(Kashmir) Militants attack CRPF battalion in J&K

(Kashmir) Army foils infiltration bid in JK, one ultra killed

A former al-Qaeda fighter accuses a Saudi charity

(Afghanistan) Nightly cellphone blackouts costing lives in Afghanistan, critics say

Al-Qaida's stance on women sparks extremist debate

(Afghanistan) US releases German of Afghan origin held near Kabul

(Afghanistan) Update: Afghan bomb attack kills 2 NATO soldiers

(Peru) Peru's Shining Path guerrillas on the rise again

(Yemen) Update: Gunman kills 10 in Yemeni mosque

(Sri Lanka) Two killed in Sri Lanka explosion

(Lebanon) Lebanese troops shoot suspected suicide bomber

(Lebanon) Hezbollah spy: I acted because I'm a Lebanese patriot, Muslim

(Iraq) Fleeing Sadr commanders taking orders from Iran -- US army

Iraq: Shia cleric's official attacks US agreement -- and -- Muqtada al-Sadr loyalists urge referendum on US-Iraqi security deal; French FM in Iraq

(Iraq) Peace dividend for Iraqi insurgents: reconciliation program offers path around detention

(Afghanistan) Over 100 rebels killed in Afghan operation to retake Taliban town -- Bakwa district in south-western province of Farah

(Afghanistan) One coalition soldier dead in Afghan suicide blast -- in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province - Taliban vow to increase bombings -- also 8 wounded -- 16 Taliban killed in Kandahar operation

(Afghanistan) Governor, guard killed in S. Afghanistan -- in Meezan district of Zabul province

(Afghanistan) Canadian troops disrupt bomb-making networks in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Opium industry: Taliban poison

'Pakistan force may be aiding Taliban fighters'

(Pakistan) Blast at CD Center, 4 shops damaged -- in Malakand

Pakistan and U.S. ties to remain close: Pakistan Chairman of Joint Chiefs Tariq Majeed -- see also Pakistani General Tariq Majid: Cooperation With NATO Led To Militancy

(Pakistan) US remains "comfortable" with new Pakistani government in war on terror - CIA Director Hayden

(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.) Guantanamo Bay: British resident in Guantanamo charged: charity -- Binyam Mohamed

(U.S.) AP: DHS Secretary Chertoff downplays terrorist nuclear threat - more concerned about use of conventional arms -- see also contradicting statements: February 2008 Chertoff on nuke attack threat, January 2007 Chertoff on nuke attack threat, August 2005 Chertoff on nuke attack threat

(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

(U.S.) Legal processes came too late at Guantanamo: Chertoff

(U.S.) Upbeat CIA assessment on Al-Qaeda challenged

(U.S.) Air Force Unit's Nuclear Weapons Security Is 'Unacceptable'

US, Libya working on compensation proposal over 1980s terror attacks

Iran says its right to nuclear enrichment is non-negotiable -- and -- Tough IAEA report may have come too late to derail Tehran's nuclear program

(Lebanon) Explosion kills soldier in north Lebanon

(Gaza) Hamas militant killed in Gaza City while handling explosives: Hamas officials

(Israel) Two moderately wounded in Kassam attack on w. Negev -- and -- Four Kassam rockets launched towards Sderot

Egyptian police uncover weapons cache inside a Sinai mountain

Yemen government forces beat back advance toward capital by northern rebels

Nigeria: Anti-Terrorist Squad Deployed in PH Airport

Turkey says military destroyed Kurdish shelters

(Turkey) Bush aims sanctions against Turkish PKK rebel group

Germany says US authorities release citizen held in Afghanistan

Czech Republic to establish anti-terrorist center

(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

(Canada) Toronto 18 trial: Mobile phone use to activate electronic trigger demonstrated in court (my title) -- and -- Crown presents evidence in Toronto terror suspect trial

(Asia) Pentagon chief assures US enduring role in Asia

(Philippines) FBI in Zambonga City for bomb probe -- and -- US military warned vs involvement in Zambo bomb probe

(Philippines) MILF denies allegations linking group to Zambonga bombing

Sri Lanka military says fighting kills 30

(Sri Lanka) LTTE rejects devolution plan in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels turning more violent amid gov't offensive, official says

North Korea questions US stance on nuclear issue

North Korea fires short-range missiles: report

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

Colombia VP Says FARC Sought ETA Ties For Attack In Spain and ETA rebels say arrests won't stop them fighting

(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

(U.S.) Terror victims want some proceeds from sale of artifacts

Iraqi children playing football blown up by bomb

(Afghanistan) Senior Taliban leader Maulawi Abdul Malik killed; US troops unhurt in suicide attack

Afghans retake town overrun by Taliban; no word on fate of captured official, police

(Pakistan) Explosion, firing incidents in Pakistani SW city kill over seven -- in Quetta

Pakistani General: Cooperation With NATO Led To Militancy

Pakistani Bomb Scientist Breaks Silence - update: ABC reports A.Q. Khan says Pakistan gov't knew network sold nuclear secrets to NK, Iran, Libya

MEMRI: Hamas Deputy Minister of Religious Endowment Promotes "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion"

(Israel) Rocket barrage hits Negev; Islamic Jihad claims responsibility

(Azerbaijan) Al Qaeda suspects go on trial in Azerbaijan

Yemeni oil refineries under missile attack

Somalia: Islamists Seize Parliament Member Osman Hassan Ali

Mauritania plans to hold terror suspects at military garrison

Austria remains confident that Al-Qaeda hostages will be released

(Canada) Trial for youth nabbed in alleged terror plot begins with details of evidence

Indonesian police reports outline terror links

(Nepal) Bomb explodes near Maoist rally in Nepal

Iraqi troops kill 11 suspected Qaeda fighters - in Tikrit

(Iraq) Talabani charges Hezbollah interference

(Iraq) Shiites in Iraq protest US security deal, answering al-Sadr's call

(Afghanistan) Taliban insurgents capture remote Afghan town - in Rashidan in Ghazni province - 9 police killed -- see also AP report

(Afghanistan) US-led soldier killed in Afghanistan, district falls - heavy fighting in Farah

(Afghanistan) Taliban support in Sangeen, Musa Qala in in Helmand province; several Taliban killed, 16 detained (my title)

(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) Taliban's Baitullah Mehsud spending up to Rs 3bn ($45 million) on militancy annually -- NWFP governor suggests narco-dollars providing bulk of funds

(Pakistan) NATO general says Pakistani havens can sustain Afghan insurgency for years -- and -- NATO hopes anti-militants operation will be resumed

Pakistan needs more time on militants: US defense secretary Gates

(Pakistan) Swat Peace accord slammed: ‘Agreement is compromise with those challenging writ of state’ -- and -- US must understand nuances of situation in FATA: Washington Times -- WT op-ed - interview with Asif Ali Zardari -- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

(Pakistan) Disgraced atomic scientist disowns confession -- Abdul Qadeer Khan says nuclear confession was forced

(U.S.) Guantanamo judge dismissed in Canadian's case - Omar Khadr trial

(U.S.) Al Qaeda near defeat, on defensive: CIA chief Hayden -- U.S. Cites Big Gains Against Al-Qaeda - Hayden interview for Washington Post - see Paul Cruickshank's May 28 post

(U.S.) DHS Intelligence Charles Allen decries "war on terror" - call for Islamic outreach -- DHS Secretary 'Islam has been hijacked by ideologues' -- and -- President Bush assails threat of "ideology of Islamic extremism" - speech

(UK) Time to talk to Al-Qaeda, senior police chief urges - Sir Hugh Orde is frontrunner to be commissioner of Metropolitan police -- London Times analysis - comes 5 months after UK PM calls for talks with Taliban

Iran's uranium program better, experts say -- and -- No early Iran nuclear estimate update: US official

(Iran) U.S. terrorism claimants compete for Iranian assets

(Iran) Senior Iran cleric slams IAEA over alleged nuclear studies - Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

