Bhutto travels to Lahore to lead march against Musharraf
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 8:23am
Pakistani liberal opposition leader Benazir Bhutto flew to the central city of Lahore Sunday ahead of a planned march on the capital Islamabad to protest the state of emergency imposed eight days ago by President Pervez Musharraf. Security was tightened up at city airports to prevent further attacks on the ex-prime minister. Around 140 people died in a suicide bombing against her vehicle when she returned to Pakistan last month after eight years of self-exile. Full Story
U.S. military detains 200 in Iraq operation
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 8:55am
U.S. and Iraqi forces have detained more than 200 suspected insurgents and three "high-value" al Qaeda operatives in a major operation in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Sunday. Full Story
Israel will cut back on Gaza electricity: Barak
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 9:39am
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak vowed on Sunday to press ahead with cuts to the power supply to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip despite legal moves to stop them. Full Story
UK paper: Dimona defenses on high alert
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 9:40am
The defensive missile shield around Israel's nuclear facility at Dimona was placed on red alert 30 times last week out of concern over a possible Syrian air strike, the Sunday Times has reported. Full Story
Russian arms exports to total $7 bln in 2007 - official
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 9:58am
Russian arms exports will total about $7 billion in 2007, a Russian official said on Sunday. Full Story
Cairo hosts diplomatic flurry ahead of Mideast peace meeting
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 12:04pm
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted a summit with his counterparts from Iraq, Sudan and Yemen on Sunday to discuss Middle East developments and the upcoming US-sponsored peace meeting. Full Story
Intelligence official: Privacy doesn't need anonymity
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 12:04pm
A top intelligence official says it is time people in the United States changed their definition of privacy. Privacy no longer can mean anonymity, says Donald Kerr, a deputy director of national intelligence. Instead, it should mean that government and businesses properly safeguards people's private communications and financial information. Full Story
Syria likely to be invited to US peace conference: Rice
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 12:09pm
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday it was likely that Syria would be invited to an upcoming Middle East peace conference in the United States. Full Story
25 killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:22pm
At least 24 Tamil rebels and one soldier were killed in confrontations in northern Sri Lanka over the weekend, military officials said Sunday. Full Story
Malaysias Badawi under pressure after protests
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:41pm
Malaysia saw its biggest anti-government rally in nearly a decade at the weekend, suggesting that the government of Abdullah Badawi could face a tougher time at the next general election than its landslide victory in 2004. Full Story
Sufis clash with Iranian troops
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 1:57pm
Police and paramilitary officers traded fire with followers of the mystical Sufi branch of Islam who had clashed over religious differences with Shiite Muslims in southwest Iran, authorities and witnesses said Sunday. Full Story
Top U.S. official backs Georgia's embattled leader
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:28pm
The top U.S. official for the Caucasus praised Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Sunday for his leadership over the last 4 years, but suggested he lift a state of emergency and restore an independent media. Full Story
Hezbollah turns up the pressure in Lebanon crisis
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 2:29pm
Lebanon's Hezbollah on Sunday called on incumbent President Emile Lahoud to take action if rival political leaders are unable to agree on a consensus president in next week's election. Full Story
Fighting resumes across deserted Mogadishu
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 4:00pm
Some of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Mogadishu were almost empty Sunday as heavy fighting resumed between insurgents and Ethiopian-backed Somali forces. Full Story
Cabinet calls for 'vigilance' in face of rumored Islamist infiltration
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 6:34pm
The Lebanese Cabinet called for vigilance on Saturday in the face of reports of new attempts by Islamist militants to infiltrate the country's dozen Palestinian refugee camps. Full Story
Spanish police deactivate ETA bomb
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 6:35pm
Spanish police on Sunday deactivated a small bomb in the Basque town of Getxo that was similar to devices used by Basque guerrilla group ETA, local government officials said. Full Story
Mehdi Army had 'reign of terror'
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 6:38pm
Iraqi police say the powerful Mehdi Army militia has been involved in killing of hundreds of people in the mainly Shia Muslim province of Karbala. Full Story
Nandigram declared terror free
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 7:19pm
An uneasy calm is prevalent in Nandigram in West Bengal where the ruling CPM has declared the disputed area as being terror free. Earlier on Sunday evening, hundreds of CPM supporters, who were driven out of their homes, returned to the area. But while the CPM may believe that all is well, on the ground, villagers are worried about more violence on the anvil. Full Story
'Hamas may use terror to thwart peace'
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 7:23pm
Hamas may try to carry out terrorist attacks to torpedo the peace process if it looks like the Annapolis conference and the ensuing negotiations will achieve progress, according to OC Military Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin. Full Story
Fundamentalist Islam Finds Fertile Ground in Bosnia
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 7:32pm
The Dayton Peace Accords called for the removal of foreign combatants from Bosnia after the Balkans war. But hundreds of mujahedeen fighters stayed, and today they are successfully spreading their fundamentalist Islamist views. Full Story
Soldiers released by PKK detained after interrogation
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 7:44pm
The eight soldiers who were taken hostage by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Hakkari province during an ambush were arrested and charged on Sunday by an order of the Van Military Court. The eight men will now face trial in custody based on "the existence of strong evidence that the crime of insisting on disobeying orders -- which caused great harm -- was committed." The court is also accusing the young men of crossing into a foreign country without permission. Full Story
Southeastern villagers condemn terrorist PKK
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 7:50pm
Residents of the village of Akgay, located in the southeastern province of Sirnak, marched in a demonstration on Sunday against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Inhabitants of nearby villages also traveled to Akgay to support the anti-terror protest. A group of more than 200 people gathered in the village square and marched to the village school carrying anti-PKK banners and chanting slogans against the terrorist group. Full Story
Allies turn on al-Qaeda in Iraq
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 8:48pm
Local Iraqi forces have been celebrating what they say is a significant victory against al-Qaeda in the province of Diyala, north of Baghdad. The men - aligned to local Sunni leaders and once anti-government fighters themselves - claim to have captured up to 60 members of al-Qaeda, including some of the group's regional leaders. Full Story
Football fans riot in Italy after one killed by police
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 8:59pm
Enraged football fans rioted in parts of Italy on Sunday after a policeman shot dead a fan while trying to break up a scuffle between supporters of rival clubs. In Rome a group of about 200 people, some wielding rocks and clubs, attacked a police barracks, setting cars on fire and smashing the building's windows. Full Story
Men arrested in Iran religious clash
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 9:08pm
Police detained 180 people in a western Iranian city after unrest involving Sufi Muslims, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Details about Saturday night's incident were unclear and could not be independently confirmed. Sufi Muslims have in the past clashed with the authorities in predominantly Shi'ite Muslim Iran. Full Story
Two militants, troop die in Kashmir hotel gunbattle
Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 9:39pm
Two militants and one soldier died as Indian troops ended a four-day hotel siege in Indian Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. Two paramilitary soldiers and two policemen were also wounded in the fighting in Sopore, a town 50 kilometres north of Srinagar, said B Srinivasan, a senior police official. One militant was killed on Saturday night while the paramilitary soldier and another militant died in the fighting on Sunday before the standoff ended, Srinivasan said.Full Story
Kids and aged are today's mules
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 12:09am
International drug cartels appear to be recruiting young travellers and the elderly to smuggle drugs into South Africa. This week, an 18-year-old Durban youth was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport with 14 pairs of takkies and four handbags stuffed with 8,5kg of cocaine, with a street value of R3,2-million. Full Story
Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Arrested in Cambodia
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 12:14am
Former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary was arrested by police in Cambodia today for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, a United Nations-backed genocide tribunal said. Ieng Sary was arrested at his home in the capital, Phnom Penh, and taken to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, the tribunal's public affairs officer Peter Foster said by telephone from the city. Full Story
Congo agrees with Rwanda to disarm Hutu rebels
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 12:22am
Congo has reached a deal with Rwanda to forcibly disarm Rwandan Hutu rebels on its soil in an effort to reduce tensions with its central African neighbour, a joint statement said on Sunday. The Hutu rebels, including former Rwandan soldiers (ex-FAR) and members of the Interahamwe militia, are among several armed groups continuing to destabilise eastern Democratic Republic of Congo even after the end of a broader 1998-2003 war. Full Story
Lashkar-e-Toiba OGW arrested in J&K
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 1:49am
A suspected over ground worker of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit was arrested by the security forces on Monday, official sources said. Full Story
N. Irish terror group ceases violence
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 3:04am
The largest Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland renounced violence yesterday, officially ending the decades of terror that it inflicted on the province's Catholic minority. The outlawed Ulster Defense Association (UDA) said it is disbanding all of its armed units and will store its weapons beyond the reach of rank-and-file members but is not yet willing to hand over its arsenal to international disarmament officials. Full Story
Security alert in deep South of Sri Lanka over information on suspicious speed boats
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 4:18am
Sri Lanka Navy with the support of the police strengthened security on the coastal belt in deep south Hambanthota district following information on the presence of suspicious speed boats in the sea off the southern coast. Police received information on the boats suspected to be belonging to the LTTE Sea Tigers Wing off the sea between Rekawa and Tangalla around 3 PM yesterday.Full Story
Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Nigeria: police
Posted on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 4:40am
A group of Islamist militants with suspected links to al Qaeda have been arrested in three states in northern Nigeria and explosives were seized from them, a spokesman for the State Security Services (SSS) said on Monday. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center, Inc.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
TERROR NEWS NOV 09
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Iraq:
U.S. reports decimating Al Qaida propaganda network
U.S. operation kills al-Qaida suspects
Turkish Army kills, arrests 11 PKK members
Turkish troops kill 3 Kurdish guerrillas in southeast
Iraq says families returning home as violence ebbs
Photos: Operation Ultra Magnus: Firefight at al Qaeda Safehouse
Suspected extremist caught during Iraqi Police recruitment drive in Doura
Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Forces kill 14 enemy fighters, detain 44 in northern Iraq
Unit engages al-Qaeda element, kills one (Salman Pak)
Iraqi Army prevents suicide attack near Ghalibiyah
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; three terrorists killed, nine suspects detained
Coalition forces kill three terrorists; find detention facility and weapons cache in Samarra
Iraqi Security Forces and U.S. Special Forces capture seven extremists in Baghdad raid
Iraqi-led operation nets 39 detainees, torture devices (Tikrit)
Coalition forces disrupt foreign terrorist, al-Qaeda networks; eight terrorists killed, 10 suspects
Concerned Local Citizens, children turn in caches
Joint operation uncovers mass grave near Thar Thar
Troops find rockets, detain one (Rashid District)
Five terrorists killed, 30 suspects detained during Coalition operations
Iraqi Army detains 81, discovers large weapons cache (Suwayrah)
Iraqi Police, U.S. Special Operations Forces capture IED bomber in Ramadi
Iraqi Security Forces detain 22 suspected extremists in separate raids
Tip leads to Iraqi Army to two caches, 6 detained (Zafaraniya)
Iraqi Security Forces conduct large independent operation
Caches found, destroyed near Arab Jabour
Rakkasans recover 800 gallons of nitric acid
Tips Lead To Eight Insurgent Suspects (Doura)
Coalition forces find terrorist detention facility, large weapons cache
Concerned Local Citizens find three caches (Hawr Rajab/Arab Jabour)
One killed, eight detained as Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda operations
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda networks; one killed, 23 detained
Concerned Local Citizens find large cache in Hawr Rajab
Soldier dies in non-combat related incident (Tikrit)
Dragon Talon II: Troops detain five suspected extremists (Baghdad)
Iraqi Army detains al-Qaeda-linked terrorists upon Mosque entry (Baghdad)
101st Soldiers put initial boots on ground in Iraq
Large weapons cache located by Concerned Local Citizens (Arab Jabour)
MND-Center patrol hit by IED
Tip leads Iraqi National Police to cache (Baghdad)
Operation Clears al-Qaeda from Former Diyala Province Stronghold
Iraqi Forces arrest 13 Afghan suspects (weird)
US buoyed by fall in Iraqi death attacks
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle (Good Stuff)
Afghanistan / Pakistan:
Pak military set for major push against militants
NATO air raid kills dozens of Taliban: Afghan army (Baghdis)
At least 25 Taliban reported killed in Afghanistan (Uruzgan)
Internal Fighting Increases Taliban Violence (interesting)
25 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan
Taliban Continue to Crumble, Islamic Republic Continues to Gain
Gulbaddin Hekmatyar and the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbaddin Flee the Sinking Al Qaeda/Taliban Ship
2 arrested in link with deadly Afghan suicide attack
Al Qaeda, Taliban exploited Waziristan pact to regroup (Duuuuuhhh!!!!)
