Osama's brother-in-law shot dead in raid - Jamal Khalifa alleged to helped finance Abu Sayyaf group in Philippines - see story here also
(South Africa) More SA names for terror list, says Pahad -- South Africa has been informed that more South Africans are to be listed on the United Nations Security Council list of terror suspects
(Netherlands) Amsterdam: Investigation into mosque - police want to see if the mosque is guilty of incitement or threats
(Bangladesh) Policeman killed in Bangladesh bomb blast - police arrested 30 Jihadists and seized large quantities explosives over past 2 weeks
(Iran) US takes new steps to isolate Iran - announcing a freeze on the sale of all F-14 fighter parts and warning that an attempt by Iran to block the flow of Gulf oil could be turned against it -- and -- US accuses allies of dragging their feet over Iran
(UK) Islamist bookshop was known to sell 'incendiary works' - in Birmingham - selling books/DVDs glorifying suicide bombing and anti-Semitism
Terror cells throughout Europe similar - Terrorism expert Edwin Bakker study "Jihadi terrorists in Europe"
(Turkey) Police foils Al Qaeda planned attacks - recent arrests uncovered that terror organization was planning bombing attacks in major cities of Turkey
Shell Games - Dennis Lormel: Vulnerability from shell companies can only be addressed by Congress through specific legislation
(US) Court reinstates key Padilla charge - federal appeals court reinstated a key terrorism charge, the only one carrying a potential life sentence
US: Pakistani student terror suspect convicted - Shiraz Syed Qazi guilty on gun charge - ties with Taliban - Houston paramilitary training
(Iraq) On Shiites' holiest day, 58 dead in Iraq - 23 killed by suicide bomber in Shiite mosque
Iraq: Al-Qaida leader captured - Provincial leader of al-Qaida in Iraq group north of Baghdad killed, 58 captured
U.S. unveils evidence Iran fueling Iraq war - Expert who exposed nuke program says Tehran agents hold top posts in Baghdad
Report: Egyptian forces aided suicide bombing? Israel studying possibility Eilat attacker had help infiltrating Jewish state
Afghanistan suicide blast wounds 12 - suicide attacker drove an explosives-laden vehicle into an Afghan army bus in the western city of Herat
Pakistan curfew after Shia attack - in the north-west Pakistani town of Hangu
Pakistan links Taliban, Al Qaeda: Kabul - drawing motivation from "success" in Iraq with Al Qaeda
(North Korea / Iran) How the 'axis' seeks the killer missile - North Korea and Iran are cooperating in developing long-range missiles, per Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency
(Philippines) U.S. offers $50,000 bounty for Philippine bomber - Abdul Basit Usman, former member of MILF, suspect in Mindanao bomb attacks
(U.S.) Suit by Suicide Bombing Victims Upheld - Judge allows foreign nationals to pursue claims against Arab Bank for funneling Saudi money to bombers' families - read decision here
(Virginia) Man once acquitted of aiding the Taliban on trial - Sabri Benkahla accused of lying to a US grand jury about his training as a jihadist
US 'No strategic interest' in united Iraq: former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton
(Iraq) Executions on Tape: Iraqi vs. Iraqi - Sunni terrorists post videos of execution of more than a dozen captured fighters who were supposedly working with Iranian agents in Iraq
(UK) Two charged in Britain with terrorism offenses after raids - CD clip entitled "al-Qaida,"computer files entitled "Attack Against American Troops," "Hamas Bomb," and "Instructions"
Pakistan Taliban vow more violence -- "Allah on 480 occasions in the Holy Koran extols Muslims to wage jihad. We only fulfil God's orders"
(Israel - Eilat Attack) Suicide bomber's family: "We're very proud of him." -- Dozens of Palestinians, chanting slogans against Israel and the US, converged on the family's home to "congratulate" them on the success of the attack
"Hot" patients setting off dirty-bomb alarms - side effect of radioactive medical therapies
