Iraqi forces detain militants -- affiliated with Ansar al-Sunna militants in Kirkuk
Women's Forums on Islamist Websites - Tools For Preparing Women to Carry Out Jihad and Suicide Operations
(Pakistan) U.S. missile strike in Pakistan hit al Qaeda nest -- killed up to 13 in North Waziristan - targeted second or third tier al Qaeda leaders
(U.S.) Department of Homeland Security's funds bring Islamist sympathizers to Tufts-- Tufts student complains of MPAC's Edina Lekovic, former managing editor for UCLA's radical Islamic newspaper Al-Talib -- see Steven Emerson May 30, 2007 CTB posting -- and related video
(U.S.) Official: U.S. enemies 'eating our lunch' online - State Dept nominee James Glassman testifies Al Qaeda winning allies on Internet - says U.S. must overturn misconceptions
Philippine troops kill Muslim militant -- Abu Sayyaf commander Wahab Upao allegedly gunned down a Roman Catholic priest in a raid on a school
(Pakistan) Terror Leader Killed in Missile Strike? - Attack Aimed at Particular AQ Leader - Pak intelligence says was "high-value" al Qaeda target
(U.S.) Plea for new sentence in NY terror case - prosecutors say Lynne Stewart received "slap on the wrist"
(UK) 9/11 accused loses final bid for freedom -- Farid Hilali being held while awaiting extradition to Spain
(UK) Control order on British Muslim to be lifted -- Cerie Bullivant, British convert to Islam whom MI5 believes is security risk
Pakistan: Top al-Qaeda suspect nabbed in south - Qasim Tori belongs to Jundullah, formed in South Waziristan and now under Baitullah Mehsud
(Pakistan) Death sought for al-Qaeda suspects -- masterminded suicide bombing at Karachi US consulate
India hopes to unravel rebel group network - Arrest of suspected leader could help unravel Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami network
(Iraq) Triple explosion in Baghdad injures 18 people - IED near police patrol, other bombs in Karradah district and in central Baghdad
(Pakistan) Missile kills 12 militants in Pakistan -- in Khushali Torikhel, a village in North Waziristan -- also hundreds of students protested Pakistan's support for the U.S.-led war on terror
"UNHRC endorsed Arab charter with anti-Semitic provisions" -- U.N. Human Rights Commissioner welcomed ratification of Arab Charter of Human Rights - equating Zionism with racism
(UK) Plotters wanted to kill British soldier 'like a pig' - UK Jihadist ringleader Parviz Khan and three others admitted to plot to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier
Turkey Warned Over Iranian Banks - Top U.S. Treasury official wants Turkey to scrutinize 3 Turkish branches of Iran's Bank Mellat
(U.S. & Columbia) Rebel gets 60 years for hostage-taking - Ricardo Palmera, aka Simon Trinidad, held 3 U.S. contractors hostage - pledged allegiance to FARC
More Dangerous Than Osama - Baitullah Mehsud interviewed by al Jazeera
(Philippines) Mayor admits payoff to terror group - Paid to Al-Khobar, Moro gunmen involved in extortion
(Kashmir) Harkat Jihad Islami pays tributes to Hijazi - Chief Cmndr Basheer Ahmad Mir, aka Showkat-ul-Islam, aka Saba Hijazi killed by troops
(Iraq Commentaries) The Final Mission, Part I - Michael Totten on progress of Iraqi forces - Iraq's No. 1 problem - Bing West & Max Boot on lack of political progress
(Iraq) Bomb explosion kills two people in Baghdad -- MNF detain 18 Al-Qaeda suspects during raids in Tikrit, Mosul, and Baaquba
Iraqi forces mass outside Mosul -- Soldiers to attack al-Qaida haven; 2 U.S. troops killed
(Pakistan) Report: Taliban wield the ax ahead of new battle -- report claims Taliban leader Mullah Omar has sacked Baitullah Mehsud, and seeks refocus on Afghanistan, not Pakistan
(Pakistan) Terrorist held -- involvement in several attacks on railway tracks and cases of murder, murder attempt and terrorism in Balochistan and Sindh
(Pakistan) 'Musharraf faces new militant challenge' - Analysts say president must choose between fighting terrorists or letting them gain ground
(Gaza) Jordanians rally in support of Hamas in Gaza - Muslim Brotherhood flags waved as chants to "bring the suicide bombers to Tel Aviv"
(Iraq) Gadhafi son linked to terror - Iraq official blames son for deadly Mosul bombing by AQ in Iraq
Pakistan troops battle border militants - Militants captured tunnel on road Peshawar tribal belt near Darra Adam Kheil
Palestinian militant group founder dies - George Habash founded radical Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine
46 killed in Sri Lanka - At least 43 militants, 2 civilians and 1 solider in gunbattles
(U.S.) Top agents in secret trip to Pakistan - Top U.S. intel officials sought permission from Musharraf for more U.S. involvement
N. Pakistan attacked with rockets, hit by suicide blast -- rockets fired into Peshawar, suicide bomber kills two in Der
(Pakistan) Two killed in Bajaur Agency -- remote controlled bomb and drive-by shooting
(U.S.) Court denies Fla. ex-professor's appeal -- appeals court rules Sami Al-Arian not immune from subpoena forcing him to testify in an unrelated probe of Muslim charities
Spain doubts alleged terror cell's plan -- Interior Minister questions counterterrorism judge - saying did not find enough explosives "to infer an attack was imminent."
