Today's Roundup

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