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Islamic terrorism stories: 31 news summaries

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 Terror Suspect 
 Zazi Had Senior 
 al-Qaeda Contacts 

CIA tipped FBI, other domestic agencies after catching a whiff

Oct 5, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(AP) - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaeda operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation say. The CIA learned about Najibullah Zazi through one of its sources and alerted domestic agencies, including the FBI. More »

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CIA • FBI • New York City • terror plots • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Najibullah Zazi

NYC Terror Suspect May Have al-Qaeda Ties After All

Zazi admits possible run-ins in Pakistan

Sep 18, 09 9:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man federal officials are questioning in Denver over a terror plot in New York might in fact have some ties to al-Qaeda, the Times reports. After first denying any connections, Najibullah Zazi has told officials he could have come into contact with extremists in his native Pakistan, and there... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • terror plots • terror suspects • al-Qaeda • Queens, New York • Islamic terrorism • Najibullah Zazi

(Newser) - Australian security forces today busted an Islamist terror outfit that was planning to attack an army base in retaliation for the country’s involvement in Muslim countries, the Australian reports. An undisclosed number of Australians of Somali and Lebanese descent were arrested in the sweep, which centered around the southern... More »

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Somalia • Lebanon • Australia • Melbourne • Islamic terrorism

How a Queens Kid Became an al-Qaeda Fighter

'Impressionable' punk fan radicalized himself in search for structure

Jul 25, 09 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just before he left to become an al-Qaeda fighter 2 years ago, Long Island native Bryant Neal Vinas left a box of mementos. Inside were all-American keepsakes like Yankee caps, alongside dog tags and a copy of Inside the Jihad, a book by a spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda. That... More »

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Pakistan • Long Island • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Bryant Neal Vinas

New Yorker Was 'Ready to Deliver Suicide Bomb'

His terrorist handler told him he needed more religious instruction

Jul 24, 09 1:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Queens man who pleaded guilty to aiding al-Qaeda was ready and willing to deliver a suicide bomb for the terrorist organization, he revealed to investigators. His handlers told 26-year-old Bryant Neal Vinas, however, that he needed more "religious" training before he could carry out such a mission, he... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • crime • murder • conspiracy • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Bryant Neal Vinas • terrorist attacks

 Taliban Chief Claims 
 Lahore Attack, Vows to Hit US  

Mehsud vows he will attack again in Pakistan and US

Mar 31, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of the Pakistani Taliban and the man accused of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has claimed responsibility for yesterday's commando assault on the Lahore police academy and has threatened more attacks, the Times of London reports. Baitullah Mehsud personally called Western news agencies to take credit for... More »

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Taliban • terrorism • Pakistan • Benazir Bhutto • terrorist • Lahore • Baitullah Mehsud • Islamic terrorism • North West Frontier Province

Latest Bin Laden Tape Targets Somali President

Oust leader for compromising with US, it says

Mar 19, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - An audio message allegedly from Osama bin Laden posted on the Internet today and entitled “Fight On, Champions of Somalia,” calls for Somalia's new president to be “dethroned, fought, and removed with armed force,” reports CNN. The elected Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed—who backtracked from a... More »

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Somalia • Africa • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism • Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

Musharraf
Mulls Return
to Politics 

Pakistani leaders' bickering stokes ex-president's hopes

Mar 11, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan's civilian leaders have squandered months on a struggle to oust one another, just when the global financial crisis and ever-bolder religious militants are further destabilizing the country, Time reports. One man sees opportunity in the current fiasco: Pervez Musharraf. After months out of the public eye, the ousted former... More »

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War on Terror • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Islamic extremism • Asif Ali Zardari • Islamic terrorism • Pakistan army

Cricket Attack Raises Fears for Sports Events

Teams cancel Pakistan visits; 20 arrested in attack

Mar 4, 09 4:27 AM CST
(Newser) - As Pakistani officials arrested some 20 suspects in yesterday's attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, new fears emerged that sports events may become a new target for terrorists, reports the Times of London. One international team canceled a trip to Pakistan last night, and the country's plans to... More »

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sports • terrorism • Pakistan • cricket • Cricket World Cup • Lahore • Islamic terrorism • Lashkar-e-Taiba

 Pakistan Busts 
 124 Linked to 
 Mumbai Attacks 

Founder of group fingered in attacks among detained

Jan 15, 09 4:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Pakistan has arrested 124 people in a crackdown on groups linked to November's Mumbai terror attacks, reports AP. India has insisted that the days-long siege of its commercial capital that killed 164 was plotted in Pakistan. But Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today that India needed to provide more... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • Pakistan • India • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks • Jamaat-ud-Dawa

