Today's Roundup

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