US report says al-Qaida gaining strength -- In annual State Department report - download in Word or in HTML - Iran remains most active state sponsor of terrorism: US and Taliban regaining hold on Afghanistan, report says

(Iraq) Six Iraqi soldiers killed or wounded in separate incidents in Mosul, Kirkuk

(Iraq) US official: Iraqis to urge Iran to stop backing militias

(U.S.) Third trial date set for alleged Sears Tower terror plot -- January 6, 2009

Egyptian police uncover 200 kilograms TNT explosives cache in central Sinai

Iran not afraid of nuclear sanctions: Khamenei

(Sri Lanka) 53 LTTE cadres killed in clashes; Army captures key rebel base in N Sri Lanka - update

(U.S.) Jailed former professor ends hunger strike - Sami al-Arian refused to testify before grand jury - see Steven Emerson's April 18 post

(U.S.) Gitmo Judge Allows Detainee to Contact Suspected Al Qaeda Chiefs for Help With Trial

(Iraq) American soldiers killed in separate incidents in Baghdad

Iraq's PM: Militants killed Interior Ministry spokesman's nephew, hung body from electric pole

(Iraq) At least 925 people killed in Iraq's Sadr City clashes -- since last month -- and -- Sadrists, Iraqi officials may meet

(Afghanistan) Taliban militants kill themselves in Afghan siege -- five Taliban Jihadists in Kabul -- and -- 7 killed in Kabul gunbattle - linked to attack on Karzai

Pakistan’s Planned Accord With Militants Alarms U.S.

(U.S.) Hamdan statements at Gitmo hearing

US fighting war against 'thugs and jihadists': Bush -- references "ideological struggle"-- transcript -- see also Jeffrey Imm April 24 posting on NCTC guidelines to end use of term "jihadist"

(U.S.) 'Why We Left Islam' editors blast CAIR -- Group cultivates moderate image by hiding extremist ties

(U.S.) Air marshals grounded in no-fly list mix-ups

(U.S.) Seattle Trial: Court dissects searches found on Naveed Haq's laptop -- Islamic "sermon" on Jewish people

(UK) Prime Minister Won't Compromise on U.K. 42-Day Detention Plan

(India) One killed in suspected Naxalite attack in Orissa

(India) Manipur militants held in Mysore

(Iran) Gates says 2nd carrier in Gulf is 'reminder' to Iran and "Hostile" Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan

(Syria) 'We won't cut ties with Hizbullah, Iran'

Palestinian factions in Gaza agree in principle to cease-fire -- Hamas claims 200,000 suicide bombers who want to attack Israel

Hamas Leader Khaled Mash'al: Our Proposal for Tahdiah ('Calm') is Tactical: MEMRI

Hamas are Iran's proxy warriors: Rice

(Israel) Quds missiles hit Sderot, Palestinian Jihad claims responsibility

(Israel) Missiles hit Israeli Negev region -- Israeli spokesman -- and -- 2nd near-miss as Kassam falls by school -- 13 rockets hit western Negev since early morning

Israel Public Security Minister: Egypt giving Hamas legitimacy

Qatar 'is safe from terrorism' -- see also -- previous report: "Qatar buys off Al-Qaeda attacks with oil millions"

(Yemen) Two bombs behind blast near Italian Embassy in Sanaa -- officials -- and -- New rounds attack in Sana'a after al-Qaeda call for sea control -- see also -- AKI report

(Mauritania) 2 charged in Mauritania attacks -- organized and led attack by Al-Qaeda linked cell on Israel embassy, and killing French tourists -- and -- Mauritania captures five al Qaeda suspects in sweep

(Somalia) Ethiopian troops kill 13 civilians after patrol attacked in Somalia, witnesses say

(Russia) Reports: jury convicts 4 for Moscow market bombing that killed 14 -- two years ago -- background on 2006 Moscow market bombing

Turkish army says 'many' Kurdish rebels killed in Iraq raids

(Spain) Al Qaeda leader financed terror from jail -- Imad Eddin Barakat

(Spain/France) Zapatero, Sarkozy strengthen security ties against ETA terrorism

(Thailand) 3 policemen killed, 3 others injured in Pattani bomb attack

Thailand's The Nation editorial praises US govt guidelines to end use of term "jihad" stating: "Walking a dog across the street to ensure it doesn't get hit by a fast-moving car is a jihad, one Islamic cleric told The Nation"

Philippine troops capture bomb-making militant camp: army -- and -- Philippine army says seizes Islamic militant base - 200 Abu Sayyaf and 12 Indonesian jihadists from Jemaah Islamiah (JI)

Philippines hopes Malaysia will keep mediating with Muslim separatist rebels

Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiyah does not exist, says vice-president -- as rationale why govt won't ban Jemaah Islamiyah -- ignoring court ban -- that Indonesian President called "irrelevant"

(Australia) Melbourne 12 trial: Video of test explosion in terror case

(Australia) Muslim leader warns of need to act -- in radicalization of Muslim students by groups such as Tablighi Jamaat and Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sri Lanka: military says it has entered a key rebel base

(Sri Lanka) New bout of Sri Lanka jungle fighting kills 34 Tamil rebels, 1 soldier

(Nepal) Hindu council threatens armed stir against Maoists in Nepal

(Colombia) FARC Accused of Kidnapping American -- Colombian Rebels Move Into Panama; Grab U.S. Businessman

Colombian paramilitary leader killed -- Miguel Angel Mejia Munera

(Pakistan) Militants kill 5 security personnel in Pakistan - Kohat district of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)

(Pakistan) Would-be suicide bomber arrested in Dera Ismail Khan

(Pakistan) 3 govt officials kidnapped in Mohmand -- Taliban claimed responsibility for previous kidnappings there

Pakistani government gambles on peace talks with militants

(Pakistan) NWFP Chief Minister asks Govt to initiate dialogue with FATA militants

(U.S.) Toledo: Defense attorney calls relationship between key witness and terrorism suspect a "lie"

Guantanamo, Pakistan detainees plan to sue Britain -- eight former inmates of Guantanamo Bay

Canada asked to press for release of Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr

(UK) Airline Terror Trial: State of al-Qaeda's core leadership questioned by terror trial observers

(UK) Bristol teenager Andrew Ibrahim charged under Terrorism Act

(UK) Osama Bin Laden's son Omar Ossama is banned from Britain

German Islamist Appears in New Jihad Video -- "Eric B." - authorities believe Afghan attack imminent - DPA report - notes "Eric B." is aka Abdulgaffar al-Almani

(Algeria) Al-Qaeda launches propaganda war to hide its heavy loss

Syria nuclear disclosure a warning to North Korea, Iran: Bush

Colombia’s guerrilla commander killed - Antonio Lopera Usuga, #2 in FARC’s 35th Front, killed in gunfight - see CT Blog panel on FARC

(U.S.) Mukasey targets global crime kingpins using counter-terror measures - U.S. Attorney General using US intel agencies, revived Organized Crime Council - see Douglas Farah's April 29 post

(UK) Trio arrested on terror offences released

U.S. forces say kill 34 militants in Baghdad (updated) - Clashes in Sadr City included street battle that raged for 4 hours

(Iraq) Female suicide bomber attacks Iraqi officials -- in Sadiyah municipality in Diyala -- also 4 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad

(Iraq) Iran, Syria of trying to destabilize Iraq:US

Afghan suicide blast kills 15 civilians -- Taliban suicide bomber in Khogyani in province of Nangarhar -- and -- Taliban behind deadly suicide attack, says NATO

(Afghanistan) US Marines move into Taliban-held area of Afghanistan -- Garmser

Afghan intel: President Karzai was warned of assassination plot

(Afghanistan) Al Qaeda offensive feared in rash of Afghan attacks and We're Not Losing Afghanistan

Pakistan: Al-Qaeda's HQ in tribal areas, says Europol

(Pakistan) US wooing FATA residents to back war on terror

(Pakistan) Mohmand Taliban give govt three days to remove checkposts

(Pakistan) Britain hopes talks with Taliban will produce results

(Pakistan) Blast cuts Quetta train link with rest of country

(Pakistan) Anti-terror cooperation with US to continue, Senate told

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Bin Laden's driver wants own words banned in trial -- Salim Ahmed Hamdan

(U.S.) Ex-Gitmo prosecutor alleges politics -- Salim Ahmed Hamdan's lawyers seek to use Air Force Col. Morris Davis testimony for dismissal of charges

(U.S.) Air travelers mistaken for suspected terrorists get a break

(U.S.) Congress: Cigarette Smugglers Funnel Money to Terror Groups, Report Finds -- Acrobat PDF of House Homeland Security Committee report

(India) Naxal violence in three Jharkhand districts

Iran: EU may boycott top bank, says report -- Bank Melli

(Syria) CIA: Syrian nuke reactor capacity was 1-2 weapons/year -- Agency chief claims disputed nuclear facility was nearing completion