Improvements saving 89,000 Afghan children a year
Captured Taliban explosive handlers identified
ANA saves Afghan Coalition forces lives
Combined forces disrupt militant operations
Coalition forces repel enemy attack
ANSF, Coalition forces repel enemy attack in Oruzgan
Several militants killed seven, detained in IED-disruption
ANSF, Coalition forces nullify Taliban activities in Helmand Province
The West:
Two arrested in dawn raids in Europe-wide swoop
Man gets 30 years in plot to aid al-Qaida terrorists (USA)
Defense opens in "Liberty Seven" trial
Musician in Terror Case Gets 15 Years (NYC)
Turkey confirms arrest of suspected al-Qaida member wanted in Germany
Germany aware of up to 50 suspected militants
Portuguese police monitor dozens of terrorist suspects
'Lyrical Terrorist' Samina Malik guilty
Norwegian court upholds expulsion of Mullah Krekar
Israel / Levant:
Ban Ki-Moon orders probe after rockets fired at Israel from UNRWA school
Has Hamas split?
Saudi Peninsula
Yemeni court sentences 32 al-Qaida suspects into prison
The Caucasus:
Azerbaijan says eight militants captured, including al-Qaida associate
Chechen police station attacker is detained in Dagestan
Militant destroyed in Dagestan's Buinaksk district
Planned attack against cleric, police official thwarted in Dagestan
India / Pakistan:
Six Militants Killed in Kashmir
Two Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militants arrested in Srinagar, Kashmir
Two militants killed in J&K's Baramulla district
Two LeT Militants Killed in Kashmir
Three militants killed in encounte
Two LeT militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir
2 OGWs arrested; ammunition recovered in J&K
Two Militants Killed in Kashmir Gunfight
Militants try to storm CRPF camp in Sopore (Kashmir)
Africa:
Al Qaida agent surrenders in Algeria: 'I felt guilty'
Algerian court sentences ten wanted Islamists to death
"Jihad has failed", former Libyan Islamist tells al-Qaeda
Zawahri claims Libyan group has joined Qaeda (Worked out great for GSPC)
Algeria : Army Fights Off Terrorist Attack In Tizi Ouzou Forests
Southeast Asia:
Philippine troops kill Abu Sayyaf militant wanted for kidnappings
Sayyaf sub-commander killed in Basilan clash
13 suspected insurgents held (Thailand)
Abu Sayyaf leader slain in Basilan (Philippines)
Abu Sayyaf sub-leader shot dead in Basilan (Philippines)
Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash (Philippines)
AFP to double efforts vs Abu Sayyaf to meet 3-month deadline (Philippines)
Hunt continues vs JIs, bandits, MNLF forces in Sulu (Philippines)
Indonesian prosecutors demand 20 years for anti-Christian terror attacks
Indonesia president says Bali bombers must be executed
Suspected insurgents detained during raid in S Thailand
Courtesy Straight Vermonter
Iraq:
U.S. reports decimating Al Qaida propaganda network
U.S. operation kills al-Qaida suspects
Turkish Army kills, arrests 11 PKK members
Turkish troops kill 3 Kurdish guerrillas in southeast
Iraq says families returning home as violence ebbs
Photos: Operation Ultra Magnus: Firefight at al Qaeda Safehouse
Suspected extremist caught during Iraqi Police recruitment drive in Doura
Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Forces kill 14 enemy fighters, detain 44 in northern Iraq
Unit engages al-Qaeda element, kills one (Salman Pak)
Iraqi Army prevents suicide attack near Ghalibiyah
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; three terrorists killed, nine suspects detained
Coalition forces kill three terrorists; find detention facility and weapons cache in Samarra
Iraqi Security Forces and U.S. Special Forces capture seven extremists in Baghdad raid
Iraqi-led operation nets 39 detainees, torture devices (Tikrit)
Coalition forces disrupt foreign terrorist, al-Qaeda networks; eight terrorists killed, 10 suspects
Concerned Local Citizens, children turn in caches
Joint operation uncovers mass grave near Thar Thar
Troops find rockets, detain one (Rashid District)
Five terrorists killed, 30 suspects detained during Coalition operations
Iraqi Army detains 81, discovers large weapons cache (Suwayrah)
Iraqi Police, U.S. Special Operations Forces capture IED bomber in Ramadi
Iraqi Security Forces detain 22 suspected extremists in separate raids
Tip leads to Iraqi Army to two caches, 6 detained (Zafaraniya)
Iraqi Security Forces conduct large independent operation
Caches found, destroyed near Arab Jabour
Rakkasans recover 800 gallons of nitric acid
Tips Lead To Eight Insurgent Suspects (Doura)
Coalition forces find terrorist detention facility, large weapons cache
Concerned Local Citizens find three caches (Hawr Rajab/Arab Jabour)
One killed, eight detained as Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda operations
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda networks; one killed, 23 detained
Concerned Local Citizens find large cache in Hawr Rajab
Soldier dies in non-combat related incident (Tikrit)
Dragon Talon II: Troops detain five suspected extremists (Baghdad)
Iraqi Army detains al-Qaeda-linked terrorists upon Mosque entry (Baghdad)
101st Soldiers put initial boots on ground in Iraq
Large weapons cache located by Concerned Local Citizens (Arab Jabour)
MND-Center patrol hit by IED
Tip leads Iraqi National Police to cache (Baghdad)
Operation Clears al-Qaeda from Former Diyala Province Stronghold
Iraqi Forces arrest 13 Afghan suspects (weird)
US buoyed by fall in Iraqi death attacks
Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle (Good Stuff)
Afghanistan / Pakistan:
Pak military set for major push against militants
NATO air raid kills dozens of Taliban: Afghan army (Baghdis)
At least 25 Taliban reported killed in Afghanistan (Uruzgan)
Internal Fighting Increases Taliban Violence (interesting)
25 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan
Taliban Continue to Crumble, Islamic Republic Continues to Gain
Gulbaddin Hekmatyar and the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbaddin Flee the Sinking Al Qaeda/Taliban Ship
2 arrested in link with deadly Afghan suicide attack
Al Qaeda, Taliban exploited Waziristan pact to regroup (Duuuuuhhh!!!!)
Improvements saving 89,000 Afghan children a year
Captured Taliban explosive handlers identified
ANA saves Afghan Coalition forces lives
Combined forces disrupt militant operations
Coalition forces repel enemy attack
ANSF, Coalition forces repel enemy attack in Oruzgan
Several militants killed seven, detained in IED-disruption
ANSF, Coalition forces nullify Taliban activities in Helmand Province
The West:
Two arrested in dawn raids in Europe-wide swoop
Man gets 30 years in plot to aid al-Qaida terrorists (USA)
Defense opens in "Liberty Seven" trial
Musician in Terror Case Gets 15 Years (NYC)
Turkey confirms arrest of suspected al-Qaida member wanted in Germany
Germany aware of up to 50 suspected militants
Portuguese police monitor dozens of terrorist suspects
'Lyrical Terrorist' Samina Malik guilty
Norwegian court upholds expulsion of Mullah Krekar
Israel / Levant:
Ban Ki-Moon orders probe after rockets fired at Israel from UNRWA school
Has Hamas split?
