North Korea’s bomb ‘would kill 200,000’ in a population center

Hamas’ military wing has more than 10,000 fighters: spokesman

Iran police clash with cleric’s loyalists

Indonesia: Jemaah Islamiah is growing stronger

Jordanian Islamists deny split

al Qaeda affiliate burns coffee shop in Gaza Strip

Algeria: Four dead in GSPC attack

Orange County Man Rises in Al Qaeda Ranks

Phillipines seeks to extradite suspect in 2004 bombings

As North Korea flaunts nuclear intent, actions easier to spy

Britain says Pakistan is hiding Taliban chief

NATO Sees Spike in Afghanistan Violence

US, Iraqi troops kill 20 Shi’ite Insurgents

al Qaeda plotted sarin gas attack on Australian cricket team

Three large counterinsurgency operations are occurring across Iraq Iraq. Click map to view. Iraqi and U.S. forces are on the offensive against the insurgency and al Qaeda outside of Operation Together Forward in Baghdad. Three large scale counterinsurgency operations are under way in Diwaniyah, Diyala and Kirkuk. In Diwaniyah, the target continues to be Sadr’s Madhi Army. In Kirkuk and Diyala, al Qaeda and the Sunni insurgency are the focus of operations. Diwaniyah Over thirty “terrorists” were killed after a joint Iraqi and U.S. team raided the home of Kifah al-Greiti, “a Mahdi Army commander in the city”, according to…

I’m now co-hosting the weekly Global Crisis Watch broadcast. If you haven’t listened to the program in the past, check it out. Nick Grace and Richard Lafayette produce a remarkable program. Also, I think you’ll enjoy the interview with Tim Lynch. I spent a week with Tim in Afghanistan and he really knows the lay of the land. B. Raman is one of my favorite analysts on Asia, and Dr Abdiweli has remarkable insights on Somalia. This week we called to Chennai, Kabul and Buffalo to tackle the signs of a looming North Korean nuclear test, Musharraf’s tenuous hold on…

Iraq religious leaders move to ban inter-sect fighting

Palestinian PM Collapses during Gaza City rally

Two German Journalists killed in Afghanistan

Suicide truck bomber in Iraq kills 14

Iraq Study Group suggests diving Iraq into three autonomous regions

Lebanon confirms al Qaeda active in country

Shots fired on Korea border as tension rises

Iran to open nuclear sites for tourists

US Official Says Talks on Iran Sanctions to Begin Next Week

Kurdish MP assasinated in Iraq

Australian forces ineffectually targeted in Iraq

Somali Islamic Military leader Aden Ayro has al Qaeda ties
