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DETONATION-U.S. Air Force airmen of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team conducts a controlled detonation on Ali Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2007. The airmen unloaded just under 1,800 pounds of expired munitions to ensure they will not be used against U.S. forces. Photo By: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder

Iraq: 950 youths, 2,000 Qaeda members held in Iraq: US general Shia Village Recaptured by Iraq’s Army Coalition forces capture Special Groups weapons trainer; two killed, five detained (Baghdad) Coalition forces detain two suspects, disrupt criminal network (Baghdad) Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces kill 2 insurgents, detain 12 (Kirkuk) Al-Qaeda networks disrupted; three terrorists killed, 19 detained Coalition forces capture weapons and foreign terrorist facilitators, 10 detained Concerned Local Citizens’ tip leads to cache find (Madyriah) MND-C Soldiers discover cache in haystack (Al Ja’ara) Coalition forces detain two suspected criminal element members Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, media cells; two killed, 25 detained UPDATE: Coalition forces positively identify terrorist killed in recent raid (senior advisor to al-Masri) Coalition forces target an al-Qaeda facilitator; one detained (Baghdad) Troops capture suspected terrorists (Baghdad) Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; seven detained (Tarmiyah) Iron Reaper continues pursuit of al-Qaeda Troops arrest 3 alleged terrorists, find roadside bombs (Rashid district) Iraq says troops kill 13 militants, arrest 94 Summary of al-Anbar Progress What I see every day in Iraq: locals turning against the insurgents Suspected al-Qaida murderer captured in Iraq's Mosul Qaeda fighters migrating to Iraq’s north: US officials Turkish army kills 14 PKK militants

Afghanistan / Pakistan: 220 militants killed, 50 caged in Swat 26 militants held in Swat 76 militants seized in Pakistan Pak launches operation against pro-Taliban cleric Fazlullah Afghan gov't captures local Taliban commander Allies prepare to seize Taliban stronghold (Musa Qala) Afghanistan coalition says strike kills rebels in Taliban stronghold (Musa Qala) Taliban militants killed, leader arrested 40 Taliban Killed in Afghan Fighting Several militants killed in Helmand operation Afghan troops kill 10 Taliban militants in Zabul The West: Ex-US Navy Sailor on Trial for Conspiring With al-Qaeda (story #1) Hearing Shows Informant's Work (story #2) Jury Deliberations Underway For "Liberty City 7" 3 Convicted in Germany of al-Qaida Aid BBC 'funded paintballing trip for Islamic terrorists and didn't pass on information about 21/7 bombers' Saudi Peninsula Al-Qaida member arrested in Yemen Saudi Arabia works to protect oil fields from terrorism

Israel / Levant: Three Hamas militants killed in clash with Israelis U.S. names 7 Iraqis backing insurgency from Syria Israeli strike kills two Hamas militants in Gaza Two Israeli Arabs arrested on suspicion of planning attacks India / Pakistan: Hizbul Mujahideen's top militant arrested Two Lashkar Militants Arrested in Kashmir Two terrorists held in Jammu and Kashmir Top Al-Badr militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir Three militants killed in Bajaur 'Don't worry, no Al Qaeda in Maldives' (India helping the Maldives) Kashmir encounter ends, 2 militants killed Africa: Somalia: Al-Qaeda cells operating inside the country, says minister Algerian, Libyan Army units perform exercises to beef up anti-terror fight. US authorities sue Al-Qaeda Algerian ring leader Southeast Asia: Muslims Jailed for Killing Christians (Indonesia) 9 suspected insurgents, drug traffickers arrested in Hat Yai (Thailand) Philippines convicts 14 Abu Sayyaf militants of 2001 mass kidnapping A Most Wanted Pakistani Militant Killed in Kashmir Gunfight

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CLEARING PROCEDURES - U.S. Army soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment instruct Iraqi police room clearing procedures on Forward Operating Base Volunteer in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo By: Spc. Nicholas A. Hernande, US Army

Iraq: Sunni Tribal Militias To Fight Iraqi Insurgents Iraqi Forces Find, Detonate Car Bombs in Sunni Leader's Complex (story #1) Son of Sunni Leader Arrested in Iraq (story #2) Iraqi journalist falsely says 11 relatives had been killed by security forces 4 suspects detained in Rashid Coalition forces target car-bombers, assassins, kidnappers; one killed, 16 detained Concerned Local Citizens, Coalition Forces secure 3 weapons caches Coalition forces capture two targeted suspects; disrupt criminal network Insurgent safe house, house-borne IED blown up (Arab Jabour) An Nasiriyah SWAT captures high-level IED facilitator, four others Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, car-bombers, propaganda cells Coalition forces find weapons caches with help from local Iraqis; 18 suspects detained Iraqi Army seizes counterfeit money (eastern Baghdad) VBIED discovered near office of COR member; more than 40 detained Tip leads to cache in eastern Baghdad Black Lions arrest alleged extremist leaders (West Rashid) 7 suspects detained in Rashid An Nasiriyah SWAT operation targets extremist IED facilitators ‘Operation Varsity March’ Nets al Qaida Weapons Smuggler Iraqi SWAT Unit Targets Bomb-Making Cells Near Nasiriyah Turkey says inflicts heavy casualties on PKK in Iraq Turkish army arrests 60 PKK fighters

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Pakistani troops arrest 25 militants in Swat Pakistan arrests 11 suspected militants in northwest US to target Al Qaeda hideouts inside Pakistan, says Bush Operation against Swat militants continues Pakistan security arrests brother of militant leader (Maulana Fazalullah) Seven Taliban arrested by villagers in Pakistan Three militants killed in Bajaur, Pakistan Attack kills 30 Taliban militants (Kandahar) Four Taliban killed at Afghan wedding Three Insurgent IED Makers/Planters Killed by Coalition Forces The West: Turkey says Germany has extradited 2 PKK militants Prosecutors seek life sentence for Padilla Jurors to begin deliberations Monday in Sears Tower terror trial Slovakia extradites al-Qaeda terrorist suspect to Algeria Lebanese-American pleads guilty in bid to aid Hezbollah (Detroit) Probable Connection Between Al Qa'ida and Hizb ut Tahrir

The Caucasus: Man detained in Dagestan on suspicion planning attack on polling day Potential guerrilla recruits detained in Chechnya’s Shatoysky district Serviceman, militant killed in Chechnya attack Israel / Levant: Israeli Strike Kills 5 Militants in Gaza Youths with bombs stopped at Hawara Checkpoint IDF arrests two suspected terrorists in Nablus overnight Egyptian police seize explosives, uncover tunnels near Gaza border One killed, three injured by Israeli forces near refugee camp in Gaza India / Pakistan: Lashkar Commander Killed Near Shalimar Police teams arrest 2 in bomb seizure case Saudi Peninsula Prince Naif Asks Islamic Scholars to Fight Deviants Kuwaitis Convicted of Jihad Group Membership Sentenced To Death Africa: Algeria, Mali set up joint border patrols to fight terrorists Southeast Asia: Fresh fighting in southern Philippines, 15 terrorists killed Two suspected militants shot dead in Manipur Troops seize sayyaf, MNLF camp in Sulu, Philippines