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Company E soldiers stand on guard during a patrol in Hadar. They are, left to right: Spc. Baird Kelly, Pvt. Matthew Sanchez and Staff Sgt. Darrell Card. Back, left to right: Spc. Jason Shepherd and Spc. Nicholas McCauley. On Sept. 4, an estimated 50 al-Qaida militants hit their combat outpost with sniper fire, machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades for six hours. Seth Robson / S&S

Iraq: Unit battled to take over ‘al-Qaida’s Castle’ US Identifies 3 al-Qaeda Leaders Killed Dragoons catch suspect linked to abductions of US soldiers Talks Are Set on Ending Battle of Iraq Iraqi forces now leading most operations Troops Detain Dozens, Kill Terrorist Suspect Cell Leader Captured in Al Saker Hawr Rajab Concerned Local Citizens turn in explosives cache to new unit EOD team identifies house-borne IED, F-16 destroys it (Maderiyah) Twelve detained as Coalition forces target al-Qaeda terrorist operations Iraqi Special Operations Forces, U.S. Special Forces disrupt Baghdad terrorist cell Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain terrorist cell leader, two others in separate oper Iraqi Police find massive weapons cache in southern Ninevah Operation Varsity March leads to capture of suspect (Sayafiyah) Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 13 in separate operations (Balad) Concerned citizen’s tip leads to large cache find in Adhamiyah Ten detained as Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq operations (Tigris River Valley) Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 3, uncover 18 IEDs in separate operations Troops kill al-Qaida militants (Baiji)

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Pakistan army 'retakes key peak' in Swat Militants vacate trenches in several areas of Swat (50 Taliban killed) Pakistani troops regain control of town in Swat Afghan Commandos Detain Several Taliban Extremists Yorkshire soldiers help seize million dollar drugs haul in Afghanistan Taliban weapons smuggling operations disrupted Elite Afghan force continues to neutralize Taliban insurgents Afghan citizens continue to rid their villages of Taliban insurgents ANSF seize ammunition cache The West: Judge sentences Somali immigrant in shopping mall terror plot (Ohio) Testimony Ends in Miami Terrorism Case (Liberty City Seven) Doctor sentenced in NY terrorism case Slovak police seize 'enriched uranium' in raid British man fails to block extradition to US in terror case

Israel / Levant: Jordan sentences al-Qaida militant to 10 years in slaying of US diplomat 2 Hamas militants killed in IDF strike At least 60 hurt in Fatah-Hamas clashes Turkey detains four PKK fundraisers India / Pakistan: Wanted Hizbul militant killed in Kashmir gunfight Two militants shot dead in J&K LeT militants killed in Gandoh, another flees LeT militant killed in Mahore Saudi Peninsula Saudi Arabia Arrests 208 in Antiterrorism Sweep New Generation of al-Qaeda on Trial in Yemen The Caucasus: High-Ranking Terrorist Killed in Chechnya

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PREDATOR PREP - U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Cole, Tech. Sgt. Marcus Cottengim and Chief Master Sgt. Roy Cupper conduct a pre-flight inspection on an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle on Ali Air Base, Iraq. Photo By: U.S. Air Force, Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder

Iraq: US Air Assault Targets Militants (Search for US POWs) Iraqis push Al Qaeda out of last stronghold in Baghdad US airstrikes kill 25 Al Qaida suspects in Iraq Iraqi citizens group holds off al-Qaida (Iraqi minutemen) U.S. forces kill al-Qaida leader in Mosul Iraq troops capture 59 Al-Qaida suspects Iraqi forces detain 30 Al Qaida suspects and chemicals Clash in Iraq Kills 18 al-Qaida Members Coalition forces detain 10 suspects during operations targeting al-Qaeda Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police detain 12, discover caches, car bomb factory (Salah ad Din) Coalition forces disrupt senior al-Qaeda operations; 25 killed, 21 detained (Baghdad) Tip leads to large explosive cache (Baghdad) Iraqi volunteers find 5 car bombs (Adhamiyah) Special Groups Leader captured by Coalition forces (Baghdad) Iraqi citizens, MND-B Soldiers attacked (Baghdad) Coalition forces detain 26 suspects targeting al-Qaeda networks UPDATE: Coalition forces positively identify terrorist killed in recent raid (Tarmiyah) Iraqi Special Forces capture extremist leader in Taji MND-B Soldiers find cache, capture suspect (Doura) Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain extremist leaders in Baghdad Seven extremists captured in night raid (Jisr Diyala) 1-15th Inf. Regt. detains 10, kills one extremist (Al Bawi) Local children find mortar, Concerned Local Citizens find caches (Hawr Rajab) Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda networks; one killed, 14 detained Tip leads to 7th cache in 3 weeks for Iraqi Forces Iraqi National Police capture terrorist suspect (Doura) Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda media networks; six killed, 15 detained Concerned Local Citizens find and remove IEDs, mortars (Adwaniya) Coalition, Iraqi Security Forces find cache (Baghdad) Two caches, suspects seized (Baghdad) Iraqi Police, Coalition Forces strike enemy west of Samarra Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda network; 16 suspects detained Soldiers find large cache in Haswa Iraqi Police, U.S. Special Forces detain 4 extremists in Samarra Tip from Iraqi volunteers leads to cache, rockets (Baghdad) Ten suspects detained as Coalition forces target al-Qaeda Joint operation retakes area from extremists (Jabella) Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, one suspected terrorist wounded, 19 suspects 8th Iraqi Army Division Soldiers, U.S. Special Forces capture extremist in Diwianiyah Coalition forces target al-Qaeda leadership; two terrorists killed At least 76 al-Qaeda suspects held in Iraq

Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia: 25 suspected Taliban killed in clashes Seven Prisoners Rescued from Taliban (2 Taliban killed, 10 captured) Top pro-Taliban commander among 80 militants killed in Pak (Matiullah) Pakistan gunships raid militant bunkers: army Several Taliban killed in Helmand Pak Army to launch major offensive in Waziristan before Eid 150 Taliban militants, 45 Pak soldiers killed in Waziristan NATO troops targeting Taliban leadership on eastern front Pak counterattack kills 41 in Swat British troops battle Taliban in offensive (Helmand) Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Dozens of Taliban Fighters (Uruzgan) Pak Army helicopters kills 4 suspected militants British forces to capitalise on Taliban 'split' Afghan National Police Take Down IED Cell Photo Leaders discuss Bamyan development, visit Buddhas destroyed by Taliban Two suspected militants detained Several militants killed Foreign fighter facilitator detained Afghan coalition forces free Taliban prisoners ANSF kill several dozen ANSF save Afghans Despite wounds ANA, ANP fight bravely Coalition servicemember dies Six suspected militants detained Several militants, three civilians killed ANA save two Coalition soldiers Five suspected foreign fighter facilitators ANSF Coalition forces refute false claim Several Taliban killed in Helmand Province Several militants killed ten detained during combined force Several militants killed seven, detained in IED-disruption 6 suspected militants detained in Afghanistan (Wardak) Israel / Levant: IDF strike leaves two militants dead in Gaza Palestinian militants clash in Lebanon camp

The West: (Liberty 7) Lawyers in NY terror case say security clearance unconstitutional Albania reveals list of terrorist suspects Six Bosnians Arrested In France Recruiting Insurgents For Iraq Police detain four suspected militants in Chechnya The Caucasus: Two arms smugglers detained in Nalchik suburb Police suspect 10 extremists behind hunters' massacre Eight Militants Killed In Dagestan (Russia) Police Assault India / Pakistan: Hizbul Mujahideen militant arrested in J&K Top Harkat leader killed in Sopore Police Claim Arrest of Hizbul Militant J&K encounters kill 9 HuM militants Top militant, three associates killed in Kashmir 3 Pakistani militants held in Lucknow Maldives battles Islamist offensive Africa: Nigerian police arrest Al-Qaeda suspects Algerian army winning battle against Al-Qaeda: expert Weapons Siezed in Mogadishu Al-Qaida's obsessive fixation on the Maghreb Algeria: Army Kills Terrorist Leader in Tizi Ouzou Southeast Asia: Three suspected Islamic militants killed in Philippine capital (Parliament bombers) Abu Sayyaf strength 'definitely going down,'--military chief Seven Abu Sayyaf rebels charged with murder Cops bag former Congressman Salapuddin's ex-aide in clash with Sayyaf

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CONCEALING SMOKE - A U.S. Army soldier from the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, conceals himself with smoke after one of his regiment's vehicles was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo By: U.S. Army Spc. Luke Thornberry

