TERROR NEWS May 21st

May 21, 2007 Anti-Terrorism News

(Lebanon) Lebanese Troops Tighten Siege of Refugee Camp; Death Toll at47 - where Fatah Al-Islam is holed up, suspect in failed German train bombing killed
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,274153,00.htmlhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_mi_ea/lebanon_violence_61;_ylt=AteqjG2EY2L0._fmmVAWCITagGIB

Lebanon Army battles “al-Qaeda” militia
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article1816643.ece

(Lebanon) One woman killed, 12 injured in an explosion in Christian Beirut neighborhood
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/20/africa/ME-GEN-Lebanon-Explosion.php

(Afghanistan) 25 Taliban killed: Afghan defense force
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May824.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Afghanistan) Taliban attacks kill 14 Afghan police
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_070521104133;_ylt=AjAohX8Qab6WDsfSYCViYyDOVooA

(Iraq) Gunmen kill 7 on bus headed to Baghdad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070519200570;_ylt=AkfySijLteVV4Hcnwerxie9X6GMA

(Iraq) Bombings kill 7 U.S. soldiers in Iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_070519200561;_ylt=AlVRNTlnz_Huk5013pM15fNX6GMA

(Iraq) U.S.: Iraqi ringleader dead - leader of an Iraqi insurgent groupthat killed five U.S. soldiers in an attack in Karbala has been killedby American troops
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/05/21/us_iraqi_ringleader_dead/8637/

Iraq: Sunni Leader’s Convoy Attacked
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.416399837&par=0

(Iraq) Coalition arrests 250 insurgents in wide-scale operation in Al-Anbar
http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=985541

(Iraq) U.S. officers edging their way into Sadr City
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18774573/

Hamas: Israel will be wiped off the map
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708651048&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Hamas) Rockets fired on Israel despite Olmert’s warning
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2007/May/middleeast_May346.xml§ion=middleeast&col=

Palestinian rockets ‘deadlier than ever’
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55794

Israel threatens to hit Hamas leadership - unless rocket fire from lawless Gaza subsides
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521/ts_afp/mideast

Israel pounds Gaza, killing at least 5
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18778852/

(Israel) More IAF Air Strikes in Gaza, More Kassam Attacks on Sderot
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122523

Gaza: Four Islamic Jihad Terrorists Killed
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/126825

Palestinian Authority Report: Targeted Strike Kills Two Terrorists
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/126823

U.S. offers Palestinians more weapons - 1 week after Hamas obtainsAmerican rifles, additional military aid volunteered
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55797

Pakistani Lal Masjid cleric threatens jihad - if authorities use force to free two police officers being held captive by students
http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/national_world/stories/2007/05/21/ap_paki_radical_0521.ART_ART_05-21-07_A7_366PCM8.html

(Pakistan) Govt seen preparing for Lal Masjid operation - to free remaining kidnapped police - police arrested 37 madrassa students earlier in the day
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\21\story_21-5-2007_pg1_1

(Pakistan) Lal Masjid stand-off continues - 10,000 commandos deployed
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070521/211/6g1vc.html

(Pakistan) Report: Al-Qaeda in Pakistan funded from Iraq
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\21\story_21-5-2007_pg1_2

(Pakistan) International strength of Taliban, al-Qaeda threatens allied efforts
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=06d3b400-4dc6-45aa-a1ca-04252c8f251c

‘Pakistan using US aid against India’
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pak_using_US_aid_against_India/articleshow/2063202.cms

Indian police detain suspect in mosque blast
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/May/subcontinent_May829.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(India) 3 bombs discovered on train in India - Calcutta’s main railroad station
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_as/india_train_bombs_2;_ylt=AjH5CIXwL.0ZjHOFg9.PXA1A7AkB

(Indian Kashmir) Strike to mark deaths of two slain Muslim separatists shuts Kashmir
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521/wl_sthasia_afp/indiakashmirstrike_070521101735;_ylt=AlEwSrioMGoZbRKHYws462M1NXcA

(India) Jail for 1993 Mumbai blasts policemen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6676321.stm

(Bangladesh) No trace of “new” Al Qaeda
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C05%5C21%5Cstory_21-5-2007_pg4_18

(UK) Khalid Khaliq bailed over ‘al-Qaeda manual’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6675165.stmhttp://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/21/europe/EU-GEN-Britain-Terror-Charge.php

(UK) 7 July suspect due in court on al-Qaeda manual charge
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=786412007http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/UK-man-charged-with-alQaeda-manual/2007/05/21/1179601322812.html

(UK) British Muslim Hassan Butt turns terror informer
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/news/news3.shtml

Mauritania: 21 Islamic radicals to go on trial
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708649179&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Egypt arrests 45 Muslim Brotherhood members in ongoing crackdown
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/21/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Brotherhood-Arrests.phphttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_brotherhood_arrests_1;_ylt=AnmWPSkP.95Jox_0ijpT7_LFCBEB

Update: Algeria holds 12 Islamic militants over bombings
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\05\21\story_21-5-2007_pg4_8

Somali president warns of ‘terrorist’ threat, slams donors
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521/wl_afp/somaliaunrest_070521110255;_ylt=AiO6qGsY22niOSQkDOhvoOKQLIUD

(Somalia) Ethiopian convoy hits mine in Somalia
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_af/somalia_6;_ylt=AlC542HFkQL9v6GSiwcQtjOQLIUD

(Yemen) Bomb hidden in box kills child
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21766664-1702,00.html

Thai shootings kill 2, bomb wounds 11 on Sunday
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070521/ap_on_re_as/thailand_southern_violence_1;_ylt=Aul4vfx0_wWl6kuf1Csw5JfuNREB

(USA) Report: Al-Qaida recruiting African-American bombers - Pitch to African-Americans invokes ‘martyr’ Malcolm X
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55796

Colombian woman escapes captors alone
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070520/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_swede_kidnapped_1;_ylt=Aswf5YSzgHR.uTLV8rDCluCwv7kA

(Spain) Accused in train bombing trial give up hunger strike
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=81&story_id=39994

CIA briefing SEC monthly on terrorists: Barron’s
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070520/us_nm/sec_cia_briefings_dc_1;_ylt=AphziSojKWjGP_5Rjd4R2CoTv5UB

(Germany) Lebanese-German Khaled el-Masri Detained on Arson Suspicion
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,483426,00.html

Sri Lanka roadside bomb, clash kill 4 soldiers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070521/wl_nm/srilanka_blast_dc_1;_ylt=AibDLBfA68Ouf1wE0wd.Y2stM8oA

Sri Lanka: 541 rebels killed in four months
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708650249&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

(Sri Lanka) LTTE to launch new channel in Europe
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1098147

(Sri Lanka) No peace talks until fighting stops: LTTE Also Two soldierskilled in clashes with LTTE
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=150345&version=1&template_id=44&parent_id=24http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200705211011.htm

(India) Bomb blast averted in Assam
http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/21/stories/2007052104531300.htm

(Congo) At least 2 dead, 20 wounded in Congo rebel ambush
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L19651208.htm

(Australia) Terror warning on APEC meetinghttp://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21771532-5006009,00.html

Unknown Accuracy - Potential Propaganda:
(Iraq) Rumor on Islamist Websites: The Bodies of Two of the KidnappedSoldiers Have Been Found in Iraq
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/1633.htm