(Iran) JihadWatch.org - "Qur'an critic to be executed in Iran within days" - British citizen Dr. Foroud Fouladvand

(Syria) Official defends US monitoring of Syrian site -- and -- US presses IAEA to search for nuclear sites in Syria

Syria Accused Again of Killing Hariri

(Lebanon) Hizbullah Ready to Discuss Defense Strategy, Not to Give Up Resistance -- and -- Hezbollah Triumphs in Lebanon

(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

(Israel) Bin Laden turns his mind to Israel

(Somalia) Pirates reportedly hijack 2 more ships off Somalia

(Somalia) UN Says Arms Illegally Going To Somalia

Yemen: Authorities close to arresting dozens of al-Qaeda militants - identified 70 militants, including 30 "followers of Osama Bin Laden"

(Yemen) Eight shot dead outside mosque in Yemen

Mauritania plans to hold terror suspects at military garrison

(Europe) In-flight surveillance could foil terrorists in the sky - airlines test spycams in every seat that "detect terrorism" in your facial expressions

(Spain) Basque group ETA claims responsibility for killing Spanish policeman, three other attacks

Swiss court rejects bail for brothers in nuclear smuggling case

(Canada) Terror suspect wins entrepreneurial award - Tamil Tiger suspect Suresh Sriskandarajah

(Philippines) Power outage in s.Philippines after pylons bombed - police believe Muslim rebels responsible

(Indonesia) Bali bombers to face firing squad

Sri Lanka says captures rebel base in the north

(Colombia) NPR: After Death of Founder, FARC Forges Ahead

(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

Khyber Tribal Agency: A New Hub of Islamist Militancy in Pakistan - see Frank Hyland's & Animesh Roul's May 29 post

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Return to the Afghan Insurgency

(Iraq) Suicide bombers, militias kill 35 in northern Iraq (updated) and One killed, six policemen injured in Mosul

(Afghanistan) Taliban claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 3

(Afghanistan) Focus on terrorists, not Taliban, Afghan elders urge Canadians

(Pakistan) NATO optimistic Pakistan will resume border operations

Pakistan's Khan Now Denies Selling Nuclear Weapons Technology

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Three suspected bomb-makers charged at Guantanamo

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Sept 11 prosecutors expect criticism over evidence

(UK) Ministers to concede on terror laws

(Iran) US: Iranian warhead blueprint 'alarming'

Israeli source: Palestinian Authority security forces have improved dramatically in West Bank -- 300 charity organizations outlawed

Somali Islamist group claims responsibility for deadly bomb attack in Ethiopia

Kenyan official: Somali pirates hijack two more boats

(Nepal) US changes terror policy in dealing with Nepal's victorious Maoists

(Iraq) Suicide bombers kill 20 in attacks on Iraq police -- 17 killed in Sinjar, 3 killed in Al-Gaba

(Iraq) British hostages in Iraq: Families mark anniversary of capture

(Iraq) Maliki Says Iraq Averts Al-Qaeda Plans for Civil War

(Afghanistan) Suicide blast kills three Afghans in Kabul, 30 Taliban dead in NATO air strikes on Jihadist fort in remote southwest of Afghanistan

(Pakistan) 'Terrorist held in Sargodha' - linked to November 2007 attack

Pakistan Islamic group denies al-Qaida link as leaders face US financial sanctions -- Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT)

Pakistan: Pro-Taliban militant group makes peace deal - in the Darra Adamkhel tribal area -- and -- Taliban declare truce in Darra Adamkhel

(Pakistan) US 'skeptical' of Pakistan militant deal - State Department's Tom Casey -- and -- 'US won’t tolerate cross-border raids' -- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

(Pakistan) Change failing tactics on terror, Pakistan's leader urges the West

(India) Jaipur blasts: Madarsa teacher, telephone booth owner detained

(India J&K) 10kg RDX recovered in Jammu -- and -- Kashmir separatists to visit Pakistan for talks with new regime

U.S. trial set for men accused of aiding Hezbollah -- Javed Iqbal and Saleh Elahwal - for broadcasting Hezbollah television channel al-Manar

(U.S.) Toledo terror trial: Evidence phase ends in trio's terror trial - Closing arguments, jury instructions set -- and -- Defense rests in federal terrorism trial

(U.S.) Afghan at Guantanamo seeks dismissal of charges -- Mohammed Jawad

(U.S.) Prosecutors: Alleged terrorist shouldn't get news -- Qatar enemy combatant Ali al-Marri alleged to be AQ sleeper agent

(U.S.) DHS Secretary Chertoff: Airline Bomber Is America's Top Terror Fear -- and that Hezbollah makes Al Qaeda look 'minor league'

(UK) Exeter Bomb Police Search Muslim Community Center in Plymouth -- and -- Third man quizzed over restaurant explosion

(Syria) Search Is Urged for Syrian Nuclear Sites -- U.S. Presses U.N. on 3 Alleged Facilities -- also Jerusalem Post story

(Lebanon) MEMRI: Hizbullah Secretary-General Nasrallah:"The Resistance's Strategy of Liberation Has Been Successful, Whereas the Strategy of Negotiations... Has Not"

Lebanese Militia Affiliated with Hizbullah Blows Up a Model of Israeli Nuclear Plant

(Gaza) IDF arrests 60 Palestinians suspected of terrorist activity in Gaza

(Israel) Kassam slams into w. Negev house -- and -- Kassam rocket strikes south of Ashkelon

(Israel) International security chiefs meet in Jerusalem to discuss counter-terrorism

Yemen arrests eleven Al-Qaeda militants -- and -- Yemen struggles against multiple challenges

Somalia sends troops to free seized Dutch ship

Somalia: Sheikh Sharif 'Will Be Replaced' Islamist Leader Said

U.S. Africom Commander in Africa: Maghreb region still facing a real and serious terrorist threat

Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq -- bomb 16 targets

(Spain) FARC rebels were planning attacks on Colombians in Madrid

(Spain) Presenter repeats claim that Madrid mayor wants to move on after 2004 bombings -- claim that mayor did not want to fully investigate bombings

(Switzerland) Police say security assured at Euro 2008

(Thailand) Assistant village head shot dead in Pattani - on Thursday

(Thailand) Seven dead, 11 wounded in South flareup - update on attacks in Pattani, Yala

(Philippines) Bomb kills three outside Philippine air base: military - in Zambonga

(Australia) Terrorism 'quiet time' a concern for police, says Mick Keelty -- concern about Jemaah Islamiah (JI)

Australian police 'losing publicity battle' over terrorism

Sri Lanka military sinks 4 Tamil rebel boats

(Sri Lanka) 15 LTTE cadres, 6 civilians killed in clashes in Jaffna peninsula

(Sri Lanka) Tamil Tigers kill 13 in Sri Lankan navy camp raid: rebels

Sri Lanka journalist hacked to death in Jaffna

China prepares for Olympics terrorism

Colombia rebels at turning point

A Scary Prank About Al Qaeda and W.M.D. - NY Times quotes Evan Kohlmann's May 27 post - Nuclear Jihad Web Threat Called Bogus

Al Qaeda's New Recruits - Newsweek analysis on use of mentally handicapped

Lebanese president reappoints prime minister

Iran-Syria sign defence pact - Signed May 26 during visit by Syrian Defence Minister to Tehran

(Iraq) US troops kill 10 Baghdad militiamen

(North Korea) US envoy: Disarming North Korea by end of year 'will be a challenge'

Nigeria's militant group warns of wave of attacks on oil installations

Iraq's main Sunni bloc suspends government talks

Afghan roadside bomb kills NATO soldier - in Kabul

(Afghanistan) Two suicide blasts strike Afghanistan, one dead - in Helmand and Khost provinces

(Pakistan) Blast kills eight Taliban in tribal Pakistan: officials -- in Salarzai in Bajaur tribal district

(Pakistan) Bin Laden said to be in Chitral -- and -- Matchboxes with $5m Osama bounty message circulating in Peshawar

