Terrorism Watch

Well thats gud news and bad news too. Gud news because split and they are weak. Bad because the war is deviated and have to handle loads of small insects that survive on blood. XINHUA ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone attack will deal a big blow to the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as its division in splinter groups seems imminent, the local newspaper The News reported Saturday.     "Although a meeting of the TTP Shura (council) is being held today (Friday) to appoint the new chief of the outfit with Hakimullah Mehsud, Asmatullah Mehsud, Mufti Waliur Rehman and Maulvi Faqir Muhammad being tipped as possible candidates for the top position. There are few chances of the TTP remaining united after the death of Baitullah," a source in the militant group told The News over telephone asking for anonymity.     The source said the outlawed TTP now was facing a revolt within itself and cur

Well the top job is up for grabs, any applications ? Boys.. throw your hat! But Unity wots that? see the list of contenders abu mousab al zarqawi, swat, hakimullah mehsud, maulana azmatullah, wali ur rehman, habib gul, maulvi faqir mohammad, and many unknown with overgrown beards and overgrown egos ofcourse living in a time machine that travels only backwards. TIME By Bobby Ghosh / Washington Friday, Aug. 07, 2009 Armed Pakistani Taliban with rocket-propelled-grenade launchers patrol near the Swat valley region in Pakistan RASHID IQBAL / EPA Terrorist groups often boast about their unity of purpose, the single-minded pursuit of their apocalyptic goals. But when it comes to leadership succession, history shows they are rarely united. The death of a charismatic leader often leads to fragmentation and infigh

Well prayers for this is the second good news in the week. Another terrorist dead. Asia's most wanted terror perpetrator killed .. Yaaahoooo. Aljzeera Police had laid a 17-hour siege to the house where Noordin was thought to be hiding [AFP] Doubts have surfaced over whether the man killed by Indonesian police in Central Java was Noordin Mohammad Top, the man wanted in connection with the recent bombing of two hotels in Jakarta. Local television reported that Noordin had been killed in a gun battle with police at a house near the village of Beji, but Al Jazeera has subsequently been t

It hurts to learn common people are not very common but have  streak of violent and terrorism in them. Nevertheless is a nice reading. Theaustralian news A SOCCER-PLAYING labourer and father of four whose friends say he was "like an Aussie boy". A 22-year-old described as "a smart kid" and "a good student". A boilermaker who complained of having to work round the clock to feed his family. These otherwise nondescript Australians are among the latest recruits to the global terrorist movement, according to evidence tendered in the Melbourne Magistrates Court after this week's terrorism arrests. The perplexing question is: Why? How does a seemingly ordinary young man come to embrace violent extremism? Its corollary, the question that confounds counter-terrorism experts worldwide, is: how can we stop them? The rapidly morphing nature of global terrorism demands an evolving response. Since 9/11, Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'ida has diminished but its i

Noorudin Top would be toppled and taken in to custody soon or shot dead if the seriousness of indonesian police and investigative agencies carry on with the present tempo. BBC NEWS Advertisement Anti-terrorism police stormed the house almost a day after surrounding it Indonesian police have stormed a house in central Java believed to contain one of South-East Asia's most wanted men. The move came after a stand-off lasting 17 hours which included exchanges of gunfire and several explosions. Police said the anti-terror operation in the Temanggung district followed the arrest on Friday of several suspected militants loyal to Noordin Mohamed Top. Noordin, a Malaysian citizen, is suspected of involvement in last month's bombings of two Jakarta hotels. About 500kg of explosives were seized at a house in Bekasi, near Jakarta In a separate incident, police said they had killed two suspected militants in a raid on a house in the Bekasi area, near the capital. Five o

