Counterterrorism Blog: December 2008 Newslinks Archives

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SPECIAL PAGE: ALL POSTS ON 2008 MUMBAI ATTACK

Counterterrorism Blog Panels:

The 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Dec. 4

Jihadists' Revolt Against Al Qaeda, Sept. 23

Future of Turkey-U.S. Strategic Partnership, May 19

Iran & U.S.: Outlook for Next Decade? April 15

Compañeros de Armas ("Friends in Arms"): Chavez, FARC & South America, March 19

Meta-Terror: Terrorism & the Virtual World, Feb. 29

Evolution of US Counterterrorism Policy, Feb. 12

Terrorism Litigation After Boim Decision, Jan. 28

Holy Land Foundation & Muslim Brotherhood, Dec. 11
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July 2008 Posts and August 2008 Posts

Contributing Experts

Steven Emerson & The Investigative Project on Terrorism
Dennis Lormel
Douglas Farah, Site Editor
Bill West
Evan Kohlmann
Michael Cutler
Victor Comras
Michael Kraft
Dr. Zachary Abuza
Dr. Walid Phares
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Olivier Guitta
Kenneth Conboy
Aaron Mannes
David Schenker
Jeffrey Imm
Animesh Roul
Matthew Levitt
Jonathan Winer
Michael Jacobson
Frank Hyland
Roderick Jones
Paul Cruickshank
Farhana Ali
Lorenzo Vidino
Madeleine Gruen
James McGinnis

James Gordon Meek, Guest Expert

Andrew Cochran, VP of GAGE
Founder & Site Editor

Phillip Smyth & Brett Wallace, Asst. Newslinks Editors

EXPERTS' ARCHIVES & BIOS

Recent Posts

Modeling Terrorist Group Behavior: Hamas & Hezbollah
Iran-Venezuela Games
Continuing Strategic Ripples of Mumbai Attacks
NEFA Foundation: Zawahiri Issues Orders to “Strike Everywhere” in Revenge For Gaza
The Role of the Muslim Brotherhood With Hamas and Iran
Israel Attacked from the North
NEFA TerrorWatch Episode #9 Now Available
Tackling The Terrorist Threat: Progress Made and Future Challenges
Targeting Terrorists' Financial Networks: A Moving Target
Strategic Reading in the Gaza Conflict (Part 2): An Eight Points Assessment

Experts' Books

Walid Phares: The Confrontation and "The War of Ideas: Jihadism against Democracy" and “Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America”

Michael Kraft & Yonah Alexander (Editors): "Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Policy"

Douglas Farah & Zachary Abuza in Countering the Financing of Terrorism

Douglas Farah: "Merchant of Death" and "Blood From Stones: The Secret Financial Network of Terror"

Michael Jacobson: "The West at War: U.S. and European Counterterrorism Efforts, Post–September 11"

Daveed Gartenstein-Ross: "My Year Inside Radical Islam: A Memoir"

Steven Emerson: "Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the US" and "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us"

Victor Comras & Matthew Levitt (contributors): "Terrorism Financing and State Responses," Stanford University Press

Matthew Levitt: "Negotiating Under Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in the Face of Terror Attacks" and "Hamas: Politics, Charity, and Terrorism in the Service of Jihad" and "Targeting Terror: U.S. Policy toward Middle Eastern State Sponsors and Terrorist Organizations, Post-September 11"

Zachary Abuza: "Political Islam and Violence in Indonesia" and "Militant Islam in Southeast Asia: Crucible of Terror"

Lorenzo Vidino "Al Qaeda in Europe: The New Battleground of Global Jihad"

Kenneth Conboy: "The Second Front: Inside Asia’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Network"

Evan Kohlmann: "Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe: The Afghan-Bosnian Network"

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December 2008 Archives

(Iraq) Police arrest Shiite cult leader in Iraq

Israel rejects truce call, attacks Gaza - and - Striking Deep Into Israel, Hamas Employs an Upgraded Arsenal

Pakistan rated second deadliest for press - Iraq #1

(Pakistan) Punjab govt to supervise Dawa centre in Muridke

(Pakistan) Taliban positions attacked in Bajaur Agency - Taliban missile attacks continue

(India) Hindu religious leader admits involvement in Malegaon blasts

(Pakistan) 2-member panel to investigate Mumbai attacks - report due in 2 months

(Pakistan) NATO supply route closed to fight Taliban - 5 killed (update)

(Philippines) Suspect dead, four wounded in Philippines bomb blasts: military - MILF denies involvement

