(U.S.) FBI boosts efforts to find SoCal al-Qaida suspect -- announces $1 million reward for Adam Yahiye Gadahn aka Azzam the American - indicted for treason
(U.S.) Agency urges caution with terrorist language -- CNN reports on "terror lexicon" issue - states DHS Sutherland memo "released Friday" -- DHS January 2008 memo -- see also Jeffrey Imm's May 19, April 30, and April 24 postings
(Canada) Toronto 18 trial: Terrorist plot just a 'fantasy plan,' court told -- But at youth's bomb plot trial, prosecutors show video of Toronto 18 member with a detonator
Associated Press: "Analysis: US terrorism list also a political tool" - states North Korea may be removed from list from reasons unrelated to terrorism
(Lebanon) Armed and Dangerous (commentary) - How Hezbollah's takeover of Beirut will lead to its downfall - See Walid Phares' May 30 post
(Philippines) Palace not ruling out MILF role in Zambo blast - 2 dead, 22 others wounded - presumed to be from Special Ops Group of Abu Sayyaf and JI
(Canada) First trial in Ontario terror case underway - First trial in Canada's largest anti-terror operation since 9-11
Pakistani Bomb Scientist Breaks Silence - update: ABC reports A.Q. Khan says Pakistan gov't knew network sold nuclear secrets to NK, Iran, Libya
(Pakistan) Small explosions in Pakistan kill two, wound five -- bombs in Jafrabad and Awrann districts of Baluchistan, Punjab province, and Malakand
(Pakistan) Rumors of OBL Death Put to Rest -- Taliban Leaders Say Press Reports Quoting a Commander as Saying the Al Qaeda Leader Is Dead Are Inaccurate
(Pakistan) Disgraced atomic scientist disowns confession -- Abdul Qadeer Khan says nuclear confession was forced
(Gaza) Hundreds of Gazans march to Sufa border crossing -- Troops told to prevent penetration of terminal at any cost; Palestinians say 65-yr-old woman dies of wounds sustained by IDF fire Thursday
Yemen: Authorities close to arresting dozens of al-Qaeda militants - identified 70 militants, including 30 "followers of Osama Bin Laden"
(Europe) In-flight surveillance could foil terrorists in the sky - airlines test spycams in every seat that "detect terrorism" in your facial expressions
(Venezuela) Chavez recalls Colombian rebel leader -- mourns death of FARC terror group leader Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda
ABC: Iran in Secret Talks With al Qaeda, U.S. Officials Say - Sources Say Iranian Govt., Terror Group in Contact About Militants Under House Arrest
U.S. trial set for men accused of aiding Hezbollah -- Javed Iqbal and Saleh Elahwal - for broadcasting Hezbollah television channel al-Manar
(U.S.) Prosecutors: Alleged terrorist shouldn't get news -- Qatar enemy combatant Ali al-Marri alleged to be AQ sleeper agent
Al Qaeda's New Recruits - Newsweek analysis on use of mentally handicapped
Iran-Syria sign defence pact - Signed May 26 during visit by Syrian Defence Minister to Tehran
Pakistani students rally on nuclear anniversary: witnesses - "Al-jihad, our struggle will continue till [black market nuke scientist] Khan is freed and Musharraf is ousted from power"
(U.S.) Report says civilian courts can handle terrorism cases -- by former prosecutors and group Human Rights First in study "In Pursuit Of Justice"
(Ethiopia) Three killed in Ethiopia blast: government -- suspects a terrorist group planted a bomb in an hotel in Negelle Borena
Belgian Internet Warrior Rallies Women to Support Al Qaeda -- Internet Jihadist Malika El Aroud aka "Oum Obeyda" calls herself a female holy warrior for Al Qaeda -- also Daily Telegraph report
(Thailand) 7 killed in Thai south: police - update on Tuesday Pattani bombing - news on wedding attack in Yala
(Philippines) Businessman abducted in southern Philippines, say police -- Muslim extremists and Abu Sayyaf have been kidnapping Christians and foreigners in recent months
(Afghanistan) Bombs, attacks kill 24 in Afghanistan - update - attacks in Kandahar, Logar, Farah provinces
US clamps down on leaders of Pakistan terror group -- four hold leadership positions in Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET) -- US Treasury Freezes Assets Of Four In Group Linked To Al-Qaeda: Muhammad Saeed, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, Haji Muhammad Ashraf and Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed Bahaziq -- US Treasury Press Release
Colombia coal train bombed.Authorities blamed the assault on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrillas, who this month knocked out a major oil pipeline with a bomb.
