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Recent Highlights in overthrow the government.” Belliraj policemen, including a district police claims that he was working for the chief, in Faryab Province. – AP, October Terrorist Activity Belgian government. – UPI, October 17 20

October 16, 2008 (): October 17, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Pakistani October 20, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): gunmen fired on a passenger fighter jets destroyed a training camp A suicide bomber attacked German bus and seized control of another in for Taliban-linked militants in Swat soldiers in Kunduz Province, killing Province. During the incident, District of the North-West Frontier two of them in addition to five Afghan Taliban fighters killed at least 25 of the Province. During the attack, security children. – AFP, October 20 civilian passengers and took a number of officials claimed 60 pro-Taliban fighters hostages. The Taliban, however, claim were killed. – AFP, October 17 October 21, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): that those killed were Afghan soldiers. Taliban fighters told mobile phone – Reuters, October 19; AP, October 19 October 18, 2008 (IRAQ): A female operators to shut down their networks suicide bomber exploded—possibly after during the day in Ghazni Province, October 16, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): An receiving gunfire from an Iraqi police alleging that signals from their towers Afghan policeman threw a grenade and officer—at a checkpoint in Dhuluiyya, help government and international opened fire at a U.S. military patrol in Salah al-Din Province. There did not troops track their movements. “We Paktika Province, killing one U.S. soldier. appear to be any casualties, other than have informed mobile companies – Minneapolis Star Tribune, October 16 the death of the bomber. – CNN, October operating in Ghazni to turn off their 18; AFP, October 18 signals during the daytime now as it October 16, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A endangers the lives of our fighters,” a suspected U.S. missile strike killed October 18, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): Taliban spokesman said. “We want the an alleged foreign militant in South Suspected Abu Sayyaf Group gunmen companies to cut off their signal for 10 Waziristan Agency of the Federally attempted to kill a Catholic priest in days from now.” – Reuters, October 21 Administered Tribal Areas. On October Basilan in the southern Philippines, 30, a senior European counter-terrorism although the priest’s bodyguards October 21, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A long official identified the dead militant were able to repel the attackers. The gunfight between Taliban-linked as Khalid Habib, a veteran Egyptian assailants were able to inflict a number fighters and paramilitary soldiers broke jihadist working in al-Qa`ida. – AP, of injuries. – AFP, October 18 out in the Kabal area of Swat District in October 16; Los Angeles Times, October 31 the North-West Frontier Province. The October 19, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): incident resulted in the deaths of at least October 16, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A suicide Afghan and international soldiers killed 15 paramilitary soldiers and five Taliban- car bomber attacked a police station in 34 Taliban militants during an operation linked fighters. – Reuters, October 22 Mingora of Swat District in the North- south of Lashkar Gah in Helmand West Frontier Province. Four security Province. – AP, October 20 October 21, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): A officers were killed in the blast. – AP, Philippine court extended a freeze on October 16 October 19, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): the assets of Hilarion Santos, the alleged Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr leader of the Rajah Solaiman Movement October 16, 2008 (PAKISTAN): The BBC Mottaki told a news conference that the (RSM). Santos was arrested three years reported that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan West should not engage in negotiations ago and is on trial for kidnapping and (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Omar said the or talks with the Taliban. Mottaki rebellion. The freeze, which makes it TTP was “willing to negotiate with the warned, “We advise them to think about illegal to sell off any properties owned government without any conditions” the consequences of the talks [with the by Santos, will be in effect until January and “also willing to lay down our arms, Taliban] which are taking place in the 25, 2009. The RSM spun off from the once the military ceases operations region and in Europe and avoid being Abu Sayyaf Group, and is primarily against us.” Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, bitten in the same spot twice.” – AFP, composed of Filipino Christians who however, claimed that Omar told one of October 19 converted to Islam. – AFP, October 21 their journalists on October 15 that “a threat [U.S.