Today's Roundup

PATRIOT STRIKE - Army Staff Sgt. Joe Hammond, right front, leads his squad through a gully during Operation Patriot Strike in Ubaydi, Iraq. Hammond is assigned to the the 101st Airborne Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Brody

Iraq: U.S. Airstrikes Hit 'Qaida Safe Havens' Al-Qaeda leader caught in W. Mosul Two al-Qaeda operatives arrested in Diala Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq IED specialists (Hillah) Citizen tip leads Coalition to cache (Baghdad) Al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist behind Oct. 11 attacks identified as Mullah Jasim Air strike engages suspected IED emplacers during Operation Phantom Phoenix (Muqdadiyah) UAV, Apaches tag team to take out IED emplacers Yusufiyah Operation Marne Thunderbolt clears al-Qaeda from southeast Baghdad Iraqi Army finds bomb making facility outside Baghdad (Al Baytara, Abu Ghraib) MND-North Soldiers kill 4 extremists, destroy HBIED with air strikes (Khan Bani Sa’ad) Black Lions capture suspected extremist (Baghdad) Dragons find five caches, detain three (Rashid) Coalition forces target al-Qaeda leaders in northern Iraq, six detained Operation Iron Harvest clears al-Qaeda from northern Iraq (Baquba) Coalition forces positively identify terrorist killed in operation Dec. 25 Air strike destroys AQI safe house, reveals large cache (Busayefi) Iraqi Special Operations Forces detain extremist cell leader, 3 suspected extremists (Baghdad) Iraqi Army, Coalition Forces find caches, detain terrorist (Kirkuk) Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq operations; three killed; 28 detained Coalition forces capture Special Groups leader; detain four suspects (Baghdad) Treasury Dept. Targets Iraqi Insurgents' Money General: Anbar ready for handover

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Taliban Tiff Turns Toxic (Dadullah vs Omar) Pakistan army strikes hideout of pro-Taliban militant leader (Fazlullah) Al Qaeda suicide cell leader captured in Pakistan Pakistani Tribesmen raising anti-Al Qaeda Army (great news!) Tribal chief tells militants to leave Afghanistan arrests 11 Taliban fighters Afghanistan: A First Step Toward 'Turning' Moderate Taliban? 18 suspected militants arrested in Swat The West: Britain jails would-be Taliban fighter Sparks fly in Padilla sentencing hearing Two British residents face extradition hearing over Al Qaida allegations Couple Linked to Al Qaeda Online Video Threat to Face Trial in Austria Terror Bloggers Claim Paris Attack Plan Bosnia begins deportations of foreign fighters German policeman says Lebanese plotters planned 'bloodbath' The Caucasus: Six militants killed in Dagestan, Russia Wahhabi gunman killed in Dagestan

Israel / Levant: Six Al-Qaeda suspects held in custody pending trial (Turkey) Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Gaza High-ranking Fatah al-Islam member arrested (Lebanon) India / Pakistan: A Top Hizbul Militant Surrenders in Kashmir Africa: Tunisia Court Upholds Terror Conviction (ex-Gitmo inmate) Terror suspect extradited from Spain remains in Moroccan custody Algeria: Several terrorists killed or wounded in Army’s onslaught in Constantine Southeast Asia: Philippines to Charge 15 in Mall Blast Philippines aims to cut Abu Sayyaf strength by half this year A shock to the system (Moslem spies in Thai military) Preparations for (US-Filipino war games called) Balikatan in high gear Islam in Indonesia - Where “soft Islam” is on the march Radical Solution to Terrorism (Indonesia)