) US drone 'shot down' in N Waziristan

(Pakistan) Terrorist alert triggers security sweep in hotels -- Raja Bazaar

(Pakistan) Woman beheaded in Mohmand Agency -- letter claims murder for "moral" reasons

(India) India warned of suspicious transactions and Woman jailed for terrorist links - 5 years for funding conduit

(U.S.) Jury set in Miami terror trial -- plot to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices

(U.S.) The Element of Surprise - L.A. Int'l Airport using random placement of security checkpoints

(U.S.) Terrorists still slowing mail on Capitol Hill -- requires bio-chem testing

Iran urges world powers to wait for IAEA report

(Syria) Radical Syrian cleric 'shot dead' -- update on Friday story -- recruited foreign militants to Iraq -- Sheikh Mahmoud Abu al-Qaqaa aka Mahmoud Qul Aghassi -- see also -- Fatah al-Islam's God Father Assassinated in Syria

(Canada) Millions in terrorist assets flowing free

(UK) Islamic group accused of al-Qaida link wants to open second school - Tablighi Jamaat to open madrassa for 500 boys

(UK) London Internet whiz was vital militant link: FBI - "Irhabi 007" ("Terrorist 007" or Younes Tsouli) the vital link in 3 plots - see CT Blog posts on Tsouli and FBI Director's speech

(Sri Lanka) Warplanes hit Tiger territory

(Iraq) Exclusive: First Images of Controversial Blackwater Incident - ABC News with photos of Sept. 16 incident - see State Dept. report

(Japan) Keep North on terror list, Komura urges Rice - Japan wants past abductions of Japanese resolved

Tensions rise in northern Somalia

US Military in Iraq Reports Success Against Terrorists - U.S. military says core leadership of al-Qaida in Iraq crippled

(U.S.) $24 million to nonprofits at terror risk - DHS considers them at high risk of attack

Key nations agree to delay Iran action - U.S., 5 others delay new U.N. resolution until November

Russian Neo-Nazis follow tactics of Al-Qaeda

(Pakistan) Blast hits Pakistan convoy; 1 dead, 19 wounded -- bombed when passing through Tank

Report: Pakistan, Russia 'vulnerable to nuclear theft' -- nuclear insiders sympathetic to jihadi causes -- NTI report links

(Afghanistan) Red Cross staff seized, Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan - update -- 18 Talban killed overnight near Pakistan border -- and -- New efforts to free Red Cross workers in Afghanistan

Turkish forces kill four Kurdish rebels

US details wiretap delays in Iraq kidnap case

(U.S.) Alabama city reopens fallout shelters - Huntsville wary of nuclear terrorism

(Iran) Official: Iran Ordered Terrorist Bombing in the Americas - former Argentine intelligence official

Iran denies building new nuclear site

(Iran) US to Iran: Case not closed on nukes

(Iran) Influential promoter of Islamic revolution - Hossein Shariatmadari

Gaza toll rises to 13 after militant dies

Report: Hamas' new peace gesture - offered to hand over the control of border crossings in Gaza to Egyptian security forces

(Syria) Report: Defecting Iranian official gave info before alleged Syrian foray -- attack by Israeli jets on alleged nuclear site

Saudi asks Israel to halt work on security barrier

(Somalia) Two Somalis killed in Mogadishu violence

(Sudan) Attacks on aid groups rising in Darfur

(UK) Letter Bomber Jailed For Five Years

(Spain) Secret Bush-Aznar Memo Sparks Controversy

(Thailand) Bomb wounds pregnant teacher, 6 others -- in Pattani province

(Thailand) Insurgents murder three soldiers -- in Pattani -- Army spokesman: "the insurgents can still get away with these attacks because they are supported by the people in the area"

Sri Lanka sinks three boats, kills a dozen rebels

(Japan) Security tightened on Tokyo subway after threat of terrorist attack -- extortionist calls with threat that "a terrorist group including Pakistanis was hiding in central Tokyo and planned to conduct suicide attacks on the subways"

Russian Neo-Nazis follow tactics of Al-Qaeda

N.Y. governor, mayor feud over driver's licenses for aliens - see Michael Cutler's Sept. 25 post