Saudi Peninsula
Yemeni court sentences 32 al-Qaida suspects into prison
The Caucasus:
Azerbaijan says eight militants captured, including al-Qaida associate
Chechen police station attacker is detained in Dagestan
Militant destroyed in Dagestan's Buinaksk district
Planned attack against cleric, police official thwarted in Dagestan
India / Pakistan:
Six Militants Killed in Kashmir
Two Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militants arrested in Srinagar, Kashmir
Two militants killed in J&K's Baramulla district
Two LeT Militants Killed in Kashmir
Three militants killed in encounte
Two LeT militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir
2 OGWs arrested; ammunition recovered in J&K
Two Militants Killed in Kashmir Gunfight
Militants try to storm CRPF camp in Sopore (Kashmir)
Africa:
Al Qaida agent surrenders in Algeria: 'I felt guilty'
Algerian court sentences ten wanted Islamists to death
"Jihad has failed", former Libyan Islamist tells al-Qaeda
Zawahri claims Libyan group has joined Qaeda (Worked out great for GSPC)
Algeria : Army Fights Off Terrorist Attack In Tizi Ouzou Forests
Southeast Asia:
Philippine troops kill Abu Sayyaf militant wanted for kidnappings
Sayyaf sub-commander killed in Basilan clash
13 suspected insurgents held (Thailand)
Abu Sayyaf leader slain in Basilan (Philippines)
Abu Sayyaf sub-leader shot dead in Basilan (Philippines)
Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash (Philippines)
AFP to double efforts vs Abu Sayyaf to meet 3-month deadline (Philippines)
Hunt continues vs JIs, bandits, MNLF forces in Sulu (Philippines)
Indonesian prosecutors demand 20 years for anti-Christian terror attacks
Indonesia president says Bali bombers must be executed
Suspected insurgents detained during raid in S Thailand
Courtesy Straight Vermonter
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
CONFLICT & TERR0R 11/06
China, U.S. agree on defence hotline
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:15am
China and the United States agreed on Monday to open a military hotline as U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates held talks in Beijing that aim to strengthen ties overshadowed by distrust. Full Story
Pakistan police clash with lawyers
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:15am
Pakistani police have assaulted lawyers and political activists protesting against the emergency rule imposed by Pervez Musharraf, the country's president. Around 2,000 lawyers gathered on Monday in the eastern city of Lahore as police warned them not to violate a ban on rallies in Pakistan. Full Story
UN envoy continues Myanmar visit
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:16am
The United Nations special envoy is set to meet representatives from Myanmar's ethnic groups as he continues his visit aimed pressing the ruling military for political reforms. Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar on Saturday for his second visit to the country since the military's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Full Story
Centre-leftist beats general in Guatemala election
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:17am
Centre-leftist Alvaro Colom won Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, denying power to a retired general who had sought to unleash the army to fight a violent crime wave. Mr. Colom, a soft-spoken textile businessman, beat Gen. Otto Perez Molina, the former head of army intelligence, by 5.4 percentage points with more than 95 per cent of votes counted. Full Story
PetroChina is world's top company
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:17am
Chinese oil firm PetroChina has trumped US rival Exxon Mobil to become the world's biggest firm by market value on its first day of trading in Shanghai. Strong demand pushed the shares in the firm up by more than twice the offer price, giving PetroChina a market value of about $1 trillion (#479.8bn). Full Story
Rice to be pressed for peace
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:18am
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should hand timetables to Israel and the Palestinians for meeting their short-term peace obligations to boost trust ahead of a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference, a senior Palestinian negotiator said Monday. Full Story
Iraqi official gunned down in Baghdad
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:19am
Two carloads of gunmen ambushed a top aide to Iraq's Finance Ministry on Sunday in Baghdad, killing him and his driver, police said. The two were among 15 people killed or found dead in Iraq. The Finance Ministry had no immediate comment about the attack on Qutaiba Badir al-Din Mohammed, a Sunni adviser to Iraq's finance minister. Full Story
Belgium nears 5 months with no gov't
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:19am
Belgium heads for a record Tuesday 149 days with no government unless the two winners of this year's elections suddenly resolve linguistic spats deadlocking their bid to form an alliance. Nearly five months after the vote, Yves Leterme, 47, the would-be Christian Democratic premier, has only a partial government program in hand. Full Story
Magma pushing through Indonesian volcano's crater
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:20am
Indonesia's steaming Mount Kelud volcano was dangerously close to an eruption on Monday as magma pushed through its blocked crater causing boiling water to spill down its sides, a volcanologist said on Monday. Water levels in the crater lake have also fallen because of cracks on its surface, damaging essential equipment used to monitor Mount Kelud, which has been on the verge of an eruption for several weeks. Full Story
Kurdish rebels operate freely
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:21am
Near the edge of this dust-colored mountain village, a man dressed in military fatigues, his AK-47 casually lying near his feet and a grenade dangling from his waist, keeps sentry along a dry, rock-strewn creek bed. The trail is a well-known route for smugglers, and they pass by frequently, crossing between Iraq and neighboring Iran, a steady procession of donkeys hauling food, fuel canisters and boxes filled with who knows what. Full Story
New Eritrea-Ethiopia war fearsPosted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:14amEthiopia and Eritrea may return to war over their disputed border without foreign moves to resolve the crisis, warns the International Crisis Group. The ICG wants US and UN intervention as the military build up by both countries on the border is at alarming levels. Full Story
Bosnian Serb PM vows no compromise on autonomy
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:17am
Bosnian Serbs rejected reform proposals by the country's peace envoy because they had already made enough concessions, the Prime Minister of Bosnia's Serb Republic was quoted on Monday as saying. Full Story
Italian police arrest Mafia's boss of bosses'
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:23am
Salvatore Lo Piccolo, who magistrates believe is the Sicilian Mafia's new boss of bosses was arrested on Monday after nearly a quarter of a century on the run, police said. Full Story
MI5 Chief: Some Terrorists Are Just 15
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:36am
The new head of security service MI5 has said the number of people involved in terrorist activity in the UK is rising - and some are as young as 15. Full Story
Egypt police jailed for torture
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 8:13am
Two Egyptian policemen have been jailed for three years each for torturing a bus driver during police custody. The police officers filmed the sexual assault of Emad al-Kebir, 22, on a mobile phone. The footage eventually emerged on the internet. Full Story
Abbas's security forces, gunmen clash in West Bank
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 9:56am
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces clashed on Monday with gunmen for the first time since their deployment in the city of Nablus as part of a Western-backed push to bolster West Bank security. Full Story
U.S. postpones Pakistan defense talks due to crisis
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 10:39am
The United States has postponed defense cooperation talks with Pakistan, scheduled for this week, due to President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency, the Pentagon said on Monday. Full Story
Poland's Iraq mission to end in 'current form': incoming PM
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 10:43am
Poland's new government plans to end the country's role in the US-led coalition in Iraq in its "current form" next year, prime minister-designate Donald Tusk said in an interview published Monday. Full Story
Taliban Seize Control of Third District in Western Afghanistan
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 11:04am
Taliban militants have taken control of a third district in western Afghanistan. Local officials say the militants captured the Khaki Safed district in the western Farah province late Sunday, with police and government officials fleeing without a fight. Full Story
Netherlands suspends aid to Pakistan
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 11:24am
The Netherlands has suspended aid to Pakistan after military leader President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule, Dutch Development Aid Minister Bert Koenders said Monday. Full Story
Somali Opposition Says Rebels Threaten to Step up Attacks
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 3:29pm
In a worrying sign that insurgent violence in the Somali capital could escalate further, the deputy chairman of the Eritrea-based Somali opposition group tells VOA that well armed rebels are prepared to step up attacks against Ethiopian troops in the city. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:15am
China and the United States agreed on Monday to open a military hotline as U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates held talks in Beijing that aim to strengthen ties overshadowed by distrust. Full Story
Pakistan police clash with lawyers
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:15am
Pakistani police have assaulted lawyers and political activists protesting against the emergency rule imposed by Pervez Musharraf, the country's president. Around 2,000 lawyers gathered on Monday in the eastern city of Lahore as police warned them not to violate a ban on rallies in Pakistan. Full Story
UN envoy continues Myanmar visit
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:16am
The United Nations special envoy is set to meet representatives from Myanmar's ethnic groups as he continues his visit aimed pressing the ruling military for political reforms. Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar on Saturday for his second visit to the country since the military's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Full Story
Centre-leftist beats general in Guatemala election
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:17am
Centre-leftist Alvaro Colom won Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, denying power to a retired general who had sought to unleash the army to fight a violent crime wave. Mr. Colom, a soft-spoken textile businessman, beat Gen. Otto Perez Molina, the former head of army intelligence, by 5.4 percentage points with more than 95 per cent of votes counted. Full Story
PetroChina is world's top company
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:17am
Chinese oil firm PetroChina has trumped US rival Exxon Mobil to become the world's biggest firm by market value on its first day of trading in Shanghai. Strong demand pushed the shares in the firm up by more than twice the offer price, giving PetroChina a market value of about $1 trillion (#479.8bn). Full Story
Rice to be pressed for peace
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:18am
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should hand timetables to Israel and the Palestinians for meeting their short-term peace obligations to boost trust ahead of a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference, a senior Palestinian negotiator said Monday. Full Story
Iraqi official gunned down in Baghdad
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:19am
Two carloads of gunmen ambushed a top aide to Iraq's Finance Ministry on Sunday in Baghdad, killing him and his driver, police said. The two were among 15 people killed or found dead in Iraq. The Finance Ministry had no immediate comment about the attack on Qutaiba Badir al-Din Mohammed, a Sunni adviser to Iraq's finance minister. Full Story
Belgium nears 5 months with no gov't
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:19am
Belgium heads for a record Tuesday 149 days with no government unless the two winners of this year's elections suddenly resolve linguistic spats deadlocking their bid to form an alliance. Nearly five months after the vote, Yves Leterme, 47, the would-be Christian Democratic premier, has only a partial government program in hand. Full Story
Magma pushing through Indonesian volcano's crater
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:20am
Indonesia's steaming Mount Kelud volcano was dangerously close to an eruption on Monday as magma pushed through its blocked crater causing boiling water to spill down its sides, a volcanologist said on Monday. Water levels in the crater lake have also fallen because of cracks on its surface, damaging essential equipment used to monitor Mount Kelud, which has been on the verge of an eruption for several weeks. Full Story
Kurdish rebels operate freely
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 4:21am
Near the edge of this dust-colored mountain village, a man dressed in military fatigues, his AK-47 casually lying near his feet and a grenade dangling from his waist, keeps sentry along a dry, rock-strewn creek bed. The trail is a well-known route for smugglers, and they pass by frequently, crossing between Iraq and neighboring Iran, a steady procession of donkeys hauling food, fuel canisters and boxes filled with who knows what. Full Story
New Eritrea-Ethiopia war fearsPosted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:14amEthiopia and Eritrea may return to war over their disputed border without foreign moves to resolve the crisis, warns the International Crisis Group. The ICG wants US and UN intervention as the military build up by both countries on the border is at alarming levels. Full Story