Pakistan teenager told: "If you carry out a suicide attack, you will not die"

Pakistan Defense Minister: Talks with militants to continue -- and -- Musharraf: US should give time for peace agreement to work -- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

Pakistan: New peace deal with militants - Mohmand tribal region

(Pakistan) NWFP seeks three months for implementation of Sharia in Malakand

(Pakistan) Jamaat-e-Islami Leader: We Are Fighting For Islamic Revolution In Pakistan

Pakistan swaps militant leaders for kidnapped ambassador - released Taliban figures Mullah Obaidullah Akhund and Mullah Mansoor Dadullah wanted by NATO -- also -- Taliban free doctor after release of eight tribesmen

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.) Toledo terror trial: Defendant's father testifies about 'brighter future' in Toledo terror trial - Mohammad Amawi's father testifies by satellite from Jordan

(U.S.) Chertoff: Al-Qaeda targets democracies -- and -- Terrorism seeks to over-turn ruling parties in Gulf states

(U.S.) No new evidence of al Qaeda threat despite report: U.S. -- related ABC report -- related Daily Telegraph report quoting FBI's Kolko -- see Evan Kohlmann May 27 posting

(U.S.) No sign al Qaeda has WMD capability -US official

(U.S.) Report says civilian courts can handle terrorism cases -- by former prosecutors and group Human Rights First in study "In Pursuit Of Justice"

(UK) Exeter Bomb: Detectives Quiz Bomb Suspect Nicky Reilly

(UK) Sir Ian Blair: Terror detectives must 'expect the unexpected'

(India J&K) Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba rebel, wife killed in Kashmir encounter

(India J&K) More security personnel deployed in J&K

(India) Border Roads Organization driver killed by ULFA in Guwahati

Iran hiding weapon-making studies: IAEA -- Iran warns it won't cooperate with IAEA -- Parliament speaker calls watchdog's latest report "deplorable," drawing calls of "Death to America" -- and -- Iran's speaker warns West over nuclear cooperation

(Iran) US, allies say UN report bolsters fears Iran wants nuclear bomb

(Lebanon) Naharnet: "Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah telephoned President Suleiman and congratulated him on assuming power"

'Hizbullah prisoner swap not done deal'

(Gaza) IDF Strike Kills 2 Rocket-Launching Terrorists -- and -- IDF soldier lightly hurt in Gaza - troops arrest 12 Palestinians in West Bank raids

(Israel) IDF arrest Islamic Jihad member plotting suicide bombing

(Israel) Palestinian mortar shell hits western Negev home

Israeli convicted of spying for Hezbollah to be deported to Lebanon, lawyer says

(Israel) Haaretz sources: Iran may attack Israeli targets abroad over Syria talks

(Ethiopia) Three killed in Ethiopia blast: government -- suspects a terrorist group planted a bomb in an hotel in Negelle Borena

Ethiopia: Explosions Rock in Somali Region

Somalia: Four Killed in Mogadishu Overnight -- and -- Somalia: 15 Killed, 27 Wounded in Mogadishu Violence

Somalia: Armed Militias Seize University in Southern Town of Kismayu

(Somalia) Hijacked Dutch ship arrives in Somalia

Yemen: Shia rebels clash with military close to capital

(Algeria) 16 radical Islamic fighters convicted in absentia, sentenced to death in Algeria

Moroccan judge questions a Hezbollah TV journalist suspected in terrorism case

(Turkey) Report: Two Kurdish rebels killed in clash with Turkish soldiers

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

(Sri Lanka) Military says fighting in northern Sri Lanka kills 16 Tamil rebels

(North Korea) US seeking NKorea accord on nuclear declaration

Colombia offers bounty for FARC founder's body

(Colombia) FARC Dismantling Is 'Imminent,' Colombia's Araujo Says

(Colombia) 'FARC leader's death won't hasten hostage release'

(Iraq) 7 Iraqis killed, 38 injured in suicide car bomb west of Mosul - in Talafar public market

(Iraq) US army arrest bomb-maker in Iraq - in Suwaira area

Iraq: Al-Qaeda releases video of teenage terror cell

(Iraq) Suspected leader working for Iranian Revolutionary guards arrested in Iraq

Iraq reopens bombed bridge, vows to defeat militants

(Iraq) Radical Shiite cleric calls for protests against US-Iraqi long-term security agreement

(Afghanistan) Bombs, attacks kill 24 in Afghanistan - update - attacks in Kandahar, Logar, Farah provinces

(Pakistan) NATO hopes militant deals enforced

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

(U.S.) Pentagon inviting media to Guantanamo 9/11 hearings

(U.S.) CIA Planning For Al Qaeda 'Succession Crisis' For Those Trying To Replace Osama Bin Laden

(U.S.) Jury considering criminal charges in Arizona nuclear plant software case -- Mohammad Reza Alavi downloaded codes to open it in Iran

(U.S.) Baltimore: FBI's New Division Chief to Target Terrorism, Gangs, Organized Crime - Amy Jo Lyons

(UK) Lockerbie judges mull fate of secret document

(Iran/Israel) Iranian aid seen growing among militants on Israel's flanks -- and -- Hamas: "Mashal: US threats against Muslims ineffective" - speech to a group of Iranian academics in Tehran University

Lebanese soldier killed during gunfight between pro-government and opposition supporters-- live coverage at Naharenet News

(Lebanon) US suggests Hezbollah speech shows self-inflicted damage

(West Bank) IDF arrests 3 Palestinian terror suspects in West Bank ops

(Israel) Family of jailed Hizbullah contact say Israel will release him in days

Egyptian police uncover 500 kilograms of TNT near Egypt-Gaza border

(Europe) Cyber Terrorism Threat Growing, EU Agency Says

(Northern Ireland) Police in Northern Ireland say incendiary bomb partially exploded in Belfast store

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.

AKI: "New al-Qaeda video calls for nuclear strike" -- see Evan Kohlmann May 27 posting

(Iraq) Top Qaeda militant captured in Mosul - Abdullah Sakanya

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda in Iraq front group warns it will retaliate vs. US-Iraqi crackdown in Mosul

Iraq: Al-Qaeda creates teenage terror cell, says report -- "Youths of Heaven" -- and -- Six Iraqi Teens: Man Forced Us to Become Suicide Bombers - update on AP report

Iraq says US pact must not harm national interest -- US troop presence after 2008

(Iraq) Sadr Pursues Image to Match His Power

(Afghanistan) US soldier dies in southeastern Afghanistan - in Patika province

Afghanistan bus bombing kills eight, says official -- in Delaram district of Farah province - Taliban blamed -- and -- Roadside blasts kill 13 Afghans, several Taliban killed

(Afghanistan) Four police killed in roadside bomb in Logar province (my title) - also several Taliban killed in Helmand province

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) Govt and Taliban nearing pact in Mohmand Agency -- and -- Pakistan: Pro-Taliban militants allow girls to attend school -- in tribal region of Mohmand

(Pakistan) Taliban: Media war is the real war: Mehsud -- Taliban preparing propaganda offensive with greater outreach - plans to use YouTube

(Pakistan) Taliban distribute pamphlets in Hangu

(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

Pakistan deals with militants risk ire of US, NATO -- and -- UK: 'Islamabad, Kabul should unite to tackle extremism'-- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

(Pakistan) NWFP orders security at cinemas after Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) threats

(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)

(UK) Exeter bomb: Police hold restaurant bomb suspect Nicky Reilly after he leaves hospital

(UK) Release of radical cleric Abu Qatada puts Britain in a spot

(UK) London Times article celebrates 100th anniversary of caliphate (my title)

(UK) View from the lab: spotting terror

(Al-Qaeda) Usama's Message: Good Jihadists v. Bad Jihadists -- by Walid Phares

(India) Five militants killed in factional fight in Manipur

(India) Maoists blow up railtracks in Bihar

(Iran) IAEA: Iran may be withholding info in nuke probe -- and -- IAEA: Iran continues to defy UN demands to suspend uranium enrichment (my title)