Europe Terror Plots Trace Back To Pakistan -- Investigators Discover Suspected Terrorists In 5 Countries Have Links To Pakistani Tribal Area
(U.S.) Questions for the Pentagon: Who is Hesham Islam? - Steven Emerson quoted on Pentagon aide involved in Coughlin firing
The Al Qadi Affair - Forbes Magazine uncovers transactions possibly in violation of U.N. freeze on Yasin Al Qadi - see CT Blog posts on him
(U.S.) Recouping From Terrorists - New bill allows U.S. victims an easier path to restitution
(Lebanon) Beirut bomb kills anti-terror officer - Capt. Wissam Eid, top Hariri investigator - Explosion rocks Beirut, 5 dead -- and -- Was Al-Qaeda Behind Beirut Bombing? (Saudi extremist now Lebanon AQ "emir")
(Iraq) At least four killed, two wounded in Iraqi violence -- 4 Al-Qaeda killed in Samraa, bomb injures 2 police in Baghdad
(Afghanistan) Coalition soldier dies in Afghanistan -- clashed with insurgents in Nari district of Kunar province
Pakistan troops comb Bhutto suspect's stronghold -- mountain stronghold of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud -- 200 militants and 30 soldiers reported killed
(U.S.) CENTCOM and Islam -- CAIR meeting canceled -- Washington Times report
German Court Convicts Terror Suspect -- Redouane El Habhab, German of Moroccan heritage, convicted of helping Al-Qaeda in Iraq - sentenced 6 years in prison
(UK) 'Al-Qaeda threatens suicide attacks on Brown, Blair' -- report of threat to UK prime minister in an Al Qaeda-affiliated online forum by Umar Rabie Al-Khalaila
(Iraq) Suicide bomber kills Mosul police chief -- bomber in police uniform tours scene of Wednesday blast killing 20
Pakistani tanks, choppers kill dozens of militants: army -- eight troops and 40 militants dead, 30 militants arrested in South Waziristan tribal district -- also AKI report
(Pakistan) Suicide bomber kills one -- Khyber Agency's Jamrud tehsil on Wednesday
(U.S.) Appeals court orders new prison sentence for man's role in "Virginia jihad network" -- tossed out 15 year sentence for Ali Asad Chandia's support of Lashkar-e-Taiba - new hearing to determine application of "terrorism enhancement" provisions
(Gaza) UN rights council condemns Israel's actions in Gaza, W. Bank -- European countries abstain from vote since resolution doesn't address rockets
(Spain) Raids foiled Barcelona bomb plot, says judge -- Islamists planning a suicide bomb attack on the city's public transport system
(Thailand) Two arrested for killing teacher in Pattani -- Insurgents kill teacher in Pattani - also three other killings in Yala and Pattani on Wednesday -- and -- Pattani killers 'had Krue Se connection' -- Krue Se mosque used by insurgents four years ago
Al-Arabiya TV Report on Egyptian Businessman Financing Jihad - MEMRI transcript - Egyptian Businessman Followed Al-Qaradhawi Fatwa, Sponsored Algerians to Fight in Iraq
US: NKorea stays on terror list - Too early to remove North Korea from U.S. terrorism blacklist
Exclusive: Hamas 'spent months cutting through Gaza wall in secret operation' - London Times: Hamas sliced heavy metal wall with torches before 17 explosions brought it down
(Iraq) Gunmen kill dean of Baghdad dental school -- gunmen have regularly targeted Iraq's academic community
(Pakistan) Plan for Qazi courts -- Pakistan frontier govt draft regulation for a switchover to system of Sharia-based courts in Swat, Dir and Chitral districts
(Iran) 'Israel will have to stop Iran' -- former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton
(Canada) Charkaoui told CSIS about jihad recruiting -- alleged al-Qaeda sleeper agent Adil Charkaoui to Canada's CSIS how members of Montreal's Arab community were recruiting people for jihad before 9/11