Sri Lanka says 12 Tigers killed as troops close in on rebel town

Spain: Bomb blast in Bilbao after ETA warning - area evacuated, no casualties

(Afghanistan) NATO and Russia discuss equipment move to Afghanistan

(Iran) Volunteer suicide bombers seek to attack Israel

(Iraq) Bombs kill six in northern Iraq - 50 wounded

(Afghanistan) Plans for Base Illustrate Afghanistan Effort in Microcosm - new forward operating base in NW Afghanistan

(U.S.) Judge OKs detention of suspected bin Laden bodyguard as Guantanamo Bay review continues

(Iraq) Double bombing kills two in northern Iraq - Mosul

Colombia: FARC to name place for hostage release

(Pakistan) 'Forty held' in Khyber operation

Pakistani investigators find Mumbai link: report - also see LWJ post

(Pakistan) Taliban militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistan: official

US-led coalition kills 11 militants in Afghanistan - outside Kabul

Behind closed doors, U.S. seeks Israel exit strategy

Israel posts video of Gaza air strikes on YouTube

(Pakistan) Has LeT morphed into new outfit?

(India) Lashkar plotting to target INS Viraat - Indian warship

(Iraq) U.S. deaths in Iraq down 66 percent from last year

(Afghanistan) Cops held for helping Taliban - 50 Afghan policeman suspected of corruption

(Pakistan) Fata havens responsible for Taliban resurgence, says Rice

Israel weighs 48-hour halt to Gaza air campaign

(Afghanistan) US to harness Afghan militias against Taliban

(U.S.) N.J. man guilty of helping Hezbollah - Saleh Alahwal second defendant to plead guilty for Al Manar TV broadcast

Olmert: Airstrikes, blockade merely 'first stage' in Gaza - and - Widening range, (Hamas) rockets strike Beersheba kindergarten

Israel rejects truce, presses on with Gaza strikes - military action could last weeks

Hezbollah watches for now as Israel hits Hamas - faces domestic constraints

Israeli assault on Gaza risks emboldening radicals

Egypt mocks Iran, Hezbollah on military record

(U.S.) Bush has successfully defended anti-terrorism policies

(U.S.) Reporter's Death Inspires a Seminar and a Lawsuit – students investigate killing of Daniel Pearl

(Iraq) Canadian citizen charged with spying for Iraq

(Iraq) New Year Brings New Rules For Detainees In Iraq

(Iraq) Eight Alleged Islamic Militants Held In Iraq – Official – in Sulaimaniyah

(Afghanistan) U.S.: Roadside bombs in Afghanistan doubled in 2008

(Afghanistan) Canadian Troops in Afghanistan Measure Success Inch by Inch- Breaking Taliban's Hold on Kandahar Has Proved Elusive

(Afghanistan) Suicide bombers kill 4 in Afghanistan

Pakistan closes US supply route to hit militants – Khyber pass

Pakistan's surprise tribal offensive - Khyber

(India/Pakistan) War hysteria abating on both sides

Pakistan urges India to stand down troops

(Pakistan) ‘Half of Pakistanis believe US missile strikes ineffective’

(Pakistan) Taliban hideouts pounded in Bajaur

(Pakistan) Tribal elder killed during Khyber jirga

(Pakistan) Two gas pipelines blown up – in Balochistan

(Iran) Suicide attacker kills several Iranian troops

Iran Activating Its Proxies – by Olivier Guitta

Nigeria: JTF Arrests Niger Delta Militant Leader

Sri Lanka military receives bodies of 17 soldiers

(Somalia) Official: Ethiopia will leave Somalia this month

(Somalia) 40 die, 50 hurt in Somalia faction clashes

Israel Braces for Revenge Attacks - and - Defiant Hamas hits Israel with dozens of rockets - and - Hamas threatens to kill Israeli leaders

Scenic Pakistani valley falls to Taliban militants - "beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley"

(Israel) Two killed as rockets reach as far north as Yavne, Ofakim

(New Zealand) ANZ faces fine over offshore cash transfers

Middle East: Gaza strike kills Islamic militant amid worldwide protests

Middle East: Muslims urged to attack Israel after Gaza raids - Yusuf Al-Qaradawi demands Arab governments end ties with Israel

(Cambodia) "Why Al Qaeda isn't gaining a foothold in Cambodia"