Afghanistan: Secret Taliban cells spread lessons of jihad in Kabul University -- Taliban supporter: "At the time of the Taliban there was security and basic justice"
(Pakistan) Osama Bin Laden hiding in Karakoram range: Report -- update -- Al-Arabiya also references broadening support among Taliban and Muslim Brotherhood -- May 26 AKI report
(Pakistan) Taliban: Media war is the real war: Mehsud -- Taliban preparing propaganda offensive with greater outreach - plans to use YouTube
(Pakistan) MEMRI: Taliban Commander Beitullah Mahsoud: Pakistan Should Use Its Nuclear Weapons to Challenge the Enemies; Five Percent of Fighters in Afghanistan Are Our Men
(U.S.) New Al Qaeda Cell A Growing Threat To U.S. -- Officials Warn N. African-Based Militants Can Blend In Without Raising Suspicions In Europe, U.S.
(U.S.) Investigators finds gaps in port security program -- GAO report on Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)
(Iran) UN concerned by Iran nuclear plant - says Tehran had 3,500 centrifuges operating at its Natanz facility
(Pakistan) Five die in Pakistan shootings: police -- suspected sectarian killing in Dera Ismail Khan
(Pakistan) 'Taliban to sue Musharraf' - in Federal Sharia court - "for the deaths of people at Jamia Hafsa and in the Tribal Areas, if their peace accord with the government succeeds"
(U.S.) Terrorist funding strings irk officials - state, local officials complain funding linked to combating potential terrorist threats, not homegrown concerns
Algeria sentences 12 to death - for forming an armed Islamist terrorist group, murder, kidnapping and planning explosive attack - Boumerdes court on Sunday (in addition to 24 sentenced Saturday)
(Afghanistan) Clegg: Success in Afghanistan still hangs in the balance -- Nick Clegg, LibDem leader reflects on his recent visit to Afghanistan
(Pakistan) Taliban commander shuns Bhutto probe -- Baitullah Mehsud says he won't cooperate with U.N. investigation
Israelis Prefer Military Action Against Hamas - 56% support war against Hamas - 33% support ceasefire
(Iraq) Iran 'paid insurgents to kill UK soldiers' -- Leaked government document shows Tehran paid Iraqi rebels to kill Britons
(Iraq) Bomb blast kills three bus passengers in Baghdad - in Al-Mansour district in the western sector of the city
(Afghanistan) US coalition: Insurgents killed in Afghanistan -- "several insurgents have been killed and six others detained" in Garmser district of Helmand province -- and -- Five Taliban killed, four police wounded in Afghanistan - in Helmand province
(Pakistan) Militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistan tribal area: official -- Taliban leave Akhtar Nawaz's body with note "This is the fate of a slave of America"
(U.S.) Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri - Enemy Combatant held on U.S. soil (my title) -- authorities charge Al-Marri part of Al-Qaeda sleeper agent living in middle America, researching poisonous gas and plotting a cyberattack
(U.S.) Agent: FBI Can't Protect United States From Terror -- Agent Youssef worries about electronic surveillance, which has "the potential of undermining American civil liberties"
(Syria) Diplomats: Syria stalling on IAEA visit -- on the proposed inspection of its alleged nuclear reactor
Philippine Muslim rebel chieftain calls for peace -- Nur Misuari calls for Islamic group autonomy over southern Mindanao region at Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rally
(Pakistan and Afghanistan) Border Wars -- A rising number of cross-frontier incursions are raising tensions on Afghanistan-Pakistan border says NATO commander
(Afghanistan) Taliban armed with Iranian weapons: NATO -- 'Significant quantities' of arms uncovered over past two years
(Pakistan) GAO Blasts U.S. Effort on Pakistan Safe Haven -- GAO thinks "developmental assistance" will stop Taliban Jihad
Pakistan May Turn Over U.S. 'Spies' to Iran -- Iran Claims Jundullah, Led by Abdel Malik Regi, Are 'Spies' for the CIA
India: Militant faction aligned with Taliban, says intelligence report -- Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) has accepted Taliban's Mullah Omar as its leader