Bosnian Serb PM vows no compromise on autonomy
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:17am
Bosnian Serbs rejected reform proposals by the country's peace envoy because they had already made enough concessions, the Prime Minister of Bosnia's Serb Republic was quoted on Monday as saying. Full Story
Italian police arrest Mafia's boss of bosses'
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:23am
Salvatore Lo Piccolo, who magistrates believe is the Sicilian Mafia's new boss of bosses was arrested on Monday after nearly a quarter of a century on the run, police said. Full Story
MI5 Chief: Some Terrorists Are Just 15
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 7:36am
The new head of security service MI5 has said the number of people involved in terrorist activity in the UK is rising - and some are as young as 15. Full Story
Egypt police jailed for torture
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 8:13am
Two Egyptian policemen have been jailed for three years each for torturing a bus driver during police custody. The police officers filmed the sexual assault of Emad al-Kebir, 22, on a mobile phone. The footage eventually emerged on the internet. Full Story
Abbas's security forces, gunmen clash in West Bank
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 9:56am
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces clashed on Monday with gunmen for the first time since their deployment in the city of Nablus as part of a Western-backed push to bolster West Bank security. Full Story
U.S. postpones Pakistan defense talks due to crisis
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 10:39am
The United States has postponed defense cooperation talks with Pakistan, scheduled for this week, due to President Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency, the Pentagon said on Monday. Full Story
Poland's Iraq mission to end in 'current form': incoming PM
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 10:43am
Poland's new government plans to end the country's role in the US-led coalition in Iraq in its "current form" next year, prime minister-designate Donald Tusk said in an interview published Monday. Full Story
Taliban Seize Control of Third District in Western Afghanistan
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 11:04am
Taliban militants have taken control of a third district in western Afghanistan. Local officials say the militants captured the Khaki Safed district in the western Farah province late Sunday, with police and government officials fleeing without a fight. Full Story
Netherlands suspends aid to Pakistan
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 11:24am
The Netherlands has suspended aid to Pakistan after military leader President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule, Dutch Development Aid Minister Bert Koenders said Monday. Full Story
Somali Opposition Says Rebels Threaten to Step up Attacks
Posted on Monday, November 5, 2007 at 3:29pm
In a worrying sign that insurgent violence in the Somali capital could escalate further, the deputy chairman of the Eritrea-based Somali opposition group tells VOA that well armed rebels are prepared to step up attacks against Ethiopian troops in the city. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center
Monday, November 5, 2007
CONFLICT & TERR0R 11/05
Georgian opposition gathers for sanctioned rally
Several hundred Georgian opposition supporters have gathered in front of parliament in Tbilisi for a sanctioned rally to demand parliamentary elections in spring 2008. Full Story
Rice begins tough Turkey talks to avert cross-border strike
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Turkish leaders Friday with offers of an "effective strategy" against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in exchange for Ankara holding off on its threat of cross-border military action. Full Story
Suspected missile strike in Pakistan kills four
An explosion, possibly caused by a missile strike, destroyed a hideout of pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal belt, killing at least four people, residents and officials said. Full Story
China boosts fuel prices to curb demand
China raised gasoline and diesel prices by nearly 10 percent Thursday, reversing anti-inflation controls in hopes of cooling demand amid fuel shortages that have left trucks backed up at filling stations in the booming south. Full Story
US seeks to remove pirates from ships
The U.S. Navy on Friday kept its eye on a Japanese tanker taken over by pirates off Somalia's coast, while a top U.S. official said that piracy remains a "very serious security problem" in the region. Full Story
Litvinenko scare useful test for 'dirty bomb' attack: experts
The murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned by polonium 210, showed how authorities should handle any terror attack involving radiological weapons, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says. Full Story
Israelis destroy Gaza smuggling tunnelsPosted on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 8:27amIsraeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip this week uncovered and destroyed seven tunnels used by Palestinian militants to smuggle arms and people, the military announced. Full Story
Tamil Tiger political head killed in Sri Lanka raid
Tamil Tiger political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan was killed in a Sri Lankan air force raid early on Friday, the rebels said, in what analysts warned was a body-blow to any hope of ending the conflict soon. Full Story
Japan government deadlocked over Afghan mission
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda struggled on Friday to break a deadlock that has halted a refueling mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan -- and threatens to stall other policies as well. Full Story
Bosnia prime minister resigns amid tension
Bosnia-Herzegovinas prime minister resigned on Thursday, claiming the situation in the country was absurd and that international interference had rendered him as ineffectual as cartoon character Bart Simpson in leading his country. Full Story
State of Emergency in Pakistan Remains an Option
Imposing a state of emergency in Pakistan to end unrest remains an option although the government hasn't made a final decision yet, Deputy Information Minister Tariq Azeem said. Full Story
Afghanistan: 'Key' Taliban-allied commander killed
A prominent Taliban allied commander, Mawlawi Abdul Manan, has been killed in eastern Afghanistan in an ambush by Afghan security forces and US troops, the US army announced in a statement late on Thursday. Full Story
Pakistan militants parade 48 captured soldiers
Islamic militants loyal to a pro-Taliban cleric in northwest Pakistan paraded 48 men said to be paramilitary troops who surrendered during a week of fierce clashes. Full Story
Palestinian force enters Nablus in security drive
Hundreds of Palestinian security officers went on patrol in Nablus on Friday in a Western- backed drive to impose order in the occupied West Bank ahead of a peace conference with Israel. Full Story
Tribal rebels kill 7 policemen in India's Assam
Tribal rebels killed seven policemen in an ambush in India's tea- and oil-rich northeastern state of Assam on Friday, a senior military officer said. Full Story
Hamas fighters strengthening border defense
Israeli incursions into the Gaza Strip, once a walkover, now encounter increasingly effective resistance from forces organized by militants trained in Iran and by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli officers say. Full Story
Heavy battles in Somali capital
Very heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and insurgents has broken out in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Reports say several people have died in the morning battles taking place in three areas close to the stadium. Full Story
Mexican floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead
Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked early Friday to evacuate people stranded by a flood the president called "one of the worst natural disasters" to hit Mexico. Full Story
Bomb blast in southern Nepal kills one, 5 injured
A powerful bomb exploded near the Nepal Telecom office in southern Nepal's Parsa district killing at least one person and injuring five others, police said. Full Story
Report: Lebanese army fired on IAF fighter jets
Lebanese army units fired in the direction of Israel Air Force planes who entered the country's airspace on Thursday, the London-based Arab language daily newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat is reporting in Friday editions. Full Story
Macedonia ups Iraq force to boost NATO credentials
NATO membership candidate Macedonia will almost double its 44-man force in Iraq soon, ahead of an expected invitation to join the alliance next year, officials said on Friday. Full Story
World powers to push on with more Iran sanctions: UK
Six world powers agreed on Friday to push ahead with a third sanctions resolution against Iran unless reports later this month show that Iran has shown greater transparency about its nuclear program, Britain said. Full Story
Musharraf Is Warned Not to Impose Emergency Rule
American and European diplomats have been warning Pakistans president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, since Monday to refrain from imposing emergency rule to maintain his hold on power in his increasingly volatile nation, a Western diplomat said today. Full Story
Britain: New sanctions on Iran possible
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council agreed Friday to move toward a third set of sanctions against Iran if the country does not answer key questions on its nuclear program, the British Foreign Office said. Full Story
Officials: Nuke plant worker with device held
Security officials at the nation's largest nuclear power plant detained a contract worker with a small suspicious device in the back of his pickup truck Friday, authorities said. Full Story
Venezuela legislators OK constitutional changes
Venezuela's pro-government National Assembly overwhelmingly approved constitutional reforms on Friday that would greatly expand the power of President Hugo Chavez and permit him to run for re-election indefinitely. The 69 changes to Venezuela's Constitution now go to Venezuelan citizens for a single yes-no vote on Dec. 2. Full Story
Musharraf Declares Emergency Rule
The Pakistani leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency on Saturday night, suspending the country's Constitution, blacking out all independent television news reports and filling the streets of the capital with police officers and soldiers. Full Story
Ethiopia reinforces troops in Somalia: witnesses
More Ethiopian troops are pouring into Somalia to join local government soldiers in a battle against Islamist insurgents that has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing Mogadishu, witnesses said on Sunday. Full Story
Poison killings linked to Russian police turf war
At first police thought the two bodies found in a ditch in St Petersburg last weekend were those of drunks who had passed out and died of hypothermia. The case turned out to be far more disturbing.
Both men were from Russia's Federal Drug Control Service, a powerful force of former KGB officers, and they had been poisoned. Full Story
Sri Lanka clash kills 5, security high for rebel funeral
Four Tamil Tigers and a soldier were killed in fighting in north Sri Lanka on Sunday, the military said, while security was boosted across the island ahead of the funeral of a rebel leader killed on Friday.
Troops and police erected additional road blocks and sent extra patrols onto the streets, asking civilians to be vigilant and inform them of any suspicious movements. Full Story
Iraq confirms cancellation of Russian oil contract
Guided by U.S. legal advisers, the Iraqi government has canceled a controversial development contract with the Russian company Lukoil for a vast oil field in Iraq's southern desert, freeing it up for potential international investment in the future. Full Story
Jerusalem Mayor Nearly Targeted by TerroristsPosted on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 12:48pmThree Jerusalem Arabs were indicted Sunday on charges of planning attacks against Jews, including one against the capital's Mayor Uri Lupoliansky. Full Story
Political Crackdown Continues in Pakistan
Pakistan's government on Sunday continued a nationwide crackdown on the political opposition, the media and the courts, one day after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule and suspended the constitution in a bid to save his job. Full Story
Former Pakistani PM Sharif urges Musharraf to quit
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday to step down following his imposition of emergency rule.
Asked what Musharraf should do now, Sharif told Sky News: "Step down, because he is part of the problem ... The more he prolongs his misrule, Pakistan will be moving towards anarchy." Full Story
Officials: 211 Pakistani troops exchanged for 28 militants
Militants freed 211 Pakistani soldiers Sunday in exchange for the release of 28 insurgents from government custody, including some allegedly connected to suicide attacks, officials said. Full Story
Tens of thousands turn out for protests in Georgia
For the third day straight, tens of thousands of Georgian protesters on Sunday congregated in the capital to demonstrate against the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili and demand his resignation. Full Story
Russian Nationalists March in Moscow
A white supremacist from Texas lifted his black cowboy hat into the air as he stepped forward to address thousands of Russian nationalists at a rally Sunday in Moscow. Full Story
Two soldiers die as rockets hit airport
Security forces bombed suspected locations of militants in the Banda area here on Saturday evening after a rocket attack on the non-operational Saidu Sharif airport. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center
ALSO
CAIR TRYING TO ISLAMIFY WORLD WAR II
http://wasteofmyoxygen.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/is-cair-trying-to-islamify-wwii/
FREE SPEECH OR HATE SPEECH?
