Pakistan: Al-Qaeda militant 'killed in US airstrike' - Abu Akash, a leading commander, killed by U.S. Predator - Suspected US missile strikes kill 27 in Pakistan - and see LWJ post

(Afghanistan) Taliban's New Super-Bombs Threaten U.S. Troops, Even in Pricey MRAPs - and - Canada highlights small victories over Taliban

(Afghanistan) In the hands of Afghanistan's Taliban, life is cheap

(Iraq) US deaths plunge in October - Lowest monthly level of the war

(UK) Woman charged with terror offence

Austrian hostages released by terror group

Going After Bin Laden - Interview with "Dalton Fury" about Delta Force effort to kill OBL at Tora Bora in 2001 - see CBS News video

(Pakistan) U.S. Sigh of Relief; Attack Plotter Dead - Khalid Habib, killed in strike 2 weeks ago in Waziristan, responsible for planning & organizing U.S. attacks

(Philippines) Four rebels killed as Philippine troops overrun camp and Maguindanao blast wounds 7-year-old, 3 others

Kenya: Country On Terrorism High Alert - and - Somalia: Islamists reportedly funding Kenyan clan militia-officials

(India) ISF-Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility for Assam blasts - Up to 77 killed, 300 wounded by dozen bombs - Police detain suspects after India blasts - and - Officials: India Bombers Had Outside Help

Crucial battle on Pakistan's frontline - Report by BBC from Bajaur

The counterterror raid on Sukkariyeh, Syria (commentary) - Austin Bay's analysis - see David Schenker's Oct. 31 post - and - Syria reportedly boosts troop deployment near Lebanese border

(U.S.) Covert forces trumpet successes in war on terror

Bio Terror 'Next Threat' For US

(Indonesia) Police up embassy security with terrorist executions pending - Convicted 2002 Bali bombers to be executed in Nov. - Retaliation for Bali bombers execution feared after devices found in Poso

Sri Lanka claims bombing key Sea Tiger hideout

Gaza militants fire rockets at Israeli army patrol

Iraq wants details of US raid in Syria-spokesman

Five policemen, four civilians killed in Pakistan bombing

(Iraq) Insurgents blow up Baghdad water pipeline: US

US says 39 Iranian-funded ‘criminals' arrested in Iraq - and - Iraqi troops find EFP factory in Sadr City

(Iran & Japan) Drug-dealing ring busted in upscale Tokyo - Iranian drug ring allegedly sold cocaine, other drugs - 10 Iranian rings still in Tokyo

(U.S.) Holy Land jurors get a sample of Hamas martyr propaganda

(Iran) Report: Tehran trying to boost nuclear program

Somalia: NATO moves to rescue Turkish cargo ship hijacked off Somalia

(India) NRI group asks US to put MNS on terror watchlist

(U.S.) 3 from NY terror case testify in Gitmo trial

(Spain) ETA claims responsibility for car bomb

Qaeda wants Republicans, Bush "humiliated": Web video - and - U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election

(India) 66 dead, 470 injured as 13 blasts rock Assam (updated) - and - Recent major blasts in India

Pakistani Troops Capture Suspected Taliban Commander, Kill 5 - Pakistani Taliban commander known as Imran or Mansoor - Taliban Claims Responsibility for Kabul Suicide Bomb

(UK) Freezing of terror assets backed - Court rules government allowed to freeze assets of suspected terrorists

(U.S.) Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to Terror Organization - Haniffa Bin Osman and others provided weapons & ammo to Tamil Tigers

Swiss court: 2 Kosovo men guilty of drug smuggling - Ragip and Kemal Shabani channeled 1.5 tons of heroin through Europe from mid-1990s until 2003

Lebanon says Syria to put more troops on border

Iraq wants all US troops gone by end of 2011

Somalis ‘trained by Al-Qaeda’

ETA accused of northern Spain car-bomb attack, 17 injured (updated)