(UK) Cartoon protester was 'cheerleader' - Abdul Saleem chanted "7/7 on its way" and "Europe you will pay with your blood" at demonstration
(Iraq) Hundreds dead in Najaf battle - Sunday day long battle estimated 300 dead
Iraq: Arrests Follow Weekend Battle in Najaf - at least 130 people have been arrested and charged with belonging to terrorist groups near Najaf -- and -- Raids foil plot to kill Shia pilgrims
(UK) 'Help Muslims report terror' call - urged forces to use "third-party reporting" to get terror information from Muslims
Congress Pressured to Ban Racial Profiling - repercussions of removing group of imams from Minneapolis flight
(Iraq) 24 Iraqis killed ahead of Ashura rite - at least 24 Iraqis have been killed in ambushes, car bombs and firefights as Shiite Muslims headed to the shrine city of Karbala for Ashura
Gaza battle rages on after 25 dead -- and -- Bomb explodes on 3rd day of Palestinian infighting - gunmen from rival Palestinian factions exchanged fire at the start of a third day of infighting
(Iraq) Death squad chieftains flee to beat Baghdad surge -- most of the leaders loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr, the radical anti-American cleric, had gone into hiding in Iran
(UK) Terror searches 'to be scaled back' -- Stop-and-search powers for police conducting counter-terrorist operations are to be reviewed after complaints from Muslims that they feel victimized
(Pakistan) Bombing near mosque in Pakistan - 15 killed, 30 injured near crowded Shiite mosque in Peshawar, two police officials, including city police chief, killed -- and -- Bombing near mosque also reported as "parcel bomb"
Egyptian police arrest would-be suicide bomber -- 17-year-old Egyptian boy who intended to execute a suicide attack in Israel
(Iraq) Suicide car bomb kills 13 in Baghdad - Two car bombs in succession in market kills at least 13, wounds more than 40
(Pakistan) Islamabad mullahs threaten suicide attacks - Imams seeks reconstruction of madrassas and mosques, "millions of madrassa students had decided to sacrifice their lives in the name of Allah"
(Pakistan) U.S. bill seeks surrender of Pakistan's Dr. Khan -- Analyst says Nuclear Black Market Counter-Terrorism Act could link aid to cooperation
(Thailand) Thai policeman killed, school torched -- as the Prime Minister toured the region to promote peace
Philippine troops raid MILF rebels, 6 dead - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in North Cotabato province
(Indonesia) Al-Qaida-trained militant killed in Indonesia raid -- Mahmud attended a military training class at an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan
(Australia) Sheik understudy creates his own stir - Yahya Safi gave a sermon reportedly calling for attacks in Iraq to destroy the enemies of Islam
(Canada) CSIS: Too much secrecy helps terrorist - Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns of "excessive government secrecy and draconian counterterrorism measures"
(Iran) UN nuclear chief calls for "timeout" over Iran -- and -- Iran rejects U.N.'s chief inspector -- Official already banned from entering Iran – objection keeps him from reviewing program
Bin Laden Alive, Active Says Algerian Group - GPSC says OBL gave approval for name change to "Al Qaeda Organization in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb"
Bush steps up anti-Iran talk -- and -- U.S.: Evidence shows Iran subversion in Iraq - US intends to present evidence that Iranian operatives in Iraq are targeting U.S. troops
(UK) A Slow Awakening to the Threat - "Londonistan" author on the rise of jihadist Islam in the UK
(Afghanistan) NATO attacks Taliban post in Afghanistan - killing senior militant leader, 10 terrorists die in clash with police in east
Pakistan jail ordered to present British terror suspect - jail chiefs in contempt for failing to bring Rashid Rauf to a legal hearing
