(U.S.) The FBI At 100 -- How The Bureau Has Transformed From Capturing Gangsters With "Cool" Nicknames To Tracking Terrorists
(U.K.) Terror lunacy -- hundreds of terrorist inmates will have sentences cut in half
Pakistan plans no release of militant suspect -- Rafiuddin, allegedly a top aide to Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud
(Australia) Surge in calls to security hotline -- Australians increasingly worried about terrorism on home soil
(China) Beijing Olympics under clouds of terrorism -- terrorist threat unsurpassed in Olympic history
(Al Qaeda) UK's Guardian Observer: "The heretic -- How Al-Qaeda's mastermind turned his back on terror" -- Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, aka Dr. Fadl, "does not condemn all jihadist activity" also seeks "restrictions on jihad" stating "Jihad in Afghanistan will lead to the creation of an Islamic state with the triumph of the Taliban"
(Pakistan) Extremists threaten Daily Aaj Kal -- after cartoon of Lal Masjid Jihad advocate
Somali troops kill 7 -- accusing them of being part of an Islamic insurgency that has carried out a recent series of hit-and-run raids on government targets
U.S.: Facts Tie Muslim Groups To Hamas Front Case - Prosecutors say ISNA & NAIT had "intimate relationship" with Muslim Brotherhood, HLF
(J&K) Hizb militant arrested in Kupwara district - Pakistan trained Ali Mohammad Khan, alias Showkat, is deputy district commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
US-led strikes kills 64 Afghan civilians (updated) -- U.S. denies that civilians killed, only militants
(Pakistan) FATA: US helicopters bombard Pakistani tribal area, wound eight soldiers - were conducting raid against Taliban - Angorada area of the South Waziristan tribal agency
(Pakistan) NWFP: Army to start Swat withdrawal next month - under peace deal with Mullah Fazlullah's led Taliban -- see also Jeffrey Imm's postings on June 10, May 22
Pakistan: Containers found with radioactive material - in Karachi - neutron source material was of Soviet origin
(U.S.) Guantanamo Bay: Accused 9/11 Plotter Tells Guantanamo Judge He Would Be Proud to Attack U.S. -- Waleed bin Attash: "Any attack I undertook against America, or even participated or helped in, I am proud about it, and I am happy"
(UK) July 21 bomber's fiancee jailed for helping 'burka escape' -- Fardosa Abdullahi gave bomb plot ringleader Yassin Omar her mother’s long black robe to help him flee London
(U.S.) Worse than nuclear threat - analysis on biological, chemical, and nuclear threats
(India) Suspected terrorist walks free -- Tariq Ahmed Batloo who was arrested with explosives at the Konkan Railway station at Margao in March 2006
Lebanon leaders agree unity government: sources -- gives veto power for the Hezbollah-led opposition
(India) Foreign agencies supporting militant outfits: Buddhadeb - Chief Minister says foreign intel agencies helping LeT, Al-Badr, ULFA, KLO
(Iraq) Al-Qaida in Iraq militants detained - 30 detained in Baghdad, Fallujah, and Mosul
Pakistan foreign minister rejects foreign troops -- in battling insurgents near the Afghan border
(Pakistan) FATA: Landmine blasts kill six in Pakistan: official -- Kurram Agency -- also bullet-riddled body in FATA North Waziristan found with note alleging "spying"
(Al-Qaeda) Bin Laden's followers tell al-Qaeda's story in new video -- video, entitled "Jihad and Martyrdom", was produced by al-Sahab
(U.S.) Red Tape Nearly Stops Testimony by Top Former Islamic Radical -- on UK's Maajid Nawaz with Quilliam Foundation (formerly with Hizb ut-Tahrir) -- see also Andrew Cochran's July 7 posting
Somalia: Southwestern Town Overrun By Islamists - Spokesman -- Somali Islamists seized the control of Deynunay town 20km south of Baidoa city the seat of Somalia parliament
(Canada) PM brushes off evidence of Guantanamo abuse -- Omar Khadr alleges deprived of uninterrupted sleep
(Philippines) Armed Forces chief: Media should make own rules on conflict coverage -- for covering the August polls in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
(Afghanistan) Proxy Attack? - How bombing of Kabul's Indian Embassy could affect security of region.