(Iran) UN concerned by Iran nuclear plant - says Tehran had 3,500 centrifuges operating at its Natanz facility

Iran sentences Kurdish teacher, two others to death for alleged membership in terror groups

(Iran/Hamas) Keep up resistance, Iran tells Hamas

Lebanon: 9 wounded in gunfight between pro-government and opposition supporters -- in Corniche Mazraa - see also KUNA report

(Lebanon) Hezbollah warns govt against disarming it by force, Lebanese president assumes office - update

(Lebanon) Hezbollah leader predicts Israel will release prisoners soon

MEMRI: Hamas: Senior European Officials Are In Contact With Us

(Israel) Terrorism Rising in Israel

(Israel) Mortar lands near Gaza security fence

MEMRI: Jordan Muslim Brotherhood Leader: Continue The Jihad -- and -- Jordanian PM meets US lawmakers

(Somalia) At least 13 killed in Mogadishu fighting

(Somalia) Report: Dutch freight ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia

(Switzerland) Swiss man suspected of financing Al-Qaida dies -- Albert Huber of Al Taqwa Management Organization

(Thailand) 4 soldiers injured in Pattani explosion -- by remotely detonated roadside bomb

Philippine military demands Muslim rebels drop commanders - after MILF clashes leaving 17 marines wounded

(Philippines) MNLF-MILF unity may not come very soon - MNLF exec

(Philippines) Army agent hurt in alleged communist attack in Compostela -- and -- Communist NPA's intelligence chief in Leyte surrenders -- military

Sri Lankan military: Airstrike destroys rebel explosive stash, kills bomb expert

Sri Lanka vows to crush rebels as attacks mount -- and -- Sri Lanka vows to 'crush' train bombers - who killed 8 on Monday

(Sri Lanka) Muslims in Sri Lanka's east protest abductions

(North Korea) US, NKorea hash out timing of nuclear declaration, American concessions

(North Korea) US envoy due in China for North Korea nuclear talks

(Nepal) Twin explosions in Nepal ahead of Constituent Assembly meeting -- and -- Five injured in bomb blast in Kathmandu

(Colombia) FARC leader must shore up power base -- and -- Colombian rebels' loss of leader ends an era

Colombian government expresses hope for peace with rebels -- and -- Colombian minister says 'end' of FARC rebel group is near

Colombia Seeks Russian Arms to Match Venezuela, Kommersant Says

(Iraq) Two US soldiers killed in Iraq blasts - in Salaheddin and Qadisiyah provinces

(Iraq) Suicide attack north of Baghdad kills four people -- in the region of Al-Tarmiah -- and -- Officials: Suicide bomber hits U.S.-allied group

Iraq: Police arrest senior al-Qaeda members - in Diyala province

(Iraq) Al-Qaida fighters fleeing Mosul

Iraq says 6 suspected teenage bombers detained - in Mosul

Iraqi troops race to free British hostages before anniversary

(Afghanistan) British serviceman killed in Afghanistan -- in a blast north of Sangin, Helmand province

(Afghanistan) War until last soldier gone - Taliban

(Afghanistan) Hundreds of Afghans protest over Quran shooting -- see also Diana West Commentary

(Pakistan) Al-Arabiya: Bin Laden in Pakistan's K2 mountains, says report

(Pakistan) Five die in Pakistan shootings: police -- suspected sectarian killing in Dera Ismail Khan

(Pakistan) Tailban chief ideologist Qari Hussain survives 'Operation Zalzala'

(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"

Pakistan must 'strike back at terrorism', says US DHS Secretary Chertoff

(Pakistan) NATO envoys to be briefed on Pakistan-Taliban peace deal -- US lawmakers to raise peace deal with Pakistan -- and -- UK hopes deal will not export violence -- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

(U.S.) 9/11 plotters to appear in Guantanamo court on June 5

(U.S.) Gates: U.S. 'stuck with' Guantanamo prison

(U.S.) Terrorist funding strings irk officials - state, local officials complain funding linked to combating potential terrorist threats, not homegrown concerns

(UK) Police wait to question Exeter bomb suspect -- and -- Blast probe suspect leaves hospital

(UK) Exeter bomb: Police raid home of Kurdish men 'linked' to Exeter nail bomb plot -- and -- Daily Telegraph report

(UK) West Country plots prompt calls for redrawing terror map

(UK) Jail staff 'fear Muslim inmates'

(India) Jaipur blasts: Cops arrest Muslim cleric - Mohamaad Ilyas, the Imam of the Jama Masjid -- also HT report

(India J&K) Army jawan killed in encounter with militants in J&K

(India J&K) Two militants killed, another injured in J&K

India committed to defeat forces of terror in Kashmir: President

(India) Naxals set two vehicles on fire

(Iran) IAEA report not expected to shed new light on Iran's nuclear program

Iran wants closer Syria defense ties

(Lebanon) Progress in Hezbollah-Israel prisoner talks

Hamas negotiator Jimmy Carter: Israel possesses 150 nukes --says Israeli arsenal proves it would be impossible for Iran to develop arsenal in secret -- London Times report -- Jeffrey Imm article on Carter's support for terrorist group Hamas

(Gaza) Thousands in north Gaza without power after Palestinian truck bombing

(Gaza) Israel blasted as 'paper tiger' after latest retreat of troops

Israel Defense Minister: Israel on crash course with Hamas

(Israel) IDF arrests known Al-Aksa Brigade terror suspect in Ramallah

(Israel) 2 Kassam rockets strike open area in western Negev

Egypt extends state of emergency by two years

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader Denies Praising Al-Qaeda-- see David Schenker's May 23 article "Supreme Guide of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Discusses his Admiration for Bin Laden"

(Yemen) Al-Qaeda urges attacks on US interests in Yemen -- and -- Yemen rebel leader said hurt in clashes with state

Somalia reports airstrike, possibly by US -- area between Buale and Sakow -- and -- Reported airstrikes cause explosions in Somalia

Somalia: Ethiopian Soldiers Kill Three in the Capital -- and -- Somalia: Five Ugandan Soldiers Wounded in Friday's Blast in Mogadishu

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)

(Kenya) Four held in terror probe

(Nigeria) Militants say 11 die in Nigerian explosion

Nigerian militants claim to have destroyed oil pipeline

(Kenya/Libya) Top secrets: Gaddafi plotted to bomb Kenya

(France/Spain) ETA suspects charged in France

(Canada) Gold Web Sites Used to Finance Terrorism, Globe Reports

(Thailand) South bomb wounds 2 soldiers - in Pattani

Philippine military protests Muslim rebel attack on troops -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)

Philippine army sends reinforcements to southern island after clash -- and -- Philippines: Marines Battle Islamic Militants As Malaysian Peacekeepers Withdraw

Singapore detention center officials sacked over terror leader's escape -- Mas Selamat Kastari

Australia 'still a terror target'

Sri Lanka: Bomb blast kills seven, injures 62 - by train bomb blast in Panadura

(Sri Lanka) 20 LTTE rebels, three govt. soldiers killed in Northern Sri Lanka clashes

North Korea may hand over nuclear declaration this week: report

(Nepal) Police say bomb explodes in Nepal capital; no casualties or major damage reported

(Colombia) Rebel Death Raises Hope for Hostages in Colombia -- and -- Death of mythic guerrilla commander confirmed in Colombia

Iraqi governor survives assassination attempt

(Syria) Resurgent Syria keeps region guessing

(France) Sarkozy tells Livni talks with Hamas a 'blunder' -- "France will not hold any talks with Hamas"

(Israel) Shin Bet chief: 'Hamas threat increasing'

Countering cyber terrorism in third-world countries

Iran spreading poison of terror in Moslem nations

(Kenya) Four held in terror probe

Colombia Rebels Name New Leader to Succeed Marulanda -- Alfonso Cano now leader of the FARC

