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Recent Highlights in 10 civilians. After the attack, two more claimed that “the vehicle was being suicide bombers in another vehicle tailed by the police who had intelligence Terrorist Activity approached the scene, but were shot to that a suicide bomber was preparing for death by police before they were able to an attack in the city [Mersin].” – AP, August 16, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): Abu detonate their explosives. The Taliban August 19 Sayyaf Group gunmen ambushed and claimed responsibility. – , August killed two Philippine Marines on Jolo 18 August 19, 2008 (ALGERIA): A suicide Island in the southern Philippines. car bomber drove his explosives-laden – AP, August 16 August 18, 2008 (YEMEN): Security vehicle into a line of applicants at an forces arrested five suspected al-Qa`ida Algerian police academy in Les Issers, August 17, 2008 (): A suicide operatives in the al-Qattan district of Boumerdes Province, killing at least bomber on a motorcycle targeted Hadramawt Province. Two Yemeni 43 people and making it one of the a checkpoint manned by the U.S.- troops may have been killed during deadliest attacks to hit the country in supported “Sons of Iraq” in Azamiya the operation. – NewsYemen, August 19; AP, recent years. Al-Qa`ida in the Islamic district of , killing 15 people. August 24 Maghreb later claimed credit for the The Islamic State of Iraq later claimed attack. – AP, August 19; BBC News, August 22 credit for the operation. – Reuters, August August 18, 2008 (SOMALIA): A 17; AP, August 21 spokesman for Somalia’s Alliance for August 19, 2008 (YEMEN): The al- the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) Qa`ida-linked Jund al-Yaman Brigades August 17, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): The pledged that differences among the issued a statement on an Islamist web Taliban sent a letter to Canadian media Islamist opposition “will end soon” and forum warning that it would “operate organizations warning that Canadians that “we will continue fighting against a reprisal operation very soon.” The need to “convince your government the Ethiopian forces who invaded statement came in response to an August to put an end to the occupation of our homeland aggressively until they 11 security operation that left five Afghanistan so that the Afghans are withdraw from our country.” Since suspected al-Qa`ida-linked militants not killed with your hands and so that June, Somalia’s opposition groups, dead, including Hamza al-Q`uyati, a you are not killed with the hands of the including the ARS and other Islamist senior operative who escaped from a Afghans.” The letter threatened more factions, have disagreed over a political Political Security Organization prison attacks on Canadian nationals similar deal signed in Djibouti. – Bloomberg, in 2006. – NewsYemen, August 20 to the one that occurred on August 13, August 19 in which two Canadian aid workers August 19, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): were killed in Logar Province. – CTV.ca, August 19, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): Suspected Abu Sayyaf Group militants August 17 Taliban fighters launched a significant shot and killed a Philippine Marine attack on Camp Salerno, a major U.S. officer as he rode his motorcycle through August 18, 2008 (UNITED KINGDOM): military base in Khost Province. During Lian village in Patikul town of Sulu A British court found Hammaad Munshi the attack, approximately 30 fighters Province in the southern Philippines. guilty of distributing information online tried to storm the base, yet were turned The officer, Captain Abduhari Sulani, about how to make explosives, napalm, back by small-arms fire and helicopter was in civilian clothes at the time of the detonators and grenades. Munshi, who gunships. Seven Taliban fighters attack, and despite his eventual death was arrested when he was 16-year-old, were killed, six of whom were suicide due to gunshot wounds, he managed to was convicted along with two other men, bombers. Authorities believe that the kill one of the attackers. – GMANews.tv, Aabid Khan and Sultan Muhammad, Taliban hoped a wave of suicide bombers August 20 both in their early 20s. – AFP, August 19 would soften the base’s defenses, allowing Taliban gunmen to storm the August 20, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): August 18, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): base immediately after. The base was U.S.-led coalition forces launched Taliban fighters killed 10 French soldiers hit by a similar attack on August 18. an attack on Taliban militants in during a major battle that erupted after – AFP, August 19 Laghman Province, killing more than Taliban fighters ambushed a French 30 insurgents with small-arms fire and reconnaissance patrol in Sarobi district, August 19, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A airstrikes. There were no fatal coalition Paktika Province. Approximately 100 suicide bomber attacked a group of casualties. – AP, August 21 Taliban fighters engaged the French Shi`a Muslims who were gathered at patrol from three sides. The Afghan a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan in the August 20, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): Defense Ministry announced that 27 North-West Frontier Province, killing Three NATO soldiers were killed by Taliban insurgents were killed in the at least 25 people. – BBC News, August 19 a roadside bomb in Ghazni Province. ensuing confrontation. – Reuters, August – AP, August 21 19; Bloomberg, August 20 August 19, 2008 (TURKEY): A suspected suicide bomber blew himself August 20, 2008 (PAKISTAN): August 18, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A up after being stopped by police near Missiles slammed into a suspected suicide car bomber rammed his the capital of Mersin Province. As a militant compound near Wana in South explosives-laden vehicle into the gate result of the explosion, nine policemen Waziristan Agency of the Federally of Camp Salerno, a major U.S. military were wounded. There was no immediate Administered Tribal Areas. Initial base in Khost Province, killing at least claim of responsibility. One press report reports indicate that five to 10 people september 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 10 were killed in the attack. Although it August 22, 2008 (ISRAEL): Khaled Abu were killed during the operation. – AP, is not certain who fired the missiles, Rakaiek, a 23-year-old Bedouin and August 23 press reports suggested that they were resident of Tel Sheva, was indicted in launched by U.S. military aircraft. – AP, Beersheba District Court for attempting August 24, 2008 (IRAQ): The U.S. August 21 to contact al-Qa`ida with the motive military announced that it arrested an of beginning a terrorist cell to execute al-Qa`ida operative responsible for the August 20, 2008 (ALGERIA): A series suicide bombings in Israel. Rakaiek 2006 kidnapping of The Christian Science of synchronized bombings ripped was arrested on July 29 by the Southern Monitor journalist . According through Algeria, killing a total of 12 District Police and Shin Bet. – ynetnews. to the statement, the operative, Salim people. A car bomb exploded outside com, August 22; Jerusalem Post, August 22 Abdullah Ashur al-Shujayri (also a military command post in the city of known as Abu Uthman), was arrested on Bouira just 15 minutes before another August 22, 2008 (SOMALIA): According August 11. Carroll, abducted in January car bomb ripped through a bus—filled to a report in Somalia’s Garowe Online 2006, was released three months with employees of SNC-Lavalin, a news source, gunmen loyal to the after her abduction. Another news Canadian engineering and construction Islamic Courts movement have taken report further stated that “Shujayri’s firm—in the same city; the latter attack control of the key southern port town associates are said to have included Al accounted for all of the fatalities. It was of Kismayo. One resident, speaking to Qaeda in Iraq members involved in the not immediately clear whether suicide a Bloomberg journalist, claimed that 2004 abduction of Margaret Hassan, the bombers were in the vehicles. Al-Qa`ida “Kismayo is totally under the control of head of Care International in Iraq. She in the Islamic Maghreb later claimed al-Shabaab [of the Islamic Courts] and was found slain in November 2004.” credit for the attacks. – Washington Post, they are walking inside the town with – AP, August 24; Los Angeles Times, August 25 August 21; BBC News, August 22 their machine guns.” Heavy fighting gripped the city beginning on August August 24, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide August 21, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Two 22, causing the deaths of at least 50 bomber attacked a large group of people suicide bombers attacked Pakistan’s people. – GaroweOnline, August 22; Bloomberg, who were celebrating a man’s release main weapons building complex in August 22 from detention, killing at least 25 of Wah, Punjab Province. Although they them. The attack, which occurred in were unable to penetrate the main gates August 23, 2008 (IRAQ): A prominent Abu Ghurayb in Baghdad Province, of the high security compound, the Shi`a cleric, Haider al-Saymari, was appeared to target Iraqis who had been bombers detonated their explosives as gunned down in Basra. According to an cooperating with the U.S. government, workers were changing shifts, killing 67 Associated Press report, “Al-Saymari, as many of the guests at the party of them. Pakistan’s Taliban movement 38, was a follower of Iraq’s top Shiite included police and military officials, claimed credit for the attack. – National leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, along with men affiliated with the “Sons Post, August 21; AP, August 23 a moderate. Al-Saymari was known as of Iraq” movement. – Los Angeles Times, a critic of extremists and armed groups August 25 August 21, 2008 (TURKEY): A car in Basra, particularly the Mahdi Army bomb exploded as a police bus passed militia of al-Sistani’s rival, radical Shiite August 24, 2008 (IRAQ): A 13-year-old by in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir, leader Muqtada al-Sadr.” It was not girl wearing an explosives vest turned injuring at least 16 people, including at immediately clear who was responsible herself into the Iraqi police in Ba`quba, least eight police officers. Authorities for the assassination. – AP, August 24 Diyala Province, because she did not suspect that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party want to become a suicide bomber. was behind the blast. – AFP, August 21 August 23, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide – TimesOnline, August 25 bomber detonated his explosives at a car August 21, 2008 (THAILAND): A car dealership in Kirkuk, killing at least five August 24, 2008 (YEMEN): Authorities bomb exploded in Sungai Kolok district people. The attack targeted the leader of announced the arrests of six alleged of southern Thailand’s Narathiwat a group fighting al-Qa`ida in Khalis of al-Qa`ida operatives in Ebin Province. Province, killing two people. – CNN, Diyala Province; the leader, identified – AP, August 24 August 21; The Nation, August 25 as Abdel Karim Ahmed Mindil, was killed in the explosion. – AFP, August 23 August 25, 2008 (PAKISTAN): The August 22, 2008 (GLOBAL): Al-Qa`ida