Mumbai Gunmen Aired Slights in
Cell Phone Calls

During seige, attackers cite Muslim grievances in India, Kashmir

Dec 16, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Cell phone calls made by Mumbai gunmen during their attacks last month have shed some light on the motivations behind the slaughter, the Washington Post reports. Two members of Lashkar-e-Taiba who phoned an Indian TV station during the attacks cited the deaths of 1,000 demonstrators—mostly Muslims—in Gujarat... More »

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India • murder • Kashmir • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • terror attack • Mumbai attacks

Evidence Grows of Regional Hand in Mumbai

Bangladeshi may have played part; Pakistani group still top suspect

Dec 5, 08 7:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Indian authorities believe that all 10 of the known gunmen in last week's Mumbai attacks were Pakistani, but sources inside the Indian police now say that elements from Bangladesh may have aided the attack. CNN reports that a Bangladeshi national bought cell phone cards for the attackers, which they used... More »

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Pakistan • India • terrorist • Bangladesh • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • Lashkar-e-Taiba

Alleged Mumbai Masterminds Test Pakistan

Banned terror group has operated for years with elite backing

Dec 4, 08 6:42 AM CST
(Newser) - As evidence mounts that the Mumbai attackers had links to a Pakistani militant organization, the nation's new civilian government is facing the toughest test yet of its ability—and its will—to stop terrorism. Pakistan has banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group blamed for the attacks. But the Islamist group has operated... More »

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War on Terror • Pakistan • India • Condoleezza Rice • Mumbai • Asif Ali Zardari • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • terrorist groups • Pakistan intelligence services • Lashkar-e-Taiba

 Terrorists 
 Call for 
 YouTube 
 'Invasion' 

Jihadist site urges 'YouTube invasion'

Dec 3, 08 5:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Islamic extremists are being given training in how to use YouTube to spread anti-American propaganda, Reuters reports. A US-based terrorism monitoring organization discovered a posting on an extremist website that gives detailed instructions on best ways to use YouTube, and directions on finding software needed to utilize the site.... More »

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Islam • YouTube • propaganda • jihad • Islamic terrorism • Site Intelligence Group

Five Mumbai Terrorists May Yet Be 'Missing'

Boat that transported gunmen had supplies for more assailants

Dec 2, 08 10:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Indian security forces say at least five terrorists could still be at large after last week’s assault on Mumbai, the Times of London reports. While police said earlier that only 10 militants were behind the attacks that killed almost 200, the fishing boat that transported them carried supplies for... More »

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terrorism • India • terrorist • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • Ajmal Amir Kasab

 Rice to Jet to Mumbai 
 as India Talks War 

India security raised to 'war level' as Pakistan shifts troops

Dec 1, 08 5:28 AM CST
(Newser) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is preparing to fly to India as the Indian government yesterday raised its security to "war level," proclaiming it has proof that Pakistan played a role in the Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 170 people. Pakistan has responded by threatening... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • Kashmir • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • Lashkar-e-Taiba

OPINION

 Why Wasn't 
 India Prepared? 

In aftermath, many ask how 10 men wreaked such havoc

Nov 29, 08 7:10 PM CST
(Newser) - With Mumbai's bloody 3-day siege over, questions are arising about India's failure to anticipate and quickly repel the attack on its financial capital, the New York Times reports. A gang of only 10 terrorists caused widespread carnage, infiltrating three buildings, fighting off security forces, and fooling them into believing there... More »

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military • India • police • Mumbai • response • disaster preparedness • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack

Who Attacked Mumbai? Eyes Turn to Pakistan

Police investigate terrorists' boat; no al-Qaeda link seen

Nov 28, 08 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - It's still unclear what group is behind the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that have now left 125 dead, but a consensus is growing that foreigners, possibly from Pakistan, may have orchestrated the assaults. Police are investigating the origins of a fishing boat that ferried the terrorists to Mumbai—and which... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • mujahedeen

ANALYSIS

 Mass Trials 
 Signal Saudis' 
 Anti-Terror 
 Progress 

Nearly 1K will be tried according to Islamic law

Oct 24, 08 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest mass prosecution of Islamist extremists in Saudi Arabian history is the latest clue that the kingdom’ anti-terror campaign in on track, the Economist reports. The Saudis plan to try 991 prisoners on charges ranging from committing terrorist violence to justifying it in religious sermons—and will do so... More »

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Saudi Arabia • jihad • Islamist • Islamist extremists • Wahhabism • al-Qaeda • Islamic terrorism

 Al-Qaeda Crows 
 About US 
 Credit Crisis 

Some supporters hope for McCain victory

Oct 22, 08 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda websites are celebrating the crippling crisis sweeping the US economy and financial markets, with some internet postings crediting al-Qaeda for luring the nation into a war that has exhausted its resources, reports the Washington Post. Some writers are penning messages expressing hope for renewed terror attacks and a John... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • John McCain • Taliban • Internet • jihad • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • defense spending • Islamic terrorism • Election 2008 • financial crisis • al-Hesbah • Site Intelligence Group

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