(Colombia) Army captures one, kills other prominent FARC member - and - Colombian rebels say open to hostage dialogue

Three LIFG Members Designation for Terrorism

(Iran) Iran building naval bases up to Strait of Hormuz

(Iraq) U.S. transfers control of Wasit province to Iraq

(Lebanon) Yakan denies Sunni fighters get training from Hizbullah

(Somalia) Turkish ship hijacked off Somalia; 6 others escape

(Syria) Syrian protests lead U.S. Embassy to close

(India) At least 56 killed in blasts in northeast India - Coordinated blasts in Assam - Times of India story - and - ULFA may be behind serial blasts, says Assam govt - and - Separatists deny causing India blasts

(India) India fears the dawn of Hindutva terror

U.S. Takes Battle Against Iraq Violence to Border - and - Senior Iraqi Leader Says Pact With U.S. Is Unlikely to Pass

(Philippines) Militants free Philippine aid worker

Guantanamo Yemeni claims al Qaeda's 'best' video

Militants fire rocket from Gaza

(Pakistan) Report: Bajaur militants to give up arms - and - No role for Mullah Omar in Afghan talks: Pentagon

Somalia death toll rises to 30, sheikh arrested

(Thailand) Explosion in Bangkok wounds 10 at protest site

Five Dead In Afghan Ministry Bomb. At least 5 killed by suicide bomb aimed at "foreign experts" inside meeting of Afghan ministry

(Iraq) Police raise night bombing in Baghdad toll to 6

(Sudan) Gunmen kill South African peacekeeper in Darfur

In Mexico, an Unstanched Flow of Drug Money - Douglas Farah quoted

(U.S.) Neo-Nazi threats as great a worry as Al Qaeda?

(UK) Lockerbie questions demand an answer

(US) Fort Dix defendant discussed suicide attack, bombs

(Iraq/Turkey) Brother of jailed PKK leader says armed fight hurts Kurds

Witness: Gitmo detainee wants Americans targeted

(Pakistan) Three indicted for plotting to bomb police offices

Diplomat: 4th Chinese worker killed in Sudan

Twilight Struggle - In closing days, Bush administration escalates war on terror - see James Gordon Meek's and Olivier Guitta's Oct. 28 posts

(Afghanistan) Is the Taliban Stockpiling Opium? And If So, Why?

(Australia) Former Australian terror suspect evades prison

(Somalia) Japanese kidnap victim in Somalia pleads to go home

China, Sudan hunt for missing oil workers

Syria demands U.S. apology, compensation for raid

(Iraq) Relaxed lifestyles show Baghdad extremists waning

(Canada) Khawaja found guilty on five terror charges - Played significant role in 2004 plot to bomb sites in London

(Germany) Prosecutor rejects hoax claim at end of German bombing trial

(India) Congress accuses BJP of having direct links with Pragya Singh

(Gaza) Protest boat arrives in Gaza, despite Israel's vow to block it

(Pakistan & Afghanistan) Piece by piece, talking peace - More on potential talks with Taliban - see PBS Frontline's "The War Briefing"

Iran's Khamenei sees no easing of hatred for US

(Iraq) Pact stops US incursions on Iraqi neighbours

Pakistan tells U.S. to stop missile strikes

(U.S.) Support Sought In Afghan Mission - U.S. generals want 20,000 more troops - Karzai admits failure in securing Afghanistan

Iraqi forces detain 180 "suspects" during Basrah raids

Four troops wounded in Pakistan suicide attack: police

(Syria) Syria convicts 12 dissidents of fomenting strife

(Iraq) US military hands southern province over to Iraqis

(India) Malegaon blasts: Ex-armyman and associate sent to police custody

At least nine killed in Iraq attacks

(Sri Lanka) Sri Lanka rebels use light aircraft to bomb Colombo - and - Sri Lankan troops capture rebel town

