Imagining Terrorism: The Kashgar Attack, the Turkestan Islamic Party, and Uyghur Separatism

(Pakistan) Sources: Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead and Reports of Baitullah's death are false, sources say

Mysterious Cargo Aboard Iranian Ship Seized by Pirates Raises WMD Concerns - and - U.S. Officials Say Three Somali Pirates Dead After Shoot Out During Muslim Feast

Young Iraqi girls turned into perfect weapon - Teenage girls forced to wear suicide vests

U.S. Treasury Designates FARC International Commission Members - See Douglas Farah's Sept. 22 post on FARC's network

(U.S.) Jury selection in Ft. Dix terrorism trial begins

Iraq: Doctors May Carry Guns

(Iraq) Gates Criticizes Conventional Focus At Start of Iraq War -- US needs more low-tech capabilities for counterinsurgency

Iraq flexible on security pact -- al-Maliki says the nation needs U.S. troops - For U.S. and Sunni Allies, a Turning Point - Sons of Iraq despair at takeover by Shiite gov't

(Afghanistan) Bush had no plan to catch Bin Laden -- in the first weeks after 9/11

(Afghanistan) Three U.S.-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Kidnapped Afghan diplomat freed

(Afghanistan) Karzai seeks Saudi help in Taliban peace talks

(Afghanistan) Taliban Chief Vows Safe Retreat For Foreign Troops -Statement - by Mullah Omar

(UK) For Sale: Used Spy Camera With Top Secret Terror Records

(UK) Buckingham Palace and Parliament 'were the next terror targets' after London bombings

(Pakistan) US cites laws, UN Charter to justify Fata raids

(Pakistan) Al-Qaida criticizes Pakistani leaders in new video

Pak Taliban offer to release two Chinese engineers in exchange of 136 jailed militants

(Pakistan) The long road to chaos in Pakistan

(Pakistan) Petraeus warns on Pakistan threat

Pakistan's main intel agency names new chief

(Pakistan) Nine tribesmen, four Taliban die in clash - in Bajaur

(Pakistan) Panels formed to evolve anti-terror strategy

(India) DGP asks police to remain vigilant to thwart militant designs

(India) JeM ultra killed, 9 security personnel injured in JK encounter

(India) Suspected Indian Mujahideen militant arrested in Lucknow

Israeli Intelligence Warns of New Israeli Terror

(Israel) Olmert says Israel must withdraw from West Bank for peace

Israel switches from U.S. cluster bombs, buys local

(Palestine) Hamas and Fatah leaders pledge Palestinian unity bid

(Lebanon) Hezbollah on EU Terror List?

(Lebanon)Nasrallah to Lebanese Army: When All Else Fails, Turn East!

(Lebanon) Tripoli Turmoil Increases Risk of a Sunni-Shiite War in Lebanon

(Syria) The Golan Heights -- closer than ever to permanent resolution

Somali pirates die in Ukraine ship shootout

Australia changes terrorism alert system

France, EU Seek To Stamp Out Militant Islam In Prison

Sri Lanka navy sinks rebel boats, eight dead: military

(Russia) Chechnya burning homes of insurgents

(Philippines)Seven soldiers killed in clashes in southern Philippines

Turkey's Kurdish Rebel Group PKK Announces Post-Ramadan Truce

Suicide attacks kill 1,188 in Pakistan since '07

(India) Terror suspect arrested in Lucknow

US 'War on Terror' Has Not Weakened al Qaeda, Says Global Poll

Analysis: U.S. needs cyber-offensive

Mainstream US Islamic Websites -- and Terror - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross quoted

U.S. circles weapons-loaded ship off Somalia - Fears arms on board may end up with al-Qaida-linked insurgents

(Afghanistan) Afghan policeman opens fire on US troops, kills 1

(India) 1 dead, 11 injured in Gujarat bomb blast

(Lebanon/Syria) Assad warns North Lebanon has become base for extremism, poses danger to Syria

Pakistan: Kidnapped Afghan envoy 'freed' - Afghanistan's kidnapped ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Khaliq Farahi, released

(Iraq) US frees 2,400 detainees in Iraq during Ramadan

(Pakistan) NWFP: 18 Taliban held in Peshawar operation

(Pakistan) US steps up Pakistan raids to thwart Qaeda plot

Syria says Islamist bomber behind deadly blast - See Walid Phares' Sept. 27 post - and Syrian bombing: A jihadi attack?

Iraq buys 12 US-made reconnaissance planes

Bomb hits Sri Lanka capital, fighting kills 21

Taleban warrior who delights in killing British soldiers

Islamists plunder weapons from hijacked ship in Somalia

Iraq: Al-Qaeda suspects killed in military raid in Baaquba

Algeria: Three soldiers die in suicide bomb attack

Afghanistan: Taliban rejects reports of imminent peace deal

Border Chief: No Evidence of Iranian Sleeper Cells in U.S.