-led forces] is looming large October 20, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): October 21, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): on our western borders and, therefore, Taliban gunmen shot to death a According to a statement made by Taliban can’t disarm themselves Christian aid worker as she walked Philippine Colonel Eddie Maningding, unless the occupation forces leave to work in western . The aid Jemaah Islamiya operatives are using Afghanistan.” – UPI, October 16; Dawn, worker, Gayle Williams, was a dual Mindanao as a “as training and exposure October 16 South African-British national, and she area” for recruits. He also alleged primarily worked with handicapped these operatives are “supporting some October 16, 2008 (MOROCCO): The Afghans. A Taliban spokesman charged rogue MILF [Moro Islamic Liberation trial of accused al-Qa`ida insurgent that Williams “came to Afghanistan Front] elements for extortion and other Abdul Kader Belliraj began in Morocco. to teach Christianity to the people of criminal activities. Recently, they are According to UPI, “Belliraj was arrested Afghanistan.” – AP, October 20 eluding government counter-terrorist in February along with 32 other people operations and co-opting with local and has been accused of planning terror October 20, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): radicals for sanctuary and propagation attacks in Morocco in an attempt to Suspected Taliban militants killed five of their extremist beliefs.” Maningding november 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 12 claimed that 58 foreign terrorists were Guardian newspaper, however, reported bail as he awaits his sentencing. – AP, operating in the Philippines and were that “the document is not binding on the October 22 constantly on the run from government government even though it was party troops. “The 30 JI members and 28 other to it. The army remains the ultimate October 23, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide foreign terrorists are now on the run arbiter of security policy.” – Guardian, car bomber rammed his vehicle into due to extensive government pressure,” October 24 the convoy of Iraq’s labor minister in he said. – GMANews.tv, October 21 downtown Baghdad, killing at least 11 October 23, 2008 (GLOBAL): 21-year- people. The minister, Mahmud Jawad October 21, 2008 (SAUDI ARABIA): old German citizen and convert to Islam al-Radi, escaped injury. – AFP, October 23 The Saudi media reported that the Eric Breininger appeared in a new online government has indicted 991 suspected video stating, “I am in Afghanistan and, October 23, 2008 (IRAQ): The U.S. al-Qa`ida militants for carrying out personally, do not plan to carry out an military handed control of Babil 30 attacks since 2003. According to attack on Germany.” On September 25, Province to the Iraqi government. Babil Reuters, some of the accused include German federal prosecutors issued a is the 12th province out of 18 that has clerics who had publicly supported public alert seeking the whereabouts of been handed over to Iraqi government al-Qa`ida’s violent campaign in the Breininger, who they thought had slipped control. – AP, October 23 country. Al-Arabiya reported that most back into Germany after attending a of the suspects are Saudi nationals. terrorist training camp in Pakistan. The October 23, 2008 (IRAQ): The U.S. – Reuters, October 21 web video was Breininger’s response military announced that Iraqi security to the German alert. He further stated, forces had captured 66 people allegedly October 21, 2008 (SAUDI ARABIA): “We declare war on any country that connected to al-Qa`ida in Iraq (AQI). Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal fights against Muslims at the side of the The arrests, which occurred during announced that, in September, his United States. However, the Germans separate operations in northern Iraq country hosted talks between Afghan are so blinded by the press that the over a few days, included 45 operatives officials and the Taliban in Mecca. people apparently demanded even more from AQI and 21 others part of the According to press reports, one of the soldiers and intelligence services, which Islamic State of Iraq. – CNN, October 23 Taliban representatives was Abdul logically increase the risk of attacks on Salam Zaeef, the former Taliban German territory.” – ABC News, October 23 October 23, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): ambassador to Pakistan. – Washington Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Post, October 22 October 23, 2008 (GERMANY): The Dadfar Spanta said that his government head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence would negotiate with the Taliban since October 22, 2008 (IRAQ): The head of the Service, Ernst Uhrlau, warned that “peace requires that we talk with the al-Qa`ida-linked Islamic State of Iraq, al-Qa`ida in the Islamic Maghreb armed opposition.” Yet, according Abu `Umar al-Baghdadi, confirmed the (AQIM), which is based in North to Spanta, any negotiations with the death of Abu Qaswarah, who was killed Africa, could pose a threat to Western Taliban must be on the premise that by U.S. forces on October 5 in Mosul, Europe. According to Ernst, out of al- they will accept the current Afghan Ninawa Province. Abu Qaswarah Qa`ida’s various “franchises,” AQIM constitution. – AFP, October 23 has been identified as the second-in- is “developing the most dynamically.” command of