(Somalia) Deadly car bombs hit Somaliland. At least 21 - see Long War Journal post

Al Qaeda media chief stands mute at Guantanamo - and - Guantanamo man tortured into confessing: U.S. judge

U.S. troops recover chopper downed by Afghan Taliban

'Doing business with Iran is risky' - Matthew Levitt: "no international banks (that) want to cooperate with Tehran"

(Pakistan) 4 Taliban killed in Bajaur - and - Jirga bans entry of Taliban in Mamoond areas

Palestinian Forces in the Hebron Minefield

Al-Qaida's route though Syria persists - U.S. documents indicate insurgents operating in Syrian border region still active in Iraq

4 ETA suspects detained in Spain, weapons found

(Colombia) More guerrillas deserting FARC

Program Shows Resurgent al Qaeda, Taliban - "Frontline" documentary on Afghanistan, Pakistan

Lessons From the Near-Defeat of a Once-Feared al Qaeda Affiliate in Indonesia

Indonesia: Violence may follow execution of Bali bombers, says expert

(U.S.) Court Approves Seizure of Alamoudi Property (my title)

Islamic Bloggers Confront Muslim Brotherhood on Egypt Politics

Syria Orders U.S. School, Cultural Center Closed

Pakistani, Afghan Leaders Agree to Seek Talks With Insurgents - and - Jirgagai concludes with Islamabad Declaration

Iraqi Court Convicts Man for Killing U.S. Soldiers

(Iran) Nukes: Too Deep to Hit

Holy Land Foundation trial takes Tuesday off; mystery Israeli continues testifying tomorrow

Hamas Cleric Muhsen Abu 'Ita: "The Annihilation of the Jews in Palestine is The Most Splendid Blessing for Palestine"

Officials: al-Qaeda operative killed in Syria was planning Iraq attack -- last spring U.S. failed to act when attack was imminent and Abu Ghadiyah killed 11 Iraqi policemen

(U.S.) ATF disrupts skinhead plot to assassinate Obama (shortened) - and see language of federal complaint - and - ATF agent's affidavit

(U.S.) Direct support to al-Qaida, Taliban hostilities merits enemy combatant status -- federal court defines 'enemy combatant'

(U.S.) DNI Releases Budget Figure for 2008 National Intelligence Program - and - Intelligence Budget Rose Almost 10 Percent in Fiscal 2008

(U.S.) Post-9/11 CIA has shifted its emphasis for foreign ops -- 150% increase in overseas staffing for Science and Technology Directorate

(U.S.) Fort Dix informant's past is an issue

(Iraq) Last Polish troops come home from Iraq

(Iraq) At least nine killed in Iraq attacks -- including 4 policeman, in Mosul

(Iraq) Analysis: Raid Into Syria Complicates Iraq's Ties

(Afghanistan) US considering talks with Taliban: report -- excluding top Taliban leaders

(Afghanistan) U.S. troops recover chopper downed by Afghan Taliban

(Pakistan) US, Pakistan mission on target -- CIA and ISI directors to meet

(Pakistan) 10 Taliban killed in Swat

(Pakistan) 5 militants killed in Bajaur

(Pakistan) Asif’s credibility questioned: Senate denounces missile attack

Pakistan Halts Building Of New Army HQ Over Financial Crisis

Pak foreign minister says terrorism a common enemy for Islamabad, Kabul

(India) Terrorism should be subject of study in schools: Kiran Bedi

(Israel) Attempt to Smuggle IDF Uniforms to Hamas

Palestinian Forces in the Hebron Minefield

(Somalia) Warships begin patrol off Somalia - NATO flotilla aims to keep pirates at bay in Horn of Africa waters

Somalia: Grenade Attack Injures Four in Border Town

(U.K.) Four terror suspects to appear in court -- men were arrested in series of raids in Birmingham