Militants pouring in from Afghanistan: Pakistan and 15 militants die after clash with Pakistani troops

NATO soldier, four Afghan guards killed in attacks: officials

4 soldiers wounded in clashes with Muslim rebels in Philippines

Egypt: Kidnapped 19-member European tour released and Egypt says hostages rescued, kidnappers killed

Officials: 5 killed in northern Lebanon explosion - Car bomb near military bus carrying troops in Tripoli - 25 imjured

(UK) Radical Islamic clerics warn of further attacks after publisher is firebombed

(Philippines) Four soldiers wounded in clashes with Muslim rebels in Philippines

(Iraq) Series of explosions kill at least 32 in Baghdad - updated

(Syria) Is Syria going on the defensive against Al Qaeda-inspired militants?

(Gaza) PRC: Release 1,400 prisoners or Shalit will spend many holidays in captivity

(Chad) Six gunmen killed, Sahara hostages in Chad -Sudan

(Pakistan) ISI chief urged to quit as battle rages at border

(Pakistan) No orders to shoot down US copters: Zardari

(Afghanistan/Pakistan) Battle with remote militants pivotal to beating al-Qaeda

(Algeria) Violence in Algeria leaves 5 dead

(Afghanistan) 2 Canadian soldiers injured in Taliban attack

(Gaza) Hamas releases 35 Fatah men from Gaza Strip jail

(Ethiopia) Explosion kills 3 in Ethiopia, police blame rebels

(Iraq) Baghdad car bomb kills at least 11 - police

(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber kills 6 in southern Afghanistan

(Pakistan) US steps up Pakistan raids to thwart al-Qaeda 'October surprise' plot.

(Somalia) Update: Somali pirate demands $20m ransom for cargo ship. The cargo ship was carrying tanks and munitions.

(Pakistan) Gunmen abduct Polish engineer in Pakistan

(India) Police detain two over Delhi bomb blast

(Syria) 'Top Syrian officer among bomb victims'

40 killed in intense fighting in Pak's Bajaur region

(Iraq) Captors offer body of British hostage for Iraqis’ release

(Afghanistan) Taliban revival sets fear swirling through Kabul

Battle of Bajaur a crucial test for Pakistan

Suicide bomb kills civilian, wounds 8 in Sri Lanka

Pak Taliban chief Mehsud seriously ill, slips into coma

Seven militants, soldier killed in J-K encounters

Kurdish politician killed in disputed region in Iraq

Somali pirates surrounded by warships: Somali official

(Pakistan) Eight injured in two blasts in Quetta

Indian police detain about 12 over Delhi blast - Death toll rises to 3 in Saturday bombing - 10 kg crude bombs recovered

(Pakistan) Three killed as gunmen abduct Polish engineer

Taliban kill Afghanistan's most high-profile policewoman

(Iran/Kuwait) Kuwait urges Iran 'not to harbour terrorists'

(Israel) Israel claims to have thwarted 50 Hizbullah abduction attempts

(Gaza) Hamas says Mideast Quartet is pro-Israel

(Sri Lanka) Clashes near Sri Lankan rebel HQ kill 66 - army

(Somalia) Nine killed in Somalia after firing at airport

(UK) 3 men arrested in London on under anti-terror law. Also, Book link probed after petrol bomb

Why a can of petrol is more dangerous than a dirty bomb

(Somalia) US destroyer watching hijacked ship off Somalia

(Pakistan) Pakistan faces twin threats

(Gaza) Inside Gaza's secret smuggling tunnels, the underground route to riches - or to death

(Germany) German police arrest two terror suspects in Cologne

(Syria) Update: Syrian sources: Israel, US to blame for Damascus bombing

(Israel) Leftist prof.: Bomb at my home shows settler violence spilling over Green Line

(Pakistan) Official: Pakistan militants conscripted sons

(Iraq) British troops 'will leave Iraq within a year'

(Iraq) US: 5 Iran-backed extremists arrested in Iraq

(Egypt/Libya) Hostages' location a mystery as Libya says not there

(Iraq) Kurdish, Iraqi forces clash in disputed area

(Pakistan) President denies claims of gunfire exchange

Mexico arrests 3 suspects in grenade attack

(Somalia) Pirates seize another ship off Somalia

(India) Bomb attack on Delhi markeplace

(Syria) Car bomb kills 17 in Syrian capital

(Indonesia) Jailed Bali bombers to have sentences shortened

Battle with the Taliban: Pakistan could defeat militants in months - Pak generals claim they will break back of Taliban

Germany: Terror suspects planned to go to Pakistan, report claims

(Philippines) 10 more dead in Maguindanao clashes - 32 MILF and soldiers dead in past week

Pakistan: Al-Qaeda satellite cell smashed in Karachi raid - Direct links to Baitullah Mehsud & Qari Zafar

Middle East: Amnesty granted to Fatah militants - Israel grants amnesty to 10 Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades

Spain looks to France for help against Basque separatists

Pakistan and Afghanistan Unite Against Terrorism - Commentary by countries' ambassadors to U.S.