Iraq: U.S. reports decimating Al Qaida propaganda network (CNN/ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/NYT???) U.S. operation kills al-Qaida suspects Turkish Army kills, arrests 11 PKK members Turkish troops kill 3 Kurdish guerrillas in southeast Iraq says families returning home as violence ebbs Photos: Operation Ultra Magnus: Firefight at al Qaeda Safehouse Suspected extremist caught during Iraqi Police recruitment drive in Doura Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Forces kill 14 enemy fighters, detain 44 in northern Iraq Unit engages al-Qaeda element, kills one (Salman Pak) Iraqi Army prevents suicide attack near Ghalibiyah Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; three terrorists killed, nine suspects detained Coalition forces kill three terrorists; find detention facility and weapons cache in Samarra Iraqi Security Forces and U.S. Special Forces capture seven extremists in Baghdad raid Iraqi-led operation nets 39 detainees, torture devices (Tikrit) Coalition forces disrupt foreign terrorist, al-Qaeda networks; eight terrorists killed, 10 suspects Concerned Local Citizens, children turn in caches Joint operation uncovers mass grave near Thar Thar Troops find rockets, detain one (Rashid District) Five terrorists killed, 30 suspects detained during Coalition operations Iraqi Army detains 81, discovers large weapons cache (Suwayrah) Iraqi Police, U.S. Special Operations Forces capture IED bomber in Ramadi Iraqi Security Forces detain 22 suspected extremists in separate raids Tip leads to Iraqi Army to two caches, 6 detained (Zafaraniya) Iraqi Security Forces conduct large independent operation Caches found, destroyed near Arab Jabour Rakkasans recover 800 gallons of nitric acid Tips Lead To Eight Insurgent Suspects (Doura) Coalition forces find terrorist detention facility, large weapons cache Concerned Local Citizens find three caches (Hawr Rajab/Arab Jabour) One killed, eight detained as Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda operations Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda networks; one killed, 23 detained Concerned Local Citizens find large cache in Hawr Rajab Soldier dies in non-combat related incident (Tikrit) Dragon Talon II: Troops detain five suspected extremists (Baghdad) Iraqi Army detains al-Qaeda-linked terrorists upon Mosque entry (Baghdad) 101st Soldiers put initial boots on ground in Iraq Large weapons cache located by Concerned Local Citizens (Arab Jabour) MND-Center patrol hit by IED Tip leads Iraqi National Police to cache (Baghdad) Operation Clears al-Qaeda from Former Diyala Province Stronghold Iraqi Forces arrest 13 Afghan suspects (weird) US buoyed by fall in Iraqi death attacks Iraqi Security Forces Order of Battle (Good Stuff)

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Pak military set for major push against militants NATO air raid kills dozens of Taliban: Afghan army (Baghdis) At least 25 Taliban reported killed in Afghanistan (Uruzgan) Internal Fighting Increases Taliban Violence (interesting) 25 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan Taliban Continue to Crumble, Islamic Republic Continues to Gain Gulbaddin Hekmatyar and the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbaddin Flee the Sinking Al Qaeda/Taliban Ship 2 arrested in link with deadly Afghan suicide attack Al Qaeda, Taliban exploited Waziristan pact to regroup (Duuuuuhhh!!!!) Improvements saving 89,000 Afghan children a year Captured Taliban explosive handlers identified ANA saves Afghan Coalition forces lives Combined forces disrupt militant operations Coalition forces repel enemy attack ANSF, Coalition forces repel enemy attack in Oruzgan Several militants killed seven, detained in IED-disruption ANSF, Coalition forces nullify Taliban activities in Helmand Province The West: Two arrested in dawn raids in Europe-wide swoop Man gets 30 years in plot to aid al-Qaida terrorists (USA) Defense opens in "Liberty Seven" trial Musician in Terror Case Gets 15 Years (NYC) Turkey confirms arrest of suspected al-Qaida member wanted in Germany Germany aware of up to 50 suspected militants Portuguese police monitor dozens of terrorist suspects 'Lyrical Terrorist' Samina Malik guilty Norwegian court upholds expulsion of Mullah Krekar Israel / Levant: Ban Ki-Moon orders probe after rockets fired at Israel from UNRWA school Has Hamas split? Saudi Peninsula Yemeni court sentences 32 al-Qaida suspects into prison