(Afghanistan Pakistan) Shootout over flour smuggler on Afghan-Pakistan border

(Israel) Palestinian officials: Israel offers new West Bank proposal

Iran mulls strengthening missile programme: report

(Pakistan) Defeat of militancy in Pakistan still years away, says Pentagon

Pakistan's ruling coalition takes aim at Musharraf's presidential powers -- "We intend to walk him away, rather than impeach him away"

(Afghanistan) Clegg: Success in Afghanistan still hangs in the balance -- Nick Clegg, LibDem leader reflects on his recent visit to Afghanistan

Iraq holy city tells US it wants alms, not arms

(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

Iran, Hamas 'perturbed' by news of Israeli-Syrian talks -- and -- 'Iran to give Hamas more arms, funds' -- Arab paper: Khaled Mashaal was promised $150 million after expressing fear over Israeli-Syrian talks -- and -- Hamas may receive lethal Iran-made EFP roadside bombs

Egypt plans to extend emergency law

(U.S.) Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense

Malta misses crucial terrorism meeting as threat seen increasing

(U.K.) Terrorism arrests at British university raise questions

Lebanese parliament elects army chief as president -- Michel Suleimanand sworn in -- and -- Pro-Syrian, Hezbollah-friendly General to become Lebanese President -- could be seen as skirting Lebanese constitution

Russians, militants clash in Caucasus

(Iraq) Iran 'paid insurgents to kill UK soldiers' -- Leaked government document shows Tehran paid Iraqi rebels to kill Britons

(Iraq) Senior member of al-Qaeda in Iraq arrested -- in the northern Salah-al-Din province

(Iraq) US military: al-Qaida 'off-balance' but still lethal threat in Iraq

(Kuwait) Three terror group linked Kuwaitis arrested for inciting youth to 'Jihad' -- previous related May 13 story

(Afghanistan) Foreign trooper among 16 killed in Afghan clash -- 12 Taliban killed in Farah province

(Afghanistan) Suicide blast hits NATO convoy in Afghan south - in Kandahar

Pakistan talks lead to more Afghan attacks: NATO -- and -- Pakistan not creating problems for Afghanistan, says Rice, says terror war is not just about army action

(Pakistan) Govt, Taliban discuss post-accord situation -- and -- Swat Taliban discuss release of members with police -- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

(Pakistan Taliban) Peace deal to give legal cover to FM stations used by cleric

(Pakistan) Jirga demands early Shariah enforcement in Malakand

U.S. terror attack seen apt to follow 2008 vote

(UK) Exeter Bomb: Suspect stable in hospital following restaurant blast -- Searches, interrogation continue in botched restaurant bombing in British city -- and -- Inside bizarre world of Nicky Reilly (my title)

(UK) MI5 fears jihadis will use mentally ill as suicide bomber

(UK) Prime Minister Brown set to ditch new terror measures -- and -- Commentary: Britain's phony war on terror -- by Michael Burleigh

(UK) Muslim gangs 'taking over UK prisons', report claims

(India) Three militants killed in Manipur

(India) ULFA militant shot dead in Guwahati

(India) Analysis: Terror and the Jaipur Tinderbox - by Ashok K. Mehta

Iran, Syria to remain strategic allies -- senior official

Hamas Threatens Israel Over Gaza Crossings

Hamas wants Arabs to broker Palestinian accord

Israeli charged with passing sensitive information to Iran

(Egypt) Authorities arrest 9 members of Egypt's banned opposition Muslim Brotherhood

(Algeria) 24 terrorists sentenced to death in Algeria - on charges of terrorism and other crimes

Somalia: Armed Groups Kill Two in Mogadishu -- and -- Government Troops Move on Main Market in Mogadishu

Somalia: 11 Killed As Rebels Attack Govt Troops, Pirates - update to Saturday report

Belgium: Security services knew of Belliraj weapon smuggling -- Source: De Morgen (Dutch) -- see also: March 13 story on terrorist suspect Abdelkader Belliraj, March 14 story on smuggling

(Philippines) Two Muslim rebels killed in fighting in southern Philippines - update

(Philippines) 3 harboring bomb materials arrested by Marines in Sulu

(Indonesia) US lifts travel warning imposed on Indonesia following terrorist attacks

(Sri Lanka) 9 killed in fresh Sri Lanka fighting

Colombia's top FARC commander dead -- Manuel Marulanda

(Iraq) 135 detained in raids on Iraqi Shiite strongholds

(Iraq) Violence in Iraq falls to lowest level in 4 years

(Iraq) US ambassador: Al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Taliban Attacks Spike in Afghanistan

(Pakistan) Update: Police: Separate Roadside Bombs Kill 3 in Pakistan

(Pakistan) Militant killed in Bara blast

Lebanon set for major changes

(Lebanon) Hezbollah's army survives under Lebanon peace deal

(Gaza) Palestinians: Israeli attacks wounds 4 Hamas militants in Gaza

(Turkey) Hamas and Hizbullah Recruiting in Increasingly Islamist Turkey

(N. Ireland) Murdered maverick Robert Nairac showed how to beat the IRA

(Philippines ) Filipino marines battle Muslim militants

(Sri Lanka) Two bus bombs defused

(Sri Lanka) Warplanes bomb restive north

(Nepal) 12-yr-old Killed in Saptari Bomb Blast

Colombia says rebel leader may be dead

(Iraq) Bomb blast kills three bus passengers in Baghdad - in Al-Mansour district in the western sector of the city

(Iraq) Coalition Forces Kill 3 Suspected Terrorists in Iraq

Iraq says Al-Qaeda cleared from main northern city - of Mosul -- and -- Iraqi police release 180 detainees, Iraq-US forces destroy large weapon cache - in Mosul

(Iraq) Troops detain dozens in Shiite areas of Baghdad -- and -- Al-Sadr lawmakers denounce Iraqi government

(Iraq) Shooting in Basra strains truce between Iraqi government and Shiite militiamen

(Iraq) Awakening Council member killed, two wounded in Iraq - in Baquba

(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

(Afghanistan) Many Afghans outraged at US decision on Marines

(Afghanistan) French Foreign Minister: Afghan reconciliation must one day involve talks with Taliban

Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud vows jihad in Afghanistan to continue -- and -- 'Tehreek-e-Taliban to keep fighting foreign forces in Afghanistan' -- and -- Newsweek: A Jihad Between Neighbors

(Pakistan) Peace deal with govt in final phase: Taliban

(Pakistan) Taliban leader Mehsud denies slaying of Benazir, abduction of Pakistan envoy

Pakistan: 2 bombs attacks kill local police chief, 2 civilians in northwest -- and -- Three killed in Pakistan blasts - bombs in NWFP in Peshawar, also in Khyber tribal agency

(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"

(Pakistan) 'US to support peace pact if it curbs terrorist violence' - U.S. State Dept's Tom Casey -- and -- Pakistan, US differ on tackling militants in Tribal Areas: Zardari --- see also Jeffrey Imm's May 22 posting

(Pakistan) Key Al Qaeda figure apparently died in U.S. strike in Pakistan last week -- Algerian Abu Sulayman Jazairi

(Pakistan) PML-N Sindh VP shot dead - in Karachi

(U.S.) Toledo: Terrorism-trial witnesses share man's reasons for gun training - Wassim Mazloum

(U.S.) Seattle: Jury weighing Jewish Federation shootings

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Sudanese terror suspect Noor Uthman Muhammed charged at Guantanamo Bay

(U.S.) Mukasey defends author of so-called torture memos

(U.S.) EPA tests plans to protect water from terrorists

(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"

Articles on Al-Qaeda's goal to obtain nuke to attack U.S.: -- America in Ashes? by Christopher S. Carson -- and -- Al-Qaeda's Quest for Nuclear Weapons - by Rick Moran -- see also Swiss destruction of AQ Khan network evidence

(UK) Exeter bomb: Police waiting to quiz bomb suspect Nicky Reilly -- 'Bomb would have caused fireball' -- 'Bomber' caught public bus to restaurant -- Autistic bomb suspect 'radicalized by gang' (update) -- and -- Neighbors tell of Nicky Reilly's troubled past