Syrian Minister Riyad Na'san Al-Agh: "I Am Optimistic that Israel Will Come to an End within 10 Years" -- MEMRI

(Lebanon) UNIFIL denies failing to report illegal Hizbullah activity

(Hamas) White House: no plans to revoke Carter passport after meeting with Hamas terror group (my title)

(West Bank) Prison break shocks U.S. security coordinators -- American-trained guards possibly infiltrated by Hamas terrorist group

Palestinian Authority sentences 'collaborator' to death

Palestinian militants discuss Israel truce in Cairo

(Israel) 'Terror groups plan massive Independence Day attack'

Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for two of Kassams fired Tuesday

(Israel) 4 Kassam rockets land in western Negev

Israel pullout risks Iran foothold on Golan: minister

Egypt discovers 5 underground tunnels at Gaza border

Egyptian Islamists join call for general strike

(Somalia) Explosion, gunfire kill 6 in Somalia, witnesses say

Somalia: Tensions High in Somaliland Capital Following Violent Riots

(Somalia) Pirates received ransom payment in plastic bags

Tunisia warned about al Qaeda's 'spectacular' hits

(Algeria) Al-Qaida wooing Berber minority in Algeria

Algeria and the rise of Islamist extremism

Nigeria: Shell production hit by militants -- claims production dropped by more than 500,000 barrels a day due to attacks

(Turkey) 3 dead, 2 injured in new Turkish-Kurd clashes

Kosovo: Two face charges for intimidating war crimes witness -- trial of commander of Kosovo Liberation Army

(Belgium) Verviers: Hamas headquarters -- Source: HLN (Dutch) -- and -- NEFA Foundation report: The Muslim Brotherhood in Belgium

Spanish Terrorism Boosts Security Sector

(Canada) Feds stage managed terror arrest in Sudan, says suspect's lawyer

(Thailand) Anniversary brings fear of violence in the South

(Sri Lanka) U.K. Holds 3 Men Over Funding of Tamil Tiger Group in Sri Lanka

(North Korea) US, SKorean envoys meet over NKorea's nuclear issue

(Colombia) France restarts bid to free Colombia FARC hostages

(Pakistan) Court grants bail to Maulana Abdul Aziz in four cases -- former Khateeb of Lal Masjid - on murder of Rangers official and kidnapping cases

(Iraq) The Role of the 'Sons of Iraq' in Improving Security

Sweden keeps Somali terror suspects in custody

(Australia) Jihad body linked to top university

U.S. reveals way to get off terror list

Is an Iranian general the most powerful man in Iraq? - Profile of Brig. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, who runs Iranian IRGC's Quds Force

US radio websites in Eastern Europe hit by cyberattack: bosses

An Anatomy of Surrender - Islamists seek to undermine the West's basic liberties & extend sharia, with disturbing success

(Iraq) U.S. in big battles with Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad (updated) - 45 Shiites killed, "truce" in tatters - 4 US soldiers killed; militants shell Green Zone

(Iraq) Mass graves containing over 100 decomposed corpses uncovered by Iraqi forces

(Iraq) Is Al-Qaeda Back in Baghdad?

Iraqi police say gunmen kill local commander of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric

(Afghanistan) US military: 14 insurgents killed in clashes in eastern Afghanistan -- in Korangal Valley of eastern Kunar province

(Afghanistan) Taliban score propaganda coup with parade attack -- Authorities probe attack on Afghanistan's president -- Hundreds held -- and -- Taliban breach major security

(Afghanistan) Taliban militants attack Australian patrol with automatic rifles and rocket propelled grenades -- kill Australian in Uruzgan on Sunday

Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud pulls out of peace talks -- after government refused to withdraw army from tribal lands on the Afghan border

(Pakistan) Militants behead 'spy' in Pakistani tribal area: police -- in Dabar village in tribal zone of South Waziristan

(Pakistan) Militants blow up gas pipeline in Balochistan

(Pakistan Occupied Kashmir) Blasts at Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ammo depot nail Pakistan lies

U.S. hones intelligence skills

(U.S.) To stave off terror, feds issue safety strategy for boaters

U.S., Allies See Progress in Selling Al-Qaeda As an Enemy to the Muslim World

(U.S.) Lawyers for terror suspects wary of eavesdropping -- Thomas Nelson and Steven Waxman, Oregon lawyers for terror suspects

(India J&K) Two militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir

(India) Talk to Naxalites, says govt panel

Iran discusses 'serious' nuclear ideas with Russia

(Iran) Top UN nuclear official in Iran for more talks

(Lebanon) Israeli officials say UN forces in Lebanon not reporting Hezbollah actions

(Gaza) 7 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Gaza -- and -- IDF source: Palestinian children were not killed by soldiers -- killed by Gaza gunmens' ammunition explosions

(Somalia) 11 Somalis sentenced to life for piracy

Somalia: Islamist Militias Capture Two Towns -- in Middle Shabelle and Bay regions

Somalia: 13 Killed in Capital After Insurgents Attack Military Post - update

(Somalia) BBC: "Meeting Somalia's Islamist insurgents" -- al-Shabab says common goal with Al-Qaeda: "[o]ur common objective is to have Sharia law as the law of our country. Al-Qaeda wants that and we want that."

Spain charges al-Qaida cell leader with financing terrorism from jail -- Syrian-born Imad Yarkas

(Spain) Pakistan govt making efforts for release of 9 Pakistanis arrested in Spain: FO

Norway: Terror plot to behead Israel ambassador to Norway, Miryam Shomrat (my title)-- Norwegian-Pakistani suspect claims it was "just frustration" -- Source: Dagbladet (Norwegian)

(Canada) Sudanese Canadian Abousfian Abdelrazik alleged to be terrorist by CSIS (my title)

(Thailand) Two Muslims killed in Thai south -- by suspected separatists

(Philippines) Libyan leader son's organization says it is behind the release of Filippino Muslim leader

(Philippines) Informant vs Abu Sayyaf suspect gets P500,000 reward -- Alpaker Said aka Abu Jandal

Indonesian court jails two militants for 8 years -- Jemaah Islamiah (JI)'s Arif Syaifudin and Aris Widodo

Sri Lanka eyeing energy boost from Iran: officials

(Sri Lanka) Big bomb defused at Sri Lanka bus station: police -- in Galgamuwa

North Koreans may have died in Israel raid in Syria -- and -- 'IAF strike in Syria killed 10 Koreans'

China, North Korea pledge to promote 6-nation nuclear disarmament talks

(Venezuela) I've lost contact with Colombian rebels: Chavez

Germany and US to Share Intimate Data on Terror Suspects

Pakistan military lifts roadblocks in militants' stronghold - After peace deal with Baitullah Mehsud

Officials: Suspected Rebels Blow Up Gas Pipeline In Pakistan

24 Taliban rebels surrender in Afghanistan

(Iraq) Clashes in Baghdad militia bastion kill 10 -- suicide bomber attack near Baghdad's Al-Shaab stadium, bomb in Mansur district, shooting in Tuz Khurmatu

(Iraq) Britons kidnapped in Iraq are 'held by Iran'

Afghan president safe after fleeing gunfire at Kabul event -- assassination attempt by Taliban: 1 killed, 9 injured - AFP report also states three Taliban killed

Afghanistan: Taliban Evolves Into Network Of Groups and US Marines deploying in Afghanistan for first time in years

(Pakistan) Al Qaeda sanctuaries in Pakistan are real threat: Karzai and Al Qaeda-linked foreigners are in tribal areas: Musharraf

(Pakistan) Taliban group chooses new name -- Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), splinter group of Tehreek-e-Taliban of Pakistan (TTP), name to Jaish-e-Islami (JI), "the army of Islam," to implement Sharia

(Pakistan) Western allies must give Pakistan peace a chance: analysts

(India) Ex-PM Hasina was main target of grenade attack: arrested Harkat ul Jihad Islami (HuJI) member

(U.S.) Seattle Trial: Google searches suggest Haq was hunting for targets

(U.S.) CIA given leeway on barred interrogation methods

UK is Europe's top terror center, arrests show -- more Jihadist terrorists detained in UK in 2007 than in all of Europe

(UK) PM Gordon Brown set for U-turn on terror detention - for 42 days

(UK) Al Qaeda wouldn't hesitate to blow away a city: That's why we need 42-day detention, says ex MI6 boss

(Ireland) Interpol issues 'red notice' on Irish al-Qaeda fundraiser -- Ibrahim Buisir

Iran says US attack unlikely due to Iraq, Afghanistan problems

(Lebanon) French Socialist official says he was detained by Hezbollah for over 4 hours

(Gaza) Hamas leader nabbed in raid - Talat Hassan Marouf

(Israel) Two Kassam rockets land in open space in Negev

Algerian army kills 14 Qaeda fighters-papers

(Somalia) Mogadishu fighting kills 10, Islamists take town -- of Jowhar

Somali official: ransom was paid for the release of a Spanish trawler from pirates

(Nigeria) Attackers storm police station in southern Nigeria; 5 officers killed

Report: 2 Turkish soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish rebels - on Sunday