The Caucasus: Azerbaijan says eight militants captured, including al-Qaida associate Chechen police station attacker is detained in Dagestan Militant destroyed in Dagestan's Buinaksk district Planned attack against cleric, police official thwarted in Dagestan India / Pakistan: Six Militants Killed in Kashmir Two Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militants arrested in Srinagar, Kashmir Two militants killed in J&K's Baramulla district Two LeT Militants Killed in Kashmir Three militants killed in encounte Two LeT militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir 2 OGWs arrested; ammunition recovered in J&K Two Militants Killed in Kashmir Gunfight Militants try to storm CRPF camp in Sopore (Kashmir) Africa: Al Qaida agent surrenders in Algeria: 'I felt guilty' Algerian court sentences ten wanted Islamists to death "Jihad has failed", former Libyan Islamist tells al-Qaeda Zawahri claims Libyan group has joined Qaeda (Worked out great for GSPC) Algeria : Army Fights Off Terrorist Attack In Tizi Ouzou Forests Southeast Asia: Philippine troops kill Abu Sayyaf militant wanted for kidnappings Sayyaf sub-commander killed in Basilan clash 13 suspected insurgents held (Thailand) Abu Sayyaf leader slain in Basilan (Philippines) Abu Sayyaf sub-leader shot dead in Basilan (Philippines) Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash (Philippines) AFP to double efforts vs Abu Sayyaf to meet 3-month deadline (Philippines) Hunt continues vs JIs, bandits, MNLF forces in Sulu (Philippines) Indonesian prosecutors demand 20 years for anti-Christian terror attacks Indonesia president says Bali bombers must be executed Suspected insurgents detained during raid in S Thailand

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U.S. and Afghan doctors team up to treat Afghans in need of medical care in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Army Dr. (Maj.) Lee J. Trombetta, general surgeon for the 555th Forward Surgical Team, met Dr. Akmal Pardis, director of Jalalabad Public Health Hospital on his first trip here. Together they have come up with a partnership program where local Afghan doctors would work side-by-side with the 555th FST.

Iraq: Iraqi troops detain 73 suspected insurgents; US finds weapons stash U.S. provides Turkey 'actionable intelligence' on PKK US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq In key Iraqi area, US starts pulling back (Diyala and Salahaddin) Diyala is #3 on the map. Salahaddin is #2. Turkey, Iraq and US together against Kurdish rebels U.S. forces kill 10 al Qaeda suspects near Baghdad (Suicide bombers) Islamic State of Iraq leader Jamal Mohammad Abd arrested with 52 others Iraqi citizen leads Coalition Forces to EFP factory Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; 10 killed, three detained Apaches destroy anti-aircraft weapon Joint Operation reduces al Qaeda’s supply base Concerned Local Citizens patrol with Soldiers, NP in Al Ja’ara Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations targeting senior leadership Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, 12 suspects detained Iskandariyah IPs turn over munitions cache Iraqi Army detains three in combined operation Cache found, destroyed Concerned Local Citizens turn in cache Coalition Forces discover large cache near Turki village Task Force Iron Soldiers attacked in Mosul Report links Syrian intelligence to Iraq insurgents

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Taliban 'fleeing' key area outside Kandahar after failed attack US Military Reports Death of Top Afghan Rebel Commander (Story #1) Pakistan militants killed in missile attack near Afghan border (US missile?) (Story #2) Uzbeks, Arabs among 10 militants killed in missile strike in Waziristan (Story #3) Pentagon denies hand in Pakistan killings Al Qaeda's Taliban Troubles (AQ and Taliban breakup?) Pak army kills 70 Taliban militants in Swat valley Fifty more Taliban killed in western Afghanistan Pakistan Issues Ultimatum to Foreign Fighters Foreign Taleban Rile Helmand Residents (Afghan awakening?) No forced displacement in Iraq in 3 months Seven al-Qaeda leaders captured in Diala Captured Taliban commander positively identified Militant killed by Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province The West: U.S. Rests Case In 'Liberty City 7' Terrorism Conspiracy Trial Arizona nuclear plant sealed off due to pipe bomb

Israel / Levant: Eight Palestinians wounded in Rafah, Beit Hanoun IDF uncovers seven tunnels in Gaza Hamas member killed in helicopter strike on mortar cell in Gaza Israelis strike Hamas police station in Rafah India / Pakistan: One Hizul rebel killed, three Lashkar guerrillas arrested in Kashmir Four intruding militants killed Samjhauta blasts suspect identified Militant killed, three arrested in J&K Crackdown against Jihadi outfits continues after Sargodha bus attack Africa: U.S. navy tracking two ships hijacked by Somali pirates A terrorist arrested in Jijel, Algeria Southeast Asia: Abu Sayyaf bandit slain in Basilan, Philippines (Army hunting JI bombers) Inside the Ring (A nice summary of the battle against Abu Sayyaf and others) Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash

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Basra will be the ninth province to revert to Iraqi control. British-led forces already have pulled back from the center of the provincial capital, also known as Basra, to the airport on the edge of the city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad. Large map of Iraqi provinces

Iraq: Iraqi police kill al Qaeda commander of western Iraq (Aide captured) US: al-Qaida Presence in Baghdad Reduced Job No. 1 in Northern Iraq: Keep al Qaeda on Ropes Rock Hammer III disrupts enemy supply network in Baqouba Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain AQI commander, three others Coalition forces capture targeted Special Groups member, eleven others detained Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq, three terrorists killed MND-B Soldiers seize cache in southern Baghdad Concerned Local Citizens lead Coalition Forces to cache location MND-C Soldiers attacked Iraqi Security Forces rescue sheik hostages Four terrorists killed, 17 suspects detained during Coalition operations Coalition Forces free hostage from al Qaeda Iraqi citizens take stand against insurgents; aid National Police to discover cache Iraqi Army, Security Forces detain members of terrorist kidnapping group Iraqi Army discovers cache Local citizens help Iraqi Security Forces seize terrorist weapons cache in Hillah 1-15 Infantry air assault results in six detentions Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations, 11 detained Task Force Iron Soldiers discover significant caches Coalition Forces discover large weapons caches Dragon Talon II: Troops find cache, detain three Iraqi Police EOD commander disarms large VBIED in Qayyarah Dragon Talon II: Cache, 13 suspected terrorists seized Coalition forces disrupt terrorist networks, six suspects detained 1-15 Infantry detains 6 suspected insurgents Coalition forces disrupt foreign terrorist networks; 15 suspects detained Improvised explosive device cache turned in Paratroopers discover rocket cache Concerned Local Citizens help round up suspected extremists Three Al-Qaeda armed men killed by US forces US military kills 51 militants dissidents from Al-Sadr militia Turkish army confirms 15 Kurdish rebels killed near Iraq border

Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia: Afghans and NATO kill 50 Taliban and surround 200 Dozens of Taliban, four police killed in fighting (Western Afghanistan) U.S.-led coalition forces kill several militants in eastern Afghanistan 60 Islamist militants killed Pakistani gunships kill two rebels after truce collapse Foreign Fighters of Harsher Bent Bolster Taliban (Going to Afghanistan instead of Iraq?) Forces in Afghanistan Kill, Wound 50 Taliban Insurgents Several insurgents killed in raid on al-Qaida 'facilitators' Afghan security agents arrest 3 Taliban trainers from Pakistan Key tribal leader on verge of deserting Taliban (Mullah Abdul Salaam) Uzbek court jails 8 suspected Islamists ANSF, Coalition forces kill several Taliban fighters in Oruzgan Province (Afghanistan) The West: Spain fears al-Qaeda's dream of new Al-Andalus Militants allegedly target U.S. embassy (Azerbaijan) Al-Qaida attack accused sent to crown court Spain: Islamic terrorist cell members sentenced One militant arrested, another turns himself in to police in Chechnya

India / Pakistan: Top Pakistani Militant Killed in Kashmir Gunfight (Zangi Chacha) Kashmir Gunfight Claims Two Hizbul Militants Lashkar-e-Toiba turns smuggler to fund terror (death throes for LeT?) Hizbul Mujahideen militant surrenders in Kashmir Southeast Asia: 14 insurgents surrender in Assam Indonesia considers charging sect leader 14 suspected insurgents rounded up in Narathiwat, Thailand (2 leaders captured) Five suspected insurgents arrested (Thailand) Arab Peninsula: Frozen Assets: US Has Crimped Al Qaeda Funds US aid for Yemen linked to al-Qaeda suspect Israel / Levant: Three Palestinian al Qaeda operatives are intercepted in Sinai on way to suicide bombings in Israel (Debka) Israeli forces continue incursion in Rafah Israeli jets shell southern Gaza police post Israel arrests local Hamas chief in West Bank Africa: Algeria: terror support cell dismantled At least 17 terrorists, one soldier killed in latest clashes in Algeria Nigeria: SSS Arrests Suspected Al'Qaeda Members in Kano Algeria: Millennium Bomb Plot Algerian Suspect Sentenced in Absentia to Life