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Eastern Syria becoming a new al Qaeda haven

Al Qaeda is teaming up with Ba'athist elements, sparking fears that eastern Syrian will "begin to look like northwestern Pakistan."


Tajik rebels join al Qaeda

Members of a rebel military unit have enlisted to fight with al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, according to the Tajik National Security Committee.


Pakistani forces strike again in Arakzai

The military said 25 Taliban fighters were killed and eight, including a commander, were captured, during fighting in Arakzai, Hangu, Khyber, and Bajaur. Another 14 Taliban fighters and six soldiers were killed in South Waziristan.


US strikes Taliban camp in North Waziristan, kills 8

A Taliban training camp near Mir Ali was the target of the attack. Three al Qaeda operatives are reported to have been killed.


US airstrike kills 4 Taliban in North Waziristan

predator-uav.jpgThe US airstrikes in Pakistan have tapered off in the past three months.


Pakistani military hits Taliban in Arakzai

Hakeemullah-Mehsud-3-thumb.jpgTaliban leaders from South Waziristan have regrouped in Arakzai to continue their terror offensive against the Pakistani state.


Caucasus Emirate leader thought killed in raid

Chechen and Russian forces think Doku Umarov may be among the more than 20 jihadis killed during a raid in Chechnya. Three of Umarov's senior aides were killed in the attack.


Al Qaeda opens new training camp in Yemen

More than 400 fighters from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia are housed in the Abyan camp, one of several operating in the country with the knowledge of the government.


Suicide bomber targets Pakistani intelligence headquarters in Peshawar

Ten Pakistanis have been reported killed and more than 35 wounded in an attack that targeted the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the provincial capital. A second suicide attack killed seven at a police station in Bannu.


Al Qaeda names Fazul Mohammed East African commander

Fazul has replaced Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, who was killed during a US special operations raid in southern Somalia in mid-September. Shabaab's leader praised the appointment.


US kills 4 in North Waziristan airstrike

predator-uav.jpgUnmanned aircraft targeted al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in the Mir Ali region.


Suicide bomber kills 34 Pakistanis in Rawalpindi

The blast took place in a high-security area populated by hotels and military installations. The government has offered bounties for Taliban leaders.


US moves on domestic jihadis

Luqman-Ameen-Abdullah.jpgA high number of terrorist plots have been disrupted in the US this year. Several of the Islamists who have been detained have been traced back to Pakistan's tribal areas.


Haqqani Network, al Qaeda, behind attack on UN guesthouse in Kabul

The attack was a joint operation between the Haqqani Network and the Lashkar al Zil. Siraj Haqqani and Ajmal, a senior Lashkar al Zil commander, have been implicated by Afghan intelligence.


Pakistani troops advance on Uzbek stronghold in South Waziristan

Soldiers are close to surrounding the town of Kanigoram, the scene of two Predator strikes this year. The passport of an al Qaeda operative involved in the 9/11 attacks has been found by the military at a camp in Sherwangi.


Kashmiri, Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives aided 2 Americans in foiled Danish terror plot

The senior al Qaeda military commander and two Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives aided two Americans as they plotted to strike at a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.


Suicide bombers target Iraqi ministries, kill 132

A pair of suicide bombers detonated simultaneously outside of Iraqi government buildings in the heart of Baghdad, killing more than 130 Iraqis in one of the worst attacks in the capital in years.


US strikes in Bajaur tribal areas, kills 27 Taliban, al Qaeda

The airstrike targeted a meeting of the Bajaur Taliban shura. Faqir Mohammed narrowly survived the attack. The attack is the first outside Waziristan since April.


The government's allegations against Tarek Mehanna

tarek-mehanna-thumb.jpgFederal authorities in Boston said Mehanna has been charged with conspiring with others on terror attacks against shoppers in US malls.


Another former Gitmo detainee killed in a shootout

Former Guantanamo detainee Yousef Mohammed al Shihri was killed in an Oct. 13 shootout at a checkpoint along the Saudi-Yemeni border. He was reportedly dressed like a woman and planned to commit a suicide attack. Prior to being transferred from Guantanamo, al Shihri allegedly made it clear that he hated all Americans.