Thai troops put on alert to forestall possible Islamist insurgent attacks

(Philippines) Report: 25 foreign terror suspects still operate in Philippines

Sri Lankan rebels launch airstrike on military defense line in war-torn north -- early Sunday

(Colombia) Official: Laptop reveals FARC ties to Ecuador - See Jonathan Winer's April 23 post

(Pakistan) ‘US to pursue Osama in Pakistan if it has evidence’

(Gaza) Hamas ready for cease-fire with Israel but as a 'tactic' in the Palestinian resistance. Also (Gaza) Israel: Gaza cease-fire only if small factions join

(Philippines) Communist rebels kill four soldiers in Philippines

(Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka arrests 9 over bus bomb blamed on Tigers

(Colombia) Colombia says FARC rebels fire mortars from Ecuador

(Lebanon) Hizbollah builds up covert army for a new assault against Israel

(Afghanistan) Leave Taliban alone, Afghan president tells West

(Iraq) Update: Seven killed in Iraq bomb attacks

(Iraq) Turkish army confirms air operation vs PKK in N.Iraq

(Sri Lanka) Tamil Tigers bomb military in north

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda commander killed - police -- Mohammed Jahim al-Harbuni

(Iraq) Four Al Qaeda militants killed in Iraq -- in Samarra in Salahudin province

(Iraq) Policeman killed in Mosul, two others kidnapped in Sumer district

Iraqi children recruited for suicide attacks: UN

(Iraq) Shiite extremists keep up attacks but relative lull in place in Sadr City

(Iraq) Iranian arms aid 'visible' in Basra

(Afghanistan) Police: Roadside bombs kill 4 Afghan police -- by Taliban - in Waghaz district of Ghazni province

(Afghanistan) Census official, police among 24 killed in Afghan unrest - 4 Taliban killed in Laghman, 15 Taliban killed Friday in Paktia

Afghan leader criticizes US over war -- President Karzai wants US forces to stop arresting suspected Taliban members and their sympathizers -- NYT interview with Karzai "Afghan Leader Criticizes U.S. on Conduct of War"

(Pakistan) Explosion in Pakistani military intelligence agency office, three wounded -- in Dera Bugti town

(Pakistan) Banned jihadi outfits re-emerging in Karachi -- Harkatul Mujahideen, Hizbul Mujahideen and Al-Badar have established new offices

(Pakistan) Gunmen kill three workers in Hub

(U.S.) Top terror suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed meets lawyer at Gitmo -- Lawyer fears 9/11 mastermind trial will be 'insanity'

(U.S.) Liberty City 6: Three more Sears Tower terror suspects get bail - Stanley Phanor, Rotschild Augustine and Burson Augustin

(U.S.) Virginia: Maryland man gets same prison term for supporting terror group - for role in 'jihad network' -- new appeals sentencing of 15 years for Ali Asad Chandia

(U.S.) New Jersey: Muslim cleric fighting deportation linked to terror group -- Imam Mohammad Qatanani admitted to being member of Hamas

(UK) Terror suspect who won court battle is named as a 'top al-Qaeda agent' -- can only identify as "G" - a 'key player' accused of radicalizing British Muslims is living openly in the UK -- and -- Who is "G", al Qaeda's Man in London? Mohammed Al Ghabra

(UK) Terror accused Omar Zaheer walk free from court -- charged with fund raising for terrorism alongside Abu Izzadeen

UK police say 3 terror suspects have been arrested in East London -- and -- More time to quiz terror suspects - East London raid

(India) Five killed in police-Naxal encounter in Jharkhand

(India) Maoists strike terror in Chhattisgarh

(India) 25 ULFA militants surrender in Assam

(India) States to have separate jails for terror convicts

(Iran) US: We have the power to strike Iran -- Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff stresses he has reserve capabilities for any needed military action

Syrian envoy says CIA fabricated evidence

'Hamas trying to make bomber drones' -- in interrogation of Muslim Brotherhood cell, Egypt reportedly reveals cooperation between the 2 group

(Gaza) Palestinian killed, 10 hurt as IDF troops clash with Gaza gunmen

(Gaza) Thousands attend Hamas protests

Analysis: Gaza is a war zone because Hamas uses every inch of it as a staging ground for indiscriminate terrorism

(Israel) 'Muslims' hack into Bank of Israel site -- "Listen to me Jews...sooner or later you will lose the war," reads message posted on Web page.

Algeria says some ex-rebels may quit amnesty plan

(Somalia) Al-Qaeda pirates target UK ships

(Turkey) Three Turkish soldiers reported killed in clash with Kurdish rebels

(Turkey) Military: Turkish planes, artillery bomb Kurdish rebels -- Friday and Saturday

(Philippines) Former Muslim rebels praise Philippines for allowing ex-leader's bail -- Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)'s Nur Misuari

(Philippines) Communist Rebels abduct two soldiers in southern Philippines: police

Sri Lankan president says rebels attacked passenger bus because of battlefield setbacks

(North Korea) US says it does not trust North Korea

(China) Britain, US, Interpol warn of increased terror risk in China -- and -- State Department Warns of Terrorism Risk at Olympics -- of "extremist groups"

(Colombia) French minister to go to Colombia to lobby for hostage

Dangerous Word Games: US Opts to Soft Pedal Jihad - Written by Steven Emerson on IPT website

Details of the 15-Point Draft Agreement between Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud and the Pakistani Government - MEMRI translation

Many dead in Sri Lanka bus blast. At least 24 people have been killed and about 50 wounded.

Ship contracted by U.S. military fires warning shots at boats in Gulf

Al-Qaeda attacks US, Israel, and Pope in new video -- claims "Christians and Jews are terrorists" -- and -- Islamist video responds to Dutch film and war on terror

(Iraq) Roadside bomb kills US soldier south of Baghdad

(Iraq) Eleven people killed in Baghdad suburban fighting -- between militiamen and Iraqi and allied forces in Al-Sadr City

(Iraq) Sadr calls for halt to Iraq fighting -- and -- Shiite militant leader says threat of all-out war applies only to US-led forces

(Iraq) US finds new Iran-made weapons in Iraq

(Iraq) US Kidnapped contractor's family awaits details of his death

(Afghanistan) US predicts increase in Afghan violence

Afghanistan wary of Pakistan-Taliban 'peace deal'

Pakistan: Deadly bomb blast strikes border town -- car bomb in Mardan district of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) -- and -- Taliban claims responsibility for car bomb in Pakistan -- 5 killed, 30 injured - Taliban says target was policemen

(Pakistan) Attempt to blow up railway track foiled -- near Ahmedwal in Noshki district -- four power pylons blown up

(Pakistan) Govt, Army hail truce offer by Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud -- Peace talks under way in FATA, Balochistan -- and -- Malakand militants seek amnesty from NWFP govt

(India J&K) Four Islamic rebels shot dead in Indian Kashmir -- Pakistan based Hizbul Mujahideen

(U.S.) Toledo trial: Witness faces more quizzing in terror trial

(U.S.) Citing Risks, Study Suggests Ways To Ease National Security Handoff

Do Hamas Columnists Get Paid? Washington Post Won't Say -- by Steven Emerson

(UK) Ministers signal concessions over 42-day detention

(UK) Latest news on Bristol terror suspect Andrew Ibrahim (my title)

(UK) Man in court on terrorism charges - Nathan Worrell -- related report

Iranian hard-liners mark failed 1980 US rescue mission to free American embassy hostages

(Iran) U.N. official to visit Iran again for nuclear talks

(Iran) NATO sees major Iran threat to Gulf states

(Iran) Report: Iran says Russia responsible for Azerbaijan block of equipment for nuclear plant

(Syria) First images released from Syrian plant -- Footage screened during Congress deliberation of air strike; US says it proves N. Korean involvement -- Photos Show Suspected Syrian Nuke Site

(Syria) Intelligence on Syria delayed to avoid fight -- U.S. delayed disclosing its intelligence on Syria's nuclear program to avoid goading it into military retaliation -- Inside the Ring: "Nuclear disclosure" -- and -- related London Times report

Syria denies US allegations of a secret nuclear program with North Korea's help

(Syria) U.N.: IAEA chief hits out at US, Israel over Syrian reactor claims -- claims U.S. withholding intelligence

(Hamas) Report: In talks with Egyptian mediators, Hamas proposes 6-month cease-fire with Israel -- and -- Israeli Gov't says Hamas truce 'not serious'

(Israel) Two Israelis killed by Palestinian terrorists near Tulkarm

(Israel) Missile Attack from Gaza Targets Strategic Facility in Ashkelon

Nigerian militants report another oil pipeline bombing -- fourth in past week -- and -- Nigerian Rebels Call on Carter to Mediate

Algeria: Two alleged al-Qaeda terrorists arrested

Somali leaders send militia after pirates

Somalia: Renewed fighting in Mogadishu sparks fresh exodus

Denmark and Norway targets for al-Qaeda-- Source: Nettavisen (Norwegian)