Siites killed by sunnis and scores killed is this what is Islam and f there are sectrian blasts and killings how can they call it Jihad or wotever. Baghdad reverberates with blasts and by whom by their own people. NYT By SAM DAGHER Published: August 7, 2009 BAGHDAD — A series of bombing attacks against Shiites on Friday near the northern city of Mosul and in Baghdad killed at least 36 people and wounded nearly 100 others, officials said. The bombings, which appear intended to polarize Iraqis and inflame sectarian passions, coincided with the end of an important Shiite religious occasion, and came one week after five Shiite mosques in Baghdad were bombed in coordinated attacks, killing at least 29. The worst bombing on Friday took place at a Shiite Turkmen mosque on the northern fringes of Mosul. A car bomb detonated while the mosque and adjacent hall used for funeral services were packed with people, killing at least 30 people and wounding 75, local security officials said. Resi

Well atlast the Pakistani intelligence sources and the US dillydallying and not so sure of the Baitullah mehsud's killing in the Drone attacks, now the clouds are clear. The authorities in Pakistan while they are openly confirming the US is informal and still cautious. Reuters gives a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of the death and the impact on afpak. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - As information poured in on Friday that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed two days ago by a U.S. missile strike, a whole series of questions arise over what it would mean for Pakistan, Afghanistan and U.S. policy and Western military forces in the region. The following is look at the possible repercussions for the war against Taliban guerrillas in the borderlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan. WILL IT HELP WESTERN FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN? Probably not much, at least directly, according to some senior diplomats in Islamabad. But the United States will be happy to have eliminated a

The 2003 Mumbai blasts case has been taken to a logical end when the court awarded capital punishment to the accused. Well its a 6 year ordeal for the victims and they are vindicated and the victims that lost lives shall atleast lay in peace. TOI MUMBAI: Two of the three terrorists sentenced to death on Wednesday for the 2003 Mumbai blasts became the second couple to be marked for the gallows after Sriharan alias Murugan and Nalini were given the rarest of the rare sentence for Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. Fahima Syed and her husband Hanif Syed were given death along with Ashrat Ansari for cold-bloodedly planting bombs that killed 52 innocents at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazar on August 25, 2003. The first thought Fehmida Syed had on being sentenced to death - along with Hanif - was of her children. ``My children will be orphaned,'' she said in tears. Hanif (52), who had flashed a `victory' sign on conviction last week, wore a sombre look as judge M R Pu

Philip Wheaton, author, historian, and Episcopal priest says the war was over before the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but the U.S. government wanted a chance to see the weapon at work.

This IANS report says more bloodshed in attacks and counter attacks by Al qarda / talean forces and the NATO / western countries lead forces in kandhar. Well seems the war is costing more lives per ego. Thu, Aug 6 08:17 PM Kandahar, Aug 6 (DPA) A roadside bomb explosion and a US airstrike killed 26 civilians in southern Afghanistan while six troops also died in fighting across the country, officials said Thursday. Meanwhile, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said Thursday that a US soldier, serving under the banner of the alliance forces, was killed fighting the Taliban in western Afghanistan, while five police were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Helmand province. The civilians killed in the first attack were on their way to a wedding in the Darwaishan area of Garmsir in the southern province of Helmand Wednesday, Assadullah Sherzad, the provincial police chief said. Sherzad held militants with the Islamic extremist Taliban, who are most active in Helmand, responsi

Wow the Sri Lankan govt has mastered in its diplmatic and active pursuasion of LTTE leftovers are not even spared. Reuters on yahoo Thu, Aug 6 11:38 PM COLOMBO (Reuters) -- The new head of the Tamil Tigers, the separatist group defeated by the Sri Lankan military after a 25-year war, has been arrested in Thailand, Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday. Selvarajah Pathmanathan was wanted on two Interpol warrants and took the reins of the remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after their defeat in May. "He has been arrested in Bangkok. That is all we know at the moment," military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. There was no immediate comment from Thai officials. Pathmanathan, better known as KP during his decades running the LTTE's arms and smuggling networks, took over as the public leader of the separatist group after Sri Lanka's military announced victory on May 18 after a 25-year war. He was the first LTTE official to acknowledge