HP uses third party to sell printers in Iran - Victor Comras quoted

Israel Mounts Third Day of Gaza Raids - See Walid Phares' December 28 post

The Strategic Price of Israel's Gaza Assault

Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas

Senegal says Hamas chief ready to sign Gaza truce

Indonesia group says to recruit fighters for Gaza – Islamic Defenders Front

(U.S.) Terror cases likely to pile up in courts

(U.S.) Tangled U.S. Objectives Bring Down Spy Firm - Private Agents Snared Afghan Drug Kingpin

(Iraq) U.S. forces suppress terror by hunting weapons arsenals

(Afghanistan) Taliban claim suicide blast that killed 14 Afghan children

Afghan bombs kill five, wound 40 – Suicide car bombing in Charikar

(Pakistan) Taliban hit Pakistani town that fought back - Shalbandi

(Pakistan) Suicide blast rocks Buner on polling day; 36 killed

(Pakistan) Punjab appoints monitors on Dawa schools, dispensaries - JuD

(India) Ministry plans moves to counter bio-terrorism

(India) Security to be tightened for Chennai Open

(U.K) Monmouth MP David Davies calls for arrest of all ‘Al-Qaeda’ residents

(U.K.) Al Qaeda may hit UK next: report

Iran: Militants claim responsibility for suicide attack - Sunni militant group, Jundallah

Somalis in U.S. draw FBI attention

Nigeria arrests militant at festival in Niger Delta

(Philippines) Intelligence beefed up vs MILF renegades

(Sri Lanka) Suicide bomber strikes in Sri Lanka

Somalia: Local Militias Seize Town From Islamists - and - Key Somali official says president to quit Monday

'36 dead' in suspected suicide attack in Pakistan (updated) - and - US: 14 students die in bombing at Afghan school

Turkish jets hit PKK targets in N.Iraq-army sources

Suicide blast kills 6, wounds 36 Afghans: official

Suicide bomber hits Iraqi Gaza protest - One killed, 16 killed

Israeli troops near Gaza, airstrikes continue

Israeli airstrikes target Gaza smuggling tunnels

Hamas 'bars injured leaving Gaza'

Hizbullah Vows to Open Second Front in Gaza Conflict (updated) - and - Hamas accuses PA, Egypt of collusion

(Pakistan) Lack of funds deprives LEAs of forensic agency

(Pakistan) Security forces, Taliban clash in Khyber Agency - new group named Khana Jangi emerges

(Pakistan) Taliban ‘enforce sharia’ in lower Orakzai Agency

(Pakistan) Complete pullout from FATA not on the cards

(Pakistan) I will expose Benazir’s killers: Zardari

Iraqi forces arrest Al Qaeda prisoners

(Afghanistan) Wanted Tajik militant arrested in Afghanistan - leader of local Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan branch

(Pakistan) Taliban kill three 'spies' in NW Pakistan: official

(Pakistan) Marriott reopens, three months after bombing

(India) Hospitals, the soft targets of terror

Suicide bomber kills 8 near Sri Lankan capital

Swiss nuclear smuggling suspect freed from prison

Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Strip Imperil Obama's Peace Chances

Israel vows to keep up Gaza attacks through the night

Israelis near Gaza call for more strikes on Hamas-run enclave

Hamas's Meshaal urges new intifada against Israel

Analysis: Hamas unlikely to be toppled

Egypt slams Israeli raids on Gaza, opens border crossing

US Homeland Security report stirs up fears of Hizbullah threat - 'Triggering' event could prompt strike on American soil

(Afghanistan) As Taliban nears Kabul, shadow gov't takes hold

Israel vows to keep up Gaza attacks

Israel demolishes Hamas compounds, over 200 dead

Iran urges world action against Gaza raids

Israel says Gaza operation won't wrap up quickly

Hamas calls on fighters to hit back at Israel

(U.S.) ABC tackles homeland security - reality TV show about homeland security workers to debut

(Iraq) Al-Qaeda escapee killed in firefight - 'Imad the killer'

(Iraq) U.S. Military: Baghdad Car Bomb Kills at Least 20 - In Kazimiyah

(Iraq) Well-known American surgeon killed in Iraq

(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber kills five in Afghanistan - in Kandahar

(Afghanistan) Car bomber hurts foreign troops in Afghanistan - in Herat

(Afghanistan) Suicide bombs tearing at ordinary Afghan families

(Pakistan) Has Pakistan's Swat fallen to Taliban?

