Today's Roundup

A Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 10, 2008. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes

Today's Terrorist Roundup

Iraq: US-Iraqi troops sweep Al Qaeda village haven Al Qaeda in Iraq's shrinking area of operations Click the map for story & large map Turkey bombs rebel targets in northern Iraq Anbar to revert to Iraqi control in March American forces nab notorious insurgency chief in Iraq Coalition forces target al-Qaeda near Hamrin Lake, three terrorists killed Al-Qaeda operations in northern Iraq disrupted; two killed, 17 detained Coalition forces capture criminal element network facilitator U.S. Special Operations Forces train Iraqi Security Forces Three IEDS found, destroyed in Adwaniyah Soldiers capture HVT south of Baghdad Phantom Phoenix denies enemy sanctuary Suspected al-Qaeda counterfeiter arrested Coalition forces target facilitation networks, attack cells; three terrorists killed, nine detained ISF, MND-N Soldiers kill seven extremists after attack Operation Phantom Phoenix: U.S. Soldiers find cache, given warheads Iraqi Police capture suspected terrorists Coalition forces degrade al-Qaeda networks; three terrorists killed, four detained Operation Phantom Phoenix: Tip leads MND-North Soldiers to extremist car bomb factory and large cach Coalition forces detain two suspects, disrupt criminal networks Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq operations, 14 suspects detained Rakkasans uncover VBIED factory U.S. boosts its use of airstrikes in Iraq

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Thirty-two militants killed in Pak madrasa blast (Missile or work accident?) Taliban commander killed in Parachinar, claims official (Maulvi Mansoor ) Mehsud-Wazir tension grows after power cut Seven troops, 40 Islamic militants killed in South Waziristan Three Get Life Sentences For Plotting To Kill Musharraf Pakistan Takes Control of Swat Valley From Militants Two more Uzbek militants killed in Pakistan clash Afghan kidnap gang arrested The West: Ex-Mich. congressman indicted in terrorist fund-raising conspiracy Padilla Gets 30 to Life The Caucasus: Russian police kill four militants in Chechen capital Security forces thwart Jihad plan to bomb Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railroad

Israel / Levant: Lebanon Warrants Issued Against Al-qaida West Bank: Jihadi leader killed in Israeli raid India / Pakistan: Five militants arrested Nine Lashkar Workers Arrested in Kashmir: Police Suicide attack suspects being investigated Lashkar Top Commander Killed in Kashmir Gunfight Saudi Peninsula UN Sanctions 3 Kuwaitis for al-Qaida Tie Africa: Mauritanian Officials Interrogate al Qaida-Linked Suspects About French Tourist Murder U.S to help Mauritania confront al Qaeda threat Algerian security forces kill al-Qaeda-inspired suspects east of capital Southeast Asia: Hunted Abu Sayyaf guerrilla killed (Philippines) Italian priests staying despite kidnap threats (Philippines) Police Hunting Down Suspected Female Al-Qaida Bombers In Southern Philippines