al-Qa`ida in Iraq. Al- Uhrlau also identified the internet as October 23, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A U.S. Baghdadi said that the Moroccan native a prime “vehicle for preparations” for unmanned aerial drone fired a missile Abu Qaswarah was a “unique, beloved terrorists who hope to attack Europe. at a madrasa near the town of Miran and close knight whose departure is – The Canadian Press, October 23 Shah in North Waziristan Agency of the painful and hard.” – AP, October 22; Reuters, Federally Administered Tribal Areas. October 15; TimesOnline, October 16 October 23, 2008 (AUSTRALIA): An The site was a suspected training area Australian jury found 35-year-old for Taliban militants. Approximately October 22, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A Muslim convert Joseph Thomas not nine people were killed. – The Times, roadside bomb exploded and killed three guilty of receiving funds from al-Qa`ida. October 24 U.S.-led coalition soldiers in western Thomas was, however, convicted on a Afghanistan. The exact location of the lesser charge of possessing a falsified October 23, 2008 (PAKISTAN): incident was not reported. – AP, October 23 passport; that charge carries a maximum Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary told penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine. journalists that security forces killed October 22, 2008 (PAKISTAN): The Thomas, often referred to as “Jihad Jack,” at least 35 Taliban during ground and Pakistani parliament unanimously was arrested after leaving Afghanistan air assaults in Bajaur Agency of the passed a resolution calling for dialogue where he had spent time in an al-Qa`ida Federally Administered Tribal Areas. with extremist groups and an end training camp and had personally met The offensive began late on October 22 to military action. According to the Usama bin Ladin. Thomas explained and continued to the next day. – Daily resolution, “Dialogue must now be that he went to Afghanistan in 2001 Times, October 24 the highest priority, as a principal with the intention of fighting with the instrument of conflict management Taliban, but claimed to have mistakenly October 24, 2008 (GLOBAL): A report in and resolution. The military will be ended up at a training camp for al- Pakistan’s The News claimed that al-Qa`ida replaced as early as possible by civilian Qa`ida. This marked Thomas’ second sources informed the newspaper that law enforcement agencies.” The British trial on the charges. He was released on Usama bin Ladin is writing an Arabic- november 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 12 language book on al-Qa`ida’s continued commander Haji Omar Khan, in South October 27, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): struggles. The al-Qa`ida sources said Waziristan Agency of the Federally Taliban gunfire forced down a U.S. that Bin Ladin is writing the book in Administered Tribal Areas. It is Blackhawk helicopter in Wardak response to the “negative propaganda believed that all of those killed were tied Province, although the crew were and insufficient information” about the to the Taliban and involved in sending extracted safely. Coalition troops al-Qa`ida network. The sources also fighters into Afghanistan. Khan had ties responding to the attack also came stated Bin Ladin “is writing the book to Taliban leader Jalaluddin Haqqani. under fire, and they proceeded to kill with the assistance of a young man with – AFP, October 27 12 Taliban fighters. The helicopter a Middle Eastern background who will was recovered and brought to a nearby later translate the text into English.” October 26, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A NATO military base. – AFP, October 28 – The News, October 24 suicide car bomber attacked a security post in Mohmand Agency of the October 28, 2008 (GLOBAL): Top October 24, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): Federally Administered Tribal Areas, al-Qa`ida leader Abu Yahya al- Arturo Lomibao, the head of the killing 10 soldiers. – Bloomberg, October 27 Libi appeared in a new video posted Philippines’ counter-terrorism unit, on Islamist web forums. The video warned that Indonesian and Malaysian October 26, 2008 (SOMALIA): Somalia’s apparently was released several weeks jihadists, with ties to Jemaah Islamiya, transitional government signed a cease- later than planned, as in the video al- continue to infiltrate the Philippines fire agreement with some opposition Libi commemorated `Id al-Fitr, which despite stricter border controls. leaders during a meeting in Djibouti. was celebrated during the first week of “Jihadists associated with [JI operative] The agreement read: “Effective 26 October. – ABC News, October 30 Umar Patek continue to arrive October 2008, cease-fire observance intermittently in Mindanao,” he said. has been announced. It will become October 28, 2008 (UNITED STATES): A – GulfNews.com, October 24 effective 5 November 2008…starting 21 State Department official told reporters November 2008, the Ethiopian troops on the condition of anonymity that the October 24, 2008 (SOMALIA): Islamist will relocate from areas of the cities of United States was examining ways to insurgents attacked the Hodan police Beledweyn and Mogadishu…The second negotiate with “reconcilable” elements station in Mogadishu. Although the phase of the troop withdrawal shall be of the Taliban in Afghanistan. “If insurgents were eventually pushed completed within 120 days.” Somalia’s people are willing to renounce violence, back, at one point it is believed they Islamist opposition group is not united, give up their arms…it makes sense,” the infiltrated the station. The number of however, and the deal was not accepted official said. Negotiations could occur casualties was not clear. The attack was by all of the warring factions. One of if Taliban elements were willing to just the latest in escalating violence in these hard line leaders, Shaykh Hassan “give up their arms, renounce violence, southern Somalia as Islamist insurgents Dahir Aweys, questioned the agreement, pledge allegiance to the Afghanistan continue to attack Transitional Federal stating, “The agreement reached in constitution and become part of the Government, Ethiopian and African Djibouti Sunday is an illusion to deceive political process instead of getting in Union forces. – Shabelle Media Network, the Somalis. Neither the international the way of the political process.” – AFP, October 24 community nor Ethiopia itself October 28 announced the complete withdrawal of October 25, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): Ethiopian troops.” – Reuters, October 26 October 28, 2008 (PAKISTAN/ Two senior officials of the international AFGHANISTAN): Afghan and Pakistani shipping company DHL, along with a October 27, 2008 (UNITED STATES): tribal and political leaders released a bodyguard, were shot to death in front of During the opening day of the military declaration after a two-day meeting their Kabul office. Early reports identified trial for al-Qa`ida suspect Ali Hamza calling for the establishment of contacts the assailant as a company security guard. al-Bahlul at Guantanamo Bay, both al- with Taliban factions in order to end the – Voice of America, October 25 Bahlul and his Pentagon-appointed insurgencies affecting both countries. lawyer refused to participate and did Both the Pakistan and Afghanistan October 26, 2008 (SYRIA): U.S. soldiers not answer questions from the judge. governments endorsed the declaration. launched an attack on Syrian territory Al-Bahlul, a Yemeni, faces a possible – AP, October 28 close to the Iraqi border and killed life sentence for his alleged role in approximately eight people. The conspiracy, supporting terrorism and October 29, 2008 (UNITED STATES): purpose of the attack was to shut down solicitation to commit murder. – AP, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell a network moving al-Qa`ida-linked October 27 told reporters that Taliban leader foreign fighters from Syria into Iraq. Mullah Omar should not be involved in According to the New York Times, U.S. October 27, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): any negotiations between the Taliban sources confirmed the death of Abu A suicide bomber wearing a police and Afghanistan. According to Morrell, Ghadiya, an Iraqi suspected of leading uniform blew himself up inside a police “Mullah Omar has the blood of thousands the cell. – AP, October 26; New York Times, station in Baghlan Province, killing of Americans on his hands, based upon October 30 two American soldiers and a child. The the support that he provided Osama bin Taliban immediately claimed credit for Laden.” Morrell also addressed recent October 26, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A the operation. – New York Times, October 27 attempts made by the Afghanistan and suspected U.S. missile strike killed Pakistan governments to negotiate at least 16 people, including Taliban with the Taliban: “You have to figure november 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 12 out a way to embrace those who are was not in the building at the time of the November 1, 2008 (YEMEN): A Yemeni willing, ultimately, to work with the blast. The Taliban claimed credit for the security official said that the suicide central government, lay down their operation. – AFP, October 30 team that attacked the U.S. Embassy arms—at least stop pointing them at the in Sana`a on September 17 had ties to government and at us—and work in a October 30, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): One al-Qa`ida in Iraq. The official said that constructive manner for the good of all of two aid workers held hostage by the three of the six had previously fought the Afghan people.” – Reuters, October 29 Abu Sayyaf Group for 45 days in the in Iraq, and that the team had trained jungles of the Philippines was released in al-Qa`ida camps in southern Yemen. October 29, 2008 (CANADA): Mohammed unharmed. The gunmen did not release – AP, November 1 Momin Khawaja was found guilty in the second hostage. According to a a Canadian court for his involvement press report, the released hostage said November 1, 2008 (SOMALIA): Shaykh in a foiled terrorist plot in the United she “lived in constant fear during her Sharif Shaykh Ahmad, who chairs Kingdom. Khawaja was found to ordeal, with the rebels at one time the oppositionist Alliance for the Re- have “knowingly participated” and threatening to cut off her fingers if her liberation of Somalia (ARS), returned “knowingly facilitated” a