(Pakistan) Theft of arms from Aabpara police station: Terrorists can get stolen weapons: experts - in Islamabad

Pakistan seeks to reduce tensions after troop move

(Pakistan) Two girls killed in Balochistan bomb blast

(Pakistan) Six shops blown up in Peshawar Internet café blast

‘Kashmir unrest at all-time low’

Bahrain claims British, Syrian ties to foiled attack

Bangladesh rhetoric heats up, motorcade attacked

(Somalia) Fighting between rival Somalia Islamists kills 12

US urging calm over possible Pakistan troop moves

Pakistan troop reports bad news for terror fight

Israel reopens Gaza crossings

Colombian authorities discover FARC explosives factory

Al Qaeda posts three-suicide bombers videos on Youtube

Australian Government Wants to Filter the Internet - including terrorism sites

India accuses Pakistan of diverting attention with troop movements

(Pakistan) Terrorism plot foiled in Islamabad, 12 arrested

(Pakistan) 68 Taliban surrender in Mohmand Agency

(Pakistan) Taliban abduct ANP leader in Hangu

(Pakistan) Lashkar-e-Taiba draws well-educated youths

(Iraq) Curfew imposed in Ramadi after Qaeda members escape

(Iraq) Three Iraqi soldiers killed in roadside bomb in Diyala

Syria raises flag over embassy in Beirut - step towards full diplomatic relations

(Sri Lanka) 43 Tiger rebels killed, LTTE training camp captured

(Philippines) Ten killed in Muslim rebels attacks in Philippines: military

Somalia: 'Unmanned Spy Plane' Crashes

(Somalia) Radical Islamists linked to al-Qaeda set to take control of Somalia

Palestinian gets 30-year term for terrorism - leader of PFLP

(Egypt) Expected IDF op prompts Egypt to reinforce Gaza border security

Sources: Pakistan puts troops on alert - moved from Afghan border to Indian border

Iraq militants escape jail, at least 14 dead - in Ramadi

(Afghanistan) Coalition operation kills bomb maker, 10 other militants - in Kandahar

(Afghanistan) Little Blue Pills Among the Ways CIA Wins Friends in Afghanistan

(Pakistan) For alleged supporter of terror in Pakistan, it's business as usual - Jamaat-ud-Dawa still operates unfettered

(Pakistan) Taliban Group Nails Pakistan's Lie - about Lahore blast

Bangladesh arrests more militants ahead of polls: police

(Russia) 12 militants killed in southern Russia

Israel set to invade Gaza to retaliate vs. militants

Iran to send aid ship to Gaza

India, Saudi Arabia Call for Global Terrorism Action

(U.S.) Homeland Security forecasts 5-year terror threats

(Afghanistan) Sources: U.S. to arm local Afghans to fight Taliban

(Iraq) Troops in Iraq to pull out of some bases

Lebanese Army finds rockets near Israel border

Israel moves closer to Gaza invasion

US Says Iraq Won't Force Rebel Group Back to Iran - MeK

(India) Biometric tabs on immigrants soon?

(Pakistan) Taliban threaten to kill Pakistani schoolgirls: officials

(U.S.) Dix case a test of new laws

(Pakistan) Amid Taliban Rule, a NATO Supply Line Is Choked - Khyber pass

(Pakistan) Interpol, Pakistan discuss terrorism

Pak claims to arrest 'Indian spy' for Lahore blast

Taliban bar girls from schools and threaten to kill violators

(Afghanistan) British soldier, 4 road workers killed in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Marines may shift Afghan focus - requesting more troops for southern Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) Contracts Point to Significant U.S. Commitment in Afghanistan

(Iraq) Two car bombs kill seven people in Iraq

India police foil Jammu terror bid

Yemen disappointed over US appeal against court ruling for clerics

Israeli Foreign Minister Holds Talks With Egyptian Leadership On Gaza Crisis

Israel warns Hamas over rockets

(Lebanon) Al-Qaida makes Lebanon flashpoint

Bangladesh, Australia sign MoU on fighting terrorism

Somali President Yusuf expected to resign

(Philippines) 21 wounded in southern Philippines grenade blast

Egypt says Israel-Gaza truce unlikely with escalation

Dozens of militant rockets, mortars barrage Israel

Pakistan has complied with sanctions on terror groups: UN

Pakistan: Relations remain tense after India activates bases near border

Algeria: Al-Qaeda leader to be tried on terror charges - AQIM's Abdelmalek Droukdel, 56 others to be tried in absentia