(UK) White Muslim convert bomb suspect named -- 22-year-old Nicky Reilly aka Mohammed Rasheed with "viable" restaurant nail bomb - mentally ill person "preyed upon and radicalized" -- also see BritishJihad.com Case Summary
(UK) Student remanded in 'terror' case -- Bristol Muslim convert Andrew Ibrahim aka Isa
Colombia opens investigation into rebel links -- contacts between FARC and prominent politicians, journalists and foreigners — including a U.S. consultant James C. Jones "alternative development expert" working with U.S. Congressional representatives -- and -- Colombia probes 12 for alleged FARC ties
(Iraq) Al Qaeda Nostra -- Al Qaeda in Iraq steps up racketeering campaigns
Pakistan peace deal depends on Sharia enforcement: Taliban -- "We have accepted to give up the armed struggle because the government has agreed to the complete enforcement of the Sharia laws"
Pakistan: Britain backs negotiations with militants -- UK's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice state promoting democracy best way to fight terrorism in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan
(U.S.) FBI Counterterror staff falls to 62% -- More than one out of every three positions in an elite FBI division that tracks al Qaeda terrorists is vacant -- and -- FBI terrorism units badly run, understaffed: agent
(Iraq) Suspected Spy Remains a Vexing Mystery - Identity of former US contractor unknown, raising questions about background checks
Sweden: Two arrested after scare at nuclear plant - update - men suspected of attempting to sabotage Oskarsham nuclear power plant
Pakistani authorities, militants agree to peace deal for insurgency-torn valley -- deal covers Swat - Jihadists to stop attacks in area and hand over foreigner militants in return for release of prisoners and Sharia -- earlier Pakistan Daily Times and AKI related reports
(U.S.) Pentagon scales back elite forces' authority -- to carry out secret counterterrorism missions on its own around the world
(U.S.) Army translator sentenced to 10 years - various names Abdulhakeem Nour, Abu Hakim, Noureddine Malki, Almaliki Nour and Almalik Nour Eddin -- DOJ press release
(UK) July 7 plot accused tell of times with Taliban -- Waheed Ali tells after training in Kashmir, he and Mohammed Sidique Khan went to Afghan camp -- and -- July 7 'helper' played cricket with Aldgate bomber
(Gaza) Hamas says gunman killed when bomb explodes prematurely -- Hamas states he was killed on a "holy mission" -- KUNA report states he was carrying out a "jihadist" operation
Morocco nabs al-Qaida in Maghreb cell -- al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb suspects trained in Iraq and North Africa
Belgium-based Moroccan behind dismantled "terror network" -- Abdellatif Bekkali - group included Issam Goris, husband of Belgian suicide bomber woman in Iraq Muriel Degauque
Pakistani militants savor a sweet deal - Syed Shahzad: Release of Afghanistan envoy in deal by Baitullah Mehsud - 55 Taliban released
Afghan cop beheaded, bombs kill seven civilians - abducted policeman found in Farah, mines in Nimroz and Warduk
(Pakistan) Taliban suicide bombing trainer killed? Military seeking evidence Qari Hussain killed in Operation Zalzala in South Waziristan
Pakistan lifts veil on Waziristan war - hospital used for assembling bombs and suicide jackets, govt school used to train young boys to be suicide bombers -- and -- Al-Qaeda schools nurture children for suicide attacks
(Pakistan) Strike Kills Militant Tied to Europe Attacks -- WSJ report on last week's strike on al Qaeda operative Abu Suleiman al Jaziery
(U.S.) Mind your (terror) language -- Inter Press Service report on "terror lexicon" issue
(UK) 7/7 accused denies bomb plotting - Waheed Ali's attorney said he sought to train for Jihad in Pakistan, but not attack UK -- and -- July 7 plot accused stayed near Afghan frontline
UK officials in Pakistan can seize Pakistani passports -- at Pakistani airports from passengers traveling to Britain