terrorist family refused to pay a ransom of two to Jowhar in Somalia, two years after group’s plan to attack civilians in million pesos.” It was not clear whether the Ethiopian intervention forced London. He was arrested in March a ransom was paid. – The Age, October 30 him to flee. On October 26, the ARS 2004. According to an Agence France- signed a cease-fire agreement with Presse report, “The devout Muslim was October 30, 2008 (MALI): After spending the Transitional Federal Government. born in Canada of Pakistani immigrant 252 days in captivity, two Austrian Ahmed told supporters in Jowhar that parents and once worked as a computer tourists who were kidnapped by al- “we need you to support that agreement, expert at Canada’s Foreign Affairs Qa`ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) which we believe serves the interest of Department.” He will be sentenced on on February 22 in Tunisia were released the nation.” – AFP, November 1 November 18. – AFP, October 29 to the Malian Army. According to a Bloomberg report on their release, “5 November 2, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A October 29, 2008 (AUSTRALIA): After million euros ($6.4 million) and the suicide car bomber slammed his vehicle being found not guilty of receiving release of 10 of its [AQIM] members from into a security checkpoint in South funds from al-Qa`ida in an Australian Tunisian and Algerian prisons” was Waziristan Agency of the Federally court on October 23, 35-year-old Muslim demanded in exchange for the hostages. Administered Tribal Areas, killing convert Joseph Thomas was sentenced The Austrian Foreign Ministry did not eight soldiers. – Reuters, November 2 to nine months in jail for possessing a immediately say whether a ransom was falsified passport. Since Thomas had paid for the pair’s release. One of the November 3, 2008 (UNITED STATES): already spent that amount of time in released hostages, Wolfgang Ebner, A military court at Guantanamo Bay custody, he was immediately set free. told reporters after his release that “the convicted al-Qa`ida operative Ali – Herald Sun, October 29 conditions of detention were harsh, it Hamza al-Bahlul of three terrorism- was not at all easy, but we were treated related charges. On the opening day of October 29, 2008 (SOMALIA): Five normally.” – Bloomberg, October 31; AFP, the trial, al-Bahlul refused to defend suicide car bombs ripped through October 31 himself. He was sentenced to life in various key targets in the northern prison. – Reuters, November 3 Somalia autonomous areas of October 31, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A suicide Somaliland and Puntland. In Hargeysa, bomber killed nine people in an attack November 3, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A Somaliland, the presidential palace, targeting the police in Mardan in the French aid worker was kidnapped in Ethiopia’s diplomatic compound and North-West Frontier Province. – Reuters, broad daylight on a street in Kabul. A the UN Development Program building October 31; The Nation, October 31 local intelligence worker intervened were all targeted. In Bosasso, Puntland, to stop the kidnapping, but he was two separate offices affiliated with the October 31, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A shot dead by the assailants. A Taliban Interior Ministry were targeted. The suspected U.S. aerial drone fired spokesman denied involvement. – AP, coordinated attacks killed 19 people. two missiles at targets in Mir Ali, November 3 There were no immediate claims of North Waziristan Agency of the responsibility, although U.S. authorities Federally Administered Tribal Areas. November 4, 2008 (THAILAND): Two suspect al-Qa`ida involvement in Approximately 15 to 20 people were bombs ripped through Narathiwat conjunction with local insurgents. killed in the attacks. Separately, an Province in southern Thailand, – AFP, October 29; Fox News, October 30 additional suspected U.S. aerial drone wounding 62 people. It appeared that fired two missiles at a house in Wana, one of the bombs targeted an outdoor October 30, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A South Waziristan Agency. Around meeting of village chiefs. – Reuters, suicide bomber blew himself up inside seven people were killed during that November 4 the Information and Culture Ministry attack. Various news reports stated in Kabul, killing five people. Two other that al-Qa`ida’s propaganda chief—an November 5, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide car assailants were possibly involved in the Egyptian known as Abu Jihad al-Masri— bomber attacked a police patrol on the attack, but they escaped. Authorities was killed in the North Waziristan road to Baghdad’s airport, killing six believe that the intended target was the attack. – Reuters, October 31; AP, October 31; people. – AP, November 5 minister, Abdul Karim Khoram, but he AFP, November 1