Pakistan High Court seeks govt position on Al Qaeda detainee - seeking official comments on the reported handing over of Al Qaeda leader Khalid Mohammad Shaikh and three of his relatives to the United States
(U.S.) Saudi Arabian who worked at UW deported - Majid Al-Massari allegedly linked to al-Qaida group, arrested in 2004 for overstaying visa and drug conviction
(Iraq) At least 38 killed as Iraqi PM pleads for unity (updated) - 2 car bombs and motorcycle bomb - 33 bodies found Wednesday
(India) Militant held, explosives seized in Delhi - Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant had 2.5 kg of RDX for Republic Day blasts
(UK) Police chief calls on communities -- proposals to share intelligence and information with Muslims before launching anti-terror operations
(Pakistan) Musharraf rejects US allegations - claims no Pakistan intelligence support to Taliban, majority of Taliban outside of Pakistan
Pakistan court adjourns Briton's airliner plot hearing - seeking to restore terror charges against Rashid Rauf
(UK) Toxins ban to beat terrorist threat -- and -- MI5 warns UK labs of threat from al Qaeda - al Qaeda operatives are training in germ warfare and may try to steal deadly viruses
(CAIR) U.S. senator, Muslim group say they have resolved award controversy; CAIR refuses to condemn terror groups by name - "We're not a government agency that classifies who's a terrorist and who's not"
(Update) Al-Qaida deputy sends new warning to U.S. - Reuters report on video "posted on the Internet on Wednesday" - Al-Zawahiri states "You are facing the Islamic rage" and threatens "far worse" reprisals if U.S. policy remains unchanged - translated by SITE on Jan 22 - Laura Mansfield video link -- Andrew Cochran posting
(UK) Terror suspects held for longer - Manchester operation believed linked to terror suspect fleeing control order
UK airline bomb suspects "radicalized in weeks" - UK authorities state suspects plotting to attack USA quickly adopted Jihadism
(US) Held In Contempt, Sami Al-Arian Launches Hunger Strike - held in contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury in Virginia
Jihad In Trinidad - Al-Qaeda suspected of having set up front - Jihadists launched movement to replace govt with Sharia law
(India) Court absolves Kashmiri model of terror funding charge (my title) - Delhi Police suspected him of Lashkar-e-Taiba links
France: Agents arrest four terror suspects - with suspected terrorist ties after they were expelled from Syria
Senior Intel Officials Warn U.S. Has Lost Its Global Reach in Spy Network - Inadequate staffing, focus on major hot spots cited by top US intel officials
Greek leftist guerrillas claim U.S. embassy attack - "Revolutionary Struggle" biggest Greek domestic security threat in past 4 years
Islam in Africa - PRISM newsletter on Somalia, Algeria, & Al Qaeda in Africa (Acrobat file)
U.S. launches new airstrike in Somalia (updated) - Defense Department officials admit to strike by AC-130 gunship but uncertain whether intended target killed
Jordanian court convicts three Muslim militants - Among 13 tried in 2003 for planning attack on US Embassy and other US targets
Somalia: Civilans Injured In Airport Mortar Attack - two mortar shells hit a terminal at Mogadishu's airport in an attack
(Pakistan) Welcome to Taleban country -- and --
(Pakistan) Money to Pak only if it acts against Taliban: new US Bill - 9-11 Commission act requires US to certify that Pakistan stopping Taliban
(Spain) Man arrested for links to Islamic terrorism - Moroccan man Abdellatif Nekkavi alleged sent cash to help terrorism in Iraq
Scant evidence found of Iran-Iraq arms link - LA Times: Little actual evidence despite claims by military and intel officials
Israeli court orders deported US imam released - Fawaz Damra, former imam of Ohio's biggest mosque, remains in custody 2 days
Iraqi, U.S. forces discuss Operation Turki Bowl - DOD release: 10-day op killed over 100 terrorists, captured 50, found 1,100 RPG rounds and launchers