(Spain) Barcelona terror suspects in court -- source tells CNN that suspects planned al Qaeda-style suicide attacks, two released due to lack of evidence
(Spain) Community leaders call for release of terror suspects -- Islamic and Pakistani community leaders in Catalonia have called for the release of 14 South Asians arrested over the weekend
Report: "North Korea seems to meet US criteria on terror listing" -- comments by U.S. State Department's counterterrorism chief Dell Dailey -- says North Korea appears to have met the legal criteria to be removed from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list
(Iraq) After Al Qaeda - Residents of small towns in Iraq's bread basket cautiously venturing back into streets & normal life
Al Qaeda Isolated, Key US Official Says -- U.S. State Department's counterterrorism chief Dell Dailey
(Australia) No bar to cash for terrorists - Hamas & Hezbollah masking terror donations as charity
(Commentaries) The development of a jihadist's mind (Tawfik Hamid) and The making of a suicide bomber, Parts One and Two
Palestinian group sounds like Al Qaeda but forgoes violence - Hizb ut-Tahrir moves to fill void left by Hamas in the West Bank
(U.S.) Accused Al Qaeda Operative Jose Padilla Gets 17 Years -- sentence of 17 years, 4 months on conviction of conspiracy and material support charges with two others
(U.S.) Retrial begins in Sear Tower terror case -- jury selection begins in "Liberty City Seven" retrial
(U.S.) More intel needed on Pakistan terrorists -- U.S. State Department's counterterrorism chief Dell Dailey
(Afghanistan) Six Taliban killed in clash with Afghan police -- in Kandahar province, other Taliban captured in Kandahar province
Pakistan: Pro-Taliban chief warns govt. against entering his area of tribal region -- Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, says repercussions if military attacks in South Waziristan continue
(U.S.) New York: Cops: Pipe-bomb suspect admits to anti-Semitic scrawls -- believed that Ivaylo Ivanov spray-painted swastikas or hate messages at two synagogues and other locations - including "Kill Jews" message -- previous report
(U.S.) Building Bridges, Aiding Jihad -- further analysis of Mark Deli Siljander case and challenge in working with international charities - by Robert Spencer
(UK) Warning Over Rise In Female Terrorists -- Growing numbers of young Muslim women are turning to violent extremism -- and -- Extremists turn attention to Muslim women
Poll: Muslims, West see divisions deepening -- report on poll states Saudis, Iranians and Pakistanis see no Islam-West conflict -- WEF press release -- poll findings(Acrobat PDF)
The Fallacy of Grievance-based Terrorism - Commentary by special ops officer for commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, & commander, U.S. 6th Fleet
(Iraq) The Surge is Working and The Surge is Failing (my titles) - Commentaries on each side of debate on Iraq
Iraqi tribal chief: Teen bomber had help -- clansmen rounded up Monday in Anbar province
(Afghanistan) Terrorism the key challenge, Afghan leader tells parliament -- Karzai seeks to have terrorism fought at "original sources" - does not define what they are
(U.S.) Care International Case: Judge F. Dennis Saylor - "Terror tag isn't right" -- Judge not persuaded of Justice Dept. term -- warned jurors not a terrorism case, but rather a tax fraud and false statement case -- conviction January 11
(U.S.) Muslim groups sue counter-terror activist -- Claim they were threatened by his protest tying organization to Hamas -- Americans Against Hate sought to demonstrate against the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) -- related article