(Canada) Details of alleged bomb plot revealed -- "the Mississauga group" planned to bomb government targets including the Toronto Regional Office of CSIS, the Toronto Stock Exchange, and an unspecified military base

(Canada) Montreal: Terror suspect obtained visa - an accused terrorist from UK with ties to Al Qaeda's mass destruction weapons program - was able to secure a visa before being arrested at Pearson airport

(Thailand) 2 soldiers injured in bombing ambush in Narathiwat

Philippine Muslim leader freed on bail after being jailed for leading botched uprising

Indonesian police arrest terror suspect Yasir Abdul Bar -- expected to give clues to whereabouts of Noordin Moh Top

Sri Lankan army says it has taken control of revered Catholic church in war zone

(Sri Lanka) Fighting kills 21 in Sri Lanka north

Sri Lanka lost 185 soldiers in Jaffna battle

Sri Lanka ex-rebel faction releases 28 child soldiers

(North Korea) US envoy Hill says North Korea, Syria not cooperating now

(North Korea) South Korea says NKorea-Syria nuclear ties credible, calls on Pyongyang to complete declaration

(North Korea) Analysis: Lawmakers say North Korea deal must have guarantees -- White House revises N. Korea nuke deal

(China) Interpol chief warns of 'real possibility' of violent acts during Beijing Games -- and -- Chinese authorities stepping up security ahead of Olympics

Colombia refuses to recognize rebels -- after Ecuador's president suggested that his country may recognize FARC as a legitimate fighting force

11 Colombian insurgents surrender

Somalia Takes a Turn for the Worse - see Douglas Farah's and Evan Kohlmann's posts

(U.S.) Homeland Security, FBI must reveal whether detained travelers are on watch list, court order says

US Sells Secret Anti-IED Tech to Iraq

(U.S.) 'Jihadist' booted from government lexicon - Federal agencies telling staff not to describe Islamic extremists as "jihadists" or "mujahedeen"

(Iraq) Mosul blasts leave three Iraqis killed, wounded

(Iraq) US soldier killed in Baghdad

(Iraq) Four Iranian-trained militants killed in Iraq: US

(Iraq) FBI IDs body recovered in Iraq -- of a sixth contractor kidnapped in Iraq

(Al-Qaeda) Report: Gap opens between Al Qaeda and allies - Olivier Guitta and Farhana Ali quoted

(Afghanistan) At least 17 militants killed, wounded in clashes with Afghan army

(Afghanistan) Taliban militants deny kidnapping two foreigners

(Afghanistan) U.S. Embassy in Kabul Not Safe Say Former Managers

(Pakistan) FC troop, 10 militants killed in border clash

(Pakistan) Militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistan tribal area - shopkeeper in North Waziristan - Jihadist note: "Whoever helps American forces will meet the same fate"

(Pakistan) Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud orders ceasefire - in tribal areas and NWFP -- also AFP report

(Pakistan) US concerned about Pakistan-Taliban peace deal -- and -- US says it's not against talks with militants for peace -- Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher

(Al-Qaeda) MEMRI Excerpts: "Open Meeting with Sheikh Ayman Al-Zawahiri – Part II"

(U.S.) Miami terrorism case to get third trial -- and -- Liberty City 6 face third terrorism trial -- unidentified jury foreman in the second trial predicts a third mistrial -- foreman claims jury could not agree that defendants had "will to carry out a terrorism plot"

(U.S.) South Carolina Pipe Bomb Trial: S.C. student accused in bomb plot claims he made pipe bombs

(U.S.) Toledo Trial: Defense questions witness in Toledo terror trial -- Attorney zeroes in on tape recordings

(U.S.) Toledo Trial: Informant says 3 accused in terror plot had little contact

(U.S.) Congresswoman Myrick calls for probe of Muslim chaplains approved by convicted terrorist Abdurahman Alamoudi (my title)

(U.S.) Seattle Trial: Final shooting victim testifies in Federation trial

(U.S.) Virginia Muslim police sergeant gets probation for tipoff on counterterrorism case (my title) -- Weiss Rasool misused NCIC to alert member of his mosque to FBI counterterror investigation -- and -- Fairfax Times report: Rasool faced 1 year of prison

(UK) Airline terror plot: 'Bomber hid jihad books in baby's cot' -- Abdulla Ahmed Al

(UK) July 7 bomb plot trial: Surveillance video of July 7 bomb plotters

(UK) High Court: Freezing assets of terror suspects 'unlawful and unconstitutional' -- and -- Terror suspects win legal challenge over assets: court -- suspected Jihadists under control orders get assets freed

(UK/Pakistan) Extremists target woman with death threats -- Jemima Khan, former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan threatened for supporting Quilliam Foundation

(India) 'Talk to Taliban, get son freed' -- Indian Mohammed Naeem believed kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan -- Taliban deny

(India J&K) Pakistan-Based Militant: Jihad In Kashmir Cannot Be Postponed Even For A Second

Syria's nuke facility was nearly completed when Israel bombed it

'Syria must cut ties with terror'

Lebanon: UN peacekeepers face new criticism from Hezbollah

Hamas to provide Egypt with proposals on truce with Israel Thursday

(Hamas) Carter: Rice isn't telling truth about warnings not to speak with Hamas -- and -- Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki: Carter Achieved Nothing

(Gaza) Israeli air strike kills Palestinian in Gaza

(Gaza) Israel accuses Hamas of fabricating fuel crisis in Gaza Strip

(Somalia) Britain proposes UN peace effort operate within Somalia

Somali pirates find booming business

(Somalia) Ethiopia denies Amnesty mosque killings accusation

Nigeria: Muslim Rioters Attack Christians In Kano: Claim of 'blasphemy' in city market leads to looting, destruction

Libya spurs UN protest with Nazi remark

Turkish army says it strikes PKK group in N. Iraq

Kazakhstan detains Uzbek wanted on terror charges

Bosnia Al-Qaeda Threat 'Averted'

German police raid properties of suspected Islamists

Thailand: Five construction workers killed by militants - in Pattani

Sri Lanka strikes back with air attacks as losses mount -- and -- Sri Lanka counts losses in hundreds after major battle

North Korea reports progress after US nuke talks

(North Korea/Syria) US to detail North Korea-Syria nuclear cooperation -- Congress to get video evidence on Syrian facility -- and -- CIA: Videotape Links N. Koreans to Secret Syrian Nuclear Reactor

N. Koreans Taped At Syrian Reactor - Video of North Koreans inside Syrian plant led to Israeli bombing

(Nepal) Official: Maoists have the most seats in Nepal's new assembly -- and -- US sticks with 'terrorist status' for Nepal's Maoist party

Ecuador offers FARC recognition if rebels drop 'terrorism'

Gen. Petraeus picked to lead Iraq and Afghan wars

Pakistan’s New Government Launches Peace Initiative with Islamist Militants in Swat

(Iraq) Baghdad militia clashes kill 19 -- US military says 15 killed in overnight clashes

(Afghanistan) Suicide bombings, attacks in Afghanistan kill 13, wound 24 -- suicide bombing in Kandahar province's Spin Boldak, suicide bombing in Helmand province -- separate attacks in Kunar and Badghis provinces

(Pakistan) Gunmen shoot dead Pakistani university professor: police -- in Baluchistan

(Pakistan) Militants turn to abduction of key officials to achieve objectives -- Khyber Agency chosen for most kidnappings due to its road link to Afghanistan

Pakistan drafts peace deal with militants: officials -- tells AFP that "[w]ork is in progress swiftly on a new peace agreement with the Taliban Movement of Pakistan"

(Pakistan) 'Govt in touch with banned organizations' -- Sindh Home Minister: all parties would be accommodated as long as they were not involved in 'jihad' -- and -- Peace accord finalized with Mehsuds -- report states Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan views talks as positive

(Pakistan) EU urges against al-Qaeda talks

(Pakistan) TNSM Shura (council) Agreement: Discussions on Enforcement of Sharia in Paksitan Sought (my title)

Pakistan-Based Militant Group Lashkar-e-Islam Vows 'To Spread Islam Across the World' - MEMRI translation

(UK) Airline plot leader 'considered taking own children' -- and -- Plot accused 'wanted baby on jet' -- Abdulla Ahmed Ali sought to take baby on suicide bombing

(UK Airline Plot) Plot accused 'had jihad papers' -- Abdulla Ahmed Ali

UK appeals court rejects challenge by 4 convicted of failed July 21, 2005 suicide bomb attempts -- Muktar Said Ibrahim, Yassin Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Hussain Osman -- July 21 bombers told they must serve 40 years

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Detainees Allege Being Drugged, Questioned -- U.S. Denies Using Injections for Coercion

(India J&K) Top Hizbul Mujahideen militant shot dead in J&K

(Iran) Iraq: Up to 100 al-Qaeda leaders in Iran, says government

Iran, IAEA agree to discuss allegations Tehran tried to make nuclear arms

(Iran) Swiss freeze assets of 12 more Iranian firms

Lebanese minister: Al-Qaida threat to attack UN peacekeepers a "bad omen"