Yemen: Al-Qaeda 'allied' with separatists in south

Pakistan: Woman killed in bomb attack in Lahore

Sri Lanka: Tamil separatists killed in fresh clashes in north

(Afghanistan) Taliban demanding Rs15 mn ransom, says kidnapped Indian's wife

(Israel) Security Cabinet declares 35 groups 'terror organizations'

(N. Ireland) Bomb is found near GAA premises

(Australia) Wronged Indian doctor lashes out at 'heinous' charge

Feds consider searches of terrorism blogs

(Iraq) Change is in the air with new Iraq accord

FBI Concludes Mumbai Terror Probe

(Afghanistan) NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

Afghanistan buildup begins to take shape - Pentagon to deploy at least one more combat brigade soon

(Afghanistan) A surge of Special Forces for Afghanistan likely - up to 20 teams this spring

(Afghanistan) Army defends Afghanistan night raids

Yemen: Al-Qaeda 'allied' with separatists in south

Pakistan parliament urges India to accept help offer

Pakistan: Car bomb kills 1 near border with India

India to seek Saudi help to pressurise Pakistan on terrorism

India's media blasted for sensational Mumbai coverage

(Pakistan) Mumbai terror attacks put progress against Taliban in jeopardy: US

(Pakistan) Taliban suicide bombers will take on India

(Gaza) 2 Hamas militants killed in Gaza blast

(Venezuela) Chavez denies helping Iran ship weapons to Syria

(Lebanon) In South Lebanon, UN peacekeepers hunt for goodwill

FARC rebels admit killing medical workers in Colombia

8 bodies found in plastic bags in southern Mexico

HuJI chief gets death term for 2004 grenade attack on British envoy

Reports on Children's Martyrdom Training in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Pakistan - MEMRI release

(U.S.) New York man admits he helped air Hezbollah TV - Javed Iqbal used satellite dishes on home to distribute Al Manar TV

Obstacle seen in bid to curb Afghan trade in narcotics - See Douglas Farah's Dec. 23 post

(Gaza) IDF troops kill 3 Palestinian terrorists during attempt to plant bomb

(Afghanistan) Taliban Leader Denies Talks With Kabul - Mullah Omar may be hiding in Pakistan

(Pakistan) If Indians attack Taliban to fight alongside Army: Mahsud - and - Pakistan ready to respond "within minutes" if India strikes, says Army chief

(Pakistan) ISI had definite links with LeT: Report - "ISI created Lashkar-e-Taiba..."

(Pakistan) Karachi: Three killed in explosion in Pakistani city

(Pakistan) Spying on Taliban, al-Qaeda is world's riskiest job - and - Lashkar-e-Jhangvi behind Marriot blast: Malik

(India J&K) Police say they foiled attack in Indian Kashmir -- members of Jaish-e-Mohammed

Somalia: Seven People Killed in Renewed Mogadishu Clashes

Two Bombs Found On Bus In Southern Philippines - and - One dead in attack on UN relief truck in southern Philippines

(Thailand) 8 soldiers injured in Narathiwat bombing

(Gaza/Israel) Four Qassams slam into Negev, ending brief respite. Also, Hamas offers to study fresh Gaza truce with Israel

(Pakistan) 36 killed as Pakistani forces battle militants

At least five policemen killed in roadside blast in Iraq

Bangladesh to hang Islamists for bomb attack on UK envoy

(UK) Animal Rights Activists Guilty

2 Germans freed by kidnappers in Yemen return home

India arrests Pakistan soldier, deploys troops in Kashmir

(Lebanon) Hariri says he will not call for negotiations with Israel

(Iraq) Detained Iraqi security officials released on bail

(Iraq) Iranian Resistance Group Criticizes Iraq’s Efforts to Expel It

(US) Taliban 'narco-terrorist' begs for mercy, gets life sentence - and - Afghan Farmer Helps Convict Taliban Member In U.S. Court

Australia police wrong to charge Indian doctor-report

Families Who Sued Libya See Their Victory Voided. - Pact nullifies $6 billion award - Victor Comras & Andrew Cochran quoted

U.S. Blocks Former Sailor's Request for New Trial - Hassan Abu-Jihaad leaked details on ship movements to terrorists - See CT Blog posts

(Pakistan) Taliban positions targeted in Bajaur - and - 15 Taliban killed in Swat

(U.S.) Member of Afghan Taliban Sentenced to Life in Prison in Nation’s First Conviction on Narco-terror Charges - Justice Dept press release