Al-Qaeda's "black widow": France to be punished -- Fatiha Mejjati, widow of Karim Mejjati - he had been suspected in Madrid bombings
Spain wants to question terror suspects -- asks Spanish National Court for more time to question 14 Islamists arrested Saturday (12 Pakistanis and two Indian nationals) -- and -- Indians arrested in Spain had LeT links: Report
(UK) BBC Newsnight report "Cyberterrorist" on Younis Tsouli -- Evan Kohlmann: "Over the space of only two years, he become the undisputed king of internet terrorism"
(UK) Terror trial jury retires -- trial of five men accused of "actively assisting" the failed July 21 bombers
(Egypt) Bin Laden's son to father: Change your ways -- Omar bin Laden says he doesn't believe his dad is a terrorist
(Iraq) The Great Moqtada Makeover - U.S. hopes to turn Sadr's supporters as they have former Sunni insurgents
Violence fear over Islam film - Counter-terrorism alert over movie that will denounce Koran
(Iraq) Security forces raid mosque -- "Soldiers of Heaven" stronghold (my title)
Iraq's 'Awakening' pacts prove complicated -- Agreements with U.S. deliver everything from militia paychecks to seeds
Pakistani police say avert bomb, cyanide disaster -- in Karachi - seize suicide bomb jackets, grenades, and cyanide to be used in poison drinks - to kill Shiites
(West Bank) Pardoned Fatah terrorists planning suicide attacks -- Gunmen granted amnesty by Israeli leader plotting wave of violence
Armed Man Arrested Near US Capitol - Carried shotgun, ammo - truck had shotguns, ammo, multiple sealed containers & wires
(UK) Terror charge dropped against men -- conspiring to possess money for terrorism -- Imad Shoubaki still faces charge of possessing terrorist documents
(UK) Doctors in court over car bomb plot - Over failed car bomb attacks on London & Glasgow
Secret Al Qaeda Terrorist Gets Life for Plotting to Blow Up U.S. Embassies (updated) -- Canadian Mohammed Mansour Jabarah plotted bomb attacks on American embassies 5 years ago -- Feds: Al Qaeda Figure Plotted Killings in Captivity -- Al Qaeda Operative Wanted to Kill FBI Agents He Cooperated With -- and -- Canadian faces life for Al Qaeda bomb plot
(Pakistan) 9 police dismissed in Rashid Rauf case - were arrested when suspected transatlantic jet attack plotter Rauf escaped from their custody -- related PTI news story
Al Qaeda Claims Its Space On The Web -- New Report Says Terrorists Are Increasingly Using The Web For Recruitment And Training
(Gaza) Militant killed in latest Israeli strike on Gaza -- killed a member of Hamas in the town of Jabaliya on Friday
(Iraq) Suicide bomber targets Iraqi Shiites -- killing at least 11 at a mosque in violent Diyala province
Pakistan: Al-Qaeda leaders call for new Jihad against armed forces -- Takfiri militants Qadri Tahir Yaldeshiv and Abdul Khaliq Haqqani
(Iraq) Three US soldiers killed north of Baghdad - on Wednesday - during a military operation in Salahuddin
(Iraq) U.S. boosts its use of airstrikes in Iraq -- Fivefold increase targeting al-Qaeda safe houses supports troop increase
(Bahrain) Jubilation over terror verdict -- court gives just 6 month sentence for supporting terrorism in Afghanistan
(U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Case: CAIR backs off support for terror suspects -- originally charged 'racial profiling' in case of 2 students arrested in S.C.
(Syria) Report: 'Syrian spy' busted before nuke attack -- Israel arrested Syrian militant accused of plotting against Israel prior to Israel's air raid of suspected site
Serbia: Wahhabi terror suspect displays religious fervor in court -- told police: "You are my enemy and I don’t recognize this state and law, but only Allah the supreme."
