(Afghanistan) Cops held for helping Taliban - 50 Afghan policeman suspected of corruption
(U.S.) N.J. man guilty of helping Hezbollah - Saleh Alahwal second defendant to plead guilty for Al Manar TV broadcast
Scenic Pakistani valley falls to Taliban militants - "beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley"
Middle East: Muslims urged to attack Israel after Gaza raids - Yusuf Al-Qaradawi demands Arab governments end ties with Israel
Afghan bombs kill five, wound 40 – Suicide car bombing in Charikar
(U.S.) ABC tackles homeland security - reality TV show about homeland security workers to debut
Syria raises flag over embassy in Beirut - step towards full diplomatic relations
Sources: Pakistan puts troops on alert - moved from Afghan border to Indian border
Algeria: Al-Qaeda leader to be tried on terror charges - AQIM's Abdelmalek Droukdel, 56 others to be tried in absentia
Afghanistan buildup begins to take shape - Pentagon to deploy at least one more combat brigade soon
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
Terror drill in Indonesia. Drill involved up to 7,000 soldiers - See Kenneth Conboy's Dec. 21 post
(UK) Extradition Of Terror Suspects Founders - Al-Qaeda suspects remain in Britain years after arrests
Twenty killed in raid on Mali army post - "Armed gang linked with drug traffickers" blamed
(Lebanon) Hale says M-60 tanks will arrive in spring, make LAF heartier. Murr: any donations should be at least equivalent to MiGs. See CT Blog expert David Schenker's Dec. 18th post
Bangladesh troops deployed due to fears. Bangladeshi government fears attacks by Islamist groups.
(Germany) German terrorist leader freed after 26 years. Christian Klar, who killed nine people as head of the Red Army Faction, was taken to a secret location.
Iraqis celebrate reopening of book market - Devastated 18 months ago by huge truck bomb
Mexican police commander killed - 6th Ciudad Juarez officer killed this week by drug gangs
(Afghanistan) Aussie killed during Rudd's visit. Australian was killed fighting with the British army in Helmand.
(Gaza) Hamas won't extend truce with Israel. Officials say cease-fire ends Friday as sides attack each other.
Britain sets end of May as Iraq pullout target. Move will force U.S. to increase troops in area.
(US) Egyptian college student to be sentenced. Student showed how to make a remote detonator for a bomb on YouTube.
(Pakistan) FBI investigators clear ISI – Pakistani intelligence not involved in Mumbai attacks
(Pakistan) 'Spies' killed by Pakistan Taliban – for aiding in the death of Abu Laith al Libi
China hands death penalty to 2 'bent on jihad' - Court: Muslim militants killed 17 police in attempt to sabotage Olympics
(India) Calls Shed Light on Gunmen's Motives. Officials Say Two Mumbai Attackers Voiced Numerous Grievances.
(Afghanistan) Bid to split Taliban, Al Qaeda. In Afghanistan, US and NATO reassess their strategy amid concerns that their efforts are failing.
Europe in the Eye of the Storm Article by CT Blog expert Oliver Guitta
What is Gordon Brown's 'line of terror'? The British PM's new term for explaining foreign policy is more nuanced than George Bush's 'axis of evil'.
(Lebanon) Sayyed on a 24-Hour Hunger Strike. Sayyed is one of the four generals held on suspicion of involvement in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination.
Face to face with the Taliban. Exclusive report from a Taliban veteran's compound in Afghanistan and on the battlefield.
Belgian police arrest 'al Qaeda legend' - Malika El-Aroud, widow of Ahmed Shah Massoud's assassin - see Dec. 11 posts by Paul Cruickshank and Walid Phares
Kashmiri views on militant group - views of LeT from both sides of the Line of Control
U.S. Military to Target Terror Finance Networks - On Pentagon "Counter-threat Finance" directive - Andrew Cochran quoted - see his Dec. 5 post and Matthew Levitt's Dec. 11 post
Jihadist calls for 'Facebook invasion': SITE - Omar Abdul Hakim wants to use Facebook as exclusive media forum
Leader of Sunni Jihadist Group Missing in Syria - Shaker al-Absi, leader of Fatah al Islam in Lebanon, never caught
U.S. sharpens focus on Lashkar-e-Taiba – LeT may be broadening its aims to succeed Al Qaeda
(Iran) Official Stands by Iran Nuke Report – Natl Intelligence Council head Fingar insists NIE that Tehran froze nuclear weapons program is correct
(Iran) OFAC amends the Iranian Transactions Regulations - non finanicial institutions like National Iranian Oil Company included
Small Boats - by Admiral Allen, U.S. Coast Guard Commadant, on the threat of small vessels to maritime security
Pakistan: Former spies to be 'declared terrorists' in bid to curb ISI - Hamid Gul, former ISI official Khalid Khawaja, others could be designated by US & UN
Pakistan won't hand suspects to India - "fully prepared in case war is imposed upon us"
Plans for Attack - the next chapter in the shadow war between the U.S. and al-Qaeda - by Richard Clarke
(Iran) Oil firm sidesteps sanctions on Iran - High-tech tool poses 'dirty bomb' risk; Legal loopholes frustrate US efforts - Victor Comras quoted
(India) Two men arrested in Mumbai attacks - but Kashmir police say one is their undercover agent
(India) Sabre And The Tooth - war mood in India is mostly rhetoric - Animesh Roul quoted
Iran says rebel group killed 16 policemen - Jundullah (Soldiers of God) captured 16 Iranian border police in June then took them into Pakistan
Moroccan convicted of links to Madrid bombings - Hicham Ahmidan, already convicted of drug trafficking, helped provide equipment for bombings
Kashmir calls SIM sleuths - Calcutta link in SIM card network of Mumbai terrorists
(Pakistan) Officials: Pakistan group leaders linked to attack - LeT leaders Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and Yusuf Muzammil Mumbai masterminds
(India) Policeman shot at by terror suspect - SIMI suspect wanted in Mecca Masjid blast shoots at CI officers, causing panic in Indira Seva Sadan
(Afghanistan) Suicide bombers hit Afghan southeast - counternarcotics and intelligence departments in Khost hit
Israel eases Gaza blockade - will allow some humanitarian aid
India Names Mumbai Mastermind - Yusuf Muzammil and Lashkar-e-Taiba deeply involved
(U.S.) New leadership planned to fight WMD terrorism - will be a White House deputy solely focused on WMD terrorism
(India) New template for terror? - Mumbai: "others will want to repeat it"
Israel convicts top Palestinian - speaker of Palestinian parliament convicted of being in Hamas
India names two most-wanted fugitives - Dawood Ibrahim and Maulana Masood - India demands Pakistan hand over 20 fugitives - Douglas Farah quoted
(Afghanistan) US 'wants more Diggers' in Afghanistan - will call on other nations to boost their contributions
(U.K.) Top terrorism suspect ordered back to jail - Abu Qatada, once Bin Laden's top operative in Europe
Mumbai attacks: more terrorists 'on the run' (updated) - Up to 13 more terrorists involved in planning attacks
Somalia: A New al Qaeda Safe Haven? - al-Shabaab now controls much of southern & central Somalia