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/11/who_is_mario_fu.html
WARFARE SUPPLIES FROM THE OPEN MARKET
http://spectrum.ieee.org/print/5668
Several hundred Georgian opposition supporters have gathered in front of parliament in Tbilisi for a sanctioned rally to demand parliamentary elections in spring 2008. Full Story
Rice begins tough Turkey talks to avert cross-border strike
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Turkish leaders Friday with offers of an "effective strategy" against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in exchange for Ankara holding off on its threat of cross-border military action. Full Story
Suspected missile strike in Pakistan kills four
An explosion, possibly caused by a missile strike, destroyed a hideout of pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal belt, killing at least four people, residents and officials said. Full Story
China boosts fuel prices to curb demand
China raised gasoline and diesel prices by nearly 10 percent Thursday, reversing anti-inflation controls in hopes of cooling demand amid fuel shortages that have left trucks backed up at filling stations in the booming south. Full Story
US seeks to remove pirates from ships
The U.S. Navy on Friday kept its eye on a Japanese tanker taken over by pirates off Somalia's coast, while a top U.S. official said that piracy remains a "very serious security problem" in the region. Full Story
Litvinenko scare useful test for 'dirty bomb' attack: experts
The murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned by polonium 210, showed how authorities should handle any terror attack involving radiological weapons, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says. Full Story
Israelis destroy Gaza smuggling tunnelsPosted on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 8:27amIsraeli forces operating in the Gaza Strip this week uncovered and destroyed seven tunnels used by Palestinian militants to smuggle arms and people, the military announced. Full Story
Tamil Tiger political head killed in Sri Lanka raid
Tamil Tiger political wing leader S.P. Thamilselvan was killed in a Sri Lankan air force raid early on Friday, the rebels said, in what analysts warned was a body-blow to any hope of ending the conflict soon. Full Story
Japan government deadlocked over Afghan mission
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda struggled on Friday to break a deadlock that has halted a refueling mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan -- and threatens to stall other policies as well. Full Story
Bosnia prime minister resigns amid tension
Bosnia-Herzegovinas prime minister resigned on Thursday, claiming the situation in the country was absurd and that international interference had rendered him as ineffectual as cartoon character Bart Simpson in leading his country. Full Story
State of Emergency in Pakistan Remains an Option
Imposing a state of emergency in Pakistan to end unrest remains an option although the government hasn't made a final decision yet, Deputy Information Minister Tariq Azeem said. Full Story
Afghanistan: 'Key' Taliban-allied commander killed
A prominent Taliban allied commander, Mawlawi Abdul Manan, has been killed in eastern Afghanistan in an ambush by Afghan security forces and US troops, the US army announced in a statement late on Thursday. Full Story
Pakistan militants parade 48 captured soldiers
Islamic militants loyal to a pro-Taliban cleric in northwest Pakistan paraded 48 men said to be paramilitary troops who surrendered during a week of fierce clashes. Full Story
Palestinian force enters Nablus in security drive
Hundreds of Palestinian security officers went on patrol in Nablus on Friday in a Western- backed drive to impose order in the occupied West Bank ahead of a peace conference with Israel. Full Story
Tribal rebels kill 7 policemen in India's Assam
Tribal rebels killed seven policemen in an ambush in India's tea- and oil-rich northeastern state of Assam on Friday, a senior military officer said. Full Story
Hamas fighters strengthening border defense
Israeli incursions into the Gaza Strip, once a walkover, now encounter increasingly effective resistance from forces organized by militants trained in Iran and by Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli officers say. Full Story
Heavy battles in Somali capital
Very heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops and insurgents has broken out in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Reports say several people have died in the morning battles taking place in three areas close to the stadium. Full Story
Mexican floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead
Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked early Friday to evacuate people stranded by a flood the president called "one of the worst natural disasters" to hit Mexico. Full Story
Bomb blast in southern Nepal kills one, 5 injured
A powerful bomb exploded near the Nepal Telecom office in southern Nepal's Parsa district killing at least one person and injuring five others, police said. Full Story
Report: Lebanese army fired on IAF fighter jets
Lebanese army units fired in the direction of Israel Air Force planes who entered the country's airspace on Thursday, the London-based Arab language daily newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat is reporting in Friday editions. Full Story
Macedonia ups Iraq force to boost NATO credentials
NATO membership candidate Macedonia will almost double its 44-man force in Iraq soon, ahead of an expected invitation to join the alliance next year, officials said on Friday. Full Story
World powers to push on with more Iran sanctions: UK
Six world powers agreed on Friday to push ahead with a third sanctions resolution against Iran unless reports later this month show that Iran has shown greater transparency about its nuclear program, Britain said. Full Story
Musharraf Is Warned Not to Impose Emergency Rule
American and European diplomats have been warning Pakistans president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, since Monday to refrain from imposing emergency rule to maintain his hold on power in his increasingly volatile nation, a Western diplomat said today. Full Story
Britain: New sanctions on Iran possible
The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council agreed Friday to move toward a third set of sanctions against Iran if the country does not answer key questions on its nuclear program, the British Foreign Office said. Full Story
Officials: Nuke plant worker with device held
Security officials at the nation's largest nuclear power plant detained a contract worker with a small suspicious device in the back of his pickup truck Friday, authorities said. Full Story
Venezuela legislators OK constitutional changes
Venezuela's pro-government National Assembly overwhelmingly approved constitutional reforms on Friday that would greatly expand the power of President Hugo Chavez and permit him to run for re-election indefinitely. The 69 changes to Venezuela's Constitution now go to Venezuelan citizens for a single yes-no vote on Dec. 2. Full Story
Musharraf Declares Emergency Rule
The Pakistani leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, declared a state of emergency on Saturday night, suspending the country's Constitution, blacking out all independent television news reports and filling the streets of the capital with police officers and soldiers. Full Story
Ethiopia reinforces troops in Somalia: witnesses
More Ethiopian troops are pouring into Somalia to join local government soldiers in a battle against Islamist insurgents that has sent tens of thousands of people fleeing Mogadishu, witnesses said on Sunday. Full Story
Poison killings linked to Russian police turf war
At first police thought the two bodies found in a ditch in St Petersburg last weekend were those of drunks who had passed out and died of hypothermia. The case turned out to be far more disturbing.
Both men were from Russia's Federal Drug Control Service, a powerful force of former KGB officers, and they had been poisoned. Full Story
Sri Lanka clash kills 5, security high for rebel funeral
Four Tamil Tigers and a soldier were killed in fighting in north Sri Lanka on Sunday, the military said, while security was boosted across the island ahead of the funeral of a rebel leader killed on Friday.
Troops and police erected additional road blocks and sent extra patrols onto the streets, asking civilians to be vigilant and inform them of any suspicious movements. Full Story
Iraq confirms cancellation of Russian oil contract
Guided by U.S. legal advisers, the Iraqi government has canceled a controversial development contract with the Russian company Lukoil for a vast oil field in Iraq's southern desert, freeing it up for potential international investment in the future. Full Story
Jerusalem Mayor Nearly Targeted by TerroristsPosted on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 12:48pmThree Jerusalem Arabs were indicted Sunday on charges of planning attacks against Jews, including one against the capital's Mayor Uri Lupoliansky. Full Story
Political Crackdown Continues in Pakistan
Pakistan's government on Sunday continued a nationwide crackdown on the political opposition, the media and the courts, one day after President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule and suspended the constitution in a bid to save his job. Full Story
Former Pakistani PM Sharif urges Musharraf to quit
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday to step down following his imposition of emergency rule.
Asked what Musharraf should do now, Sharif told Sky News: "Step down, because he is part of the problem ... The more he prolongs his misrule, Pakistan will be moving towards anarchy." Full Story
Officials: 211 Pakistani troops exchanged for 28 militants
Militants freed 211 Pakistani soldiers Sunday in exchange for the release of 28 insurgents from government custody, including some allegedly connected to suicide attacks, officials said. Full Story
Tens of thousands turn out for protests in Georgia
For the third day straight, tens of thousands of Georgian protesters on Sunday congregated in the capital to demonstrate against the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili and demand his resignation. Full Story
Russian Nationalists March in Moscow
A white supremacist from Texas lifted his black cowboy hat into the air as he stepped forward to address thousands of Russian nationalists at a rally Sunday in Moscow. Full Story
Two soldiers die as rockets hit airport
Security forces bombed suspected locations of militants in the Banda area here on Saturday evening after a rocket attack on the non-operational Saidu Sharif airport. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center
ALSO
CAIR TRYING TO ISLAMIFY WORLD WAR II
http://wasteofmyoxygen.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/is-cair-trying-to-islamify-wwii/
FREE SPEECH OR HATE SPEECH?
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/11/who_is_mario_fu.html
WARFARE SUPPLIES FROM THE OPEN MARKET
http://spectrum.ieee.org/print/5668
Sunday, November 4, 2007
TERROR NEWS NOV 04
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Iraq:
Iraqi troops detain 73 suspected insurgents; US finds weapons stash
U.S. provides Turkey 'actionable intelligence' on PKK
US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq
In key Iraqi area, US starts pulling back (Diyala and Salahaddin)
Turkey, Iraq and US together against Kurdish rebels
U.S. forces kill 10 al Qaeda suspects near Baghdad (Suicide bombers)
Islamic State of Iraq leader Jamal Mohammad Abd arrested with 52 others
Iraqi citizen leads Coalition Forces to EFP factory
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; 10 killed, three detained
Apaches destroy anti-aircraft weapon
Joint Operation reduces al Qaeda’s supply base
Concerned Local Citizens patrol with Soldiers, NP in Al Ja’ara
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations targeting senior leadership
Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, 12 suspects detained
Iskandariyah IPs turn over munitions cache
Iraqi Army detains three in combined operation
Cache found, destroyed
Concerned Local Citizens turn in cache
Coalition Forces discover large cache near Turki village
Task Force Iron Soldiers attacked in Mosul
Report links Syrian intelligence to Iraq insurgents
Afghanistan / Pakistan:
Taliban 'fleeing' key area outside Kandahar after failed attack
US Military Reports Death of Top Afghan Rebel Commander
Pakistan militants killed in missile attack near Afghan border (US missile?)