(UK) British bomb plot suspects "planned jihad" - Seven Britons accused of plotting to bomb clubs, trains and synagogues in UK also planned Jihad in Pakistan and Afghanistan
(Spain) Date set for Madrid terror trial - February 15 - 29 suspects implicated in the March 2004 Madrid train bombings
(Iraq) Report: 600 Iraqi militants in custody - US military captured 600 of Shiite Muslim Mehdi Army in past 45 days
(India) Bomb explosion on railway tracks in Guwahati -- and -- India terror alert - "credible threat to strategic installations has also been detected"
(Algeria) Al Qaeda-Linked Group Used Google Earth to Plan Attack - GSPC used Google Earth to plan attack on a bus carrying employees of a Halliburton-affiliated company in Algeria
Bangladesh militants could be hanged within a month - Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant group
Arabiya offices damaged in Gaza blast - Gaza City offices of Al-Arabiya channel heavily damaged
(Iraq & U.S.) Details Emerge About Possible Terror Threat - ABC News: Documents captured at Iraqi house show they considered using student visas to slip terrorists into U.S. - Captured intel reveals al-Qaida U.S. attack plan
Iran's Contribution to the Civil War in Iraq - Jamestown Foundation analysis on Iranian presence before U.S. invasion to today - see also Iranian Involvement in Afghanistan
(Lebanon) Jumblatt to flesh out allegations against Hizbullah - Hizbullah allegedly attempting to buy real estate through "Izdihar"
(Iraq) Bombs kill at least 100 people in Iraq - Over 156 wounded - mortar attack on market, and 2 bombs strike Shiite commercial area
(Indonesia) Gunbattle with Indonesian militants kills ten - raid of Islamic militant stronghold in central Indonesia
(Iraq) Disguises Used in Attack on Troops - Karbala attack which killed 5 GIs an unprecedented security breach
(Pakistan) Terror threat: 2 Pak mosques wrecked - To prevent them from being used to launch terrorist attacks on passing dignitaries
Ethiopia: AU Approves Somali Plan - African Union to send 9 battalions of troops to stabilize
(U.K.) New checks in terror cash crackdown - Casinos and deals with "high ranking public officials overseas" under scrutiny
(Sri Lanka) Tigers attack foreign ship - Tried to sink foreign ship with explosives on boat
Iraq PM stops protecting Shiite militia - U.S. intelligence convinced him al Sadr's group infiltrated by death squads
Bomb suspects arrested in Afghanistan - 11 suicide bombers arrested in past week, including 2 Pakistan nationals
(UK) Terror watch on Mecca pilgrims - British Islamic terrorists have visited the city before carrying out attacks in Britain and abroad
Britain open to terror suspects in EU loophole -- EU "wanted" list cannot be checked by British immigration officers
(India) Four held with explosives in Mumbai - four arrested with 6kg of powerful explosives near crowded Mumbai railway station - Bomb kills two in India bus station
(UK 7/21 Trial) Defendants 'attracted to Islam' -- and -- British bomb plot suspects no strangers to the police - Authorities were familiar with at least some of the men said to be involved in a failed attack on the transportation system
Report: Iran massing troops at Iraq border - Iraqi Kurdish source told Kuwait News Agency that Iran massing troops Pashmakh and Kirban
Somali warlord surrenders guns, militia - Last major warlord surrendered 23 trucks with weapons & 200 men to army
(Australia) Police seize Muslim 'kill enemies' videos - Sheik Feiz Mohamed's DVD calling for violent Jihad
(Philippines) Judge, activist shot dead - military believes internal communist purge
(Sri Lanka) Lankan forces capture key rebel-held town - Vakarai, LTTE city in east, captured after weeks of fighting with over 370 dead
Bush renews freeze on bin Laden assets - and his Al-Qaeda network as well as groups like Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad
U.S. Launches Force In Iraq to Block Iran - US News & World Report: U.S. special ops task force to break up Iranian influence in Iraq to target Iranians trafficking arms and training Shiite militia
