The Roundup for April 18, 2008

KILLED OR CAPTURED - A chart showing senior al-Qaida leaders recently killed or captured and several pages of a letter found by coalition forces on the body of a terrorist were released in Baghdad, Iraq, during a media briefing by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman.

Iraq: Suspects in Maupin's Death Get Death Sentence Airstrike kills 4 in Basra, 2 die in Sadr City clashes Turkey: Army strikes militants in northern Iraq Intercepted al-Qaida Letter Reveals Tactics, Strategy (53 AQI leaders killed or captured this month) Iraqi Army finds weapons cache in vehicle (Haw al-Askery) Iraqi Army discovers IED materials during clearing operations (Mahmudiyah) Iraqi Army takes lead in Marne Piledriver Sons of Iraq lead MND-C Soldiers to weapons cache (Tameem) One terrorist killed, five suspects detained in Mosul One suspected terrorist detained in joint operation; local SOI groups reject AQI 13 al-Qaeda suspects detained Coalition UAV engages RPG team, kills four criminals (Basra) Iraqi Security Forces detain 2 wanted criminal leaders, 10 others in Basrah MND-B Soldiers seize rockets, weapons cache (Baghdad) Rocket cache found by MND-C Soldiers, Iraqi Security Forces (Baghdad) Two key suspects detained in Seddah Coalition forces detain 18 suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorists Iraqi DBE discover anti-tank mines after attack from dismounted insurgents Coalition detains alleged AQI leader, three other suspects in Mosul MND-B Soldiers seize munitions in Rashid SOI repel checkpoint attack, kill 2 AQI near Balad One terrorist killed, 14 detained in operations targeting AQI leaders MND-B Soldiers defend themselves, kill 6 criminals (Eastern Baghdad) Operation Charge of Knights continues progress in Basrah

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Afghan villagers save school, clinic from insurgents (Gotta read this!) Infamous Taliban Leader (Mullah Ismail) Killed In Pakistan (UK) Army has killed 7,000 Taliban Key Taliban commander offers surrender Key Taliban commander arrested by Afghan police Suspected weapons facilitators detained in Helmand province Insurgents on motorcycles killed in Zabul Afghan, Coalition forces destroy IED-making compound in Oruzgan ANA, CF continue to neutralize Taliban insurgents Joint forces detain Haqqani network commander Detained IED facilitators identified (Sheik Soup, LOL!) Pakistan nabs 3 militants linked to killings of 7 charity workers Two Taliban militants arrested in Punjab Canadian Tanks Stomp Taliban The West: Quebec's Muslim Moderates Fight Back New Charges Filed Against Former USF Students (UK) Six guilty of terrorism support India / Pakistan: Militant hideout busted in J-K Lashkar Top Gun Killed in Kashmir Gunfight

Israel / Levant: Head of Islamic Jihad in Qabatya Killed by IDF Forces Three Israeli soldiers, four militants killed in Gaza raids Four Hamas militants killed in eastern Gaza (Senior member captured) U.N. Security Council Calls on Hezbollah to Disarm Israel imposes full closure of Palestinian territories Israeli troop kills Quds brigades activists in Jenin Africa: Mauritania Uncovers ‘Terror Cell’ Mauritania police arrest third suspect in French tourist killings Algerian Troops Stop AQM Summit Meeting Algeria forces kill 10 rebel bomb plotters Southeast Asia: Indonesia: Police arrest two alleged Jemaah Islamiyah members (Major catch) The Caucasus / Former Soviet Republics: Six suspected Islamic extremists arrested in Bashkortostan Attackers killed in shootout with police in Chechnya