(Story #2) Uzbeks, Arabs among 10 militants killed in missile strike in Waziristan
(Story #3) Pentagon denies hand in Pakistan killings
Al Qaeda's Taliban Troubles (AQ and Taliban breakup?)
Pak army kills 70 Taliban militants in Swat valley
Fifty more Taliban killed in western Afghanistan
Pakistan Issues Ultimatum to Foreign Fighters
Foreign Taleban Rile Helmand Residents (Afghan awakening?)
No forced displacement in Iraq in 3 months
Seven al-Qaeda leaders captured in Diala
Captured Taliban commander positively identified
Militant killed by Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province
The West:
U.S. Rests Case In 'Liberty City 7' Terrorism Conspiracy Trial
Arizona nuclear plant sealed off due to pipe bomb
Israel / Levant:
Eight Palestinians wounded in Rafah, Beit Hanoun
IDF uncovers seven tunnels in Gaza
Hamas member killed in helicopter strike on mortar cell in Gaza
Israelis strike Hamas police station in Rafah
India / Pakistan:
One Hizul rebel killed, three Lashkar guerrillas arrested in Kashmir
Four intruding militants killed
Samjhauta blasts suspect identified
Militant killed, three arrested in J&K
Crackdown against Jihadi outfits continues after Sargodha bus attack
Africa:
U.S. navy tracking two ships hijacked by Somali pirates
A terrorist arrested in Jijel, Algeria
Southeast Asia:
Abu Sayyaf bandit slain in Basilan, Philippines (Army hunting JI bombers)
Inside the Ring (A nice summary of the battle against Abu Sayyaf and others)
Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash
Courtesy Straight Vermonter
Iraq:
Iraqi troops detain 73 suspected insurgents; US finds weapons stash
U.S. provides Turkey 'actionable intelligence' on PKK
US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq
In key Iraqi area, US starts pulling back (Diyala and Salahaddin)
Turkey, Iraq and US together against Kurdish rebels
U.S. forces kill 10 al Qaeda suspects near Baghdad (Suicide bombers)
Islamic State of Iraq leader Jamal Mohammad Abd arrested with 52 others
Iraqi citizen leads Coalition Forces to EFP factory
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; 10 killed, three detained
Apaches destroy anti-aircraft weapon
Joint Operation reduces al Qaeda’s supply base
Concerned Local Citizens patrol with Soldiers, NP in Al Ja’ara
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations targeting senior leadership
Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, 12 suspects detained
Iskandariyah IPs turn over munitions cache
Iraqi Army detains three in combined operation
Cache found, destroyed
Concerned Local Citizens turn in cache
Coalition Forces discover large cache near Turki village
Task Force Iron Soldiers attacked in Mosul
Report links Syrian intelligence to Iraq insurgents
Afghanistan / Pakistan:
Taliban 'fleeing' key area outside Kandahar after failed attack
US Military Reports Death of Top Afghan Rebel Commander
Pakistan militants killed in missile attack near Afghan border (US missile?)
(Story #2) Uzbeks, Arabs among 10 militants killed in missile strike in Waziristan
(Story #3) Pentagon denies hand in Pakistan killings
Al Qaeda's Taliban Troubles (AQ and Taliban breakup?)
Pak army kills 70 Taliban militants in Swat valley
Fifty more Taliban killed in western Afghanistan
Pakistan Issues Ultimatum to Foreign Fighters
Foreign Taleban Rile Helmand Residents (Afghan awakening?)
No forced displacement in Iraq in 3 months
Seven al-Qaeda leaders captured in Diala
Captured Taliban commander positively identified
Militant killed by Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province
The West:
U.S. Rests Case In 'Liberty City 7' Terrorism Conspiracy Trial
Arizona nuclear plant sealed off due to pipe bomb
Israel / Levant:
Eight Palestinians wounded in Rafah, Beit Hanoun
IDF uncovers seven tunnels in Gaza
Hamas member killed in helicopter strike on mortar cell in Gaza
Israelis strike Hamas police station in Rafah
India / Pakistan:
One Hizul rebel killed, three Lashkar guerrillas arrested in Kashmir
Four intruding militants killed
Samjhauta blasts suspect identified
Militant killed, three arrested in J&K
Crackdown against Jihadi outfits continues after Sargodha bus attack
Africa:
U.S. navy tracking two ships hijacked by Somali pirates
A terrorist arrested in Jijel, Algeria
Southeast Asia:
Abu Sayyaf bandit slain in Basilan, Philippines (Army hunting JI bombers)
Inside the Ring (A nice summary of the battle against Abu Sayyaf and others)
Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash
Courtesy Straight Vermonter
Saturday, November 3, 2007
TERROR NEWS NOV 03
Kurdish rebels call on Ankara for peace plan
A top Kurdish rebel based in northern Iraq called on Ankara to present a peace plan that could end his group's two-decade armed rebellion against Turkey, in an interview with AFP on Thursday. "I call upon Turkey to be courageous and present a peace plan to solve the problem. In this way it is possible to have a ceasefire," said Abdurrahman Cadirci, a senior leader in the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Full Story
US military tracking hijacked ships
The U.S. Navy said Thursday it continued to track two ships hijacked by Somali pirates, with the aim of ultimately removing the attackers from the vessels and allowing the craft to return to normal commercial operations. The U.S. Navy engaged the North Korea and Japan-flagged ships in recent days off the coast of Somalia, with a warship destroying pirate skiffs tied to the Japanese boat with gunfire from a U.S. warship. Full Story
Bombs kill 16 around Baghdad
Bombs killed at least 16 people Thursday in attacks across the Iraqi capital and its northern suburbs, but many here are increasingly concerned about the threat of attacks by Turkey against the country's northern Kurdish areas. Iraqis worry that a Turkish cross-border campaign, provoked by Kurdish rebel attacks, would spread disorder in one of the few relatively stable areas in Iraq. A Turkish incursion also would put the United States in the middle of a fight between key allies: NATO-member Turkey, the Baghdad government and the Iraqi Kurds of Iraq's semi-independent Kurdistan region. Full Story
Bhutto changes mind, leaves Pakistan
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto flew out of Pakistan on Thursday after the Supreme Court vowed not to be intimidated by any threats of martial law when it decides whether to validate the military president's recent election victory. A suicide bomber, meanwhile, attacked an air force bus, killing eight and wounding 40, the latest in a series of attacks against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's security forces. Full Story
Jets bomb S.Lanka rebels, troops kill 31 Tigers-Army
Sri Lankan troops killed 31 Tamil Tigers fighters in a series of clashes in the north of the island, as warplanes bombed rebel training camps on Thursday, the military said. Two soldiers were also killed and 17 wounded in the clashes with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the northwestern district of Mannar and neighbouring Vavuniya, the focus of renewed civil war. Full Story
New law gives Mugabe more power
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a law giving him more power to choose his successor, state media reported Thursday. The law gives the parliament dominated by Mugabe's ruling party the power to pick a successor should the 83-year-old Mugabe retire or die before his term in office ends. Full Story
Local agencies ask for help fighting terrorism
WASHINGTON -- Local law enforcement agencies are working to prevent individuals in their communities from acting on extremist views but are calling for additional federal resources to help combat the threat of terrorism, a Senate panel was told Tuesday. Recent attacks and thwarted plots against European and U.S. cities indicate a rise in homegrown terrorism, where individuals identify with violent extremism and plot to attack their home countries from within, members of several large-city police departments told the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Full Story
Oil futures surge as supplies fall
The price of oil rose to a record above $96 a barrel Thursday after a surprise drop in U.S. crude stockpiles raised concerns about supplies for coming winter demand. Other energy futures also gained. Full Story
Troops clash with Venezuelan protesters
Troops used tear gas and water cannons Thursday to disperse demonstrators who turned out by the tens of thousands to protest constitutional reforms that would permit President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely. Led by university students, demonstrators chanted "Freedom! Freedom!" and warned that 69 amendments drafted by Venezuela's Chavista-dominated National Assembly would violate civil liberties and derail democracy. Full Story
Hundreds of tremors shake Indonesian volcano
Hundreds of minor tremors shook a volcano on Indonesia's Java island Thursday, a scientist said, as police and troops stepped up evacuation efforts amid intensified fears of an eruption. The tremors, breaking days of calm, showed pressure inside Mount Kelut was rising, increasing the chance of an eruption, said Khoirul Huda of the volcano's monitoring post. Full Story
Turkey aims for targeted sanctions in Northern Iraq
Turkey said on Thursday planned economic sanctions would only target outlawed Kurdish militants and groups providing them with support in northern Iraq. The government declined to say what the new measures would include but made clear they would spare Turks and Iraqis not connected to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been launching attacks on Turkey from across the border. Full Story
Men with knives arrested at Ga. airport
A man with a box cutter in his luggage got through airport security, and was discovered only after screeners stopped a companion who was carrying knives, authorities said. Terrorism was ruled out but both were arrested on state weapons charges. Authorities said Chhaganbhai Patel, 60, was stopped at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Oct. 25 after he was found with a number of knives including a martial arts-style knife. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center
A top Kurdish rebel based in northern Iraq called on Ankara to present a peace plan that could end his group's two-decade armed rebellion against Turkey, in an interview with AFP on Thursday. "I call upon Turkey to be courageous and present a peace plan to solve the problem. In this way it is possible to have a ceasefire," said Abdurrahman Cadirci, a senior leader in the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Full Story
US military tracking hijacked ships
The U.S. Navy said Thursday it continued to track two ships hijacked by Somali pirates, with the aim of ultimately removing the attackers from the vessels and allowing the craft to return to normal commercial operations. The U.S. Navy engaged the North Korea and Japan-flagged ships in recent days off the coast of Somalia, with a warship destroying pirate skiffs tied to the Japanese boat with gunfire from a U.S. warship. Full Story
Bombs kill 16 around Baghdad
Bombs killed at least 16 people Thursday in attacks across the Iraqi capital and its northern suburbs, but many here are increasingly concerned about the threat of attacks by Turkey against the country's northern Kurdish areas. Iraqis worry that a Turkish cross-border campaign, provoked by Kurdish rebel attacks, would spread disorder in one of the few relatively stable areas in Iraq. A Turkish incursion also would put the United States in the middle of a fight between key allies: NATO-member Turkey, the Baghdad government and the Iraqi Kurds of Iraq's semi-independent Kurdistan region. Full Story