(Iraq) Insurgents in Iraq claim convoy attack - killed a 28-year-old Ohio woman and three security contractors
Time: A Taliban Spokesman's Confession - Dr. Hainf Says Taliban had direct assistance of Pakistan ISI
(Update) Taliban leader 'under Pakistani protection' - Dr. Hanif claims Mullah Omar under Pakistan protection
Passports to be required for air entry into U.S. - beginning Tuesday, travelers from Canada, Mexico or any part of Western Hemisphere
Suspected suicide bombers from Pak: Afghan - Afghan police have arrested three men in an explosives-laden car entering from neighboring Pakistan
(Australia) Sydney cleric ridicules Jews: report - Islamic youth centre head urges children to die for Allah - see Doug Farah's Jan. 17 post
Information for Mujahideen Seeking to Join the Jihad in Somalia - MEMRI: Islamist website posted maps & satellite images with travel routes
(Iraq) Top Iraqi condemns US over Iran - Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, who visited Pres. Bush, on U.S. raids: "we consider these actions as incorrect"
Iran's discontent with Ahmadinejad grows - Rapidly rising consumer prices, sanctions among reasons
(India) Terror plan foiled in Delhi; 2 militants arrested - Two suspected Harkatul-Jihad-e-Islami arrested with 1.6 kg of RDX
Kenya: 17 Youths Held Over Terror Link - 17 Kenyans and 42 Somalis alleged with Islamic Court links
Iranian detained in Iraq tied to Vienna murders: report - Implicated in 1989 murder of head of Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran, and 2 others
(US) Terror on the Tracks - investigation of national vulnerability of trains to terrorism
(UK) Terrorist suspect flees police in mosque - thought to have escaped UK and now in Pakistan
U.S. said considering release of some N.Korea funds - Up to $24 million in Banco Delta Asia for possible return
(Afghanistan) Purported Taliban spokesman arrested - Dr. Muhammad Hanif arrested at border town of Torkham
(CA) Court throws out bombing sentence - San Francisco 9th Circuit vacates sentence for Millenium Bomber Ahmed Ressam - Court Decision (PDF)
(Turkey) Man Quizzed About Bigley - al Qaeda suspect is being questioned in Turkey over the beheading of British engineer Ken Bigley in Iraq
(Israel) PM: No government officials involved in secret Syria talks - P.M. Olmert says private individual tried discussions with Syria - Syria denies any talks - see initial story
Pakistan army destroys al-Qaida hideouts - in an airstrike near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing 10 people
(Afghanistan) Deadly mission to flush out Taleban - British troops, Taliban clash in Helmand province
Iraq's Young Blood - Newsweek: Sectarian war "poisoning the next generation of Iraqis"
Failed London bombing suspects go on trial - 6 men accused of attempting bus bombings on July 21, 2005
Exclusive Footage "North Korea Labor Training Corps" - Video recording exposing North Korea’s ‘forced prison camps’
(East Africa) Tropic of Al-Qaeda: the African link - British author, longtime Africa resident and visitor, says U.S. raids long overdue
(U.K. & Somalia) SAS hunts fleeing Al-Qaeda Africans - Suspects trapped between Ethiopian troops assisted by US special forces and Kenyan army with SAS troops
UK preacher in secret web call for jihad - Anjem Choudary of Al-Muhajiroun posted statement on jihadist internet forum for volunteers for Somalia
Three killed in southern Thailand - Suspected Islamic militants beheaded Buddhist, shot dead 2 others
Islamists use raid to stir up UK Somalis - Islamic extremists using American strikes in Somalia to recruit British Somalis
(U.K.) 7/7 ringleader 'was watched since 2003' - Mohammad Sidique Khan & Shehzad Tanweer were "desirable suspect" in 2003
NYT: Pentagon, CIA Grabbing Bank Records - U.S. military & CIA accessing banking records of Americans and others suspected of terrorism - Deletions in Army Manual Raise Wiretapping Concerns