India: Police investigate fresh bomb threats - to city of Aligarh -- Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group allegedly threatened blasts in four cities on May 23
(U.S.) Rewarding Intelligence Intelligence community changes its pay system
(U.S.) Justices rule against man in terrorism case -- Supreme Court upheld "Millenium bomber" Ahmed Ressam's conviction
Hamas ministry to censor Internet sites in Gaza -- Telecommunications Ministry will start blocking websites deemed unfit according to Islamic rules
(Al-Qaeda) Updated news reports on Osama Bin Laden May 19 message: AFP Report "calling on Muslim youth to wage jihad, or holy war" and AKI Report - OBL references to Islamic caliphate
(Iraq) Police: Chief in southern Iraq city killed by bomb -- in Suq al-Shiyoukh, an area outside Nasiriyah -- also Basra raids
Iraqi officials: al-Qaida leader in Mosul arrested -- Abdul-Khaliq al-Sabawi, the al-Qaida "wali" of Mosul
(India) 4 new terror outfits added to intelligence list -- Indian Mujaheedin, Lashkar-e-Qahar, Jamaat-ul-Mujaheedin, and Dargah-Jihad-o-Shahadath -- See Animesh Roul's May 17th Post
(Palestinians/Iran) Israel security agency nabs Iranian-trained terrorist -- up to several thousand Palestinians have been in Iran for training since disengagement
Morocco holds 11 over planned attacks -- network of 11 linked to Al-Qaeda planning attacks in Morocco and Belgium -- see also AP report
US-Syrian trade on rise despite tensions -- U.S. companies have found loopholes in sanctions
al Qaeda not plotting attacks from Tribal Areas: Pakistan -- "No Pashtun is a terrorist" says Pakistan Major General
China 'aware of terror threat to games' -- Al Qaeda has long standing interest in targeting the Olympics
(Venezuela) Chavez must explain FARC rebel files -US official -- "President Chavez has a lot of explaining to do" says White House drug czar -- see Jonathan Winer's May 15th post and May 12th post
(U.S.) Barack Obama – Muslim apostate? -- For Al Qaeda, the answer – and the implication – is clear
(India) SIMI-HuJI partnership at work again -- Investigators working on busting Students’ Islamic Movement of India sleeper module
Pakistan Military: We've Sanitized Border -- Top Pakistan commander in Waziristan promises to keep troops deployed after peace agreement with pro-Taliban Baitullah Mehsud
(Algeria) Kidnappers got $19m ransom - "abductors ... included Islamist rebels and criminal gangs"
(Thailand) Bombs kill policeman, wound 13 civilians -- bombing Pattani police station, second blast in Narathiwat
(Iraq) Sweep nets hundreds of militants - Crackdown in Mosul successful, many fighters have fled but raises concerns al Qaeda will regroup elsewhere
Brazil Condemns Terrorism - Backs Russia, India, China agreement and urges international implementation of UN Conventions against terrorism
(India) PM's commitment to fighting terror suspect: BJP - Bharatiya Janata Party says Prime Minister can't be trusted and new federal crime agency would need stringent anti-terror law
India to Resume Pakistan Peace Talks - Pakistan's Stand on War on Terror key issue - India not accusing Pakistan over Jaipur bombings sign of maturing relations
(Iran) In Iran, Debate Over an Article of Faith - Ahmadinejad draws criticism from Shiite clerics for using religion for political purposes
Lebanese Leaders Make Some Progress at Qatar Talks - but tough obstacles remain -- Hezbollah’s Actions Ignite Sectarian Fuse in Lebanon - Despite ease in crisis, Sunni-Shiite tensions remain, "This is a deep wound..." -- See Walid Phares' May 12th Post
(UAE) Terrorism is a huge threat to healthcare - According to Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research Conference
(Yemen) Yemen Arrests FBI-Wanted Terrorism Suspect
- Yemeni court of appeals orders arrest of Jaber al-Banna, member of "Lackawanna Six" cell
(US & Yemen) Coddling Terrorists In Yemen - Former FBI supervisory agent: U.S. ambassador to Yemen in 2000 hindered FBI investigation into USS Cole bombing
Spanish police arrest five 'active' hackers - Hit government websites in US, Asia & Latin America