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November 5, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): November 9, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A November 12, 2008 (PAKISTAN): U.S. Authorities apprehended a sub-leader suicide car bomber attacked a military aid worker Steve Vance and his driver of the Abu Sayyaf Group—identified as convoy in Herat Province, killing two were shot to death in the University Sakirin Andalin Sali—in Sulu Province Spanish soldiers. – AP, November 9 Town area of Peshawar. – AP, November in the southern Philippines. – GMANews. 13 tv, November 5 November 10, 2008 (IRAQ): At least two bombs ripped through a shopping November 12, 2008 (SOMALIA): Islamist November 6, 2008 (IRAQ): U.S. and district in Baghdad’s Adhamiyya rebels seized control of the town of Iraqi forces killed a senior al-Qa`ida neighborhood, killing at least 30 people, Marka, increasing their geographic in Iraq leader in the Tarmiyya area most of whom were civilians. – Seattle control to much of southern Somalia. north of Baghdad. The dead operative Times, November 11 – Bloomberg, November 12 was identified as Abu Ghazwan. – AP, November 7 November 10, 2008 (IRAQ): A 13-year- November 13, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): old female suicide bomber killed A suicide car bomber targeted a coalition November 6, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A five Iraqi guards in Ba`quba, Diyala convoy near a market in Nangarhar suicide bomber detonated his explosives Province. – The Australian, November 11 Province, killing one U.S. soldier and amid a meeting of anti-Taliban Salarzai 10 civilians. – AFP, November 13 tribal leaders in Bajaur Agency of the November 10, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Militants hijacked 13 supply trucks November 13, 2008 (PAKISTAN): An killing at least 17 of them. – Bloomberg, for Western forces in Afghanistan as Iranian diplomat was kidnapped in November 6; AFP, November 6 they traveled through the Khyber Pass Peshawar, and the policeman assigned in northwest Pakistan. Later that day, to protect him was shot to death. November 6, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A the Pakistani military claimed they – Reuters, November 13 suicide car bomber attacked paramilitary recovered the trucks. – Reuters, November forces in Swat District of the North- 10; Daily Times, November 11 November 14, 2008 (PAKISTAN): West Frontier Province, killing two Suspected U.S. aerial drones fired people. – AFP, November 6 November 11, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A suicide missiles into a village on the border bomber detonated his explosives at a of North and South Waziristan in November 7, 2008 (PAKISTAN): crowded sports stadium in Peshawar, the Federally Administered Tribal Suspected U.S. aerial drones fired killing four people. – AFP, November 11 Areas, killing 12 people, including five missiles at targets in North Waziristan foreigners. – Reuters, November 14 Agency of the Federally Administered November 12, 2008 (IRAQ): Iraqi troops Tribal Areas. Approximately 13 arrested “a very high level, wanted November 14, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): militants were killed, five of whom were terrorist” responsible for training al- Philippine Marines killed an Abu Sayyaf foreigners. – Reuters, November 7 Qa`ida operatives who specialized in Group militant—who was linked to a beheadings. The terrorist, identified as 2001 kidnapping of three Americans—on November 8, 2008 (UNITED KINGDOM): Riyadh Wahab Fleih, was apprehended Jolo Island in the southern Philippines. Abu Qatada, an Islamist cleric with in Diyala Province. – AP, November 12 The operative was identified as Faidar suspected ties to al-Qa`ida, was arrested Hadjadi. – AP, November 16 and placed in prison in the United November 12, 2008 (IRAQ): Gunmen Kingdom after allegedly planning to killed two Christian sisters at their November 15, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): violate his bail conditions by fleeing to home in Mosul, Ninawa Province. They Coalition troops killed five al-Qa`ida- Jordan. In June, Qatada was released then planted a bomb in the house before affiliated insurgents and apprehended from jail on the condition that he would they left. – Reuters, November 12 eight in Paktia Province. One of the be under house arrest for 22 hours a apprehended militants allegedly day. – Bloomberg, November 10 November 12, 2008 (IRAQ): An Iraqi facilitated the flow of foreign fighters soldier killed two U.S. soldiers at an into Afghanistan. – AP, November 16 November 8, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide Iraqi military base in Mosul, Ninawa car bomber attacked a police checkpoint Province. According to the Associated in Anbar Province, killing eight people. Press, which received information – AP, November 8 from the U.S. military, “the attacker strolled into the courtyard carrying November 9, 2008 (IRAQ): A female a Kalashnikov rifle and a drum of suicide bomber exploded in front of a ammunition, walked to a corner, turned hospital in Falluja, Anbar Province, and opened fire.” – AP, November 13 killing three people. – AFP, November 9 November 12, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): November 9, 2008 (INDONESIA): A tanker truck filled with explosives Three men convicted of the 2002 Bali detonated outside Kandahar’s provincial bombings—Amrozi Nurhasyim, Imam council office, killing at least six people. Samudra and Ali Ghufron—were executed – New York Times, November 12 by firing squad. – Bloomberg, November 10

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