Today's round-up

SUNGLASSES AND A SMILE - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Corey West, from 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, watches and smiles while a young Iraqi girl tries on his sunglasses in Ja'ara, Iraq, Aug. 31, 2007. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Timothy Kingston

Iraq: Need Help Taking Down al-Qaeda Websites 2nd IA Soldiers capture confessed ‘key AQI financier’ in Nineveh Coalition Forces engage, kill four insurgents in Samarra 16 suspected car-bomb cell members captured during Operation Nijmegen III Al-Qaeda leader killed, 18 suspected terrorists detained Golden Dragons detain five suspected insurgents US Nabs "Highly-Sought" Iran-Linked Militant Troops detain 16 suspected Shia extremists Death sentence upheld against Saddam's cousin Chemical Ali Sadr militia lying low: US general A quieter Anbar Province rebuilds Ansar al-Sunnah Attacks a Stronghold of al-Mahdi Army in Diyala (Red on Red) U.S.-Backed Sunnis Fight al-Qaeda -- and Maybe "Iran-Backed" Shiites? Coalition forces grab high-value IRGC-QF affiliate Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain extremist death-squad member Coalition Forces destroy explosives, kill two terrorists, detain 10 suspects Four suspects captured in eastern Baghdad Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain AQI leaders near Kirkuk Operation "K" nets 11 terrorist and a weapons cache

Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia: Taliban kidnapper & 15 others killed Afghan and coalition forces kill more than 20 insurgents Kazakhstan Cracking Down on Terror Group Taliban suspected of killing UK officer captured Taliban area leader, two suspects held The West: German Police Arrest 3 in Terrorist Plot Germany points finger at shadowy group for plot Danes arrest suspected militants, say terror attack was prevented Experts say Denmark emerging target for Islamic terror Canada: No crime in handing over Taliban fighters (looney lefty alert) Australia to keep troops in Iraq Danish terror trial starts with 4 men pleading innocent (2006 case) Islamist Website Hosted in Minnesota Features Discussion on How to Attack U.S. Military Bases Russia says kills Islamists crossing from Georgia

Israel / Levant: 106-day war against Lebanon ends; Al Qaida sought to establish 'terrorist emirate' Lebanese troops continue to sweep Nahr al-Bared for stragglers Lebanese tally al-Qaeda allies dead (222+) Five wounded in Fatah-Hamas clashes in southern Gaza (Red on Red) India / Pakistan: Key suspect admits giving SIM cards (Hyderabad Bombs) Interpol issues warrant against Mecca Masjid blast suspect (Hyderabad Bombs) JeM district commander surrenders in Jammu and Kashmir Hizb hideout busted 15 militants killed in Manipur Africa: Algeria: 7 Militants Killed AQ in Algeria Keeping Members Locked Up to Prevent Surrender Morocco guards against Al Qaida strikes as election nears Somali insurgents' hideout raided