Today's Roundup

GREETINGS — U.S. Marine Cpl. Julia Venegas, attached to 2nd Marine Logistics Group, shakes hands with a little girl while on a security patrol in Kabani, Iraq, Sept. 28, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert S. Morgan

Iraq: Head of militant group detained in Iraq Iraqi forces arrest 11 militants in Karbala Iraqi officer arrested for aiding in assassination 'Al-Doura slayer' in hands of Iraqi Army -- spokesman Sunni, Shia broker deal in Muqdadiya U.S. military kills 52 suspects in scores of operations over a week Video available: Operation nets 10, destroys two boobytrapped houses Coalition forces target al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders Concerned citizens detain insurgents Multiple caches in western Nineveh Sunnis, Shias put differences aside for peace Update: Killed terrorists responsible for Imam’s assassination are positively identified Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces detained 11 suspected Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda operations in the Diyala River Valley Operation nets 10, destroys two booby-trapped houses Iraqi Army captures four suspected insurgents Coalition forces kill six terrorists attempting to emplace an IED (with video) Coalition forces kill nine terrorists; detain 21 suspects Cache destroyed, suspects detained Improvised explosive device-making cache destroyed Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Operations Forces detain six in northern Iraq MND-B forces bomb terrorist ambush sites, indirect fire points in East Rashid Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Operations Forces dismantle terrorist cells, kill one insurgent Coalition forces target Special Groups member; five killed, three detained ISF, USSOF destroy explosive production facility; kill five following suicide-vest attack Concerned Citizens and Soldiers discover, destroy caches Operation Eagle Shiloh III results in detention of 17 suspected terrorists Coalition Forces detain three suspected special group terrorists Coalition forces kill one terrorist, detain nine suspects Mosul tips lead to cache Soldiers in eastern Baghdad capture 3 insurgents, discover and destroy deadly EFPs Coalition airpower supports ground forces Operation nets six with ties to criminal militia activities Iraqi security volunteers uncover cache near Hor Al Bosh Coalition forces engaged terrorists near Baqubah Six terrorists killed, 18 suspects detained in Coalition forces operations Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain extremist company commander

Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia: Fierce fighting in Pakistan's Waziristan; 68 killed 15 more killed in N Waziristan air attacks Pakistani Military Hits Militant Hide-outs At Afghan Border 8 Taliban Killed in Afghan Clashes 14 Taliban dead in Afghan battles Pakistan Army: 150 militants dead What sparked the deadly clashes in tribal Pakistan Report: Taliban Preparing an "End of Ramadan" Offensive (How's that working out for ya Omar?) 16 Militants Killed in Airstrike Suspected militants detained in Paktia Province Large ammunition cache recovered in Zabul Province Afghan civilians help thwart IED attacks in Shkin Village Coalition forces battle enemy fighters in Zabul Province The West: Liberty City Seven leader is on video discussing targets Feds Seek Life Sentence For Contempt in Hamas Case Terror suspect loses bid for bail (Canada) Bloggers target al-Qaida Web sites Mullah Krekar linked to pro al-Qaida sites Russia says special forces kill 2 rebels in south Group of arms smugglers busted in Dagestan (Russia) Azerbaijan Launches Manhunt For Terror Suspect Southeast Asia: Abu Sayyaf member killed in Sulu clash Abu leader among slain bandits in recent Basilan clash (Abdurajak Sadikal) Bombing Kills Two Girls In Philippines, Police Nab Suspect 2 police injured, insurgent killed in southern Thailand 18 RKK suspects held in southern Thailand Five suspected insurgents killed in gunfight (Thailand) Africa: Algeria: ''real'' leader of Al-Qaeda killed, suicide attack foiled Death of al-Qaida in North Africa leader shows success in Algerian anti-terror crackdown 29 killed in anti-terrorist sweep in Algeria

Israel / Levant: Israeli forces execute incursion into Gaza's Breij, Maghazi camps U.S. increases security aid to Lebanon's following defeat of Al Qaida Turkey starts fall offensive against PKK Three Kurdish rebels killed in southeast Turkey (PKK) Qaeda on the run (AQ 'Theologian' killed in Syria) Lebanon arrests 30 militants who allegedly plotted to attack ambassadors Egypt detains 3 Islamists for allegedly plotting to bomb pro-democracy center Israeli Special Forces kill Palestinian, wounds another in Nablus Isolated Hamas hints at relinquishing Gaza Israel arrests Hamas leader in West Bank India / Pakistan / South Asia: Ten killed as Indian Army chief begins Kashmir visit LeT Commander Bilal's successor killed in encounter (rolling 'em up) 19 Militants, 4 Indian Soldiers Killed on Kashmir Frontiers ULFA militant killed in Assam Three militants killed in J&K 'Militants' arrested in Maldives (Male bomb attackers) Seven militants killed Top Jamiatul Mujahideen militant killed Seven arrested for links to Jaish-e-Mohammad 5 NLFT insurgents surrender Two Hizb Commanders Killed Saudi Peninsula US Treasury cites 3 Saudis over aid to Abu Sayyaf Tracking Yemen's 23 Escaped Jihadi Operatives – Part 1 Tracking Yemen's 23 Escaped Jihadi Operatives – Part 2