Radical cleric's message to Britain after his daughter is exposed as a pole-dancer: 'You will pay a heavy price' - Omar Bakri Mohamed angry at news stories

Yemen Rejects Some U.S. Requests on Extremists - Corrected Wash Post article - see Oliver Guitta's Sept. 24 post

US, Russia reach deal on new UN Iran resolution - NBC News reports no new sanctions

(Afghanistan) Taliban frees 118 kidnapped Afghan laborers

Two terrorist suspects arrested on plane in Germany and see Wash Post story

Proposed U.S. Ambassador to Libya Sent Packing, Awaiting Qaddafi Cash - see David Schenker's Sept. 11 post and Andrew Cochran's Aug. 28 post

Inside Sri Lanka: An end to violence in sight

NATO considering more aggressive Afghan drugs role

North Korea changes course, seeks talks with South and Seoul says North Korea nuclear deal could break down

Somali pirates seize tanks aboard ship

(U.S.) Holy Land terrorism financing trial continues without testimony on Muslim greetings - Dennis Lormel quoted

(Gaza) Pro-al Qaeda group vows to avenge deaths by Hamas

Afghan suicide attack kills five

Pakistan: Bomb attack kills at least six in the east

Afghan army slowly pulls itself up by bootstraps

Turkish Warplanes Target Kurdish Rebel Sites in N. Iraq

(Iraq) Three Iraqis killed, nine injured in bomb attacks W. Baghdad and Three al-Qaeda members killed, civilians dead in Iraq

(Pakistan) FATA: Clashes halted in Kurram Agency and 3 suicide bombers blow themselves up

(Pakistan) FATA: Tribal lashkar flushes Taliban from Malagori -- girls school gets threatening letters

(Pakistan) Rawalpindi police hunting for two 'bombers'

(Pakistan/U.S.) Joint Chiefs Mullen: 'Big US effort needed to help Pakistan fight terrorism': US needs to boost Pakistan civil, military aid

Israel asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in Iran

Pakistan says top militants among 1,000 dead

Canadian al-Qaeda suspect's lawyers win right to see secret evidence

(U.S.) al Qaida is 'minor league team' compared to Hezbollah - Warning by former Secret Service head, now top border official

(India) Gunbattle erupts in Indian state, 7 militants dead

Philippine army says seizes Maoist rebel camp

India faced with home-grown terrorism

(U.S.) Security 'encounters' escalate

Iran: Shipping firm nervous about new UN sanctions

Burma: Deadly bomb attack in Rangoon on protest anniversary

U.S., Afghan troops exchange fire with Pakistanis

(UK) Terror mission 'aborted' by death - Hamza Rabia, senior AQ member, killed

(Pakistan) Militants claim US spy plane downing

Terror group Fidayeen-al-Islam vows more Pakistan hits

Germany on alert for 2 terror suspects

(Afghanistan) New efforts to free 150 Afghan hostages: official

Pakistani Taliban flog butchers in Swat

(U.S.) 'Catastrophic Consequences' Could Befall Weapons Lab - Former Counterintel Official: DOE Misleading Congress on Security

(Iraq) Decency, Toughness ... and No Shortcuts - Bing West on turnaround in Iraq

(Canada) First guilty verdict in Toronto 18 trials

Al-Qaeda may be starting its own surge -- in Pakistan, Yemen and Mauritania

(U.S.) Guantanamo terror suspect asks judge about his faith – details of KSM’s pretrial hearings

(U.S.) Guantanamo prosecutor quits post – over ethical disputes with superiors

(U.S.) 3 Gitmo detainees sent to Afghanistan, Pakistan

(U.S.) A hunt in garbage helps solve eco-terrorism spree

(U.S.) Father Of 'American Taliban' Lindh Urges Pardon

(U.S.) Bush meeting with Abbas, Lebanese president

(U.S.) Rice admits Bush officials held White House talks on CIA

(U.S.) FBI did not analyze anthrax from biodefense lab

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda leader warns Sunnis against Iraq govt – 37 minute audio tape by al-Baghdadi marking 2nd anniversary of the Islamic State in Iraq

Iraq hunts for Al-Qaeda gunmen after 35 die in ambush – in Diyala

(Iraq) Military: Suicide bomber kills US soldier in Iraq – in Diyala

(Afghanistan) Three killed in new Taliban attacks on Afghan police

(Afghanistan) Kabul expects new Taliban onslaught before winter: minister

(Afghanistan) Britain must DOUBLE troops in Afghanistan to beat the Taliban, warns senior Brigadier