Iran troops kill nine Kurd rebels

Syria rejects Livni's call to cut ties with Iran, terror groups

(Syria) Diplomats: Syria stalling on IAEA visit -- on the proposed inspection of its alleged nuclear reactor

Hamas invites French foreign minister to visit Gaza

Hamas: Israeli PM too weakened to negotiate peace agreement with Syria

Gaza Schoolyard Missile Launchers Discovered

(Israel) Kassam fired from Gaza lands in western Negev

(Somalia) Six killed in clashes between Somali pirates and Islamists

(Sudan) Gunmen ambush UN peacekeepers in Darfur

Mauritania meeting discusses terror

Algeria has set aside 4 billion euros to the fight against terrorism and organized crime

(Turkey) Report: Kurdish rebels blow up railway in Turkey; no injuries

(Switzerland) Evidence in nuclear smuggling case destroyed -- of “nuclear smuggling ring of Abdul Qadeer Khan”

Austrian police question 10 'militant' animal rights activists suspected of arson, sabotage

(Kosovo) UK troops arrive in Kosovo

(Canada) Backing for Al Qaeda on the wane: study -- by Simon Frazer University in Vancouver

(Thailand) Policeman targeted, killed in Pattani ambush -- and -- One soldier injured in Pattani bombing

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

(Philippines) Misuari restoration as MNLF head cements RP-Libya ties

(Sri Lanka) 8 combatants killed in Sri Lanka

(North Korea) US: NKorea to account for nuclear program soon

(Colombia) 10 killed in Colombia rebel clashes: Army

(Colombia / Germany) German Left Wing May Have Ties to Colombian Extremists

(Ecuador) Ecuadoreans reject Colombia rebel probe

(Turkey) Update: Security forces intensify operations against PKK

(Pakistan) Pentagon says growth of Al-Qaeda safe havens 'troubling'

Update: Canadian Guantanamo detainee wins court battle

(Gaza) Update: Palestinian suicide truck bomb at crossing

(India) Serial bomb threat at Gujarat railway stations

(Iraq) Roadside bomb kills US soldier

(Syria) Petraeus calls Syria nuclear program troubling

(Turkey) Clashes in Turkey's southeast kills 4

Pakistani militant leader excludes "foreign forces in Afghanistan" from ceasefire

(Iran) Rice warns of more U.S. sanctions on Iran

(Iran) Wife of ex-FBI agent missing in Iran offers reward

(U.S.) FBI reassignment rule 'crazy'

(Portugal) CIA used Portuguese airspace for 56 rendition flights

(Afghanistan) Eastern Afghanistan now a hotter zone for U.S. troops

Afghanistan: EU to increase police numbers, say sources

(Afghanistan) Marines 'acted appropriately' in deadly Afghanistan ambush

(Iraq) Iran and Syria to attend Iraq meeting in Sweden: UN

(Lebanon) Hezbollah welcomes Lebanon deal

(Lebanon) Rice, Miliband say Hezbollah's standing damaged -- Could pay the price in next year's elections

(Pakistan) US blocks sale of armoured personnel carriers to Pakistan

Pakistan adopts three-point strategy to curb terrorism

(Pakistan) New senior American military liason announced (my title)

Pakistan party moves to cut Musharraf powers

(Pakistan and Afghanistan) Border Wars -- A rising number of cross-frontier incursions are raising tensions on Afghanistan-Pakistan border says NATO commander

(Al-Qaeda) New al-Qaida tape slams Muslim moderates who appease the West -- Al-Qaeda halts spread of the church in Arab world, claims leader -- and -- Al-Qaeda video berates Saudi over faith dialogue -- Abu Yahya Al-Libi

(Iraq) Suicide bombing in Iraqi town kills six -- in Fallujah

Iraq civilian killed, five people wounded in Kirkuk

Iraq: Shia leader wants punishment for Koran shooting

(Iraq) 10,000 Iraqi troops bring calm to Sadr City

Iraq: 29 Al-Qaeda gunmen arrested in raids north of Baghdad -- on Thursday

(Afghanistan) Four Afghan soldiers, three civilians (two children) killed in suicide blast - in Khost - Taliban claims responsibility - 25 miles from Pakistan border

(Afghanistan) Pre-mature mine blast kills 5 Taliban in S.Afghanistan -- in southern Afghan district of Musa Qala

(Afghanistan) Taliban armed with Iranian weapons: NATO -- 'Significant quantities' of arms uncovered over past two years

(Pakistan) Reporter shot dead in troubled Pakistani tribal area - in Khar - after interviewing Taliban

Pakistan: Next 9/11 to come from FATA tribal region, says US general

(Pakistan) GAO Blasts U.S. Effort on Pakistan Safe Haven -- GAO thinks "developmental assistance" will stop Taliban Jihad

(Pakistan) Analysts skeptical about peace deal with Taliban -- and -- 'UN to monitor Swat peace deal' -- between Pakistan NWFP govt and Taliban -- see also Jeffrey Imm May 22 posting

(Pakistan) Taliban: Pakistan Should Hand Over Border Control To Us -- and -- Pakistan seeks to allay doubts on Taliban talks

(Pakistan) Madrassa Reforms Project may be closed -- "dormant" project to modernize madrassas

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

(India) Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami (HuJI) man had plans to bomb Delhi markets

MEMRI: Jihadist Groups Perpetrate Terror in Jaipur, India

(India J&K) Any violations of Indias border will be dealt strongly by army -- president

(U.S.) Toledo terror trial: Government rests case in terrorism trial -- against Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi, and Wassim Mazloum

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Delay refused for alleged 9/11 plotters

(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Terror suspect Ibrahim al-Qosi phones Sudan to hire own lawyer

US to review Gitmo juvenile numbers

(U.S.) Seattle Trial: Closing arguments begin in Naveed Haq murder trial

(U.S.) Seattle: Police training on jihad threat raises concerns in Seattle -- CAIR claims anti-jihadist training links terrorism to Islam

(U.S.) Rice says Bush team OK'd tough interrogations for terror suspects

(UK) Police arrest two more people in Exeter bomb blast investigation -- and -- Exeter explosion: 'bomber' Nicky Reilly was sent text of encouragement - it emerges a group of alleged radicals were under surveillance

(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) Exeter bomb loaded with chemicals and nails--British police search home of 'vulnerable' Muslim convert who set off bomb in restaurant -- and -- Islamic friend of Reilly 'stunned' at bomb plot

(UK) July 7 Bombing Trial: Waheed Ali denies hand in 7/7 attacks

(UK) Muslim English teacher admits threatening to blow up Europe's largest shopping center with limousines as moving bombs -- Saeed Ghafoor

(UK) Student remanded in 'terror' case -- Bristol Muslim convert Andrew Ibrahim aka Isa

(Iran) No real progress on Iran nuclear dossier: diplomats -- and -- Rice: Talks with Iran at 'advanced stage'

Iran cleric blasts US-Iraqi military agreement

(Iran) Ahmadinejad 'displeased' by talks between Israel, Syria -- and -- Iran, Venezuela unite in bank venture

(Gaza) Israeli forces kill five militants in clashes -- IDF troops kill two terrorists trying to plant bomb near Gaza fence -- and -- Palestinians: 3 terrorists killed in Gaza air strike

(Israel) Greenhouses damaged, field set alight as 2 Kassams hit w. Negev -- and -- Kassam rocket lands near Gaza security fence

(Somalia) Bomb blast hits AU troops -- in Mogadishu

Somali gunmen release Kenyan lecturer in Mogadishu

Somali hijackers free Jordanian ship

(Algeria) Army troops kill 2 terrorists and recuperate their arms in Tizi Ouzou central province

