Today's Roundup

ON PATROL TO OMAR - A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, walks next to a creek during a patrol to Omar in the Kunar province of Afghanistan. U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Aird

Iraq: General Says al-Qaida on the Run in Iraq (AQ: 130 KIA, 370EPW including 40 HVT) Iraq Targets the Mahdi Army (Finally) Marines launch rescue effort to save Hadithah girl MND-B Soldiers detain suspected extremist cell leader (Baghdad) Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain suspected terrorists in separate raids (Balad) Coalition targets al-Qaeda in Iraq networks; five killed, 16 detained Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda in Iraq operating in Diyala, 15 terrorists killed (Baqubah) MND-C Soldiers find 2 caches in 2 days Coalition forces target al-Qaeda in Iraq networks, 19 suspected terrorists detained Coalition forces capture Special Groups leader, criminal network facilitator; detain total of four NPs detain two suspected extremists (West Rashid) MND-B Forces seize enemy caches (West Rashid) Soldiers seize two caches, detain two (Doura) Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Operations Forces detain 5 terror suspects MND-North Soldiers liberate 2 from al Qaeda prison during Operation Phantom Phoenix (Baquba) Night air raid drops 19,000 pounds of bombs, destroys 35 targets in Arab Jabour Phantom Phoenix: More than 10 targets destroyed during ongoing air strikes in Arab Jabour Iraqi and U.S. Forces target extremist networks in Baghdad, killing extremist commander Coalition significantly disrupts al-Qaeda networks: two killed; 18 detained Coalition Forces resume air assault on al-Qaeda targets (Arab Jabour) Tips lead to detention of 10 AQI during Operation Phantom Phoenix Coalition disrupts al-Qaeda networks in central Iraq; one killed, 19 detained

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Troops continue targeting militant hideouts in Waziristan Pakistani military attacks rebel stronghold Forty militants killed in Pakistan tribal area: military General: Taliban Offensive Is Unlikely (No spring offensive) 1 rebel killed, 9 arrested by Afghan army Afghan police kill 6 Taliban militants Seven troops, 37 militants killed in Waziristan clashes Afghan suicide attacker stumbles, explodes (2 work accidents) Pakistani Army Seizes 35 Pro-Taliban Militants in Swat Valley Karzai’s Eagles: The Afghan Air Force flies again Forces seize explosives and arms in Swat Eight Taliban fighters killed in Helmand (Taliban commander dead) Would-be suicide attacker killed; two suspects held The West: Padilla, cohorts get 12 to 17 years A Christmas Gift From al Qaeda (Tracking AQ online) Serbia: Convicted terrorists get 40-year sentence Bosnia: Mujahadeen leader Abu Hamza to be expelled

Israel / Levant: Israeli missile strikes kill two Gaza militants IDF officer wounded, militant killed in W. Bank Palestinians break through Egyptian border wall (Is that an apartheid wall too?) Israeli forces arrest Palestinian PM's adviser for Quds affairs Palestinian activist killed in border armed clash IDF troops operating in southern Gaza arrest 20 terror suspects Egypt arrests Muslim Brotherhood to stop Gaza protests India / Pakistan: Four militants killed in J&K Lashkar-e-Toiba Militant Killed Former Jaish commander arrested 6 ‘terrorists’ arrested in Pindi, suicide jackets seized Saudi Peninsula AQ suspects in Belgians' killing arrested (Yemen) Africa: Mauritania Charges 4 After French Deaths Police search for Al-Qaeda’s lady in Algeria (Suicide bomber?) Algeria To Leaflet Against Al-Qaeda In Maghreb Algerian police kills terrorist, searching for another Southeast Asia: Extremist involved in Sipadan kidnap arrested (Philippines) Sub-leader of Abu Sayyaf arrested in Philippines Indonesia: Jihad may have ended in Poso Two ULFA militants killed in police shootout in Assam (Eastern India)