Today's Roundup

U.S. Army Pfc. Angel Marrero, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, conducts a patrol in Karadah, Iraq. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Jason T. Bailey, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Iraq: US forces capture leader of Iranian-backed armed rebel network in Iraq Tension Between Muqtada Al-Sadr, Iranians (popcorn time) Iraqi military continues operations in Basrah Iraq's Benchmarks (Harry Reid is deeply saddened) U.S. troops make progress in Iraq's Diyala province Al-Qaida's strategic failure in Iraq (Good read) ISF, advised by U.S. Special Forces, detain 1 suspected insurgent, discover cache in separate ops Iraqi citizen tip leads to large cache discovery Sons of Iraq discover, turn in large cache Coalition forces conduct airstrike in Basra, two criminals killed Coalition forces detain suspected Special Groups criminal Four terrorists killed, six suspects detained in Coalition operations Informant leads Soldiers to multiple caches (Kutimiyah) VBIED attack near Mosul kills 5, wounds 19 1-15 Inf. Regt. operation snatches key suspect (Salman Pak) MND-B soldiers kill bomb emplacer MND-B Soldiers seize munitions cache (Baghdad) Citizen’s tip leads Iraqi Army to EFP cache (Mahmudiyah) AQI financial leader captured in Salman Pak Coalition forces detain 12 suspected terrorists 15 caches, IED factory discovered in northern Iraq Iraqi Army Soldiers, U.S. Special Forces conduct combined operation in Makhiat Iraqi Special Operations Forces kill 14 criminals in Basra Iraqi Security Forces, detain two suspects in separate operations (Balad) SOI prevent suicide attack INP arrest 3, uncover weapons cache Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics unit detain 20 suspected smugglers in Basra Sons of Iraq turn over suicide belt to MND-C Soldiers (North Babil) Iraqi Army Brigade unilateral operation nets al-Qaeda in Iraq, sizeable cache Five wanted individuals, six others detained in Coalition operations

Afghanistan / Pakistan / Central Asia: Uzbek president offers NATO a transit corridor to Afghanistan Airstrike kills 3 in Afghanistan; Grunts kill several more France Sends Troops to Afghanistan, Eases NATO Strain (why elections matter) Taliban commander Mullah Naqibullah arrested for the third time Afghan forces arrest over a dozen suspected insurgents Weapons facilitation operations disrupted in Helmand Province The West: US charges embassy bomb suspect (Ghailani) Case can proceed against suspect in Orlando International Airport bomb parts incident "Up to 18" could have joined UK suicide bomb plot Top court won't hear challenge to terrorism law (Canada) 'The Trainer' begins terror trial testimony Jihad Comes to Wall Street Leaders' Statements Illustrate CAIR's Extremism, Anti-Semitism The Caucasus: Police detain Chechen 'executioner' of Russian soldiers Gang leader involved in terrorist acts in Chechnya detained Africa: Malian government signs cease-fire with rebels day after military attack (see story below) Mali helicopters strike Tuareg rebels, several dead Morocco's Qaeda branch chief remanded in custody An assassination plot against Algerian PM Belkhadem foiled

Israel / Levant: IDF intercepts truck carrying dangerous chemical substances in West Bank Hamas leader Mashaal: We accept state on '67 borders 45 Al-Qaida suspects arrested in Turkey Egypt: Government threatens to arrest more militants Turkish troops kill 7 PKK militants in Sirnak IDF kills two militants in Gaza raid IDF kills three Islamic Jihad militants in central Gaza India / Pakistan: India 'decapitates' jihadi group (SIMI) Five more SIMI activists arrested in Madhya Pradesh Police bust SIMI terror camp in Madhya Pradesh Top Hizbul leader arrested in J&K Top commanders of Hizbul Mujahideen killed in Indian-administered Kashmir Hizb ‘master-blaster’ held Hizbul Mujahideen spokesman arrested Saudi Peninsula Yemen Mobilizes Military to Quell Riots Southeast Asia: Abu Sayyaf cleric arrested in Sulu (Philippines)