Today's Roundup

Iraqis Citizens Begin to Take Defense of Iraq into Their Own Hands.

U.S. Army Pfc. Emmanuel Ramanan, in background, looks on as Cpl. Ganem Najim of the Iraqi army’s 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 11th Infantry Division, discusses firing techniques with the first 30 members of Adhamiyah’s Critical Infrastructure Guard Force, in Baghdad. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Pryor

Iraq: Marriages split al Qaeda alliance (Interesting) How life returned to the streets in a showpiece city that drove out al-Qaeda (Must Read) Iraq militants killed by own missile (oopsie!) Iraq says 72 gunmen arrested in Kerbala 237 insurgents killed in Diyala since June 19 Marines kill 12 AQI near Karmah Troops capture 24 suspected insurgents Iraqi Special Operations Forces, Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 11 militants 5 terrorists killed, 13 suspects detained in Tigris River Valley Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain suspected al-Qaeda Emir House found rigged to explode, US Military gear found in terrorist cache Concerned citizen leads Coalition Forces to large cache of nitric acid Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 16 al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists Two terrorists killed, 29 suspects detained; Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda ops

The West: Terror suspect ‘hid’ files on PC Indicted USF Student has Terror Past in Egypt Prosecution Rests in Holy Land Case Members of Chuvash branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir face five years in prison Germany wants to cyber-spy on terror suspects Afghanistan / Pakistan: Nearly two dozen militants said killed in Afghanistan Feared Taliban commander believed killed in U.S. strike Over 100 Taliban killed in Afghan battle Failed Attack Leaves 12 Taliban Dead in Afghanistan Canada says arrested several Afghan bomb makers

Israel / Levant: U.S. Pledges to Support Lebanon Army Lebanese troops close in on militants at camp US delivers 130 armored vehicles to Lebanese Army Ten Fatah people injured in clashes with Hamas (Red on Red) India / Pakistan: Police intensify raids on suspected hideouts of terror groups One terrorist killed, 5 held in Valley (Indian) Army launches major strike operations in Assam Two Hizbul Commanders Among Five Militants Arrested in Kashmir JeM militant killed in encounter Africa: 2 insurgents killed in mine blast (Work Accident) Southeast Asia: (Thailand) Expert warns of terror attacks in major cities Military offensive to continue during Muslim holy month Muslims Battle Buddhists in Thailand's Troubled South