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June 2009 Archives

Suspected Arms Dealer Challenges U.S. Tactics - possible snag in Victor Bout extradition

(Afghanistan) Taliban killed in bunkers: US military - in Khost, Haqqani network targeted

(Pakistan) Car bomb defused in Peshawar

(Iraq) Car bomb kills at least 24 people in Iraqi city - Kirkuk

(Iraq) U.S. troops leave Iraq's cities

(Pakistan) Taliban Battle Stretches Pakistan's Forces - fight extends to North Waziristan

Pakistan Treads Warily as New Fight Looms

(Pakistan) Mortar Hits Pakistan Mosque Killing 3 Tribesmen - South Waziristan

(India) Soldier killed on Kashmir border

Somali Pirates Free Belgian Ship's Crew

Iraq ups security ahead of U.S. pullout

Turks increasingly turn to Islamic extremism - Evan Kholmann quoted

(Pakistan) 42 Taliban killed in operation

Pakistan offers reward for Taliban chief

Egypt police kill migrant at Israel border

(Ireland) Bomb attack on Dublin pub

Motorcycle Bombs Kill 20 in Baghdad

(Gaza) Report: Schalit release imminent

Kashmir bomber is Pakistan Taliban: govt

White House Weighs Exec Order On Detention

(Palestine) Terror group: 'No shame in being poor' - Islamic Jihad not receiving its money from Iran

Pakistani violence spreads to Kashmir - suicide bombing in Muzaffarabad

(Iraq) Wave of Bombings Continues in Iraq

(Iraq) Security gains stall in Baghdad

Hezbollah keeps its eye on the ball

India Undertakes Ambitious ID Card Plan

(Israel) Capture of 'spies' hits Israel

Pan-European security agency proposed

(Pakistan) Police arrest 43 'terrorists' - across the country

Pakistan Searches for Swat Militants as Leader Killed - Shah Dauran, deputy chief in Swat

(Pakistan) Security forces kill 7 Taliban - in Dir and Swat

(Pakistan) Seven killed in Kurram clashes

(Pakistan) 3 policemen killed in Taliban attack on checkpost - in Peshawar

'Free Gaza' boats stopped by Cyprus

(India) Mumbai warrants seek 22 suspects

(U.S.) Official: Detainee trials could limit other cases - drain on FBI's investigative resources

Khaled Hussein, Who Helped Hijackers, Dies at 73 - planned Achille Lauro hijacking

(U.S.) Pentagon to Outline Shift in War Planning Strategy - new QDR soon

(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber kills 2 civilians in Afghanistan - Ghazni province

Afghanistan's Failing Forces - police and military

(Afghanistan) U.S. Revisits Afghan Battle Rules - rules of engagement to change

(Pakistan) Guard kills rival to Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud - Qari Zainuddin killed

India Declares Maoists as Terrorists

(U.S.) Gitmo lawyers - Conflicts of interest at the Justice Department

(Afghanistan) Taliban Chief Extends Control Over Insurgency - Mullah Omar's Leadership Council Moves to Centralize Militant Operations in Afghanistan

(Afghanistan) A Personal Touch in Taliban Fight - a Company Commander Strives to Gain the Trust of Frustrated Villagers

(Afghanistan) Two blasts kill four in Afghan town - Khost

(Pakistan) Militants Clash with Pakistan Forces - in North and South Waziristan

(Russia) Leader of Russian Region Is Attacked - president of Ingushetia

(Colombia) The FARC's Ecuadorean Friends

PA chief orders release of Hamas detainees

(Afghanistan) Taliban Leader Re-emerges

Somalia seeks military help from neighbors

(Pakistan) Cop shot dead in Peshawar

Pakistan targets al Qaeda hide-out

Iraq insurgents kill nine police

Coach of Iraq karate team gunned down

Iraq declares victory as US leaves cities

Somalia seeks urgent foreign military aid

(Pakistan) Female suicide bomber trained

(Pakistan) Taliban kill two 'spies'