Good News for Alleged Al Qaeda Financier - European court opinion could lead to unfreezing of Yasin al Qadi's assets -- Victor Comras & Jonathan Winer quoted - see Jonathan's Jan. 16 post
(U.S.) Feds Charge Islamic Charity With Terrorist Financing -- Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) alleged sent $130,000 to Al Qaeda / Taliban supporter -- and -- Ex-Congressman, U.N. Delegate Indicted as Part of Terrorist Fundraising Ring -- Mark Deli Siljander charged with money laundering, conspiracy and obstructing justice -- DOJ Press Release -- Indictment (PDF)
(Iraq) Female suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq -- near a popular market and Shiite mosque in Diyala province
(Iraq) 13 killed, 18 injured in bomb attacks around Iraq -- bomb planted near bus station in Baghda, two bombs in Zafaranyah, US soldier killed in Anbar, and Diyala suicide bomber
(Pakistan) Militants capture Pakistani fort, 47 dead -- Sara Rogha area in South Waziristan -- 7 soldiers killed, 40 terrorists killed, 20 soldiers missing -- terrorists claim fort is in their control
Pakistan says foreign intervention an 'enemy act' -- foreign ministry warn of any unauthorized military strike by international forces against Al-Qaida in Pakistan
(U.S.) New charges added in Fort Dix plot case -- additional charges include attempted murder
(U.S.) Atlanta: Terror suspect thought it'd be "thrilling" to spy - for Islamists -- Syed Haris Ahmed -- sought to support "brothers" overseas whose goal was to fight Muslim oppressors everywhere -- conspired with others in Chicago
(U.S.) Padilla acted with terrorist aim, U.S. judge says -- judge rules Padilla fits criteria for "terrorism enhancement" sentencing guidelines -- and -- Judge: Terror suspects will get 30 to life
(U.S.) DHS Secretary Chertoff says Europe poses terrorism threat -- BBC Interview: "One of the things we have become concerned about lately is the possibility of Europe becoming a platform for a threat against the United States"
(Hezbollah) Thaicom switches off 'Terror TV' -- Thaicom announced on Wednesday it had ended satellite broadcasts by the Hezbollah propaganda TV channel al-Manar
Lebanon warrants issued against al-Qaida -- accusing 10 jailed Al-Qaeda of planning terror attacks and naming another 10 suspected Al-Qaeda members at large
Iran hopes for solution in nuke dispute -- despite reports of U.N. Security Council plans to discuss further sanctions
West Bank: Jihadi leader killed in Israeli raid -- Walid Obeidi, leader of the military wing of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad
(UK) Islamist threat against UK PM Gordon Brown investigated -- fears that a posting on Alekhlaas web site declaring "the creation of the al-Qaeda organization in Britain" may be genuine
EU court adviser recommends unfreezing assets of Saudi with suspected al-Qaida links -- Yasin al-Qadi, head of Saudi-based Muwafaq Foundation, is trying to appeal the freezing of his assets
(Thailand) Police detain three suspected bombers -- in a recent roadside bombing in Narathiwat province
Philippines: Female "sexy bombers" may be new terror weapon, say police -- women suicide bombers being trained by latest weapon from the Islamic terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah
(Afghanistan) Four arrested after Kabul hotel attack kills seven -- Monday attack on Serena Hotel by Taliban gunmen and suicide bomber
Afghan hotel attacker wore cop uniform -- Afghan intelligence says plot masterminded by Mullah Abdullah, ally of Siraj Haqqani in Pakistan -- and -- 'Mastermind' behind Kabul hotel attack named by Afghan officials
(Afghanistan) Taliban warns of more restaurant attacks after Serena Hotel bombing -- Zabiullah Mujahid: "We have jihadists in Kabul right now and soon we will carry out more attacks against military personnel and foreigners." -- and -- Afghan hotel raid targeted Western civilians
(U.S.) Atlanta: Terror suspects filmed DC landmarks, FBI agent says -- two Americans who traveled to Toronto and met with some of the 17 people arrested in the 2006 Canadian terror sweep also shot videos of Washington landmarks that were found on a British terror suspect's computer
(U.S.) Miami: Padilla could get 'terrorism enhancement' label -- addresses purpose, not capability to carry out terrorist attack
(Spain) Police reveal material showing ETA links to Basque radical parties - A raid yields material showing that ANV and EHAK depend on Batasuna both economically and politically
(Thailand) Bomb targets shoppers -- near Yala's popular morning market on Tuesday morning, injuring 37 civilians, six critically
(U.S.) The coddled "terrorists" of South Florida - Are anti-Castro Cubans linked to bombings & assassinations living free?
Pakistan's Terror Inc. -- by Arnaud de Borchgrave -- Britons and Europeans getting training in Pakistan
(U.S.) Atlanta: Terrorism suspect says tape coerced -- Syed Haris Ahmed trial - charged with plotting Jihad attacks on Washington DC and on Dobbins Air Reserve Base
(U.S.) Islamic Law Expert Fired for Being a 'Christian Zealot'? FOX News Transcript of January 11 interview with Steven Emerson regarding Stephen Coughlin -- see also Jeffrey Imm's January 12 posting
(Gaza) Palestinians: IAF kills three in Gaza -- Army says target of air strike near Haniyeh's home was car carrying Aksa operative, PRC man -- related report
(Sudan) Eye-witness to US shooting comes forward in Sudan -- Ansar al-Tawhid in Sudan claimed responsibility for killing US official and driver
(Spain) Terror arrests deal blow to "parallel ETA" organization -- Dismantling of Elurra cell reveals new approach based on autonomous groups
(India) Police station attacked by militants -- Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East district
U.S. Intelligence Chief Says He Considers Waterboarding Torture: Mike McConnell, United States Director of National Intelligence
(UK) Al-Qaeda Plot to Kill UK Queen Foiled -- plot was to take place in Uganda - planned to pose as TV crews
(UK) Al-Qaeda's white army of terror -- hundreds of British non-Muslims have been recruited by al-Qaeda to wage war against the West -- and MI5 believes 1,500 white Britons are believed to have converted to Islam for the purpose of attacking West
(U.S.) The $250 Million East Bathtub at Ground Zero - NY Times pictorial tour of rebuilding at WTC site
(Iran) New stage in Iranian nuke saga? Iran says IAEA, rather than UN Security Council, should deal with its nuclear program.
