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  • June 2007

    • Taliban Could Engulf Pakistan

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 07 10:04 AM CDT

      Taliban Could Engulf Pakistan

      (Newser) - Al-Qaeda and the Taliban have a foothold in remote regions of Pakistan that could explode into a takeover of that volatile country, the Times reports. A leaked memo from Pakistan's interior ministry warned military president Pervez Musharraf that Taliban fighters active on the Afghanistan border are spilling into the country and seriously threatening its stability. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • War on Terror  • car bomb

    • Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 29, 07 1:54 PM CDT

      Al-Qaeda Behind Bomb Attempt

      (Newser) - Al-Qaeda or al-Qaeda-spawned extremists orchestrated the failed bombing attempt in central London today, British authorities say. The car bomb found near a London nightclub resembled improvised explosives used in Iraq, and the Guardian reports al-Qaeda has long nurtured plans to attack nightclubs in the west. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • London  • England  • bombing  • bomb  • car bomb  • extremists

    • 20 Headless Bodies Found Near Baghdad

      Associated Press  |  Jun 28, 07 7:42 AM CDT

      20 Headless Bodies Found Near Baghdad

      (Newser) - Twenty decapitated corpses were found alongside the Tigris River today, in an area where coalition forces have recently pushed to annihilate al-Qaeda militants. All young men, the bodies were bound and many heads were discovered nearby, the AP reports. The military drive in Salman Pak began two weeks ago. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • roadside bomb  • decapitation  • Mesopotamia

    • Extradite CIA Kidnappers, Germans Demand

      Der Spiegel  |  Jun 26, 07 5:39 AM CDT

      Extradite CIA Kidnappers, Germans Demand

      (Newser) - Germany is demanding the extradition of 10 CIA agents for the kidnapping of suspected terrorist Khaled el-Masri in 2004, Der Spiegel reports. The German citizen was flown to Afghanistan in what is known as as "extraordinary rendition." The case is similar to one in Italy in which 26 CIA agents are being tried in absentia . More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Germany  • CIA  • terrorist  • rendition  • Khaled el Masri

    • White House Splits Over Closing Gitmo

      Washington Post  |  Jun 22, 07 5:03 AM CDT

      White House Splits Over Closing Gitmo

      (Newser) - President Bush is under mounting pressure to shut the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, but top aides remain deeply divided over the fate of 375 detainees there. Bush has said he wants to the close the prison, but WaPo reports senior officials including Dick Cheney are opposed to shipping detainees to the US where they'd have expanded rights. More »

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      George W. Bush  • al-Qaeda  • Guantanamo Bay  • Dick Cheney  • prison  • detainee  • Steny Hoyer  • repatriation

    • Lebanese Claim Victory in Camp

      Reuters  |  Jun 22, 07 4:38 AM CDT

      Lebanese Claim Victory in Camp

      (Newser) - The Lebanese government has declared "mission accomplished" in its month-long battle against al-Qaeda-spawned militants in a Palestinian refugee camp. The siege left 166 dead and destroyed much of the Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon, in some of the worst fighting the country has seen since its 15-year-long civil war. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Palestine  • Lebanon  • Fatah  • refugee camp  • Nahr al Bared  • Shaker al Abssi

    • Dozens Dead in Baghdad Mosque Blast

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 19, 07 11:39 AM CDT

      Dozens Dead in Baghdad Mosque Blast

      (Newser) - A car bomb exploded near a Shia mosque in Baghdad today just as afternoon prayers were ending, killing at least 75. More than 200 people were injured in the blast, which sent smoke billowing over the central city. The explosion came 2 days after officials lifted a curfew imposed following the destruction of a Shia shrine in Samarra. More »

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      Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • Baghdad  • Sunni  • car bomb  • Shia  • Diyala  • Samarra  • holy site

    • US Goes on Move Against Qaeda

      New York Times  |  Jun 16, 07 5:42 PM CDT

      US Goes on Move Against Qaeda

      (Newser) - In a major tactical shift, the US is set to launch a large-scale offensive against Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, General David Petraeus said today. The new campaign moves attention away from Baghdad's sectarian violence to the outskirts of the capital, where the military will target Al-Qaeda strongholds and aim to destroy their bomb-making capabilities. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • David Petraeus  • troop surge  • sectarian violence  • Mesopotamia

    • Minarets Hit at Sacred Shrine

      Associated Press  |  Jun 13, 07 7:49 AM CDT

      Minarets Hit at Sacred Shrine

      (Newser) -  The Askariya mosque, a Shiite shrine whose bombing ignited sectarian violence last year, was attacked again this morning, destroying the minarets left standing after its Golden Dome was shattered earlier. Iraq now braces for a bloody response; US troops rushed to Samarra, and a curfew was called on group gatherings and auto traffic, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • bombing  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • sectarian violence  • Samarra

    • Federal Court Orders Military to Free Civilian

      Washington Post  |  Jun 11, 07 4:51 PM CDT

      Federal Court Orders Military to Free Civilian

      (Newser) - The US may not keep a civilian believed to be an enemy combatant in military custody, a federal appeals court ruled today, finding that President Bush "cannot eliminate constitutional protections with the stroke of a pen." The administration quickly announced its intention to appeal the decision that Ali al-Marri must be charged in a civilian court or released. More »

    • Two More Arrested for Pearl Killing

      Associated Press  |  Jun 5, 07 7:51 AM CDT

      Two More Arrested for Pearl Killing

      (Newser) - Police in Pakistan have nabbed two men suspected of involvement in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. The two suspects —alleged members of a Al Qaeda affiliate—were picked up traveling in a car full of weapons and explosives, police said. One of them, Attaur Rehman, allegedly supervised Pearl's imprisonment in a shack before he was killed. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • murder  • kidnapping  • human rights  • Karachi  • Daniel Pearl

    • Militant Website Says It Has Video of Troop Abduction

      Associated Press  |  Jun 4, 07 10:15 AM CDT

      Militant Website Says It Has Video of Troop Abduction

      (Newser) - A militant Islamic website says it will release a video showing the capture last month of three American soldiers. The video shows the kidnapping as well as the ID cards of the two soldiers who are still missing, says an organization that monitors militant websites. The third soldier was later found dead in the Euphrates River. More »

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      Iraq war  • Internet  • al-Qaeda  • kidnapping  • US Army  • militant  • Islamic militants  • video  • missing soldiers  • Euphrates  • Alex Jimenez