Algerian jihadists seek to expand

Colombia denies U.S. request for rebel

(Pakistan) Rival commander wants Baitullah eliminated now - Qari Zainuddin

Pakistan Says U.S. Drone Kills 13 - near Wana, South Waziristan

(Afghanistan) Violence kills four in Afghanistan - attacks in Kandahar and Khost

(Pakistan) Islamabad resembles battle zone

Hezbollah MP meets British ambassador

(Algeria) Police die in Algeria ambush

(Afghanistan) AP Sources: Better training urged in Afghan probe - for airstrikes

Hamas parliament speaker to be freed - Dr. Abdel Aziz Duwaik

(Pakistan) Analysis: Waziristan operation to focus on Baitullah Mehsud - "Baitullah-only operation is a half measure"

CIA Fights Full Release Of Detainee Report

(U.S.) CIA Mistaken on 'High-Value' Detainee, Document Shows - Abu Zubaida not that 'high value'

Al Qaeda's Money Trouble - Paul Cruickshank quoted

(Pakistan) Tough Battle in Stronghold of Pakistan Insurgency - south Waziristan

Iraq attacks kill five

Sri Lanka Now Seeks To Nab LTTE's Padmanathan - Dept of International Relaltions

(Afghanistan) US general due to assume Afghanistan command - McChrystal

(Afghanistan) 23 insurgents killed in Afghanistan: US military - in Uruzgan

Pakistan to Strike at Leader of Taliban - official orders to go after Mehsud

(Lebanon) Al-Qaeda network 'busted'

Philippines seizes rebel bases - killing 100

Israel and foes in internet war - Facebook potential threat

(Somalia) Pirate Threat Grows in Gulf

(Russia) Militant Killed in Dagestan

(Pakistan) Roadside bomb kills 2 in Kohat

Israel targets smuggling tunnels in Gaza

(Pakistan) 5 indicted in 2 terror cases

Palestinians detonate bomb near troops

Several dead in Pakistan bombing

Roadside bomb kills 2 in Pakistan

India wants Kashmir troops move

Pakistan targets Taliban stronghold

(Pakistan) Doctor abducted from Landikotal

Somalia Thrives With Government Gone

Somali Pirates Expand Reach

Shooting of two soldiers in Little Rock puts focus on 'lone wolf' Islamic extremists - Daveed Gartenstein-Ross quoted

Al Qaeda ideologue in Syrian detention - lawyers - Abu Musab al-Suri

(Pakistan) Taliban blamed for Pakistan hotel blast - 18 dead

(Iraq) Car bomb kills 35 in southern Shiite area in Iraq - near Nasiriyah

(Pakistan) 11 troops injured in Mohmand

Sri Lanka detains Canadian MP: officials - accuses him of being supportive of Tamil Tigers

(North Korea) Costs of War: Playing Pyongyang - Michael Kraft quoted

In Colombia, FARC rebels strike back

Pakistan shelling Taliban in tribal district - in Bannu

In Lebanese Vote, Hopeful Signs for U.S.

(Iraq) US releases Iraqi Shia terror group leader - Laith al Qazali

Sri Lanka extends anti-terror laws

(U.S.) Flying? Don't Book Under a Nickname - new TSA terrorist watch list rules

(Colombia) Prominent FARC commander killed: Army - Eladio

(Pakistan) Baitullah aide held in Karachi

(Pakistan) Villagers battle Taliban in northwest Pakistan - 3rd day of vigilante violence

Sri Lanka turns back Tamil aid ship

(Mexico) 'Blood wires' over the Mexican border - Wire transfers keep crime cartels and human smugglers in the money

(Pakistan) Zardari orders investigation

(Pakistan) Taliban kill ANP MPA's nephew

Syria sees chance to boost Hezbollah

(Pakistan) Report: Tora Bora Front leader captured in Peshawar - Anwarul Haq Mujahid

Forceful Words and Fateful Realities - Obama vs. AQ

(Egypt) Islamist urges al Qaeda to open up to Obama's offer - Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya

(Afghanistan) The Taliban will 'never be defeated' - interview with Colonel Imam', the Pakistani agent who trained Mullah Omar and the warlords to fight the Soviets