(Mali) 32 Dead in Tuareg Raid in Mali - update

(Sudan) Gunmen on horseback ambush Darfur peacekeepers from joint UN-AU force

(Nigeria) Military: 2 foreign workers kidnapped in Nigeria

(Azerbaijan) Trial on the case of criminal group accused of cooperation with Al Qaeda and Al Jihad terrorist organizations starts

(Turkey) Two soldiers killed by PKK - overnight on Thursday

(Turkey) Kurdish rebel killed in clashes in E. Turkey

Turkey/Iraq: Iraqi Kurds vow to incapacitate PKK

(Spain) Detained ETA suspects believed to order killings

Germany Plans to Centralize Intelligence-Gathering Activities

(Canada) Terror suspect Khadr wins partial access to federal papers for tribunal defense

(Thailand) Suspected insurgent killed, three police injured in clash in Yala

(Philippines) Financing of terrorism not yet a crime

(Philippines) Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) raises alarm over Marine presence near camp

(Philippines) Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to take up 1996 accord in conference called by Misuari

(Indonesia) Political Islam On Rise In Indonesia -Analysts -- spread of Wahabbism -- and -- Muslims Storm Church In Indonesia -Police

Sri Lanka: 22 rebels, 2 soldiers killed -- and -- Sri Lanka troops kill 19 civilians: Tamil Tigers

North Korea eyes rapid nuclear dismantlement to make up for lost time -- and -- 'US, N. Korea envoys to meet in China'

(China) U.N. nuclear agency helping China minimize threat of 'dirty bomb' at Beijing Olympics

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

(Colombia) Two FARC leaders arrested in Colombia

Hamas and Israel truce talks falter over crossings

Jihadi Suicide Bombers: The New Wave

Web Terror Threat To U.S. "Not Serious"

(India) Delhi arrest uncovers Bengal link to blasts

Powerful Iraqi cleric flirting with Shiite militant message

Pelosi denies Olmert proposed U.S. blockade of Iran

Iraq: Al-Qaeda gunmen arrested in raids north of Baghdad

Iraqi correspondents, photographer killed

(Iraq) U.S. Commander Says Al-Qaida At Its Weakest State In 5 Years

(Iraq) Al Qaeda Nostra -- Al Qaeda in Iraq steps up racketeering campaigns

(Iraq) Petraeus: Troops in Iraq help blunt Iran threat

(Iraq) US jet kills eight Iraqis in N.Baghdad raid

Iraqi Troops Welcomed In Sadr City -- and -- Iraqi forces load up on U.S. arms

(Iraq) Al-Azhar Sheikh Won't Condemn Terrorism In Iraq

(Afghanistan) 1 NATO soldier, 2 Afghan civilians killed at Quran shooting protest

Afghan car bomb injures four NATO soldiers: ISAF

(Afghanistan) Three kidnapped Afghan guards found shot dead

(Afghanistan) Video Shows U.S. Troops Ambushed by the Taliban

(Afghanistan) NATO allies extend Afghanistan commands

(Pakistan) Militants launch offensive in Swat -- see also Jeffrey Imm's May 22 posting

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

(Pakistan) US 'reserves judgment' on Pakistan peace deal

Pakistan to ask UN for Bhutto probe 'very soon': minister

(Pakistan) Detained Pakistan nuclear scientist allowed to visit friends

(Pakistan) Security forces, Taliban trade fire in Mohmand

(Pakistan) Four relatives of two FATA MPs gunned down in Jamrud

(Pakistan) Negroponte sets out 'metrics' of effective Pakistan action in FATA

Pakistan Offers Nuclear Technology To Bangladesh

(U.S.) Toledo terror trial: Prosecution's final witness in local terror trial testifies -- Evan Kohlmann testifies

(U.S.) Biting and spitting captive faces Guantanamo judge -- Mohammed Kamin

(U.S.) Seattle Trial: Witness says Naveed Haq's actions were deliberate, Closing arguments expected to begin

(U.S.) Government Fears TVA Is Vulnerable To Cyber Attack

(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

Al Qaeda now tougher to defeat: U.S. defense chief

(U.S.) Massachusetts Imam Guilty Of Immigration Fraud - Muhammad Masood Was Leader Of Islamic Center Of New England -- brother of Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Mohammed Sayeed

(UK) Update: Exeter explosion at Giraffe restaurant: man injured is suspected Islamic extremist -- believed to have been arming bomb when exploded -- and -- Police arrest 22-year-old after explosion in Exeter shopping center

(U.K.) Terror suspect Butt released -- Journalist's notes could have aided investigation (my title)

(UK) Met chief role in terror fight 'inappropriate'

(UK) London 2012 Olympics: 'Dirty bomb' warning

(India) Suspected HuJI militant arrested in Delhi, RDX recovered

India mulls investigative agency to check terror -- and -- Indian intelligence fails to deliver

(India J&K) Unexploded fuses found near Army ammunition depot in J&K

(India) 29 rebels of outlawed group surrender in NE India

Iran protests to US over deadly mosque blast

Lebanese deal ends civil war threat

(Gaza) Militant blows himself up near Gaza crossing -- Truck bomb explodes at Gaza border crossing -- and -- Fatah, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Erez attack

Israel-Syria peace deal could threaten Iran, Hezbollah -- See Andrew Cochran's May 21st Post

Israel sets demands in new Syrian peace track -- and -- Israel won't press Syria to cut Iran, terrorist ties

Mali says 27 killed in insurgent attack on northern army base

(Somalia) Two Ethiopian soldiers killed in Somalia blast

(Somalia) Official: Somalia abductions 'a terrorist act'

(Somalia) Negotiations on for release of hijacked Joranian ship crew

Somalia: Mogadishu Mayor Accused of Aiding Insurgents

Sudan arrests senior rebel leader involved in attack on capital -- and -- Sudan: Over 50 Killed in Fighting

(Turkey) Report: 2 Turkish soldiers killed

(Turkey) Opposition says AKP declared jihad on Turk judges

France places nine under investigation for funding terrorism -- and -- Paris: Jewish residents not surprised by jihadis in their neighborhood

Netherlands: Radical preacher computer-expert employed by government -- linked to support of Taliban

Germany says Pakistan troubles fuel Qaeda strength

(Sweden) Police say nuclear sabotage suspects released in Sweden -- and -- Two arrested over bomb alert at nuclear plant connected with German energy group

Spain fears ETA vengeance attacks after leader's arrest -- and -- Basque Terror Group ETA: Decapitated, But Not Dead

(Australia) Hicks offered $1m for terror memoirs

(Sri Lanka) 60 LTTE rebels, two security personnel killed in N Sri Lanka -- and -- Sri Lankan military: Fighting in north kills 20 rebels, 2 soldiers

Sri Lankan police impose curfew on Muslim town after 5 killed

(Colombia) Files and fingers point to Venezuelan meddling in Colombia

(Colombia) After report on FARC files: silence

(Colombia) Swiss offer best hope for Colombian hostages

(U.S. / Colombia) Fruit of Chiquita's labor: terror $$

(Iraq) Suspected Spy Remains a Vexing Mystery - Identity of former US contractor unknown, raising questions about background checks

(U.S.) YouTube says it won't remove most Al-Qaeda videos

(Iraq) Commander: Al-Qaida in Iraq is at its weakest

Afghanistan: Taliban claim death of 'female US spy'

(Afghanistan) Taliban Commander in Afghanistan: 'What's Important Is to Kill the Germans'

(Iraq) Coalition forces detain suspected AQI leader in Diwaniyah Peninsula area and Coalition forces pressure al-Qaeda detaining 3 wanted men, 26 other terrorist suspects (Bayji)

(Iraq) Unidentified gunmen assassinate Director of Transport Ministry

Iraq figures distort terrorism statistics: study

Hamas officials: Truce talks have failed

Hizbollah's Lebanon veto power boosts Iran's Middle East influence

Sweden: Two arrested after scare at nuclear plant - update - men suspected of attempting to sabotage Oskarsham nuclear power plant

(Iraq) Police say at least 11 killed by gunfire in Baghdad - also see MNF-I press release - Iraq troops tighten grip on Baghdad militia bastion -- and -- Iraqi troops test truce in cleric stronghold

