Adam Yahiye Gadahn, a.k.a. “Azzam the American” will be indicted for treason and material support to al Qaeda. The Counterterrorism Blog has a copy of the indictment. This is the first case of treason in over 50 years. Gadahn, along with Ayman al-Zawahiri, recently appeared on an al Qaeda video calling for jihad and denouncing […]
Another bombing occurred in Mindano, after two were detonated yesterday. Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah are the prime suspects. Two Filipino soldiers were killed and 8 wounded during a clash with Abu Sayyaf on Sulu island.
16 al Qaeda in Iraq detained in raid west of Balad
Germany Accuses Iraqi of Aiding Al Qaeda on Internet
Islamist website: Italian child portrayed as a future leader of Osama bin Laden’s network
Commander Abu Zubaydah: How I Knew Him and How He Was Arrested
South Korea readies for war
FBI agents still lack Arabic language skills
North Waziristan, Quetta remain hubs for the Taliban, despite Pakistani protestations Pro-Taliban fighters in Waziristan. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban continue their campaign to eradicate any opposition to their rule in North Waziristan. Two more “spies” have been assassinated in North Waziristan. “Militants killed a local doctor in Saobi village of Miramshah, the regional Headquarters, and […]
Across Europe, Worries on Islam Spread to Center
Islamic hackers claim they will launch an attack on the Vatican’s official website
Israeli strike hits home of Hamas lawmaker in Gaza, IDF says was weapons factory
Iraqi parliament approves federal law
Anti-tank rocket damages Bosnian mosque
North Korea threatens war with the U.S. if sanctions are imposed. South Korea’s ‘sunshine policy™ is now in jeopardy (reported here first on Oct. 9.) North Korea has threatened to conduct further nuclear tests. Japan has announced tough unilateral sanctions.
The explosion at an ammunition dump in Camp Falcon, Baghdad was caused by an insurgent mortar round. The Islamic Army in Iraq has taken credit. Three Marines were killed in Ramadi, and two U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed and 16 wounded in bombings in Baghdad. Over 110 victims of death […]
Tamil Tiger rebels ‘under attack’ – Sri Lanka’s military has launched a “large-scale offensive”
(Philippines) Unexploded bomb found near blast site in North Cotabato
North Korea has detonated its first nuclear device, sending the international community into a crisis over how to respond. The debate over possible sanctions and even a blockade has begun in the United Nations. There are questions about whether the test was successful or not due to the yield of the explosion, but regardless the […]
Experts weigh theories for North Korea test
North Korea tremor hints at second nuclear test
Fire breaks out at ammo dump at US base in Baghdad
Operations in Diwaniyah continue to chip away at Sadr’s power base The Mahdi Army in Baghdad’s Sadr City. Click image to view. The city of Diwaniyah continues to be a flashpoint between Iraqi and U.S.forces on one side, and Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army on the other. Late Monday, a joint Iraq Army and U.S. Army […]
ISF shuts down insugent hawala in Tikrit
Low Yield Of North Korea Nuclear Blast Surprises Analysts
A bomb blast in the southern Philippine town of Makilala killed 12 and wounded 25. Four were wounded in a bombing in a market in Tacurong. Two Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed and six Philippine troops were wounded in the latest round of fighting in Sulu. Three additional Jemaah Islamiyah bomb makers are training Abu […]
London Heathrow airport terminal evacuated
North Korea rocks Asia’s status quo
Danes in fresh controversy over cartoons of Prophet Muhammad
1993 Mumbai blasts: 3 fishermen held guilty for lending trawlers