Bhutto changes mind, leaves Pakistan
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto flew out of Pakistan on Thursday after the Supreme Court vowed not to be intimidated by any threats of martial law when it decides whether to validate the military president's recent election victory. A suicide bomber, meanwhile, attacked an air force bus, killing eight and wounding 40, the latest in a series of attacks against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's security forces. Full Story
Jets bomb S.Lanka rebels, troops kill 31 Tigers-Army
Sri Lankan troops killed 31 Tamil Tigers fighters in a series of clashes in the north of the island, as warplanes bombed rebel training camps on Thursday, the military said. Two soldiers were also killed and 17 wounded in the clashes with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the northwestern district of Mannar and neighbouring Vavuniya, the focus of renewed civil war. Full Story
New law gives Mugabe more power
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe signed a law giving him more power to choose his successor, state media reported Thursday. The law gives the parliament dominated by Mugabe's ruling party the power to pick a successor should the 83-year-old Mugabe retire or die before his term in office ends. Full Story
Local agencies ask for help fighting terrorism
WASHINGTON -- Local law enforcement agencies are working to prevent individuals in their communities from acting on extremist views but are calling for additional federal resources to help combat the threat of terrorism, a Senate panel was told Tuesday. Recent attacks and thwarted plots against European and U.S. cities indicate a rise in homegrown terrorism, where individuals identify with violent extremism and plot to attack their home countries from within, members of several large-city police departments told the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. Full Story
Oil futures surge as supplies fall
The price of oil rose to a record above $96 a barrel Thursday after a surprise drop in U.S. crude stockpiles raised concerns about supplies for coming winter demand. Other energy futures also gained. Full Story
Troops clash with Venezuelan protesters
Troops used tear gas and water cannons Thursday to disperse demonstrators who turned out by the tens of thousands to protest constitutional reforms that would permit President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely. Led by university students, demonstrators chanted "Freedom! Freedom!" and warned that 69 amendments drafted by Venezuela's Chavista-dominated National Assembly would violate civil liberties and derail democracy. Full Story
Hundreds of tremors shake Indonesian volcano
Hundreds of minor tremors shook a volcano on Indonesia's Java island Thursday, a scientist said, as police and troops stepped up evacuation efforts amid intensified fears of an eruption. The tremors, breaking days of calm, showed pressure inside Mount Kelut was rising, increasing the chance of an eruption, said Khoirul Huda of the volcano's monitoring post. Full Story
Turkey aims for targeted sanctions in Northern Iraq
Turkey said on Thursday planned economic sanctions would only target outlawed Kurdish militants and groups providing them with support in northern Iraq. The government declined to say what the new measures would include but made clear they would spare Turks and Iraqis not connected to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been launching attacks on Turkey from across the border. Full Story
Men with knives arrested at Ga. airport
A man with a box cutter in his luggage got through airport security, and was discovered only after screeners stopped a companion who was carrying knives, authorities said. Terrorism was ruled out but both were arrested on state weapons charges. Authorities said Chhaganbhai Patel, 60, was stopped at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Oct. 25 after he was found with a number of knives including a martial arts-style knife. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center
Thursday, November 1, 2007
TERROR NEWS NOV 01
Iraq:
Iraqi police kill al Qaeda commander of western Iraq (Aide captured)
US: al-Qaida Presence in Baghdad Reduced
Job No. 1 in Northern Iraq: Keep al Qaeda on Ropes
Rock Hammer III disrupts enemy supply network in Baqouba
Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain AQI commander, three others
Coalition forces capture targeted Special Groups member, eleven others detained
Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq, three terrorists killed
MND-B Soldiers seize cache in southern Baghdad
Concerned Local Citizens lead Coalition Forces to cache location
Iraqi Security Forces rescue sheik hostages
Four terrorists killed, 17 suspects detained during Coalition operations
Coalition Forces free hostage from al Qaeda
Iraqi citizens take stand against insurgents; aid National Police to discover cache
Iraqi Army, Security Forces detain members of terrorist kidnapping group
Local citizens help Iraqi Security Forces seize terrorist weapons cache in Hillah
1-15 Infantry air assault results in six detentions
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations, 11 detained
Task Force Iron Soldiers discover significant caches
Coalition Forces discover large weapons caches
Dragon Talon II: Troops find cache, detain three
Iraqi Police EOD commander disarms large VBIED in Qayyarah
Dragon Talon II: Cache, 13 suspected terrorists seized
Coalition forces disrupt terrorist networks, six suspects detained
1-15 Infantry detains 6 suspected insurgents
Coalition forces disrupt foreign terrorist networks; 15 suspects detained
Improvised explosive device cache turned in
Paratroopers discover rocket cache
Concerned Local Citizens help round up suspected extremists
Three Al-Qaeda armed men killed by US forces
US military kills 51 militants dissidents from Al-Sadr militia
Turkish army confirms 15 Kurdish rebels killed near Iraq border
Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia:
Afghans and NATO kill 50 Taliban and surround 200
Dozens of Taliban, four police killed in fighting (Western Afghanistan)
U.S.-led coalition forces kill several militants in eastern Afghanistan
Pakistani gunships kill two rebels after truce collapse
Foreign Fighters of Harsher Bent Bolster Taliban (Going to Afghanistan instead of Iraq?)
Forces in Afghanistan Kill, Wound 50 Taliban Insurgents
Several insurgents killed in raid on al-Qaida 'facilitators'
Afghan security agents arrest 3 Taliban trainers from Pakistan
Key tribal leader on verge of deserting Taliban (Mullah Abdul Salaam)
Uzbek court jails 8 suspected Islamists
ANSF, Coalition forces kill several Taliban fighters in Oruzgan Province (Afghanistan)
The West:
Spain fears al-Qaeda's dream of new Al-Andalus
Militants allegedly target U.S. embassy (Azerbaijan)
Al-Qaida attack accused sent to crown court
Spain: Islamic terrorist cell members sentenced
One militant arrested, another turns himself in to police in Chechnya
India / Pakistan:
Top Pakistani Militant Killed in Kashmir Gunfight (Zangi Chacha)
Kashmir Gunfight Claims Two Hizbul Militants
Lashkar-e-Toiba turns smuggler to fund terror (death throes for LeT?)
Hizbul Mujahideen militant surrenders in Kashmir
Southeast Asia:
14 insurgents surrender in Assam
Indonesia considers charging sect leader
14 suspected insurgents rounded up in Narathiwat, Thailand (2 leaders captured)
Five suspected insurgents arrested (Thailand)
Arab Peninsula:
Frozen Assets: US Has Crimped Al Qaeda Funds
US aid for Yemen linked to al-Qaeda suspect
Israel / Levant:
Israeli forces continue incursion in Rafah
Israeli jets shell southern Gaza police post
Israel arrests local Hamas chief in West Bank
Africa:
Algeria: terror support cell dismantled
At least 17 terrorists, one soldier killed in latest clashes in Algeria
Nigeria: SSS Arrests Suspected Al'Qaeda Members in Kano
Algeria: Millennium Bomb Plot Algerian Suspect Sentenced in Absentia to Life
Courtesy Straight Vermonter
CONFLICT & TERR0R
Russia bus bomb kills 8, injures 43 At least eight people were killed and 43 were injured on Wednesday in an explosion on a bus in the Russian city of Togliatti and authorities said they were treating the suspected bombing as a terrorist act. Full Story
Judge finds 21 guilty of Madrid bombings A Spanish judge on Wednesday found 21 people guilty of involvement in the 2004 Islamist bombings of Madrid trains which killed 191 people in Europe's deadliest al Qaeda inspired attack. Full Story
'Taliban surrounded' in Kandahar fight Afghan, U.S. and Canadian troops have surrounded a pocket of some 250 Taliban fighters who have commandeered people's homes in villages just outside Afghanistan's major southern city, officials said Wednesday. Full Story
Naval officer killed, four injured in militant attack in Nigeria One navy officer was killed and four other naval personnel injured in an overnight attack on a vessel protecting a Shell oilfield off southern Nigeria, industry and security sources said Wednesday. Full Story
Turkish army kills 15 rebels The Turkish army Wednesday said it had killed 15 Kurdish rebels in clashes near the Iraqi border. Full Story
Pakistan fighting resumes with gunships and artillery
Islamist militants fired at helicopter gunships flying over their northwest Pakistan stronghold on Wednesday, officials said, as violence that has killed scores since last week resumed after a brief truce. Full Story
Coalition prods Japan to stay in 'war on terror'
Coalition countries involved in the US-led "war on terror" urged Japan on Wednesday to continue its naval support mission which is set to be halted this week due to opposition objections. Full Story
US giving Turkey PKK intelligence
The US is giving Turkey "actionable intelligence" on the positions of Kurdish separatist fighters in northern Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman has said. Full Story
US warships monitoring hijacked Japanese tanker off Somalia
US warships are monitoring a Japanese tanker which was hijacked by pirates last weekend off the coast of Somalia, a piracy watchdog said Wednesday. Full Story
Defiant monks march again in Myanmar
More than 100 Buddhist monks marched peacefully Wednesday in a northern Myanmar town noted for its defiance of the country's military rulers, the first large protest since the junta violently crushed a wave anti-government demonstrations.
The monks marched for nearly an hour in the town of Pakokku, chanting a Buddhist prayer that has come to be associated with the pro-democracy cause. They did not carry signs or shout slogans, but their action was clearly in defiance of the military government, as one monk spelled out in a radio interview. Full Story
Troops surround Taliban, villagers flee
Afghan civilians piled belongings onto trucks Wednesday and fled two villages infiltrated by hundreds of Taliban militants outside Afghanistan's second-largest city. U.S., Canadian and Afghan troops had about 250 of the insurgents surrounded.
The troops killed 50 militants in three days of fighting 15 miles north of Kandahar city, the provincial police chief said. Three policemen and one Afghan soldier also died. Full Story
'Criminal' Botnet Stumps for Ron Paul
If Texas congressman Ron Paul is elected president in 2008, he may be the first leader of the free world put into power with the help of a global network of hacked PCs spewing spam, according to computer-security researchers who've analyzed a recent flurry of e-mail supporting the long-shot Republican candidate.