Well they ban with an advisory to change names and take another shape. So the drama has begun of bnning nad renaming self and becomming something new. ANI on Yahoo  Wed, Aug 5 10:30 PM Islamabad, Aug.5 (ANI): In a major development, the Government of Pakistan on Wednesday banned 25 religious and other organisations, including the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashker-e-Toiba. India has been demanding action for a long time against the JuD, LeT and JeM, which it blames for carrying out several attacks on Indian soil, including the Mumbai attacks and the 2001 assault on the Indian Parliament. The Pakistani Government has linked a majority of the outlawed groups to terrorist attacks and suicide bombings in Pakistan. While presenting a list of the banned organisations in the National Assembly, the lower house of Pakistani Parliament, the Interior ministry stated that the Sunni Tehrik had been put on a watch list. The list of organisations included in the list of outlawed groups J

Well this ANI report from yahoo gives out the usual reports from the news during te Independence day / republic day, threats and bomb blasts and suicide attacks. Thu, Aug 6 10:30 PM New Delhi, Aug. 6 (ANI): Officials of the Home Ministry have warned that Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba has plans to target three major cities including Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day. According to a top Home Ministry official, Kolkata and Hyderabad cities are the other two targets of the LeT apart from the national capital (Delhi). Intelligence agencies have given specific inputs that LeT, responsible for innumerable terror strikes including 26/11 in Mumbai, is planning to target the three metros in the run-up to the Independence Day, the official said. The information has already shared this information with the State Governments of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi. To keep a strict watch on anti-national elements, searches and regular screening at all the exit and entry poi

Well seems the walls are crumbling! Good god theres change, Things are improving on the ground if not on the walls. BBC By Natalia Antelava BBC News, Baghdad The plan to remove blast walls in Baghdad has led to mixed reactions The Iraqi government has announced that within the next 40 days all blast walls will be removed from Baghdad. The building of the walls escalated in 2006 at the height of the sectarian violence. Many residents complain that the barriers have made the city unrecognisable, but they also say that they have made neighbourhoods safer. The move comes just a month after US troops pulled out of cities across Iraq. The news of the removal has provoked mixed reactions. "It's a good step because it reduces traffic jams and makes us feel that the situation has improved and life is back to normal," said Waleed, who works as a taxi driver in Baghdad. "But on the other hand, it may encourage more attacks." Real threat Since the American withdrawal, th

More deaths after the US Troops Pulled out but who are they killing anyway? Is this Islam ? Are they Real fighters that are killing innocent people ? Aljazeera Violence had decreased throughout Iraq but attacks against security forces are still common [AFP] At least five policemen have been killed and another 10 wounded in a bomb blast in the south of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. The bombing on Wednesday targeted a police patrol in the district of al-Doura, officials said. The bomb was planted on a road in the al-Athouriyeen neighbourhood in al-Doura, the Aswat al-Iraq news agency reported. Security forces sealed off the area and the wounded were taken to a nearby hospital. Bus passengers kidnapped The attack came after US troops withdrew from urban centres in June in line with a security pact between Baghdad and Washington calling for US forces to leave Iraq by the end of 2011. Attacks increased in the run-up to the pullback, with 437 Iraqis killed in June - the highest d

The HELLMUND province seems to be real Hell, I didnt have any idea of the place until I found it in a few articles a couple of months ago. It seems to be a hotbed. SKY 8:30am UK, Thursday August 06, 2009 A roadside bomb has killed at least 20 people riding a tractor to a wedding in southern Afghanistan, police have said. Helmand provincial police chief Assadullah Sherzad said women and children were among the 21 dead and five wounded in Garmser district. Roadside bombs are frequently used to attack foreign and Afghan forces in the region. The Afghan Ministry of Defence said that the bombing on Wednesday killed at least 20 people. Taliban fighters Thousands of US Marines and British soldiers are pushing into Helmand, one of the centres of the Taliban insurgency. The foreign forces are trying to extend Afghan government control and ensure stability ahead of the August 20 presidential elections. The insurgents, who pledge to disrupt the vote, have markedly ramped up attacks and increased

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Now that the civil war between the Tamil minority and the Sinhalese majority has ended, will there ever be true reconciliation that allows Sri Lanka to develop as a normal country? About 10 per... Now that the civil war between the Tamil minority and the Sinhalese majority has ended, will there ever be true reconciliation that allows Sri Lanka to develop as a normal country? About 10 percent of the Tamil population almost 300,000 people are still being detained in 30 military-guarded camps, with no end in sight. This only feeds Tamil suspicions that they are destined to remain second-class citizens. And after decades of media repression by the government during the war with the Tamil Tigers, in the name of national security, will things improve for freedom of speech and criticism?