Lebanon: Little support for al-Qaeda attacks, says US

Hamas readies final response to truce deal

(Gaza) Israeli troops search for wanted activist in Qabatiya

(Israel) Report: Missiles hit Israeli settlements -- five Kassam missiles hit Sderot

(Somalia) France, U.S. draft Somalia piracy resolution

Al-Qaeda Sahara Network Spurs US to Train Chad, Mali Forces

Burundi rebels bomb capital, hit papal envoy's home

Sudan: Up to 300,000 Have Died in Darfur - UN

Germany stages raids in probe of suspected Islamic radicals - in 9 parts of country - group originated in the southern town of Neu-Ulm, at the Multi-Kultur-Haus

(Denmark) Terror threat closes two embassies -- Danish embassies in Algeria and Afghanistan closed temporarily due to terror threats

France hands 2 Basque terrorist suspects to Spain

(Spain) Court rules to reopen 2002 ETA torture case

(Thailand) Village headman gunned down in Pattani

Philippine military says it's on track to crush communist insurgency by 2010

(Sri Lanka) 67 dead in new offensive against rebels: S.Lanka -- including 15 soldiers

North Korea close to making nuke declaration: South Korean foreign minister

(Japan) Bin Laden's deputy hints Japan as target -- Kyodo -- and -- Japan Will Boost Security for G-8 Summit After Al-Qaeda Threat

(U.S. / Colombia) Court reverses asylum denial of Colombian woman -- who was persecuted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)

(Iraq) Five US troops killed in Iraq -- suicide car bomber near Ramadi, roadside bomb in Basra, and operations in Salaheddin province

(UK) Two arrested under anti-terrorism laws -- at Heathrow airport -- Mohammed Abushamma and Qasim Abukar - Might relate to planned attacks

(UK) Terror jail extension turned down -- would-be terrorist Sohail Qureshi - sentenced to 4 1/2 years - expected to be released in 1 year

(UK) Fifteen terrorist attacks in Britain have been foiled since the 7/7 London bombings

(UK) July 7 Bombers Trial: 7/7 suspect says Pakistan ticket was 'one way' -- July 7 bomb plotter 'was to go to Afghanistan'

(India) Two rebels of banned group gunned down in NE India -- National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT)

Bangladesh has 117 camps of Indian insurgent groups: official

(Lebanon) Hizbullah chases away UNIFIL monitors

(Bosnia) UN appeals judges overturn convictions, cut sentences for 2 Bosnian Muslim commanders

(Nepal) US sticks with 'terrorist status' for Nepal's Maoist party

Indonesian President Refuses to Ban Jemaah Islamiah -- See Zachary Abuza's and Jonathan Winer's April 21 posts

(U.S.) Treasury Targets FARC Financial Network in Colombia

Al-Qaeda deputy Al-Zawahiri says group is still targeting Western countries -- seeks future attacks on West, claims Taliban control much of Afghanistan, denies 9/11 conspiracy theories

Al-Qaeda chief Al-Zawahiri slams Muslims for lack of support -- in supporting Islamist insurgencies around world, blasted Hamas terror group over readiness to consider peace deal

Al-Qaeda No. 2 urges Muslims to join Iraqi insurgency -- and -- Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri slams UN presence in Lebanon

(Al-Qaeda) Second part of Zawahiri response to questions - Audio of Al-Zawahiri message available: 156 minute MP3 file at LauraMansfield.com web link -- and -- SITE Intelligence Group news release on Al-Zawahiri's "A Review of Events"

(Iraq) US soldiers kill five militiamen in Baghdad

(Iraq) US military: Airstrike kills 2 gunmen in Sadr City

Iraq's neighbors call for support against its militias

Afghan police kill 9 Taliban fighters in Kandahar

(Afghanistan) NATO soldier, 6 police killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Indian, Nepalese abducted in Afghanistan: officials - by Taliban in Herat province

(Afghanistan) UK destroys spy plane that crash landed in Afghanistan (my title) - to prevent Taliban from getting information

(Pakistan) Taliban warn govt against operations -- in Swat, South Waziristan and other Tribal Areas

(Pakistan) Video shop blown up in Karak

(Pakistan) Militants free 7 Frontier Constabulary soldiers

Pakistan: Militants holding envoy hostage drop key demand -- for the release of Taliban leader Mullah Obaidullah

Pakistani Taliban welcome release of TNSM militant chief: spokesman -- TNSM renounces militancy -- TNSM can continue peaceful struggle for Shariah under deal

(Pakistan) Taliban Muslim Khan spokesman says armed struggle continues (my title)

(Pakistan) Musharraf: 'Foreign troops won’t be allowed to operate in Pakistan'

(Pakistan) UK: Be careful who you talk peace with, Britain tells Pakistan -- says reconciliation only possible if Islamists willing to renounce violence -- and -- UK: 'There is strong evidence of Al Qaeda in Pakistan'

(U.S.) Toledo trial: Key Toledo terror trial witness back on stand tomorrow

(U.S.) Seattle: Victim pregnant at time of Jewish Federation shootings testifies in Naveed Haq trial

(U.S.) Feds to Require International Visitors Be Fingerprinted Before Leaving U.S. -- US-VISIT program -- related WP story

(U.S.) Confidence in War on Terror Falls Slightly in April - Rasmussen Reports poll

U.S. oil firms want Libya exempted from terrorism compensation law -- Exxon Mobil and Occidental Petroleum visited Qaddafi in the last year

(UK) July 7 Bombers Trial: Jury told of terror plot's McDonald's meeting

(UK) July 7 Bombers Trial: Photos 'show bombers and alleged conspirator with known terrorist'

(UK) Bristol terror suspect: Muslims 'raised terror concern'

(UK) Judges set to deliver new blow on terror -- High Court set to rule against powers to freeze suspects' bank accounts

(UK) New Islamic Group To Combat Extremism -- Quilliam Foundation director Maajid Nawaz seeks to attack Hizb ut-Tahrir - was former member of Hizb ut-Tahrir -- see also: London Times article on why he left British Jihad -- background on Maajid Nawaz

(UK) Britain – Raising Homegrown Terrorists -- by Adrian Morgan

Hamas Official: We Will Agree to Truce With Israel 'Beginning' in Gaza -- and -- Rice: U.S. Warned Carter Not to Talk to Hamas

(Israel) Kassam lands in southern Ashkelon

Somali forces storm hijacked Dubai ship, arrest pirates

Azerbaijan halts Russian shipment of equipment for Iranian nuclear plant

Turkish court convicts Kurdish politician; 2 soldiers killed in rebel violence

(Netherlands) Dutch spy chief sees growing terror threat, al-Qaida regaining strength -- AVID's Gerard Bouman

(Thailand) Suspected insurgents kill villager in South -- in Yala

Singapore PM says top home ministry officials not responsible for terror escape

(Sri Lanka) Army claims 17 rebels killed in northern Sri Lanka

(North Korea) U.S. officials enter North Korea for nuclear talks

(China) Uighur rejects terror claims

Colombia: Rebels tried to kill Uribe

(Paraguay) US concern as Marxist 'red bishop' wins Paraguay poll -- large Arab population allegedly with links to Hizbollah

Iraq to confront militias -- foreign minister

(Afghanistan) Military: Roadside bomb wounds US soldiers in Afghanistan - in Kandahar

Pakistan frees pro-Taliban leader and announces peace accord (update) -- Maulana Sufi Muhammad's son-in-law is Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah

'Hamas won't recognize' Israel but accept 1967 borders' -- Hamas charter remains committed to Israel's destruction

Hamas vows "harsh" attacks on Israel, previous attacks were "practice"

(Somalia) Spain appeals for help in hostage crisis

(Al-Qaeda) Zawahiri Interview to be Posted Online Soon - Part 2 to be available soon

(Iraq) Female suicide bomber kills three in Iraq city -- near Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda group office in Baquba

(Iraq) Multi-National Force kills 17 militants in Baghdad

(Iraq) Kirkuk blast kills Kurdish official

(Iraq) US military: Roadside bomb hits convoy in Basra, causes casualties

(Iraq) Report: US warplanes bomb Iraq's Sadr City: residents

(Iraq) Captured Al-Qaeda Document Reveals Egyptian Born Leader's Status -- Abu Ayyub al-Masri

(Afghanistan) 11 Taliban killed in clashes, Afghan Defense Ministry says

(Pakistan) Seven more paramilitary troopers kidnapped in Pakistan - in Khyber tribal agency

Pakistani soldier killed rescuing UN workers: officials -- Two UN workers kidnapped in Pakistan

Pakistan is set to free top militant leader -- Maulana Sufi Muhammad is founder of TNSM organization which aims to strictly enforce Sharia in Pakistan -- background on Maulana Sufi Muhammad and TNSM