Pakistani authorities, tribes strike peace deal - Tribal elders & Pakistani authorities in new deal - see Daveed Gartenstein-Ross' May 31 post on Pak appeasement
(U.S.) Sept. 11 suspect denies coercion - Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi says not bullied by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or others
(Afghanistan) U.S. Marines "kill 400 Taliban" in Afghan operation -- in Garmsir district in Helmand province - Afghan governor says death toll may be higher
(Pakistan) NWFP: Taliban release 3rd FC man, govt releases militant - in prisoner exchange - negotiations to continue to release prisoners
(Pakistan) Women 'vow to raise kids for holy war' -- burqa-clad women chanting slogans of "jihad is our way" at Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) "Our mujahideen laid down their lives for the enforcement of the Islamic system in Pakistan"
(Pakistan) 'Red Book' updated, more militants on wanted list - searching for more than 100 militants - while in northwest Taliban being released from jail
(Al-Qaeda) Osama Bin Laden's son calls for Britain to be wiped out on terror web film -- Hamza Bin Laden, the "Crown Prince of Terror," called for destruction of American, Britain, France, and Denmark -- praising Jihad and Taliban
(UK) Transatlantic Airline Plot Trial: Terror suspect's wife: "He wasn't radicalized" -- search of home included book entitled 'The Virtues of Jihad' on coffee table, audio cassette called 'The role of women in Jihad' near refrigerator, CDs of Bin Laden and fatwa permitting suicide bombings in kitchen
Hamas caught using cease-fire to rearm -- 'This period will make that our capacities will be stronger than before truce'
Militants in SE Asia rely on donations-experts -- including Islamic zakat and collections at mosques
China kills five Muslims planning 'holy war': state media -- in Urumqi - 15 in raid were all members of Xinjiang's Muslim Turkic-speaking Uighur majority population
(U.S.) Judge to White House: Gitmo gets top priority - "Set aside every other case that's pending" - see CT Blog posts on Gitmo prison issues
Iran leader plays down war talk - Ahmadinejad: "I assure you... there won't be any war in the future,"
Perks of penance for Saudi jihadis - Saudi initiative seeks to persuade jihadists to recant
(U.S.) Homeless widow fights terrorism charge - Accused of being leader of an Iraqi militant group
(Israel) Hamas chemical bomb makers arrested - Plotted suicide attacks inside Israel with chemical explosives
Female suicide bombings in Iraq: Why the recent surge? - Farhana Ali: "Al-Qaida and insurgents are now desperate"
(Iraq) US soldier killed in Iraq -- roadside bomb west of Baghdad
(U.S.) Security Concerns at FBI Headquarters -- Senate Report: Both FBI Staff and Operations At Risk
(U.S.) Congress examines EMP threat -- Iran believed to test missiles for attack on U.S.
(U.S.) Dow Jones' Sharia Showdown -- by Paul Sperry -- Sheik Muhammad Taqi Usmani no longer on Dow Jones advisors & NAIT's references to Dow Jones disappear - Usmani quoted saying "[o]ur followers 'must live in peace until strong enough to wage jihad'" -- see Andrew Cochran's June 30 post and Jeffrey Imm's November 14, 2007 post, "Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, and Islamist Financing"
(Lebanon/U.S.) Victims of attacks in Israel sue Lebanese banks -- NYC federal suit says banks provided services to the Islamic Resistance Support Organization (IRSO)
Israel bans British group over links to Hamas -- Interpal, also known as the Palestinian Relief and Development Fund
(Yemen) U.S., Yemen at odds on prisoners -- a third of those at Guantanamo are Yemeni -- talks hinge on what will happen if they are returned
Family say lost track of Bahraini suspect held in Saudi - Held without trial in Saudi Arabia for 5 years for suspected Al-Qaeda links
(Pakistan) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief: Jamiat – A Thorn In The Eyes Of The Forces Of 'Kufr' -- U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne Patterson met with Maulana Fazlur Rehman in November to promote "free and fair elections"
(UK) Relatives of July 7 bomber hold party at his grave to 'celebrate his life' -- "People are invited to join in blessing Shehzad Tanweer's soul by reading verses from the Koran and they call on us to remember Shehzad as a shahid (martyr)."
(Iran) Experts: Iran has resumed nuclear bomb project -- goal to develop nuke blueprints by Pakistani scientist Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
Gaza terrorists fire mortar shell at Karni border crossing -- IDF shuts down four Hamas-linked facilities in Nablus raid, according to Palestinian reports -- and -- Israel targets Hamas' West Bank activities
(Philippines) Five dead in Philippines bus ambush -- near the town of Kauswagan, where separatist Muslim guerrillas are known to operate
Libya Islamists in talks on ending struggle -- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group "practically defunct"
(Iraq) Dirty Money And Deadly Diehards -- criminal gangs and diehard Sunnis still a problem in Iraq
Mauritanian Police Arrest Suspected Terrorist: Sources -- responsible for communications within Ansar Allah group
(Pakistan) Blast Strikes Pakistani Police Station -- in Islamabad, at least 19 killed, Baitullah Mehsud being investigated -- see Animesh Roul's July 6th post
(Pakistan) Terror plot foiled in Quetta -- police defuse a kg of explosive material
Iran's Leaders Divided on U.S -- Recent Contradictory Remarks Illustrate Debate Over Relations
(Saudi Arabia) A Betty Ford clinic for jihadis. PlayStations, new kitchens and art classes are part of Saudi Arabia’s softly, softly approach to rehabilitating terrorists.
