Today's Roundup

Paratroopers from the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division watch as Combat Delivery System bundles carrying food and water float to the ground in Paktika province, Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Micah E. Clare

Iraq: U.S. Soldiers Capture Alleged Extremist Cell Leader Militia in Iskandariyah targeted, leaders captured Iraqi Security Forces, USSOF detain EJK Leader, IED facilitators Iraqi and Coalition Forces Detain Provincial Official With Terrorist Ties Iraqi Special Operations Forces, USSF detain extremist Brigade Commander Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces Raids Nets Two Terrorist Leaders, One Other Coalition forces target Special Groups member, kill 6 criminals Raids result in capture of suspected Al Qaeda leaders (Baghdad) Coalition forces capture two wanted terrorists, detain nine suspects Concerned Local Citizens round up caches, improve security (Al Arafia) Coalition forces positively identify terrorist killed in recent raid Coalition forces deter weapons smugglers, insurgents 2 Iraqis suspected of aiding insurgents held Polish helicopters engage extremists in Ad Diwaniyah Infantry company captures al-Qaeda cell members, clears buildings MND-B Soldiers capture alleged extremist cell leader (Taji) US forces in Iraq find 19 tons of explosives US, Iraqi forces detain militia fighters

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Al-Qaeda 'behind Bhutto attack' Combined forces kill nearly 3 dozens Taliban insurgents in S Afghanistan Afghan troops arrest 9 suspected militants Waziristan to be pacified ‘once and for all’ Coalition forces battle militants near Taliban-controlled town Coalition forces kill over a dozen Taliban fighters in Afghanistan Four suspected militants detained in Zabul Province Suspected militant detained in Zabul Province Coalition forces detain five suspected militants in Paktika Province Targeting Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani The West: 2 GOP Lawmakers Allege Democrats Have Ties to Terrorism FBI works to bolster Al Qaeda cases (KSM et al) US Army officer in Iraq gets two year jail term Three gunmen detained in Astrakhan Region (Russia)

Israel / Levant: Israel detains five Palestinian militants in West Bank Fighting still on in Gaza (Fatah vs Hamas) Israeli forces kill Islamic Jihad activist India / Pakistan: Militants forcibly recruiting teens (So much for the WoT as a recrutiment tool) Two Harkat-ul-Muzahideen militants killed in J&K 3 killed, hideouts busted and 2 arrested in J K Cop, militant killed Saudi Peninsula Top Yemen Al-Qaida suspect turns himself in (Cole bomber) Africa: Algeria Declares Electronic War on Al-Qaeda Five Mauritanians involved in Algeria bombs arrested Algeria: four terrorists killed, two soldiers wounded GSPC founder goes on trial on November 4 Two Somali Militants Killed in Clash with Police Southeast Asia: Abu Sayyaf no longer a threat, says Army (Philippines) Police foil bomb attack in Tacurong City, Philippines (Jemmah Islamiyah) Senior Muslim rebel, relative killed in ambush in southern Philippines (red on red)