Monday, March 19, 2007

TERROR NEWS BRIEFS March 19th

Iraq) Five blasts in Iraq's Kirkuk kill 18, wound 37 - three car bombs and two roadside devices http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070319/ts_nm/iraq_bombs_dc_2;_ylt=AhkocA_Bka.k6jshK5QTDy1X6GMA

(Iraq) US-led forces detain nine Al-Qaeda suspects http://rawstory.com/news/dpa/US_led_forces_detain_nine_al_Qaeda__03192007.html

(Iraq) Suicide bomber kills 8 in Baghdad Shiite mosque http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_MOSQUE_BOMBING?SITE=DEWIL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

(Iraq Prime Minister) Sectarian killing in Iraq has stopped: Maliki http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/wl_afp/britainiraqwar_070319105107;_ylt=Arrfko2FtP7eYYBDyc4Sqs8wuecA

(Iraq) US military: 9 suspected insurgents, including roadside bomb maker, detained in raids in Baghdad and Anbar province http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/19/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Raids.php

(Iraq) Weapons found at Iraqi politician's home - raid on the Baghdad home of a Sunni Muslim Iraq politician turned up 65 Kalashnikov rifles and other weapons http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/weapons_found_at_iraqi_politicians_home/20070319-071425-5802r/

(Iraq) 'Top al-Qaeda financier' held - arrested an Iraqi-born Palestinian suspected of acting as a financier for the al-Qaeda network http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Iraq/0,9294,2-10-1460_2085449,00.html

(Iraq) Al Qaeda in Iraq targets former Sunni backers http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070319-124822-9069r.htm

(Iraq) Islamic State of Iraq claims downing of apache helicopter in Haditha, issues video of bombing an American tank in al-Ramadi http://www.siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications263307&Category=publications&Subcategory=0

(Iraq) U.S. pushes on-the-job training of Iraqi forces http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17684798/

(Iraq) Russia urges US to set timetable for leaving Iraq
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879119863&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Afghanistan) Suicide bomber hits U.S. embassy convoy in Kabul - wounding officials in the motorcade and pedestrians http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070319/ts_nm/afghan_blast_dc_7;_ylt=AgDa5qdcQeuHEcnWe8it2kDOVooA

Afghan president expects Italian journalist to be freed http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrestitalytalibankidnap_070319104950;_ylt=ApVJ7mWLeTYFxvjuvYDV2ErOVooA

Afghan commander calls on Britain to double forces http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1533760.ece

(Thailand) 3 Buddhist women slain in Thailand - shot by Muslim separatists http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_re_as/thailand_southern_violence_9;_ylt=AplB910hZegF_RQyUbGMsqruNREB

(Pakistan) Militants kill policeman in northwest Pakistan - on Monday http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanafghanistanattackspolice_070319081810;_ylt=AhYp_wu85ujALU1c970WnvLzPukA

Update: (Pakistan) Pearl murder convict to appeal after KSM confession http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070319/ts_nm/pakistan_pearl_dc_2;_ylt=ArOBCNAUQpOYVXirNMz3sbHzPukA

Hamas-Iran links full of contradictions http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_hamas_ties_2;_ylt=AkqeYXAAmXuommHdReJGSDlX6GMA

Russia warns US not to use nuclear issue to change Iran http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_mideast_afp/russiairannuclear_070318124319;_ylt=AtZskRTFtxWUvnVoQtO8Hh9_5GIA

(Bahrain) Gulf states can respond to any Iran attack http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_mideast_afp/irannuclearpolitics_070318124449;_ylt=AsoxH0ZyDIlvfEIMo_5FxKxSw60A

(Israel) IDF thwarts terror attack - at Nablus http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3378048,00.html (Israel)


Gov't defines Lebanon conflict a 'war' http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879115515&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/19/content_5868426.htm

(Israel) Arabic Knesset Member Calls for "Muslims and Arabs" to "liberate Jerusalem - MK Ibrahim Sarsour http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1173879115253

US warns Palestinian unity government - US will deal with it only if it renouces violence and fully recognizes Israel http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21405621-1702,00.html

(Palestinian Territories) Islamic Jihad warns new coalition gov't against bowing to western pressure http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/19/content_5868435.htm

Hamas claims responsibility for shooting Israeli near Karni http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879119509&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull (Gaza)

Explosion in Gaza kills Islamic Jihad operative http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879119746&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/19/content_5868419.htm

(Gaza) BBC reporter now missing a week in Gaza http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi/20070319-064705-4343r

(Turkey) Army on alert amid tensions http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20070318-103746-5018r.htm

(Germany) Merkel: Germany not to give in to terrorists despite looming deadline http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-03/19/content_5868410.htm

Yemen lawyers demand to see Qaeda accused files - trial of 36 accused members of Yemeni Al-Qaeda http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070318/wl_mideast_afp/yemenattackstrial_070318144755;_ylt=Aja7lwX1J2u7jHKBn8RmcjgwuecA

(Somalia) 2 killed in mortar attack in Somalia -- on Sunday http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070318/ap_on_re_af/somalia_3;_ylt=AhxUyx5RvDYlUXzFI18KmWWQLIUD

(Nigeria) 3 people kidnapped in central Nigeria http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_re_af/nigeria_kidnappings_2;_ylt=AsXS0W2DUMl2.aYAJUbZbNDZ9YEA

Australian Guantanamo detainee Hicks drugged, lawyer says http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/wl_afp/australiausattacksguantanamohicks_070319074517;_ylt=AhDF.tfL8Wq3zlhK4_4.gy0Tv5UB

(North Korea) US, N. Korea reach understanding on frozen assets http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879116103&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Sri Lanka) Heavy battles after Sri Lanka claims sinking Tiger ships http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070319/wl_sthasia_afp/srilankaunrest_070319112643;_ylt=AlZ7_2cnIM8Bau2nicGXH_4tM8oA

(Sri Lanka) 8 dead as Govt, LTTE rebels clash in Sri Lanka http://www.hindustantimes.in/news/181_1953749,001302310000.htm

(Sri Lanka) 2 soldiers killed, 12 injured in LTTE attack http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200703190922.htm

Analysis: Toxic Shock: The Very Real Threat of Bio-Chemical Terror http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/global.php?id=811317

Analysis: Intelligence experts: al Qaeda in Iraq 'poses little danger' to US http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Intelligence_experts_al_Qaeda_in_Iraq_0318.html

Other News: JihadWatch: Al-Jazeera reporter: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed "not a man of Allah but a man of action" http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/015710.php http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1529879.ece

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