The Reuters confirms that Pakistani Taliban chief is safe. God he's saved again ?! How on earth do they get the wind of such things ? Reuters PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was not present when a U.S. missile killed his wife on Wednesday in an attack that targeted the house of his father-in-law, a relative said. "Baitullah is safe and alive," Iqbal Mehsud, a cousin of the militant's dead wife told Reuters by telephone. A security official said at least two militants were also killed in the strike on the Makeen village in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region. (Reporting by Alamgir Bitani, writing by Zeeshan Haider; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and Sanjeev Miglani)

Seems the lull will not b permanant the peace will never return and we want talks ..?! Talking talking to pak n for what to get more infiltration nad more men killed. PTINEWS Srinagar, Aug 5 (PTI) Nine militants, including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander, were killed in six encounters in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said today. Five infiltrating militants were among seven ultras killed in four separate encounters with security forces in Kashmir valley, while a self-styled section commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and an infiltrator were killed in Jammu region since last evening, the spokesman said. The slain militant commander identified as Noor Mohammed alias Mansoor was gunned down in a gunbattle in Doda district.An AK 47 rifle and three magazines were recovered from the slain militant. Another militant was killed by the army during an infiltration bid across the LoC in the Poonch sector.

reuters report By William Maclean, Security Correspondent LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Australia's arrest of four suspected attack plotters said to have links to a Somali group may suggest radicalised veterans of war in the Horn of Africa are willing to return to the diaspora to strike Western targets. The four, all Australian citizens with Somali and Lebanese backgrounds, were arrested in dawn raids on 19 properties across Melbourne, after a seven-month investigation involving several forces and Australia's national security agency ASIO. The group in question is al Shabaab, which is conducting an international recruitment campaign backed by al Qaeda's propaganda network for fighters to join its push to take power in Mogadishu and impose strict Islamic rule. Although al Shabaab plays up its link to the transnational network of Osama bin laden, attacking Western targets overseas is not its primary goal, which is overwhelmingly domestic. But one consequence of its use

A very nice convincing article by dailytimes never seen it in the mood. May be it reflects the true feelings of pakistani authorities. A House of Commons report published in the United Kingdom says that “the UK faced more threat from inside Pakistan than from Afghanistan’s Helmand province”. The Labour-chaired Commons foreign affairs select committee report also raises the alarming spectre of Al Qaeda, “which has shifted its focus into Pakistan”. The committee that issued the report was told by an expert that “a direct attack on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons infrastructure could not be ruled out”. Clearly, there is pressure behind the comment “the threat in the form of Al Qaeda and international terrorism can be said more properly to emanate from Pakistan” that seeks to downplay the importance of Helmand where British troops face the Taliban attackers. But the committee was frank in outlining why the British force had taken such a drubbing in the southern province: the troops were t

 Wow some news comming out of Iraq. long war jounal By Bill RoggioAugust 4, 2009 1:25 PM Iraqi Security Forces backed by US advisors conducted a major bust in northern Iraq. Ten members of the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Islam, including the group's deputy leader and the chief fiancier, were captured during a raid in Mosul. Mosul's SWAT and the Iraqi Army teamed up to capture Fakri Hadi Gari, who the US military said is the deputy commander of Ansar al Islam. Gari, who is also known as Abu ‘Abbas and Mullah Halgurd, is thought to be the "operational director" for the group's terror activities. Gari has also served as a recruiter, financier, and a facilitator of Ansar al Islam recruits "across the borders of Iraq." During the raid, Ansar al Islam's emir, or leader, of the financial unit was also captured, along with eight other operatives. The northern city of Mosul remains a focal point of Sunni terror groups. Nine terror groups, including Ansar al Is