"This is clearly a criminal act in support of a campaign, which has been committed with or without their knowledge," says Gary Warner, the University of Alabama's director of research in computer forensics. Full Story
US helicopter opens fire in Iraq
U.S. helicopters opened fire after a ground patrol came under attack southeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, and Iraqi police said three officers were killed and one wounded in the strike.
The fighting occurred near Salman Pak, a predominantly Sunni area that has been the subject of a U.S. military campaign aimed at routing insurgents from rural strongholds and disrupting the flow of weapons to the capital. Full Story
Striking workers released from UAE jail
More than 4,000 south Asian workers who had been jailed since a weekend labor strike were released Wednesday, India's ambassador said, in an incident that has highlighted labor tensions in this booming city.
About 160 other strikers, including 90 Indian nationals, remained in custody in Dubai's central jail after United Arab Emirates authorities determined they had participated in violence during the strike, said Tahmiz Ahmad, the Indian ambassador to the Emirates. Full Story
Tropical storm death toll rises to 81
Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 on Wednesday and forcing some parents to choose which of their children to save from the surging waters. Full Story
Tens of thousands flee Mexico flooding
A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding Wednesday in southeastern Mexico, where tens of thousands fled the rising waters for shelters in Tabasco and Chiapas states. At least 20,000 people had sought shelter in Tabasco's oil-rich capital of Villahermosa, where floodwaters reached the rooftoops of homes, and Gov. Andres Granier was urging residents to evacuate. Full Story
Eight dead in Pakistan suicide blast
A suicide bomber rammed a motorbike into a bus carrying Pakistani air force officials Thursday, killing at least eight and intensifying the troubles facing President Pervez Musharraf. The attack in the central city of Sarghoda, the latest in a series targeting the military, came as key US ally Musharraf awaits a court decision expected this week on whether his victory in an October 6 presidential vote was valid. Full Story
Villagers flee as troops surround Taliban
Afghan civilians piled belongings onto trucks Wednesday and fled two villages infiltrated by hundreds of Taliban militants outside Afghanistan's second-largest city. U.S., Canadian and Afghan troops had about 250 of the insurgents surrounded. Full Story
U.S. troop losses plunge in IraqPosted on
US troop losses in Iraq have plummeted in the past few months to levels not seen since early 2006 an encouraging sign, say analysts and defense officials, that the US strategy is working, at least for now. Full Story
Japan orders navy ships home from Afghan mission
Japan ordered its naval ships to withdraw from a mission backing U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan as a deadline to extend the activities was set to expire on Thursday. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has been struggling against a resurgent opposition to enact a new bill to allow Japan's navy to keep providing free fuel for U.S. and other ships patrolling the Indian Ocean, a mission seen as vital by close ally Washington. Full Story
Two hijackers shot in Durban
Two hijackers were shot, another was arrested and a fourth wanted criminal was on the run in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Thursday. This followed a fierce gunbattle between the hijackers and police on Wednesday afternoon. Full Story
Bombers 'regret' killing Muslims
Two of the three Muslim militants on death row for involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings said they were sorry for killing fellow Muslims, while insisting their deadly attack had gone according to plan. In an interview at their remote island prison, taped secretly by national TV channel Lativi, Imam Samudra, 37, and Amrozi, 45, said it was regrettable Muslims were among the 202 killed on the resort island's nightclub attacks. Full Story
China raises fuel prices amid shortages
China raised gasoline and diesel prices on Thursday to curb demand amid shortages that have caused long lines at filling staions and disrupted trucking in key export areas. Oil companies have blamed the shortages, which began last week, on a lack of refining capacity.
Government controls have forced refiners to pay the difference between soaring market prices for crude and lower retail prices at the pump. Some refiners responded by cutting output. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center, Inc.
Judge finds 21 guilty of Madrid bombings A Spanish judge on Wednesday found 21 people guilty of involvement in the 2004 Islamist bombings of Madrid trains which killed 191 people in Europe's deadliest al Qaeda inspired attack. Full Story
'Taliban surrounded' in Kandahar fight Afghan, U.S. and Canadian troops have surrounded a pocket of some 250 Taliban fighters who have commandeered people's homes in villages just outside Afghanistan's major southern city, officials said Wednesday. Full Story
Naval officer killed, four injured in militant attack in Nigeria One navy officer was killed and four other naval personnel injured in an overnight attack on a vessel protecting a Shell oilfield off southern Nigeria, industry and security sources said Wednesday. Full Story
Turkish army kills 15 rebels The Turkish army Wednesday said it had killed 15 Kurdish rebels in clashes near the Iraqi border. Full Story
Pakistan fighting resumes with gunships and artillery
Islamist militants fired at helicopter gunships flying over their northwest Pakistan stronghold on Wednesday, officials said, as violence that has killed scores since last week resumed after a brief truce. Full Story
Coalition prods Japan to stay in 'war on terror'
Coalition countries involved in the US-led "war on terror" urged Japan on Wednesday to continue its naval support mission which is set to be halted this week due to opposition objections. Full Story
US giving Turkey PKK intelligence
The US is giving Turkey "actionable intelligence" on the positions of Kurdish separatist fighters in northern Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman has said. Full Story
US warships monitoring hijacked Japanese tanker off Somalia
US warships are monitoring a Japanese tanker which was hijacked by pirates last weekend off the coast of Somalia, a piracy watchdog said Wednesday. Full Story
Defiant monks march again in Myanmar
More than 100 Buddhist monks marched peacefully Wednesday in a northern Myanmar town noted for its defiance of the country's military rulers, the first large protest since the junta violently crushed a wave anti-government demonstrations.
The monks marched for nearly an hour in the town of Pakokku, chanting a Buddhist prayer that has come to be associated with the pro-democracy cause. They did not carry signs or shout slogans, but their action was clearly in defiance of the military government, as one monk spelled out in a radio interview. Full Story
Troops surround Taliban, villagers flee
Afghan civilians piled belongings onto trucks Wednesday and fled two villages infiltrated by hundreds of Taliban militants outside Afghanistan's second-largest city. U.S., Canadian and Afghan troops had about 250 of the insurgents surrounded.
The troops killed 50 militants in three days of fighting 15 miles north of Kandahar city, the provincial police chief said. Three policemen and one Afghan soldier also died. Full Story
'Criminal' Botnet Stumps for Ron Paul
If Texas congressman Ron Paul is elected president in 2008, he may be the first leader of the free world put into power with the help of a global network of hacked PCs spewing spam, according to computer-security researchers who've analyzed a recent flurry of e-mail supporting the long-shot Republican candidate.
"This is clearly a criminal act in support of a campaign, which has been committed with or without their knowledge," says Gary Warner, the University of Alabama's director of research in computer forensics. Full Story
US helicopter opens fire in Iraq
U.S. helicopters opened fire after a ground patrol came under attack southeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, and Iraqi police said three officers were killed and one wounded in the strike.
The fighting occurred near Salman Pak, a predominantly Sunni area that has been the subject of a U.S. military campaign aimed at routing insurgents from rural strongholds and disrupting the flow of weapons to the capital. Full Story
Striking workers released from UAE jail
More than 4,000 south Asian workers who had been jailed since a weekend labor strike were released Wednesday, India's ambassador said, in an incident that has highlighted labor tensions in this booming city.
About 160 other strikers, including 90 Indian nationals, remained in custody in Dubai's central jail after United Arab Emirates authorities determined they had participated in violence during the strike, said Tahmiz Ahmad, the Indian ambassador to the Emirates. Full Story
Tropical storm death toll rises to 81
Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 81 on Wednesday and forcing some parents to choose which of their children to save from the surging waters. Full Story
Tens of thousands flee Mexico flooding
A week of heavy rains unleashed massive flooding Wednesday in southeastern Mexico, where tens of thousands fled the rising waters for shelters in Tabasco and Chiapas states. At least 20,000 people had sought shelter in Tabasco's oil-rich capital of Villahermosa, where floodwaters reached the rooftoops of homes, and Gov. Andres Granier was urging residents to evacuate. Full Story
Eight dead in Pakistan suicide blast
A suicide bomber rammed a motorbike into a bus carrying Pakistani air force officials Thursday, killing at least eight and intensifying the troubles facing President Pervez Musharraf. The attack in the central city of Sarghoda, the latest in a series targeting the military, came as key US ally Musharraf awaits a court decision expected this week on whether his victory in an October 6 presidential vote was valid. Full Story
Villagers flee as troops surround Taliban
Afghan civilians piled belongings onto trucks Wednesday and fled two villages infiltrated by hundreds of Taliban militants outside Afghanistan's second-largest city. U.S., Canadian and Afghan troops had about 250 of the insurgents surrounded. Full Story
U.S. troop losses plunge in IraqPosted on
US troop losses in Iraq have plummeted in the past few months to levels not seen since early 2006 an encouraging sign, say analysts and defense officials, that the US strategy is working, at least for now. Full Story
Japan orders navy ships home from Afghan mission
Japan ordered its naval ships to withdraw from a mission backing U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan as a deadline to extend the activities was set to expire on Thursday. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has been struggling against a resurgent opposition to enact a new bill to allow Japan's navy to keep providing free fuel for U.S. and other ships patrolling the Indian Ocean, a mission seen as vital by close ally Washington. Full Story
Two hijackers shot in Durban
Two hijackers were shot, another was arrested and a fourth wanted criminal was on the run in KwaZulu-Natal, police said on Thursday. This followed a fierce gunbattle between the hijackers and police on Wednesday afternoon. Full Story
Bombers 'regret' killing Muslims
Two of the three Muslim militants on death row for involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings said they were sorry for killing fellow Muslims, while insisting their deadly attack had gone according to plan. In an interview at their remote island prison, taped secretly by national TV channel Lativi, Imam Samudra, 37, and Amrozi, 45, said it was regrettable Muslims were among the 202 killed on the resort island's nightclub attacks. Full Story
China raises fuel prices amid shortages
China raised gasoline and diesel prices on Thursday to curb demand amid shortages that have caused long lines at filling staions and disrupted trucking in key export areas. Oil companies have blamed the shortages, which began last week, on a lack of refining capacity.
Government controls have forced refiners to pay the difference between soaring market prices for crude and lower retail prices at the pump. Some refiners responded by cutting output. Full Story
Courtesy Terrorism Research Center, Inc.
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