Today's Round-up

IMPROMPTU MEETING - U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dave Adams, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Khost, holds an impromptu shura with village elders in Qalandar, Afghanistan, to discuss recent attacks on a local municipal building. U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Christopher Weis

Iraq: US kills al-Qaeda militant behind deadliest Iraq attack Taji terrorist safe house destroyed, 12 suspected insurgents detained 15 suspects detained in operations targeting al-Qaeda in northern Iraq Coalition Forces nab three suspected militants East Baghdad raid nets 16 suspected insurgents Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 21 terrorists near Taji Citizens find weapons cache ISF, local residents respond to VBIED attack in Mirk As Sufia Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain two al Qaeda cell leaders, five insurgents Iraqi Army forces detain illegal judge Eight terrorists killed, 15 suspects detained in northern Iraq Coalition forces advance Baghdad security, six terrorists killed, five detained Coalition forces kill nine terrorists, detain eight while disrupting criminal network Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Operations Forces detain 18 insurgents near Karmah, Kirkuk In 24-hr battle, Hawr Rajab turns on al-Qaeda One terrorist killed, 13 suspects detained as Coalition targets al-Qaeda in Iraq Soldiers capture car bomb cell leader Six terrorists killed during raids in Tarmiyah US 'kills 23 militants in Iraq' 9 Iraqi Hostages Liberated from al Qaeda Torture House Convoy into the violent heart of Basra militias (Good read) Dozens of terrorists die in Iraqi coalition operations Korea to expand troop presence in Iraq Iraqi and U.S. Security Forces Engage Terrorists in Samarra Iraqi Forces in Ninewah Province Continue Progress (ISF out in front)

Afghanistan / Pakistan: War-Weary Taliban Looking To Politics Pakistani Military: Troops, Gunships Pound Militant Hideouts 10 militants killed in clashes in NW Pakistan On the trail of the Taleban, Scots soldiers ready for war Canadians continue push into Taliban heartland with Operation Keeping Goodwill Some 30 Taliban Reported Killed In Afghanistan Taliban attack WFP convoy, 13 rebels killed (attacked armor on motorcycles) Fighting for Afghanistan's Kajaki Dam The West: Iraqis captured en route to U.S. Plot by German Cell Detailed on Internet Germans hunt 49 in ‘Fritz the Taliban’ terror plot Hamid Hayat Sentenced to 24 Years (California terrorist) Rebel Commander Reported Killed In Chechnya 3 arrested in Austria linked to video threat of attacks

Israel / Levant: Seven more Fatah al-Islam suspects rounded up Turkey foils bomb plot on 9/11 anniversary Small Israeli force enters Gaza after rocket strike India / Pakistan: A commander of Hizbul Mujahideen killed in Doda Three Jaish Militants Arrested in Kashmir Four held in Hyderabad blasts case Police Foil Suicide Attack in Kashmir Four Lashkar Militants Killed 3 kms Inside Kashmir Border Southeast Asia: More suspected insurgents detained in southern Thailand Philippine police claim terrorist bomb plot thwarted Alleged Jemaah bomber, and 5 others, arrested in Philippines 2 JMB men get 10yrs for bomb attack on court (Bangladesh)