Arrested Iranians tied to group arming Iraqis-U.S. - 5 Iranians arrested by U.S. forces in Iraq connected to Iranian Revolutionary Guard providing weapons to insurgents
U.S. Gen.: Insurgent chief in Pakistan - Jalaluddin Haqqani sent untrained men to Afghanistan, most of whom killed in battle
(U.S.) Justice Dept. Concealing Leak Report - Report concludes DOJ leaked to damage ex-prosecutor Richard Convertino, accused of bungling terrorism trial
Bush gave order for raids on Iranians in Iraq - Networks targeted in Iraq - Sec. Rice says no plans to attack Iran
Canadian court permits extradition of terrorist ally to France - Moroccan-born Abdellah Ouzghar to serve 5-year sentence in France for aiding terrorists
FBI Investigating 8,000 for Terrorism - FBI Director Mueller indirectly disclosed number to Congress
(Spain) Basque separatist movement may've split - ETA's political wing, Batasuna, surprised by bombings by other ETA
New Arms Shipments to Iraqi Militia Detected - ABC News: large shipments of weapons smuggled to Iraqi militia recently, including top Iranian projectiles
(U.S.) Judge delays Padilla's Fla. terror trial - 3-month delay to evaluate Padilla's mental competency
Tunisia: 'Terrorists' had embassies' blueprints - Islamic extremists in firefight had blueprints of foreign embassies and documents naming foreign envoys
(Greece) Blast at U.S. embassy called 'terrorism' - and Rocket hits US embassy in Athens - U.S. Embassy in Athens hit by rocket - no casualties - police suspect Greek leftists
(Lebanon) Prosecutor seeks life sentences in German train-bomb plot - 6 Lebanese suspects accused in failed train bombing plot in Germany
Egypt warns against danger of Islamist regime - President Mubarak hits Muslim Brotherhood in interview
(Iraq) US reinforcements 'will go home in coffins' - 2 senior aides to Moqtada al Sadr threaten US troops
Detained Iranians had Iraq approval - 5 Iranians detained by U.S. were in process of being approved as consulate
Afghan warlord 'aided Bin Laden' - Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says his fighters helped Bin Laden escape from US in 2001
ASEAN okays unified list of terror groups - Southeast Asian nations to list groups and measures
Elite IDF unit nabs Hamas commander (updated) - Khaled el-Haj the senior commander in northern West Bank
(Somalia) Embassy bomber 'Alive In Somalia' - US Ambassador Michael Ranneberger tells BBC
Weapons Raids in Somalia After Violent Night - Mogadishu violence Wednesday morning after insurgents attacked government barracks
(U.S.) The Boston mosque's Saudi connection - Islamic Society of Boston funded in part by Islamic Development Bank, a leading funder of suicide bombing
Ethiopia versus the Islamists - Lead group for U.S. action is Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, or CJTF-HOA, in Djibouti
Hamas leader says Israel's existence is a reality - Meshaal says recognition considered only when Palestinian state created
Sa'd Al-Hariri: "Iran is Playing a Dangerous Role in Lebanon" - MEMRI transcript of interview with son of assassinated former Lebanese PM Al-Hariri
Gates Cleans House at the Pentagon - Newsweek: New Pentagon Secretary expected to oust U.S. general involved in Somalia strikes
(Iraq) Bombings, shootings kill 13 across Iraq - terror attacks at Tal Afar police station and 90 miles from Syrian border
Somali official: Airstrike killed al Qaeda militant -- Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the suspected al Qaeda militant who planned the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in east Africa
Philippine soldiers kill Muslim militant - Binang Sali senior member of Abu Sayyaf killed in gunfight
US sends stealth planes to South Korea - amid speculation North Korea planning another nuke test
(Illinois) US man accused in terror plot pleads not guilty - Derrick Shareef charged with plotting terror grenade attack during Christmas shopping in malls
(Update) US blacklists Iranian state bank -- Iranian Bank Sepah -- see Jan 9 posting by Jonathan Winer