(Afghanistan) Blast kills two ISAF soldiers, one Afghan civilian - in Ghazni -- and -- Two NATO soldiers, 14 Taliban killed in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) German defense ministry: Suicide bomb plot aimed at NATO troops in Afghanistan thwarted

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

(Pakistan) Military: Extremists kill policeman in Pakistan's restive northwest in the Swat Valley -- as schools are burned by Taliban

(Pakistan) 4 rockets fired in Peshawar

(Pakistan) Boy, 12, Beheads Man In Al Qaeda Video -- Video Shows Gruesome Training Exercise For Young Militants

(Pakistan) Army to remain in Swat, Tribal Areas, says Rehman Malik

(Pakistan) US urges Pakistan to nab Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, in test of anti-terror zeal

(Pakistan) US objects to talks for peace deal with militants -- and -- Negroponte expresses US concerns over FATA peace deals

(Pakistan) US law experts 'concerned over possible release of terrorists' -- and -- 'Attack on US likely from Pakistan-based Qaeda' - DNI Mullen

(Pakistan) Roadside bomb wounds 10 in Kohat - update on Tuesday bombing

(Pakistan) Top militant leaders threaten to wage a 'war in Pakistan' if government softens its stand in talks with India -- Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen on Kashmir issue

(India J&K) Army lodges protest over Pakistan firing in J&K

(India) Jaipur probe leads nowhere

(India) 1993 blasts: Dawood aide who offloaded arms on Gujarat coast held

(India) Terror outfits using different names after each strike: Police

(U.S.) Pentagon scales back elite forces' authority -- to carry out secret counterterrorism missions on its own around the world

(U.S.) Ex-Guantanamo inmate finds distracted audience at US Congress

US nuke official tells AP lab security is strong

US 'heartbroken' that terrorists use children

(U.S.) Seattle trial: Dueling diagnoses may hold key to Jewish Federation shooter's fate

(U.S.) Report: U.S. Soldiers Did 'Dirty Work' for Chinese Interrogators

(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

(Al-Qaeda) Is Bin Laden moving on from Iraq?

(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

(UK) Govt's proposed terrorism database slammed by industry

(Iran) Diplomats say UN probe of Iran nukes a failure -- Iran says ready to start 'serious, targeted' negotiations -- and -- Tehran Urges New Round Of Talks -- see also Victor Comras' May 17 posting

(Iran) Israel calls for racheting up pressure on Iran

Lebanon Agreement Buoys Hizbullah -- Rival Lebanon leaders ink deal to end crisis -- Hizbullah wins veto right in government

(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

(Gaza) No agreement on Gaza truce: Palestinian official

(Gaza) Islamic Jihad says Israel-connected spy network discovered in Gaza Strip

Israel holds peace talks with Syria -- and -- Israel: Russia may be selling Syria arms

Jordan: 8 al-Qaida-linked militants sentenced to life in jail for plotting 2004 chemical attack

Morocco nabs al-Qaida in Maghreb cell -- al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb suspects trained in Iraq and North Africa

Somali official: Gunmen seize 3 aid workers

(Somalia) Ship hijacked with 10 Indians aboard faces attack

Sudanese army says 22 soldiers killed in clashes with southerners in flashpoint region

(Nigeria) Islamic groups condemn Okiro's statement on Al-Qaeda

(Mali) Al Qaeda Austrian hostages are alive

Bosnia: Al-Qaeda smuggling weapons into Croatia, paper claims

Kidnapping Finances Terrorists in the Caucuses (my title)

(Turkey) Leading PKK Commander Cemil Bayik Crosses into Iran

Belgium-based Moroccan behind dismantled "terror network" -- Abdellatif Bekkali - group included Issam Goris, husband of Belgian suicide bomber woman in Iraq Muriel Degauque

Swiss high court upholds conviction of two Muslims for terror Web sites -- Moez Garsallaoui and Malika El Aroud

(Belgium) EU buildings target of foiled terror plot -- by Belgian/Morocco terror group

(France/Spain) ETA leader detained in French-Spanish anti-terror raid -- and -- Capture of ETA leader deals terrorism a major blow

(Sweden) Nuclear plant in Sweden sealed off after man caught with explosive substance -- used in London 2005 bombings

(Northern Ireland) Car bomb probe men released

(Canada) Judge denies bail to terror suspect Saad Gaya - part of "Toronto 18" -- and -- Supporters in tears after terror suspect denied bail

(Philippines) 1 killed, 4 wounded in attacks in Philippines - Abu Sayyaf ambush on Jolo Island -- see also AP report

(Philippines) Military warns of bombers for hire - "trained by Islamic militants"

(Philippines) Islamic militants may be behind film piracy: Philippines official

(Philippines) Communist rebels torch Dole truck hauling bananas for export--police

(Australia) Melbourne 12 trial: Terror jury views raid video - home of Abdullah Merhi - Chechnya Jihad video

(Australia) Ex-ASIO officer accused of leaking top-secret Bali bombing papers

(Sri Lanka) Fighting in Sri Lanka kills 25 Tamil Tiger rebels -- and -- Sri Lanka fighting kills 37 rebels in north - over past 2 days

(Sri Lanka) Top leader of rebel group LTTE dies of cardiac arrest -- and -- Sri Lanka launches attacks after top rebel's death

(China) Beijing Olympics nuclear 'dirty bomb' fears

(Colombia) Is Colombia's FARC on the ropes?

(India) Jaipur blasts: 42 Bangladeshis arrested and At Friday prayers, imams to slam terror

Four Killed in Gaza Airstrike (update)

Pakistani militants savor a sweet deal - Syed Shahzad: Release of Afghanistan envoy in deal by Baitullah Mehsud - 55 Taliban released

Morocco DA asks jail time for 27 terror suspects (updated)

Southeast Asia's Top Terror Suspect May Have Fled Indonesia - Noordin Top, JI commander, accused in 4 major attacks

(U.S.) Audit: FBI didn't join harsh terror interrogations and Unanswered Questions After FBI Report (updated)

(Iraq) Gunmen kill 11 police conscripts in northern Iraq - in province of Al-Baaj, near Mosul

Iraqi troops move into Sadr City to seize control from Shiite militias

(Iraq) Senior Al-Qaeda leader in Samarra killed, 20 other suspects detained

Afghan cop beheaded, bombs kill seven civilians - abducted policeman found in Farah, mines in Nimroz and Warduk

(Afghanistan) Militant leader held in Afghanistan (my title) - from Haqqani group - held in Khost

(Afghanistan) Two NATO soldiers die in Afghanistan

Afghan minister says Pakistan Taliban 'appeasement' dangerous

(Afghanistan) Rebels hide among families to enter Afghanistan: ISAF

Afghan govt says to decide how long NATO troops stay

(Pakistan) 3rd bomb attack in Pakistan in days, 7 injured -- in northwestern town of Kohat -- see also DPA report

(Pakistan) Three killed in Bajaur bomb explosion -- Dabar area in Khar

(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) Intelligence official among three killed in Balochistan

(Pakistan) Swat militants deny hand in Mardan blast -- and -- Mardan residents say paying price for delay in Taliban-govt peace pact

(Pakistan) Talks with militants only if they lay down arms, says Pakistan Prime Minister

(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.) Guantanamo Bay: Delay sought in Guantanamo 9/11 case

(U.S.) Toledo terror trial: Feds expected to rest case tomorrow in Toledo terror trial

(U.S.) Mind your (terror) language -- Inter Press Service report on "terror lexicon" issue

(U.S.) 40,000 told to prepare for action - in Iraq or Afghanistan

(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) Nottingham Terrorism Arrests Latest

UK officials in Pakistan can seize Pakistani passports -- at Pakistani airports from passengers traveling to Britain

(UK) 'Big Brother' database for phones and e-mails - planned as part of fight against terrorism

IT chiefs warn of cyber-terrorism threat