Today's Roundup

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