Pakistanis avenge mosque blast, attack Taliban - villagers in Upper Dir form a militia

(Pakistan) Former extremist now fights militancy in Pakistan - Maajid Nawaz

Pakistani refugees doubt army victory over Taliban - Senior insurgent leaders escape Swat offensive

(Iraq) A High-Priced Media Campaign That Iraqis Aren't Buying - Many in Baghdad Dismiss Effort as U.S. Propaganda

(Lebanon) - Hezbollah choice at center of Lebanon vote - results not expected until at least noon monday - and - Long Lines, Slow Voting in Lebanon's Parliamentary Election

(Somalia) Gunmen Kill Somali Broadcaster - 5 journalists killed this year

(Syria) Obama woos Syria in push for peace - David Schenker quoted

Unrest kills 17 in Afghanistan

Kidnappings spike in Pakistan

Hezbollah Lebanon win may be tempered

Somali pirates free Nigerian tugboat

Pakistan arrests senior Islamists

Indian police arrest suspected militant - aid to Hafiz Mohammad Saeed

(Iraq) Army Deploys Scientists to Study Iraqi Culture - 'Human Terrain System' embeds

Demand for elite forces outpaces growth

Hamas says prisoner-swap talks resumed

Hamas dismisses commanders on Iran order

(U.S.) Cleared of Terror Charges, a Target for Deportation - Bill West quoted

(Pakistan) Huge challenges for Pakistan after Swat war - challenge of rebuilding

(Pakistan) Three Taliban killed in Swat - Charbagh cleared

Iraq: 9 Killed in Bombing at Cafe

Iraq's Kurds and Arabs face choice to settle or fight - biggest long term threat to stability?

(Lebanon) Hezbollah concerns misplaced - regarding upcoming election

Ethiopia admits reconnaisance missions in Somalia - but no plans to redeploy

Sri Lankan hostage rescued in Philippines

Reported Bin Laden Tape Blasts Obama

Algeria: Ten killed in 'Al-Qaeda' ambush

(Afghanistan) At least 12 Taliban die in Afghan battles - Paktika and Wardak

Syria to Allow Visit of U.S. Military Leaders - Insurgency in Iraq Is Topic at Hand

Philippines: Muslim rebels blamed for deadly bomb blast - MILF denies

Somalia Defense Minister Says Forces Taking Control - in Mogadishu

(Somalia) Reporter Kidnapped in Somalia

Al-Qaeda deputy denounces Obama - Zawahiri video

(Afghanistan) UK forces 'kill Taliban leader' - Mullah Mansur, responsible for suicide bombings in Lashkar Gah

Pakistan army says 21 Taliban killed - in Swat

Pakistan court frees charity chief - Hafiz Mohammad Saeed

(Pakistan) Voice of Taliban on VOA probed - complaints that VOA interviewed Taliban leader

Inside Lebanese Hezbollah militia - interview with Hezbollah member

(U.S.) Prosecutors: College student was budding terrorist - Syed Haris Ahmed federal trial

AFRICA-US: Growing Drug Trade Linked to Terror Groups - Michael Braun quoted

(U.S.) 2 Synagogues to Get Money for Security - federal money for the two involved in NY bomb plot

(U.S.) Guantánamo terrorism trial moved to New York - for Tanzanian Ahmed Ghailani

(Afghanistan) The most deadly US foe in Afghanistan - Haqqani network

(Afghanistan) APNEWSBREAK: US military tweets Facebook/ Youtube/ Twitter part of new communications effort

(Afghanistan) Army Deploys Old Tactic in PR War - body counts

Pakistan: Alleged terrorist detained

(Pakistan) Police: Group of 400 abducted in NW Pakistan - students captured attempting to leave North Waziristan - and - Pakistan police negotiate to free Taliban hostages

(Pakistan) Deadly bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan - Kohat

(Pakistan) Mehsud's aide arrested in Mianwali - Asmatullah

Colombian Politician Kidnapped - by FARC

Hezbollah denies link to Hariri murder

Iran closes border with Pakistan - and asked it to hand over leader of Jundullah