(U.K.) Cuts in military intelligence risks UK's national security

Spanish Police Arrest Four Terrorism Suspects Over Attacks Plot -- ETA members

(Australia) AFP adopts counter-terrorism guidelines

Philippines: South of country haven for foreign militants, says official

(Sri Lanka) Heavy fighting on northern fronts in Sri Lanka

(Sri Lanka) Firearms found hidden in UN office in Sri Lanka

(Colombia) Film shows Farc hostage's release

(U.S.) Prosecution in Holy Land terror financing case nears conclusion

India: Troops kill five militant suspects in Kashmir

Bin Laden writing book, sources say

Al Qaeda media chief stands mute at Guantanamo

Ex-Colombian Paramilitary Chief Pleads Guilty

France agrees to grant asylum to 'Isaza' - FARC guerilla helped hostage escape

(India) Terror investigation throws up more Kerala links

Drug unit 'corrupted' in Mexico - and - Mexico seizes top drugs suspect

U.S. Official: Syrian Strike Killed Al Qaeda Target - Abu Ghadiyain was Al Qaeda's senior coordinator in Syria & close to leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq.

(Iraq) US kills 5 gunmen after attack on Baghdad base

(Afghanistan) Bomber in Police Uniform Kills 2 Americans in Afghanistan

US refrains from making ground raids into Pakistan: report

(Lebanon) Only light weapons for Lebanon from US so far

Top Iran commander: We supply arms to Middle East militias

(Syria) Syrian diplomat: Syria reserves right to respond to U.S. attack

(Somalia) Somali insurgents reject UN-backed ceasefire deal Also Mogadishu clashes kill two

(Australia)
Accused plotted to a build bomb, court hears

(Iraq) Iraqi soldier killed, four injured in Iraqi blasts

(Pakistan) Car bomb kills 2 in Pakistani city of Quetta

British talks with Syria in disarray after US military raid

Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan

Suspected US strike kills up to 20 in Pakistan - and - 'US strike' kills Taleban leader - Mohammed Omar (not Mullah Omar) fought with Taliban in 1990s

(Syria) Eight die in US attack inside Syria: official media -- U.S. helicopter-borne troops fly from Iraq into Syria border village -- Update: US special forces launch rare attack inside Syria

(Pakistan) Gunmen Kill Brother Of Pakistani Taliban Leader - Police -- Mehsud's brother shot

(Pakistan) Lahore: Cultural capital to Taliban territory?

(Afghanistan) Danish military says its forces have driven Taliban from Afghan village

Pakistan troops kill 11 Taliban militants: official

Indonesia fights terrorism with power of persuasion

Al-Qaida in Iraq focused on outside attacks

(Somalia) 13 killed in Somalia violence

(Iraq) U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord

(India) BJP slams use of 'Hindu terror' term

(Somalia) Security firms join Somali piracy fight

(U.S.) Informant To Take Stand In Fort Dix Terror Trial

(Iraq) Another setback for US-Iraq security pact

(Pakistan) Update: Pakistan troops 'kill 11 Taliban militants'

(India) Marathwada blasts accused got explosives training in Pune

Hungarian ex-judo Olympian detained over 'right-wing bomb plot'

Report: Iranian president has fallen ill

(Colombia) Ex-congressman freed from Colombian rebels

(U.S.) Al-Qaeda propagandist to go on trial at Guantanamo -- Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul

U.S. considers sending special ops to Afghanistan

(Iraq) FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 26

(Afghanistan) ‘A Complicated Picture’- Talking to the Taliban is not as simple as it sounds - Newsweek article

(Pakistan) In Pakistan, tentacles of al-Qaeda

(Pakistan) Multiple crises send Pakistan to the brink

Pakistan troops 'kill nine Taliban militants

Israeli official names prisoners Hamas wants for soldier

Israel's Military Accuses Syria Of Arming Hezbollah

(Lebanon) U.S. is resupplying Lebanon's military

(Pakistan) Update: Troops reassert control over Bajaur hot spots: Early end to operation ruled out