(Pakistan) Taliban: Free suspects in Benazir's murder for envoy -- Kidnappers of ambassador demand release of 12 people, including Lal Masjid chief cleric and TNSM chief

(Pakistan) UK backs policy of talks with militants -- report that UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband supports Pakistan govt discussions with militants -- also says 'Some terrorism has roots in Pakistan'

(Pakistan) NWFP Information Minister Babak seeks world help in talks with militants -- and -- 'NWFP is frontline province in war against terror'

Pakistan declares long-range missile ready for wartime use

US: GAO report on Pakistan's terror role incomplete

(U.S.) FBI organizes defense against cyber-attacks

(U.S.) Report: FBI record mixed in terror cases -- WP report

(U.S.) A government misstep in a wiretapping case -- Oregon branch of Al Haramain Islamic Foundation

(U.S.) Muslims press McCain on 'Islamic' terror label -- Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) beginning campaign to get McCain to ignore Islamist nature of Jihad -- ISNA unindicted co-conspirator in HLF terror funding trial

(UK) Airline terror plot: Plot accused 'checked flight times' -- and -- UK Airline Terror Trial Reveals Evolving Tactics -- U.S. TSA's Kip Hawley

(UK) Bristol Terror Suspect: Terror suspect's privileged background -- Andrew Ibrahim -- and -- Police question neighbors

(UK) New anti-terrorism rules 'allow US to spy on British motorists'

(UK) Utility workers face MI5 checks amid al-Qaeda fears

(Iran) UN official in Iran to discuss charges of covert weapons program

Hamas rejects ceasefire deal with Israel -- and -- Hamas says it's not bound by any referendum on peace with Israel

(Hamas) Carter: Hamas Willing to Accept Israel as 'Neighbor Next Door in Peace' -- Carter: Israel and US refusing to meet with Hamas is 'a problem' -- and -- Israel Gov't: Situation is in Mashaal's hands - not Carter's

(Hamas) Weekend Gaza attack by Hamas used American armored military vehicles (my title)

(Gaza) Explosion damages parts of luxurious Gaza Hotel

(Gaza) IDF braces for more attacks from Gaza

(Gaza) Report: IAF kills 2 civilians in Gaza -- Palestinians: 3 more injured; IDF: Terrorists targeted, hit confirmed; 4 Kassams hit southern Israel

Palestinians' backing for terror rises

(Israel) 2 Kassams fired at Ashkelon from Gaza Strip -- and -- Kassam fired from Gaza lands near Sderot

Nigerian militants report two attacks on oil pipelines -- two new attacks on Monday - call for Jimmy Carter to negotiate terrorist demands -- last attack on Friday

Nigeria: Militants Kidnap Wife of Lonestar Executive Director

(Yemen) Japan oil tanker attacked off Yemen -- unidentified ship fired on 150,000-ton tanker Takayama about 270 miles off the coast of Aden in southwestern Yemen while it was heading for Saudi Arabia -- hundreds of gallons of fuel leaking -- also DPA news report

(Yemen) UN closes some offices in Yemen, citing security concerns

(Somalia) Residents fleeing Mogadishu after weekend violence kills dozens

Somalia: Islamic Clerics in Puntland Propose Private Security Force

(Somalia) Spanish fishing boat with 26 crew hijacked off Somalia

(Algeria) 3 Policemen injured in ambush terrorists set in Constantine eastern province

(Algeria) Navy Forces securing 300 ships against potential terror attacks

Ethiopia breaks off diplomatic relations with Qatar, calling it 'friend' of archenemy Eritrea

Niger People's Movement for Justice (MNJ) denies contacts with Al Qaeda

Niger adopts anti-terror law

(Russia) Two girls killed in Chechnya shooting

Europe facing radicalization over the Web -- Oliver Guitta

(Spain) Madrid train bomb victims' appeal to be rejected

(Spain) Mega-trial against ETA-linked group begins -- group seeks release of 500 ETA members

(France) Mosque damaged in arson attack (my title)

Indonesia court declares Jemaah Islamiyah a "forbidden corporation" (my title)

Indonesian court sentences two Muslim terrorists to 15 years -- Abu Dujana and Zarkasih (alleged "emir" of Jemaah Islamiyah) -- Profile: Abu Dujana

(Indonesia) Even in prison, three Bali bombers preach hatred -- Imam Samudra, Amrozi, and Ali Ghufron of Jemaah Islamiyah

Singapore details terror suspect escape - Mas Selamat Kastari alleged links to Jemaah Islamiyah

Sri Lanka says kills 47 rebels, destroys boats-- also AFP report

North Korea must disclose nuclear programs: Japan PM Fukuda

North Korea states that it produced 30 kg of plutonium - in December

Nepal Maoists win half of directly elected Assembly seats -- classified as terror group in U.S.

Ecuador's leader purges military and moves to expel American base

(Venezuela) Plane searched in Venezuela after bomb warning -- trans-Atlantic jet

Iraq military says seven freed after kidnapping and Bodies found in mass grave in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Taliban says killed Dutch soldiers over film

(Lebanon) Shooting in eastern Lebanon kills two Phalange members

(Sri Lanka) Bomb blast kills Sri Lanka priest

(Afghanistan) Dam Busters - Taliban claims that shift from large-scale to smaller hit-and-run operations

(Libya & Iraq) Destination Martyrdom - 52 suicide bombers in Iraq from one town

(Somalia) A day of violence in Mogadishu leaves 81 dead: activist

(U.S.) Pope visits Ground Zero and honors dead

(Iraq) Al Qaeda offers head of American as 'gift to Bush' -- will "offer the head of an American"

(Iraq) U.S. fire kills 7 Shiite militants in Iraq -- Sadr City on Sunday

(Iraq) US military says 12 militants killed in 'uptick' in fighting in Baghdad -- in Sadr City

(Iraq) Students abducted in Iraq -- nine university students and driver in Diyala province

(Afghanistan) Iranian, Afghan forces clash at southwestern border -- civilian killed in Nimroz province

Afghan child among several dead in Taliban unrest: police

Afghanistan detains 68 unarmed Pakistanis -- over suspected ties with Taliban

(Pakistan) Militants tie kidnapped envoy's fate to Taliban leader's - update

(Pakistan) Two 'terrorists' held in Nasirabad -- with explosives

(Pakistan) Report: U.S. commanders seeking to widen Pakistan attacks -- NYT

(Pakistan) Jamaat-i-Islami asks govt to go for Musharraf's impeachment

(U.S.) FBI Terror Expert Sees Job Evolve

(UK) Bristol Terror Suspect: A spiky-haired techno fan: Bristol terror suspect before he donned Muslim robes -- Andrew Ibrahim -- Bomb suspect 'may be part of terror group'

(UK) Scotland: Terror alert at airport

(UK) Trash men ordered by terror police to snoop in residents' rubbish bins

(India J&K) Four J&K rebels shot dead

(Bangladesh) CPM clears ex-minister of terror links

(Hamas) Israelis respond to twin Hamas attacks -- Israeli military launched airstrikes in response to twin suicide attacks

(Gaza) Seven killed in IAF strikes in Gaza -- Terrorists on way to launch rockets; 2 armed Hamas men killed in another strike

(Israel) Two Kassams land in western Negev -- none wounded

Yemen nabs Egyptian suspect linked to attacks against US targets

(Somalia) 27 reported killed in Somalia capital - update on Saturday

(Spain) Bomb damages Socialist party offices in northern Spain -- no injuries

(Spain) Nine Pakistani men awaiting trial for 4 months in Spain

(Thailand) 13 people wounded in Yala bomb attack - near busy market

(Sri Lanka) 32 Tiger rebels killed; LTTE says HR activist killed by army - update

(North Korea) US not scaling back demands on North Korea: Bush

Nepal Maoists in talks with US to remove terrorist tag

Pentagon institute calls Iraq war 'a major debacle' with outcome 'in doubt'

(Al-Qaeda) Al-Zawahiri Calls On Muslims To Turn Mosques, Schools, Factories, Universities into 'Centers of Support for Jihad - MEMRI report

Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader announces new, 1-month offensive against U.S. troops -- SITE Institute reports audio message from Abu Hamza al-Muhajir aka Abu Ayyub al-Masri

(Iraq) Violence in Kirkuk, Mosul kills, injures 20 Iraqis - update

(Iraq) Cleric Sadr threatens "open war" on Iraq government -- and -- Al-Sadr Threatens Uprising in Iraq if Crackdown Continues

(Iraq) US to release 12,000 prisoners in Iraq

(India J&K) Three insurgents including Pakistan infiltrator gunned down in Kashmir

(Hamas) Carter, Hamas Meetings Produce 3-Point Peace Proposal

(U.S.) Ohio: Noor Center hosts Hezbollah apologist to coincide with 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy bombing