Pakistan resists U.S. pressure on cross-border raids -- by Pakistan Taliban into Afghanistan - says that is NATO's problem
(U.S.) Bounties a Bust in Hunt for Al-Qaeda -- Lavish U.S. Rewards Program Has Failed to Dent Network's Leadership
(U.S.) Intel agencies seek help recruiting recent immigrants -- " 'We try not to refer to 'jihad' as something that's bad,' McConnell noted, referring to a recent government communications policy."-- Jeffrey Imm February 5 post on DNI non-use of "jihad"
(Switzerland and Austria) No terrorist plan to attack Euro 2008, say Swiss police -- Swiss Federal Police Office spokesman Guido Balmer views threats on Islamist websites "propaganda" ahead of the Euro 2008 football championships in Switzerland and Austria
(Australia) Terror raids on city men -- in Sydney -- update - "sources said the raids were related to a terrorist threat overseas"
The credit card-terrorism connection - "a favored tool of terrorists" - see Dennis Lormel's February 29 and January 16 posts
(Al-Qaeda) Osama Bin Laden Speech on Israel - "Jihad is a duty to free Palestine" -- AP report, Reuters report, CNN report, - 10 minute speech titled "The Causes of Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israeli Occupation" -- see also Bin Laden Speech video (LauraMansfield.com) -- OBL: "We will continue, God permitting, the fight against the Israelis and their allies... and will not give up a single inch of Palestine as long as there is one true Muslim on earth"
(Afghanistan) 8 militants, 1 Afghan soldier killed -- bomb in Kandahar province, Taliban attack in Zabul province
(Pakistan) 'High value target' killed in Pakistan - NBC News: Senior U.S. officials say “high-value target … an Arab” killed in Predator strike - “no household names... This guy was planning attacks, so we nailed him”
(Pakistan) Explosion in Pakistani agency wounds three -- at a bus station in Miramshah, the main city of North Waziristan tribal agency
US Muslims' concern over new report on 'terrorism' - CAIR, MPAC, and ADC critical of U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee report on "violent Islamist ideology" - saying it relies on "deeply flawed New York Police Department study" -- Senate Report -- unindicted co-conspirator CAIR letter to Senate
(Philippines) Fighting stops but tension remains high in Mindanao - between government troops and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
(Australia) Counter-terrorism force raids homes in Glebe, Riverwood -- and -- Terrorism raid 'message' - to "send a message" to suspects they are being watched and discourage terror plans
(Sri Lanka) Deadly taxi bomb targets police in Sri Lanka -- 10 killed, 90 wounded - suicide bomber rammed police vehicle in Colombo-- see also AKI report
(Sri Lanka) Lankan Jet bomb Tamil rebel bases -- infantry clashes killed 27 rebels and two government soldiers, the military said Friday
New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor - Addressed to "Western peoples" and entitled "The Causes of Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israeli Occupation"
(U.S.) Bioterror defenses in lobbying crunch - Rival biotech companies seeking rich contracts turn to influential lobbyists
(U.S.) DHS Wants to Spy on Americans, Dems Charge -- New DHS Office Would Share Detailed Surveillance Capabilities of Military Intel Satellites With Local Law Enforcement
Iraq: Bomb targets Baghdad mayor -- killing one escort and wounding seven others
(Afghanistan) Burqa-clad suicide bomber kills 16 in Afghanistan -- 4 police killed - Taliban takes responsibility for blast in Farah province's Delaram district
(Pakistan) Army, Taliban swap prisoners - 12 security personnel swapped for over 30 Taliban prisoners
(Pakistan) Top Taliban leader vows revenge on America after alleged missile strike in Pakistan -- Faqir Mohammed: "This is jihad for us, and we fully know the price we have to pay for fighting aggressors"
(Pakistan) Militants attack police post in Pakistani city - Sapheen police checkpost in Badhaber area of Peshawar city