(Afghanistan) As Crime Increases in Kabul, So Does Nostalgia for Taliban

AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN: Bajaur residents flee fighting – 2800 families flee Bajaur into Afghanistan

Pakistan leader: Citizens must support terror war

Pakistani militant group threatens more attacks

(Pakistan) 14 militants killed; Pakistan airports on alert over threats - Summary

Pakistani Governor: U.S. Must Talk With Taliban – NWFP governor

India arrests founder of Islamic militant group

Hamas Scorns Israel's PA Prisoner List

Iran, Hamas urge massive turn-out on Qods Day – International Qods day Sept 26th

Hamas Lauds Car Terror Attack 'Creativity'

Sri Lanka tells UN won't be hostage to terrorism

(Iran) Ahmadinejad says terrorism requires talks, not military action

(Australia) Aussie judge slaps curfew on Guantánamo convict – David Hicks

(Philippines) Fighting in southern Philippines kills 19 Muslim rebels: military

(UK & Afghanistan) Troops face increasing IED threat

UK suspect 'key al-Qaeda member' - British Muslim man had terrorist contacts book with sections written in invisible ink

(UK) Man cleared over 'terror library'

(India) Five terror suspects nabbed for Ahmedabad, Delhi blasts and Four of five arrested for terror links had no criminal record

(Russia) Prominent Chechen gunned down in Moscow

Pentagon: crashed "drone" in Pakistan not from U.S. - and - Pakistan recovers 'US spy drone'

U.S. navy tanker under apparent pirate attack off Somalia (updated)

September 11 suspect calls U.S. trial "inquisition" - "We are your enemy" says Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

How to Defeat al Qaeda: Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There - CQ Homeland Security story on Sept. 23 CTF and New America panel on Al Qaeda

(Lebanon) Hariri Meets With Hezbollah Delegation in Beirut

(U.S.) FBI Touts New Online Intelligence Systems - Touts three new systems for cases and intel sharing

Egypt Cleric Says 'Mickey Mouse Must Die' Comments Tarnish Islam's Image

(U.S.) Religious Groups Condemn 'Obscene' Event Honoring Ahmadinejad

Iraqi Officials Say 22 Troops Killed in Ambush Northeast of Baghdad

(Philippines) Talks with MILF to continue

Pakistan: Taliban war now threatens to reach beyond tribal areas and Deadly suicide bomb hits southwest

(UK-Spain) Hunt for ex-Eta terrorist Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos after IRA link

Somali insurgency escalates, 15 civilians die - "I think this is the end of Mogadishu" - Two Foreign Aid Workers Kidnapped Along Ethiopia-Somalia Border

(Pakistan) Al-Qaida Top militant Held For Marriott Bombing - and - Suspected Marriott bombing 'mastermind' emerges (Qari Zafar is in AQ's Takfiri inner circle and protected by Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud)

Bush lashes Syria, Iran as terrorism sponsors -- at final UN speech

(U.S.) Guilty verdict for Afghan drug lord tied to Taliban -- Haji Bashir Noorzai

(U.S.) Terrorism strategy report due

(U.S.) Lady Qaeda must take psych exam -- Aafia Siddiqui

(Pakistan) U.S. and Pakistan: different wars on terror

(Pakistan) Gilani sets up committee to curb terrorism

Pakistan Army denies shooting down U.S. spy plane

(Afghanistan) Taliban Own Attack On Afghan Chief Criminal Investigator

Afghanistan: Taliban attacks increase in new strategy, says NATO general

Afghan leader sees 'first' hope in winning anti-terror war – leadership change in Pakistan is Karzai’s “hope”

(Iraq) US officials in Iraq to break security pact deadlock

Iraq's Sunni anti-Qaeda patrols fear for future

(Japan) New Japan PM pledges to renew 'war on terror' mission

(India) Uttar Pradesh biggest terror hub after J&K

(India) CBI to get anti-terrorism wing?

(Egypt) Kidnappers exploited security weak spot in Egypt

(Yemen) Al-Qaeda uses Yemen as springboard

Hamas, Fatah Silence each other's Media

Argentina Urges Iran To Allow Trials for Bombings

Five killed in Gaza tunnel blast

(Pakistan) Fata Militants being Reinforced from Punjab, Says NWFP Governor

Pakistani air strikes on militant tunnels kill 20: officials

French police detain at least 10 Basque separatists

(Afghanistan) Attacks in Afghan capital kill 6 police: officiall

N.Korea ousts IAEA, to restart atom bomb project

Pakistan finds suspected US spy drone wreckage

Hamas releases Islamist militant in Gaza