(UK) Abu Izzadeen -- Hate Cleric Could Be Free in Just 14 Months -- update

(UK) More blasts at home of man held under terror laws

Turkish clashes with Kurds kill one, injure another

(Philippines) US Homeland Security trains Manila cops on anti-terror probe

(Iraq) Al Qaeda planning Baghdad attacks, says U.S. -- U.S. warns that terrorist in Bahgdad area, warns of suicide attacks in Baghdad "in the near future"

(Iraq) 12 killed in Baghdad clashes, Iraqi officials say - between U.S. forces and Sadr's Mahdi Shiite militia

(Iraq) Two Iraqi gunmen killed in US air strike in Baghdad region

Iraq troops take control of Basra militia bastion -- and -- Fierce fighting rages in Basra -- witnesses

(Iraq) Strict Islamic rule being thrown off in parts of Basra

(Iraq) 5 killed, 18 wounded by bombings in northern Iraq -- in Mosul

(Afghanistan) Official: Roadside bomb kills 3 Afghan civilians -- in the Shahjoy district of Zabul province

(Afghanistan) US forces holding German Afghan on suspicion of terrorism -- Gholam Ghaus Z

(Afghanistan) Dutch chief's son killed in Afghanistan for 'Fitna' -- update

Afghan commandos emerge -- U.S.-trained force plays growing role in fighting insurgents

(Afghanistan) Book says Osama hit Soviets with own arms

(Afghanistan) Taliban: Calling All Playwrights, Singers, Poets -- Taliban Cultural Committee comments

(Pakistan) U.S., Pakistan Say Taliban Commander Killed in Shootout -- Ahmad Shah aka Mullah Ismail

Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan says held by Taliban: TV -- and -- AlArabiya: Taliban Urges Islamabad to 'do what it takes' to free him

(Pakistan) Taliban leader: Islam first Pakistan later: Maulvi Faqir -- calls for enforcement of Sharia in Pakistan tribal areas -- update

(Pakistan) Bajaur militants offer shelter to al Qaeda chief Osama, Omar

(Pakistan) No retreat in tribal areas, says Pakistan -- and -- Militants warned of stern action: Malik meets NWFP governor, tribal MNAs

MEMRI: Pakistani Newspapers Accuse U.S. Of Targeting Pakistan -- and -- Pakistan Daily Times: "US drones resume Waziristan flights"

Pakistan test-fires nuclear missile

(Pakistan) Militants kill four youths in Kurram

(U.S.) Padilla Moved to "Supermax" Prison - to serve 17 year term

(U.S.) OKC memorial opens new media exhibit -- 13th anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing Saturday -- April 19, 1995

(U.S.) Airport screeners to get more security training

(U.S.) Congresswoman unveils 'Wake Up America' plan to try to stop threats from growing

(U.S.) California: CAIR and Al Arian Propaganda Film Screening (my title)

(U.S.) NYC: Homeless Man Claims He Found NYC Freedom Tower Secure Document Plans in Trash

(UK) Airline terror plot: East London 'bomb factory' filmed

(UK) Muslim cleric 'devoid of remorse' gets 4 1/2 years for terrorism offenses -- Abu Izzadeen only sentenced to 4 1/2 years -- Background on Abu Izzadeen

(UK) Police carry out second controlled explosion at 'bomb factory' as Muslim convert, 19, is held under Terror Act -- Andrew Ibrahim - third controlled explosion expected later today -- also -- NHS consultant's teenage son is terror suspect

(UK) Guantanamo eight to sue MI5 and MI6 over 'illegal abduction and interrogation'

(UK) Top Muslim police officer opposes terror law plan -- Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur

(India J&K) 10 kg RDX recovered in J&K - arms cache found

(Iran) Al-Qaeda warns of Iranian threat -- in Iraq

(Iran) UN to meet Iran over atomic bomb design claims

(Iran) IAEA official to fly to Tehran for more nuclear talks: spokeswoman

(Iran) Ahmadinejad says oil at $115 a barrel too low, calls for higher prices

Iran: Justice tainted by western laws, says ayatollah -- decries use of prison - Sharia law should only be used -- calls for flogging and cutting off of limbs

Lebanon puts off trial of suspect in alleged NY terror plot -- Assem Hammoud charged with plot to flood NYC Hudson River tunnels

(Lebanon) US marks 25th anniversary of Beirut embassy bombing

(Hamas) Carter holds second meeting with Mashaal in two days -- and -- Carter accuses Israel of terrorism (my title)

(Gaza) 13 Israeli soldiers hurt, 2 moderately, as Hamas attacks Kerem Shalom -- Assault involved two car bombs, an armored car, gunfire and mortar barrages; troops kill 3 gunmen; Second attack foiled at Kissufim

Gaza terror cell attempts to infiltrate border -- armed Palestinian terror cell detonates car bomb at Gaza cargo crossing

(Gaza) Palestinians: IAF air strike in southern Gaza kills 1, wounds 4

(Israel) 4 Kassams fired from Gaza land in Western Negev

(Israel) Two missiles targets house, power station in Israeli settlement Sderot -- and -- Palestinian militants cause power blackouts in nearby Sderot in rocket barrage: army

(Israel) IDF places full closure on Gaza, W. Bank -- Police on highest alert throughout Passover holiday; 16 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza on Friday

(Somalia) 3 killed in Somalia clashes - fighting between Islamic insurgents and Ethiopian troops killed three civilians on Saturday morning

Somali local rulers seek compensation over French raid -- against pirates

(Algeria) Religious justification eludes leaders of al-Qaeda in the Maghreb

(Zimbabwe) Robert Mugabe 'mobilizing command centers for national terror campaign'

Netherlands: Youth radicalizing, imams becoming more moderate

Finland: Tougher Anti-Terrorism Legislation around the Corner

(Canada) Difficult balance tips Canada's terror trials

(Thailand) Insurgents kill defense volunteer in South -- in Narathiwat

(Thailand) Suspected insurgent killed in gunfight with authorities - in Yala

(Thailand) Police killed in roadside bombing -- in Pattani - militants shot and decapitate shrimp farm manager

Sri Lanka says 29 killed in fighting

(North Korea) U.S. to hold nuclear talks in Pyongyang

South America's Security Crisis

(Colombia) Mediating Colombian politician says Betancourt is "doing well"

(Pakistan) Taliban demand Islamic law in tribal areas

Police foil Islamists' rally in Bangladesh

Several dozen Taliban said killed in Afghan clashes

EU justice ministers agree to toughen laws on terrorism

Dutch commander's son killed in Afghan blast

Carter meets Hamas chief over Israeli, US objections - Meets with Khaled Mashaal and Moussa Abu Marzouk (see past posts on him)

Iraqi troops face off with Sadr followers and Iraqi Shiites denounce wall in Sadr City

(Philippines) Militant leader surrenders in Guihulngan City

Three East Timorese held for bid to kill president

(Afghanistan) NATO arms, ammo land in Taliban land - small-arms ammo, RPGs, food & water - Reported by James Gordon Meek

Al-Qaeda No. 2 al-Zawahiri says US options in Iraq all bad -- and -- Zawahiri says Iraq will become 'fortress of Islam': audio -- message released Friday on Jihadist web sites

(Iraq) DOD: Senior Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed/Captured in Iraq - NEFA PDF of diagram

(Iraq) Burst of Al-Qaeda attacks challenge US efforts to stabilize Sunni areas in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Three civilians killed in Afghan bomb blast: police -- near Kabul

(Afghanistan) 2 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan -- roadside bomb in Uruzgan

(Pakistan) Taliban kill female health worker in Pakistan - in the village of Baotha in the Mohmand tribal district

(Pakistan) Warrants for Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud

(Pakistan) Two children, two police officials shot in Swat

(Pakistan) Police officer shot dead in Quetta

(Pakistan) Landmine blast kills two soldiers in Pakistan - in Baluchistan province

Pakistan activist seeks prosection of Musharraf over Red Mosque killings

(U.S.) Minneapolis: Terror suspect's request for information denied -- Mohamed Warsame

U.S. to show Guantanamo trials to 9/11 families

(U.S.) Seattle: Jurors see last seconds of shooting victim's life

(U.S.) Homeland Security employees not satisfied with their jobs

Statistics Show Global Spread Of Suicide Bombings

UK police arrest suspect under terrorism act, carry out controlled explosion -- 19 year old Muslim man arrested in Bristol -- video link -- Suspect named: Andrew Ibrahim

(UK) Terror absconder hands himself in -- Shah Jalal Hussain

(India) Maoists blast petrol pump in Gaya

Iran should defend Islamic world: top cleric

Iran's mission rejects US allegations of role in Iraq

(Hamas) Israeli minister Eli Yishai tells Carter he would meet Hamas

(Hamas) Carter arrives in Damascus for talks with Syrian president, Hamas leader

Israeli troops kill militant in West Bank

Israel closes off West Bank, Gaza Strip

(Israel) IDF kills top Tanzim terrorist in Nablus -- Man was supposed to deliver chemicals for Ramat Gan restaurant poisoning, escaped from PA prison