(Pakistan) Mini-jirga to work for bringing Taliban to table

(Iraq) Iranians go under BAT scan at Iraq border

(Iraq) Iraqi general seriously hurt by car bomb

(Nigeria) Nigerian pirates storm French oil vessel: company spokeswoman

(Iraq) Iraq's main Sunni party suspends contacts with US

(Pakistan) Taliban detain colleague over funds embezzlement

Pakistan claims 1,500 fighters killed

(Lebanon) Nasrallah: Rumors I was poisoned are 'psychological warfare'

Report: Bush to declare renewal of ties with Iran

(Iraq) Car bomb kills army man in Baghdad

(W. Bank) Palestinian arrested with pipe bomb

(Pakistan) Myriad militant groups operate on Pakistan border -Includes names and descriptions of organizations.

Taliban-aligned drug chief extradited to US

(US) Two linked locally to al-Qaida will testify. Gitmo case involves ex-bin Laden aide.

Al-Qaida influence apparent in groups in Pakistan

(Syria) Son-in-law of Fatah al-Islam leader killed in Syria

(Lebanon) Army Detonates Small Bomb in Sidon

(Gaza) Three killed as Gaza border tunnel collapses

(Afghanistan) 1,000 in anti-Taliban protest

(Saudi Arabia) Militants of 20 nations on trial in Saudi

(Philippines) 6 soldiers killed, 2 others injured in clash with NPA rebels in Compostela Valley

(Thailand) Thai policeman, Muslim militants killed in gunfight

(Afghanistan) Two Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afghanistan

(Iraq) Shiites in Basra protest US-Iraqi pact

(Pakistan) U.S. military training Pakistanis to fight militants

(India) Militants targeting even the brick kiln factories in Manipur

(Iraq/Turkey) US Iraq general to help Turkey fight Kurd rebels

(India) Agartala blast a handiwork of Tripura Tiger Force

(Georgia) Blast kills two near Georgia's rebel Abkhazia region

(Spain) Bomb blasts at Spain rail stations

(W. Bank) Palestinian security forces deploy in crackdown in West Bank

(Afghanistan) 2 Foreigners Shot to Death in Kabul

(Pakistan) Army: Pakistan troops capture militant stronghold

(Afghanistan) France plays down Taliban capture of anti-tank missiles

(U.S.) Afghan Drug Kingpin Charged With Financing Taliban Terrorist Insurgency

Iraq: 'Terrorists' infiltrated Mosul's police, claims Christian MP

Pakistan: Spy chiefs look at new strategy to fight Taliban

No signs of Qaeda election threat - U.S.

(Pakistan) Bajaur operation continues, 10 more militants killed

(Pakistan) Four in court over Islamabad bomb

(Iraq) Some 400 Iraqi Christians flee to Syria

(Iraq) Iranian militant killed in Kut gun battle

(Gaza/Israel) Abducted soldier Gilad Shalit receives letter from family, says France

(Lebanon) Hizbullah denies involvement in Colombia drug ring - See Douglas Farah's October 24 post

1 Russian soldier killed, 10 wounded in Chechnya

More than 1,000 Afghans protest Taliban killings

Sri Lanka says rebel infiltration foiled

Russia criticizes US sanctions on arms trader

US cuts off trade benefits to Bolivia over drugs

US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb

How Cuba's Oil Find Could Change the US Embargo

Bush plans to establish U.S. diplomatic post in Iran

Indonesia to execute 3 Bali bombers in November - See Kenneth Conboy's October 24 post

Turkey: 25 Kurdish rebels killed in air strikes

US says 3 insurgents killed in Afghanistan

Small explosions wound 18 in Colombian capital

US military training program starts in Pakistan: official

(Afghanistan) Coalition troops claim killing 18 Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan - and - 3 U.S. coalition troops killed in Afghanistan