Today's Roundup

David Bathgate / Corbis Silent Killer: Sources say that U.S. Predator strikes inside Pakistan are on the rise since January talks.

Iraq: U.S. soldiers capture major al-Qaida player (#4 in Iraq) Coalition forces in Iraq kill 25 terrorists, detain dozens Fifteen Qaeda operatives killed in US air raid on Diyala U.S. military hits al Qaeda propaganda units Iraqi detainees refusing to go home (prison life is good) Captured fighters help profile al-Qaida in Iraq Iraqi Security Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detain six suspected militants in overnight Al Qaeda leader in Kirkuk, 3 suspects detained Tip leads Iraqi National Police to large munitions cache Suspected IED emplacers attacked in vicinity of Samarra CF kills 1 suspected AQI in Diyala One terrorist killed, 21 detained in operations against al-Qaeda (Karwi) An Iraqi Insurgent Tell-All: Al-Qaida Is To Blame For "Killing Sunnis" And "Demolishing Their Homes, Mosques, and Their Hospitals" Iraqi forces battle rogue Shiite militants Iraqi Army hands out food in Ninewah province(Al Khuwayt) MND-B Soldiers capture key criminal suspect, seize weapons cache (Baghdad) Coalition forces detain eight, disrupt al-Qaeda Network ISF, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detain 10 in overnight operations Iraqi Police detain key criminal suspect (Musayyib) Coalition forces destroy terrorist mortar team (West Rashid) Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces detain two suspected insurgents in Al Qayyarah Iraqi Security Forces, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detain three suspected insurgents in overnigh Baquba Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics unit, U.S. Special Forces detain 25 suspects ISF detain 10 in overnight operations (Iskandariyah) Iraqi Army, U.S. Special Forces recover large weapons cache (Hawijah) ‘Tuskers’ detain five suspected terrorists (Baghdad) Joint Statement on the Approval of the Provincial Powers Law (Democrats weep) Coalition target roadside bombers, seven terrorists killed Joint operations in Mosul detain 16

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Kidney Doctor was Killed in Last Week's Missile Attack (UBL's Doc?) ANSF destroy insurgent route in Zabul With a Quiet Blessing, U.S. Attacks on Al Qaeda Spike (Predator comes calling) Real life hero: A Soldiers Silver Star story (Female medic) Five Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan Special Forces have Afghan drug lords in sights Coalition forces disrupt insurgent activities Battle leaves 4 Taliban dead in Afghanistan '80 Taliban had surrounded me, I had to keep on firing' (read this one!) ANSF destroy IED, suicide vest factory in Zabul Militant IED operations degraded in Khowst US-Afghan forces kill insurgents in Uruzgan The West: Terrorists who crossed the US-Mexico border Seven in French custody for suspected ties with radical Islamists France: Insurgency Recruitment Trial Begins PKK Terrorist Arrested In Belgium Bosnia police arrest five terrorism suspects

The Caucasus: Clash with militants in Chechnya kills nine (3 terrorists) Israel / Levant: Islamic militants clash with Fatah guerrillas in Lebanon (red on red) Israeli Army arrests six Palestinian youth near Nablus Israeli troops kill Palestinian on Gaza border Conspirators of foiled 2004 railway attack given lengthy jail terms India / Pakistan / Central Asia: Hizb militant killed in Bandipora Hizb commander killed in Ajas Two ultras, three OGWs arrested China’s mid-air terror trail leads to Pakistan Rebel leader, army officer killed in Kashmir clash Hizb Loses Exolosives Expert Police in Islamabad arrests over 75 suspects after reports of suicide bombers Top Lashkar Commander Killed (3 cops too) Saudi Peninsula Five Suspected Militants Arrested After Failed U.S. Embassy Attack in Yemen Africa: Austria refuses to pay al-Qaeda ransom for tourists kidnapped in Tunisia US Designates Somali Group Terrorists Mosque killings reveal violent conflict within Algerian extremism Algeria :bombers of Djanet airport to surrender Algeria :Troops of the National popular Army kill 6 Al Qaeda terrorists in Tizi Ouzou province Southeast Asia: Suspected Abu Sayyaf rebel killed in S Philippines Two militants killed in Assam gunbattles (India) Singapore says detains Jemaah Islamiyah member