(Russia) Police officer killed, five wounded in Russia. armored vehicle came under grenade fire today in the republic of Ingushetia.
(Syria) Police Kill 9 Inmates at Syrian Prison. Syrian military police officers fired on Islamist inmates early on Saturday during a riot at a prison outside Damascus.
Pakistan militant commander ready for talks - Taliban's Mangal Bagh - in FATA Khyber Agency Tirah valley
(Pakistan) U.S. Bans Two Pakistani Organizations - now working under new names - Al-Rashid Trust and Al-Khair Trust had begun working under new names of respectively Al-Ameen Welfare Trust and Azmat-e-Pakistan
(Philippines) Zamboanga police foil bombing attempt -- updated report with additional news - three improvised explosive devices found in one day
(U.S.) Cyber Command takes shape -- over 32,000 airmen to get cyber-career path
Iraq task, Iran risk -- what happens in the next four months in Iraq and Iran could shape the next four years (analysis)
(Pakistan) ‘SAARC co-operation key to eliminating regional terrorism’ -- Musharraf pushes South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Iran Issues Response to Nuclear Offer -- but declined to disclose response
Over 50 are injured in bomb explosion in Belarus - Homemade bomb at outdoor concert in Belarus' capital
(Pakistan) ‘Jihad against America obligation of all Muslims’ - Jaish-ul-Islami Pakistan (JIP) Bajaur Agency commander Wali-ur-Rehman quoted
(Canada) Terror trial's key witness admits threats - Pleaded guilty to threatening to chop off legs of 2 12-year-old girls
(Colombia) Among the FARC's True Believers - Profile of FARC commander German Silva Hernandez, alias Comandante Alberto
Israeli airman missing in Lebanon died 10 years ago - Hezbollah told Israel that Ron Arad must have died
Does Osama bin Laden Still Matter? - Peter Bergen on role of OBL and AQ central - see Paul Cruickshank's May 28 post
Indian Troops Kill Islamic Militant Commander In Kashmir -- Abu Atif, chief commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba shot dead
(Israel) Jerusalem attacker 'acted alone' -- bulldozer attacker no known ties to militant groups
Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital (updated) - 10 arrested, high-powered bombs found - Singaporean met with OBL, others tied to Noordin Top - see Kenneth Conboy's July 2 post
(U.S.) Racial Profiling Eyed for Terror Probes - Justice Department might let FBI investigate based on profile
(Canada) More real estate rules for safety's sake - Real estate associates & brokers to verify personal information for terrorist financing regs
Palestinian kills three in Jerusalem bulldozer rampage (updated) -- 45 wounded - Jerusalem resident plows into buses and cars, apparently carrying gun
(Pakistan) Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud challenged by new militant bloc -- Taliban commanders Maulvi Nazir and Gul Bahadar disagree with Baitullah Mehsud's methods of conducting jihad
(UK) Gang 'who radicalised young Muslims' raided - additional report on Stoke-on-Trent arrests -- "Operation Aragorn"
(Thailand) Woman shot dead in South -- in Narathiwat - letter from Malay Muslim warning of killing Thais
Egypt arrests over 100 terror suspects - 3 cells led by non-Egyptians allegedly planned bombings in 3 cities
War in Philippines 'more likely than not' - Reactivation of Jemaah Islamiah attacks possible - see Kenneth Conboy's June 25 post
Why The Brits Are Setting Terrorists Free (commentary) - Melanie Phillips on British release of Al Qaeda members
Rebels desert as Colombia army advances - Army squeezing FARC leaders into surrenders
(Iraq) Six killed in Iraq's Diyala province - targeting checketpoint in Diyala's Al-Abbara -- shooting and two bomb attacks -- see also KUNA report
(Pakistan) Taliban border havens targeted - Pakistan Ambassador Husain Haqqani tells Washington Times
US fears Al Qaeda attack next year -- White House warns that Al Qaeda could launch major attack on U.S. in 2009
(UK) 'Radical convert, Nicholas Roddis, planted hoax bomb on a bus' - terrorist note read "There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is the messenger of Allah. God is great, god is great, god is great. Britain must be punished."
(Iran) Senior western official: IDF won't attack Iran -- another Pentagon official had told ABC that Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear program "increasingly likely'" -- and -- 'Israel Will Not Stand By While Iran Builds the Bomb'