(Israel) Two Kassams land in Eshkol region

Yemeni MP shot dead in rebel region: witnesses -- in the northwestern region of Saada

Somalia: 3 Ethiopia Soldiers Killed in Rocket Fire

Nigerian militants report sabotage on pipeline in oil-rich south

(Burundi) Rebels suspected in attack that kills 10 in Burundi

(Russia) District police chief abducted, killed in Chechnya, law enforcement officials say

Spanish police arrest 10 people on suspicion of pro-ETA street violence

(Germany) Afghan German admits knife attack on Frankfurt rabbi

(Thailand) Soldier killed by roadside bomb in Yala

Thailand: Emergency rule extended in south

(Indonesia) Claim of government-insurgent talks in Indonesia

(Australia) Terror trial witness 'made shooting threat'

(Sri Lanka) Eight killed in fresh fighting: Sri Lanka military - two soldiers killed

Colombian navy destroys rebel shipyard -- belonging to FARC in Valle Province

(FARC) U.S. Jury Deadlocked In Cocaine Case Against Colombian Rebel Ricardo Palmera -- already serving 60 year sentence for unrelated charge

Ecuador's Correa Says FARC Infiltration Amounts to 'Act of War'

(Al-Qaeda) Militant Web site: al-Qaida's No. 2 to release new statement soon -- Al-Zawahiri to release message on Iraq

U.S. Congress reacts to Jimmy Carter: Cut Carter Center's federal funds -- Revoke Carter's passport -- House Democrats demand cancellation -- and -- related IPT report

Carter defends his talks with Hamas after 2 days of meetings with militant Palestinian group -- and -- Gaza violence up during Carter visit

Afghan suicide blast kills 24: governor -- in Zaranj, capital of Nimroz province -- KUNA report on mosque blast

(U.S.) South Carolina Pipebomb Plot: New Charges Filed Against Former USF Students -- Ahmed Mohamed and Youssef Megahed -- DOJ News Release (PDF) -- Tampa Tribune Coverage

(U.S.) Homeland Security Department plans for White House handoff

Pakistani Taliban Hold Jihad Conference, Issue 6-Point Shari'a Implementation Program

(Pakistan) GAO Report: “U.S. Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy Terrorist Threat and Close Safe Haven in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas” - New Congressional report (Acrobat)

(Pakistan) US offers Pakistan government $7bn in non-military aid to fight terrorism -- Civilian cabinet told drone air strikes will be curbed -- and -- Pakistan Daily Times report

(Pakistan) Govt claims US support for talks with Pashtuns

Pakistan has effective nuclear command: PM

(Pakistan) Dutch embassy in Pakistan shifted to hotel after anti-Quran film raises security fears

(Bangladesh) Maulvi Bazar in Bangladesh a hub of terror camps

(UK) Abu Izzadeen Guilty Of Inciting Acts Of Terrorism Abroad and Fundraising For Terrorist Purposes -- and -- Six guilty of terrorism support -- background on Abu Izzadeen -- claimed military training to fight "enemies of Islam" as early as February 2001 -- Abu Izzadeen's speeches

(UK) July 7 Bomb Plot: British Muslim trained with leader of July 7 gang, court told

(UK) July 7 Bomb Plot: Court sees CCTV 'bomb purchases' - update -- other report

(U.S.) April 2008 Issue 5 of Counterterrorism Center at West Point Sentinel (PDF)

An Online Terrorist Training Manual - Part Three: Striking U.S. Embassies

(U.S.) Ex-marshal: Air marshal training 'a national disgrace'

Iran sanctions having impact: U.S. officials -- Bush, British PM Pledge Tough Stance on Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

(Lebanon) Hezbollah kidnaps policeman in southern Beirut

(Gaza) Israel Defense officials: Iran smuggling arms into Gaza by sea

Israel thwarts Palestinian attack from Gaza

Israel seals Palestinian territories for duration of weeklong Passover holiday: military

Hamas moving to take control of arms and goods smuggling tunnels under Egyptian border

(Egypt) Muslim Brotherhood: El Shater, Malek, Sentenced for Seven years, 15 Acquitted - update

Somali pirates tell French police of "sea militia"

(Yemen) Al-Qaeda's New Hardliners in Yemen Strike Western Interests

(Turkey) Police Raids Uncover al-Qaeda's Parallel World in Turkey

(North Korea) U.S. could drop North Korea sanctions before verification -- On defense, US says it isn't giving up North Korea leverage

(Iraq) Suicide bomber slaughters 51 Iraqi mourners -- at funeral - in the Sunni Arab village of Bu Mohammed in Diyala province

Iraq: Sunni chieftan's funeral 'the target of suicide bombing' -- Karium Mashid, member of Awakening Council

Iraqi soldier, 3 militants killed in Mosul clashes

(Afghanistan) US-led, Afghan forces kill 13 Taliban -- in two clashes in in Ghazni province -- and -- AP report on Gilan district clashes

(Afghanistan) Parliament body drafts Taliban-style moral law in Afghanistan

(Pakistan) 20 killed as fighting erupts in Jamrud -- Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Khyber Agency tribe

(Pakistan) Police seize suicide jacket, weapons in Swat

(Pakistan) Jamaat-e-Islami demanding Shariah in tribal areas

(Pakistan) Waziristan jirga gets Taliban commanders released on bail

(Pakistan) U.S. GAO: Terrorists operating freely on Pakistan border

'Pakistan key to US anti-terror strategy'

(U.S.) Miami: Does 2nd mistrial doom Liberty City terror case? -- Jury refusing media requests for interviews - identities kept secret -- Judge set April 23 hearing to determine if 3rd trial

(U.S.) Second Terror Mistrial Hurts Bush Administration, Critics Say -- and -- Miami Herald editorial: "The defendants are not real terrorists"

(U.S.) Toledo: Key witness wraps up his testimony in terror trial -- see also additional story

(U.S.) Seattle trial: Harrowing testimony on third day of Haq trial -- "We made eye contact, and he shot me again"

(UK) Airline Terror Plot: CCTV 'shows liquid bomb terror cell preparing attacks on passenger jets'

(UK) July 7 Bomber Trial: Computer data celebrated 9/11 terror attack

(UK) Preachers from overseas 'may bring problems'

(India J&K) Top commanders meet to boost Jihad in J&K

(India) Jamaat-e-Islami denies terror links

(India) Tamil Nadu back as LTTE's haven?

(Iran) Rice: Iran must end support for Shia militias

Iranian President's 9/11 conspiracy theory leaves Washington 'speechless'

(Iran) UK Ministry of Defense account of Iranian kidnap in doubt

Syrian president: War with Israel is a real possibility

(Hezbollah) Survey: Nasrallah is the most admired leader in the Arab world

Hezbollah Using 'Christian Cover' to Penetrate the West?

(Hamas) Carter Meets With Hamas Leader Who Compares Israel to Nazi Germany -- Carter met with Mahmoud al-Zahar in Egypt

(Hamas) Washington Post publishes another "commentary" by Hamas terrorist group: "No Peace Without Hamas" by Mahmoud al-Zahar

(Hamas) MEMRI TV Archives: Speeches by Hamas Leaders

(Hamas) Carter initiated Hamas meeting -- Ex-president requested time with 2 most senior terrorists

Hamas claims secret meetings with EU, Italy, Norway -- Terror group hopes Jimmy Carter visit will 'encourage' others to go public

Gaza braces for more after fighting kills 21 -- Israel PM: Hamas bears “direct responsibility” for fighting in Gaza

(Gaza) IDF foils infiltration attempt from Gaza -- by three Palestinian gunmen -- suspected Islamic Jihad members

(Gaza) Reuters cameraman's funeral draws thousands in Gaza

(West Bank) Palestinians: 2 killed in clashes with IDF troops in West Bank

(PA) Abbas: Awards to terrorists have been revoked -- and -- Jailed Palestinian leader says he'll run for president -- Marwan Barghouti

(Israel) Two Kassam rockets fired at Israel -- Kassam lands in Ashkelon industrial area -- and -- Six Kassam rockets hit Israel overnight

(Libya) Al-Qaida revival in Libya concerns U.S.

Algeria forces kill 10 rebel bomb plotters-source

Turkish soldier killed in clash with Kurdish rebels

(Russia) Armed gunmen carry out raid on police base in turbulent southern Russian region -- in Ingushetia

Russian president looks to rebuild ties with Libya

Austria says efforts to free Qaeda hostages ongoing

(Norway) Krekar can stay in Norway

Netherlands: Radical imam teachers to hate infidels-- Elsevier (Dutch)

(Germany) Trial opens of German Muslim Sajed Aziz charged with stabbing Frankfurt rabbi

(Spain) ETA Bomb blast in northern Spain injures 7 police officers -- warning call from ETA

(Spain) Missing case with radioactive material found at school entrance in Madrid

(Canada) Former bomb plot suspect thought arrest was a terrible mistake

(Australia) Witness tried to buy assault rifles -- for members of an alleged Melbourne Muslim terrorist group