House bill backs more 9/11 changes - More thorough cargo screening among commission’s suggested reforms
(Iraq) We're Losing the Infowar - Newsweek on insurgents' use of media and internet to propagandize
US prosecutors wrap up alleged Hamas funding case - Say Muhammad Salah and Abdelhaleem Ashqar "important players" with Hamas
German court gives Moroccan max for 9/11 - Mounir el Motassadeq, friend of 3 pilots, jailed for 15 years
(Philippines) Police arrest suspected bomber - member of an al-Qaeda linked Islamic group suspected of carrying out 2005 deadly bus bombing
(France) Bin Laden money-laundering case dropped - dismissed a four-year money-laundering investigation targeting Osama bin Laden's half-brother, Yeslam Binladin, for lack of evidence
(U.S.) Court turns down Iran opposition group - MEK loses challenge at Supreme Court to designation as terrorist group
China forces raid terrorist camp near Pakistan - Training camp run by East Turkestan Islamic Movement - 18 killed - 22 grenades & material for 1,500 more found
Men in Jordan charged with attack plots - Two charged with plotting attacks against Americans
(UK) Revealed: preachers' messages of hate - Secret video footage reveals Muslim preachers exhorting followers to prepare for jihad
(UK) Report: Terrorists may target UK energy facilities - report that army would be deployed at British oil, gas and electricity facilities to defend them from possible terrorist attacks
(UK) Londoner named as Al-Qaeda "banker" - Mohammed al-Ghabra - US Treasury and Bank of England have frozen accounts -- and -- Londoner denies being 'Al-Qaeda banker'
(UK) Al-Qaeda bomb expert to stay in jail - Abbas Boutrab in possession of a blueprint on how to blow up passenger planes
(Australia) Terror nuke rocket attack plotted - terrorist plot included plans to attack nuclear reactor and US companies - Gang hides launchers in pipes - stolen launchers stowed in PVC pipes and buried in hideaway
(Philippines) 6 Abu Sayyaf members killed in gunbattle (updated) - 2 leaders, including Jundam Jamalul (alias "Black Killer"), killed
Islamist Insurgency Hits Thailand Hard - US News & World Report "Bad Guys Blog" quotes Zachary Abuza's new study (and see his Jan. 5 post)
Suspected suicide bombing kills 11 in Sri Lanka - Female suicide bomber on bus also wounded 47
(Afghanistan) Britain 'out of step with NATO allies' - over its policy of making arbitrary peace deals with the Taliban and lack of pressure on Pakistan
(UK) Drive to Tackle UK Islamic Extremism -- and -- £5m for council staff to watch Muslim rebels --- govt to give 50 local authorities £5million to keep a lookout for Islamic extremists in large UK cities
American Passports Found on Bodies of Al Qaeda Fighters in Somalia - "dozens of foreign passports", including American passports found on Al Qaeda fighter bodies
New Guantanamo charges planned soon - trials by summer, new charges in February
U.S. deports Cleveland imam - Fawaz Damra convicted of concealing his ties to Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Somali, Ethiopian troops prepare "massive" assault - on Kenyan border town where Islamic militiamen are
The Rise & Fall of Somalia's Islamic Courts: An Online History - Bill Roggio blog post with summary of ICU history, with links to archive material
(Illinois) Muslim convert indicted in terror plot on US mall - Derrick Shareef plot to kill Christmas shoppers -- see Dec 8 posting by Andrew Cochran
(Spain) Suspect who 'bankrolled Madrid massacre' held - Taha Seghrouchni involvement in 2004 Madrid terror train bombing
(Australia) Terror link in rocket launcher arrest - Sydney man supplied stolen rocket launchers to suspected terrorist - 6 launchers missing -- and -- Sydney building was rocket target
(U.S.) Pickle says terrorist attack on the Capitol is inevitable - Departing U.S. Senate official says "we will be victimized again"
After the Danish Cartoon Controversy - Lorenzo Vidino of Investigative Project on Terrorism on legacy of "cartoon jihad" (with Pernille Ammitzbøll)