Report: Security on U.S.-Canada border fails terror test - Terrorists can smuggle radioactive material from Canada to U.S. - Read report

(U.S.) In a 9/11 Survival Tale, the Pieces Just Don’t Fit - Tania Head's story not verifiable

(Australia & Afghanistan) Diggers in marathon Taliban battle - 4-hour attack by 50 taliban

(U.S.) 'Classified' Iraq Corruption Report Posted Online - "Iraq is not capable of even rudimentary enforcement of anti-corruption laws"

(Sri Lanka) 24 Tigers killed in intense fighting

(J&K) Army rescues six LeT recruits

(Iraq) Sunnis may stop work with U.S. in Diyala

Roots of Iraq weapon probes date to 2004

Algeria: 8 killed in clashes

Four Red Cross staff kidnapped in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Tougher Taliban in western Uruzgan

(Afghanistan) Reuters: U.S. troops open fire on Afghan civilians: witness -- after failed suicide car bomb attack

(Al Qaeda) NBC Report: Bin Laden may have just escaped U.S. forces -- August mission in Tora Bora almost snared 'high value target'

(Pakistan) Mullah's men release 2 kidnapped police

(Pakistan) Tight security for Pakistan presidential nominations - Islamabad under lockdown

(India) Two held with crude bombs -- outside the Andheri railway station -- ingredients similar to 2006 Malegaon blasts

(U.S.) Judge rules part of Patriot Act unconstitutional -- and -- Washington Post: Patriot Act Provisions Voided

(Iran) US Senate brands Iran Guard "terrorist organization"-- after similar bill passes House

(Iran) New talks on possible sanctions on Iran

Iran's Media edit out Ahmedinijad's criticism -- see also Walid Phares September 27 posting

Bolton: 'Israel struck nuclear or missile site'

(Canada/Spain) Canadian 'R&R' for an ETA cell

(Italy) Expelled Ex-Imam's Website Mentions Imminent Terror Attacks in Italy - Paper -- related AKI Sept 26 news story on imam Qader Fadlalla Mamour

German police prevent bomb attack on small town apple fair -- potential Nazi link

(UK) Teenager had bomb-making manual - Abdul Patel teenage son of a veteran of the Afghan jihad -- update on Wednesday story

(UK) Mistakes made over 7/7 reaction -- minister

(UK) Man arrested over school nail bomb

(Philippines) MILF aided Abu Sayyaf: military

Sri Lanka says kills 11 rebels in latest battles

(Germany) Iraqi jailed for aiding militants - Burhan Baraznjy raised money for Ansar al-Islam

(U.S.) Lawyer Sentenced for Terror Support to Teach at N.Y. University Conference - Lynne Stewart, convicted for material support, to speak at ethics conference

Philippine army suspects rebels broke ceasefire - Two soldiers, at least 10 rebels killed - Moro ILF suspected

Iraq leader says flow of arms must stop - Al-Maliki: Weapons, suicide bombers, terrorism funding would result in "disastrous consequences"

(Afghanistan) Over 165 insurgents killed in Afghanistan -- battles in Musa Qala in northern Helmand province and in Uruzgan province

(Iraq) Series of bombs kill 15 in north Iraq -- in Mosul, Shirquat

(Iraq) 5 killed as bomber smashes car into Iraq sheikh's house - in Sinjar

(Indian Kashmir) Four militants, soldier killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Doda districts - including two top commanders of the Hizbul Mujahideen

(Indian Kashmir) Two Lashkar guerrillas gunned down in Kashmir - Yamrach village

(Indian Kashmir) Infiltrator killed while crossing LoC - foiled an infiltration bid by terrorists in Machi sector

(India) Six live bombs found in Mumbai

(U.S.) Dispute Stymies Guantanamo Terror Trials

(U.S.) Canadian Khadr's lawyers plan to block trial - appeal U.S. military court's ruling

(U.S.) Anti-al Qaeda base envisioned

(Iran) Ahmadinejad flays US, West in UN attack -- and -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: 'Nuclear Issue of Iran Is Now Closed' -- Tehran will disregard U.N. Security Council resolutions