(Pakistan) Multiple conflicts bleed Pakistan army -- "high" casualty rate as well as "unprecedented" levels of desertions, suicides and discharge applications
(U.S.) Al Qaeda expected to target economy -- shifting toward "small and medium-sized operations in the hopes of draining U.S. resources and economy"
(Gaza) Blast in Gaza damages salon, no injuries -- bomb near entrance - ongoing Islamist intimidation against salons, Internet cafes, cigarette shops
(Netherlands) Five freed on jihad charges -- female defendant sentenced to one month in jail for spreading provocative texts
Iraqi Terror Trial Exposes Belgium’s Muslim Dilemma - 6 accused of recruiting Europe's first female suicide bomber
Spanish police detain seven ETA supporters - Accused of making explosives to attack police officers, buildings, railways, buses
(Gaza) Palestinian tunnelers were Army of Islam - police -- planned to enter Israel to carry out suicide attacks
Syria accused of plot to kill Lebanon PM - Saad Hariri claims Syria behind plot to kill him and prime minister
(Yemen) U.S. officials visit Cole bomber - U.S. Embassy officials in Yemen visited Jamal Badawi in prison cell
(Afghanistan) Taliban overrun Afghani district - 20 Taliban killed and wounded - Gulistan district of Farah province
(Afghanistan) Coalition soldier, Afghan spy chief killed -- 6 killed -- 2 soldier in Kandahar, security chief and two others in Langhman province
(Pakistan) Suicide blast kills seven near Musharraf's HQ -- in Rawalpindi -- half a mile from where Musharraf holding security talks
(Pakistan) Islamabad put on high alert -- reports that suicide bombers entered city
Pakistan's problem child recites the Koran -- influence of madrassas grown 20 times since 1971
(Iran) US: Iran seeks nuclear weapons -- tells IAEA's Mohamed ElBaradei to stay out of diplomacy
(Israel) Palestinian Islamic Jihad enabler sent to 7 years in prison -- Husam Hafez Suaftma convicted of purchasing fertilizer for his brother to create explosives
NBC: Was Bin Laden's last video faked? -- debate over September 7 video doctoring
Spain: Islamic terrorist cell members sentenced - 2 of 6 convicted of inciting Jihad and giving financial support to Islamists
Dubai at center of US efforts to pressure Iran - see CT Blog posts on Oct. 25 about Iran sanctions
(Bangladesh) Huji emerged with open declaration - Brief history of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (Huji)
(Afghanistan) Key tribal leader on verge of deserting Taliban - Mullah Abdul Salaam a former Taliban corps commander and governor of Herat province
Syria: A New Intelligence Failure? - See Jonathan Winer's Oct.28 post and Olivier Guitta's Dec. 28 post on Syria's hidden nuclear program
2.000 Turkish Soldiers are in Iraq - Report: Soldiers are 8-20 km inside northern Iraq
(Afghanistan) Five dead in Afghanistan suicide blast - on a police vehicle in Lashkargah, capital of Helmand province
Somalia's prime minister resigns -- amid accusations he failed to quell the country's Islamist insurgency
(UK) Saudi king chides UK on terrorism -- says UK could have prevented July 2005 bombings
Israel Restricts Gaza Crossing as Firing Persists - Fuel supplies reduced, one crossing closed due to continued rocket fire
(U.S.) Holy Land trial revealed a covert Islamist agenda (commentary) - Douglas Farah quoted about "decades of deceit" by MB groups in US
Yemen says bomber of U.S. destroyer Cole still detained - Says Jamal Badawi still "detained," might be under house arrest
(Afghanistan) US says 80 Taliban killed in battle - see James Gordon Meek's Oct. 27 post - fifth major fight in that area since Sept. 1 - also suicide bomber killed 5
(Israel) War against Egypt in the winter Israel is furious that Egypt allowed about 80 Hamas explosive experts - allegedly trained in Iran - to enter the Gaza Strip
