TERROR NEWS August 12th

(Iraq) U.S. military: 30 suspected insurgents detained in raids targeting al-Qaida in Iraq
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Raids.php

(Iraq) 5 American soldiers killed near Baghdad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=ApiPWGCw5nf9iZLGOOU0Mtas0NUE

(Turkey) Kurdish rebels set off roadside bomb injuring 13 in southeast Turkey
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/europe/EU-GEN-Turkey-Kurds.php

Iraqi provincial governor, police chief assassinated
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070811/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestdiwaniyah_070811175704;_ylt=AjECZLUBl8HLE4szqetLTwWs0NUE

(Iraq) Sunni leader appeals for help against what he calls Iranian-supported death squads and militias
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Sunni-Appeal.php

(Afghanistan) 29 dead in Afghanistan fighting
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070812/wl_sthasia_afp/afghanistanunrest_070812115342;_ylt=AuZrWkTqtsjCNoFUagchWmjOVooA

(Afghanistan) Taliban still says 2 Koreans to be freed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_38;_ylt=ArPOpB0a6iaV_phcL0NWlRjOVooA

(Afghanistan) Voice of America Report: Taliban Says it Released Two South Korean Hostages
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-08-11-voa13.cfm

(Afghanistan) After Taliban news conference, Afghan government bans media from South Korea talks site
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Media-Ban.php

Pakistan, Afghanistan mired in militancy, extremism, Pakistan president tells Afghan meeting
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Pakistan-Meeting.php

Pakistan dismisses reports about nuclear arms security concerns
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/pakistan.security/index.html

(Pakistan) Militants decapitate Afghan 'spy' in Pakistan
http://www.news.com.au/sundaytelegraph/story/0,,22231980-5006003,00.html?from=public_rss

(Pakistan) Oh where, oh where have Taliban gone? 28 of 29 militant bases ID'd by U.S. intelligence 'dismantled' after information given to Pakistan
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57116

Bangladesh says Islamist militants on the run
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/August/subcontinent_August489.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(Indian Kashmir) Two dead in Kashmir ammunition depot fire (updated) - Over 30 hurt, Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/293499/1/.html

(India Assam) Five killed in India ahead of Independence Day
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2007/August/subcontinent_August488.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=

(UK) Terror alert on freed UK suspects -- Pentagon has claimed that five terror suspects whom Britain wants back fromGuantanamo Bay have close ties to some of Al-Qaeda's most high-ranking leaders
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2241658.ece

(UK) Database of top-secret police phone taps stolen - Thousands of records from terrorism and other cases stolen
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article2856892.ece

(UK/Iraq) Army warns on Basra deaths - Army warns selaying withdrawal would result in more deaths
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article2241673.ece

Lebanese army turns down siege surrender offer
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070812/wl_mideast_afp/lebanonunrest_070812115210;_ylt=AlgPc9q65zoM0Zsc04pzNTzagGIB

(Lebanon) Hizbollah buys frontier land to attack Israel - Buying large tracts owned by Christians, other non-Shias
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/12/wmid112.xml

(Lebanon) US declares Lebanese group terrorists -- Fatah Al-Islam -- State Dept to announce FTO designation on Monday
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_lebanon_terrorism_12;_ylt=AuX5FF27AWuF1j460QXg88ETv5UBhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292996,00.html

(Philippines) Military: 2 Indonesian terror suspects helped launch attack on troops http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/asia/AS-GEN-Philippines-Indonesian-Militants.php

(Thailand) Things Fall Apart (on worsening situation in Thailand)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20226566/site/newsweek/

How To Beat Terror (how some Asian countries beating terrorism)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20226565/site/newsweek/

(Iraq) U.S. Pays Millions In Cost Overruns For Security in Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081101378.html?hpid=topnews

Turkey agrees to put off incursion as Iraq agrees to subdue PKK in phases
http://www.thenewanatolian.com/tna-28211.html

(Indian Kashmir) Two dead in Kashmir ammunition depot fire (updated) - Over 30 hurt, Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/293499/1/.html

(Somalia) Two Somali journalists, four officials killed in Mogadishu - update
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070811/wl_afp/somaliaunrestmedia_070811171159;_ylt=AqwPi5XbyDzsi69OqX8OOneQLIUD

(Somalia) 2 suspects arrested in Somali journalists' deaths
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/africa/AF-GEN-Somalia.php

(U.S.) NYC: NYPD Scales Down Its Response After Dirty Bomb Scare
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/08/12/2007-08-12_nypd_scales_down_its_response-3.html

(U.S.) NYC: NYPD Operations Return To Normal After Unsubstantiated Threat
http://www.wnbc.com/news/13870142/detail.html?rss=ny&psp=news

(U.S.) NYC: City Bomb Alert Eased
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08122007/news/regionalnews/city_bomb_alert_eased_regionalnews_erika_martinez.htm

New York scales down extra security measures a day after responding to al Qaeda radiological threat reported in DEBKA file
http://debka.com/headline.php?hid=4484

The police department also confirmed to Reuters additional information received that a dirty bomb may go off on Friday eveningaround 34th Street in Manhattan, where the Empire State Building, Madison Square Garden and Macy’s department store are located. What To Do If Dirty Bomb Explodes
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/dirty_bombs_background.htmhttp://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/bt/bt_fact_dirtybombs.shtmlhttp://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/radiation.htmlhttps://www.metrokc.gov/health/radiation/dirtybomb.htmhttp://www.fas.org/ssp/docs/030602-kellytestimony.htm

Iran wraps up probe into detained US-Iranians
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070812/wl_mideast_afp/iranusjusticerights_070812115434;_ylt=AsL.P6Gz4WOBSj.faxITLMJSw60A

Sri Lanka says rebels kill 5 with bomb, mortars
http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-28939420070812

Other News:

Egyptian convert to Christianity goes into hiding after death threats
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/12/africa/ME-GEN-Egypt-Muslim-Convert.php