(Iraq) Gunmen kill 6 in attacks on Iraq houses -- suspected Al Qaeda targeted Sunni 'Awakening' volunteers - in Iraq's northern province of Salahudin
(Afghanistan) The mysterious Afghan warlord trusted to spread peace in a divided province -- motives not known for "ex-Taliban" appointed to govern key district in Helmand province
(U.S.) Boston: 3 convicted in Islamic charity trial - Leaders of Care International Inc. convicted in Boston -- see January 11 Evan Kohlmann post and Andrew Cochran post and Bill West post
Report: 'Syria rebuilding site bombed by IAF' -- related NYT article -- foreign reports claimed the site was a military installation containing nuclear material and technology supplied to Syria by North Korea
(Nigeria) Dozens killed in Nigeria tanker blast -- at least 30 killed when fuel tanker exploded in Nigeria's Port Harcourt
(Germany) Spiegel: Germany opens inquiry into terror attack claim -- terrorists plotted to set off a truckload of explosives in Germany
Mauritanians arrested in tourist deaths -- officials said they are believed to belong to an Algerian-based terror cell affiliated with al-Qaida
Pakistan defeats militant attack in tribal region: army -- attempted attack by 250-300 on Ladha Fort and Ladha Check Post
(Pakistan) 'I challenge anybody coming into our mountains': Musharraf -- U.S. troops would be regarded as invaders if they crossed into Pakistan to hunt Al Qaeda militants -- also AP report
(Lebanon) Al-Qaeda figure arrested in Lebanon after German attack threats -- Mohammed Ndoub, a Syrian national, suspected in involvement in attempted 2006 train bombings in Germany
Belgian court jails Iraq suicide bomb recruiters -- convicted five Islamist militants recruiting suicide bombers, including female convert Muriel Degauque who blew herself up in Iraq -- see also Paul Cruickshank's January 10 posting
Philippines: Largest Muslim rebel group 'on a war footing' -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has announced it is ready for war'
(Iraq) General: Anbar ready for handover - Will be returned to Iraqi control in March
(U.S.) FBI wiretaps dropped due to unpaid bills - At least one FISA wiretap ended "due to untimely payment"
(Afghanistan) US to send 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan -- to bolster efforts to hold off another expected Taliban offensive in the spring
(Pakistan) 26 killed in suicide attack on Pakistan police (22 police, 4 civilians) -- 60 wounded, suicide bomber at police barrier in front of Lahore High Court -- ahead of planned anti-govt protest -- see Animesh Roul January 10 posting
(Pakistan) BBC Urdu: I am alive: Maulvi Fazlullah -- denied reports that security forces had killed him
(U.S.) Roles argued in Jose Padilla case - sentencing hearing for Jose Padilla and two other men -- and -- Leniency sought for 3 in Padilla terrorism case -- claim minor role
(Hezbollah) Millions able to receive Hizbullah TV -- due to Thailand satellite company -- airing in Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and most of Europe
Lebanese authorities detain militant chief -- Fatah Al-Islam's Nabil Raheem detained in Tripoli
Indonesia: Ask Allah forgiveness, firebrand cleric tells ex-president Suharto -- Abu Bakar Bashir, alleged spiritual leader of the terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah
(Thailand) 2 soldiers injured in school bomb attack -- in Narathiwat's Rangae district - school closed indefinitely due to fear for teachers' safety
(Iraq) Car bombs explode outside Christian buildings -- Outside Kirkuk churches - wave of attacks on Christian targets
Afghanistan: A First Step Toward 'Turning' Moderate Taliban? - Ex-Taliban's role as district chief of Musa Qala a "localized" deal
(Spain) 2 confess to bomb attack linked to ETA, Spanish official says (updated) -- 2 ETA members carried out December 30 Madrid airport bombing