Pakistani government banned the second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri August 23, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A militant group Tehrik-i-Taliban appeared in a new video posted on an suicide car bomber attacked a police Pakistan, freezing its assets and bank Islamist website. During the message, station in Swat District of the North- accounts. – AFP, August 25 al-Zawahiri paid tribute to the deaths of West Frontier Province, killing at least several al-Qa`ida commanders—most six policemen. The Taliban claimed August 25, 2008 (MAURITANIA): notably Abu Khabab al-Masri—who credit for the operation. – AP, August 22 The suspected head of al-Qa`ida in were recently killed by U.S. airstrikes. the Islamic Maghreb’s operations in “All these men went to their Lord to August 23, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Pakistani Mauritania, El Khadim Ould Esseman, complain to him about the injustices of troops, assisted by helicopter gunships, released a letter from his prison cell the Americans and the betrayal of the claimed to have killed 37 Taliban-linked to Agence-France Presse, in which he Pakistani government,” al-Zawahiri said. militants in Swat District of the North- demanded Muslims not to recognize – AP, August 22 West Frontier Province. Two soldiers the new ruling military junta, saying september 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 10 that “the Muslim faith disqualifies him found on a computer confiscated during on July 24, an arrest that was not [the head of the junta] from leading the an August 11 gun battle in Tarim, reported publicly at the time. In Bahrain, Muslim nation because he is comparable Hadramawt Province. – Indo-Asian News Lavilla was working as an editor of a to an infidel.” – AFP, August 25 Service, August 28 local magazine and was also working as an interpreter at the Philippine August 26, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide August 28, 2008 (SOMALIA): According Embassy. His identity was discovered bomber detonated his explosives amid to the Financial Times, Ethiopian Prime after his request for a loan at a local a group of Iraqis attempting to join the Minister Meles Zenawi has signaled that bank in Bahrain aroused suspicions. A police force in Jalula, Diyala Province, he may withdraw Ethiopian troops from conflicting report, however, states that killing at least 25 people. – AP, August 26 Somalia before the country’s transitional Lavilla was arrested after applying for a government achieves stability. Ethiopia job at the Philippine Embassy. – Reuters, August 26, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): invaded Somalia in December 2006 to August 30; AP, August 30 Antonio Maria Costa, executive director oust the Islamic Courts Union, which of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said were consolidating control over much August 30, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): that drought and anti-drug campaigns of the country. Somalia’s Islamists Suspected Abu Sayyaf Group militants have cut opium poppy cultivation 19% welcomed Zenawi’s suggestion, with its killed four soldiers on Jolo Island in this year compared to 2007. He warned, spokesman stating, “We are very happy the southern Philippines. An unknown however, that the Taliban could still to hear the screaming of Meles to pull number of militants were also killed. earn $70 million from the harvest in out his unjust soldiers in Somalia. We – AFP, August 29 2008. – AP, August 26 are also happy the arrogance of Meles splits and breaks.” – Bloomberg, August 29 August 31, 2008 (IRAQ): The Sunday August 26, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A U.S. Telegraph reported that an elite group Consulate vehicle came under gunfire August 29, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A of British commandos have killed when traveling through Peshawar, suicide car bomber targeted a security or captured 3,500 suspected Iraqi the capital of the North-West Frontier checkpoint in Dara Adam Khel in the terrorists in Baghdad during the last Province. There were no casualties, North-West Frontier Province, killing two years. – UPI, August 31 and the vehicle managed to flee the two civilians and wounding 29 Frontier scene. According to a press report, the Corps soldiers. – AFP, August 28 September 1, 2008 (IRAQ): The U.S. consulate official “left her house and military handed security control of was headed to her office when gunmen August 29, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Anbar Province to Iraqi government in a blue Land Cruiser blocked the car’s Government airstrikes killed at least forces. U.S. President George W. path and opened fire.” – CNN, August 26 22 militants in the Swat valley of the Bush marked the handover by stating, North-West Frontier Province. – AFP, “Today, Anbar is no longer lost to al- August 26, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A blast August 29 Qa`ida, it is al-Qa`ida that lost Anbar.” ripped through a roadside café on the – Independent, September 2 outskirts of Islamabad, killing seven August 29, 2008 (MOROCCO): people. It was not immediately clear Morocco’s state news agency reported September 2, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): whether the blast was from a bomb, that security services recently Nine Australian soldiers were wounded or if it was accidental. Authorities do apprehended 15 members of an Islamist during an overnight battle with Taliban believe, however, that explosives were militant network that had access to fighters in Uruzgan Province. – AP, involved. – Reuters, August 27 chemicals and electronic components September 2; Bloomberg, September 3 and were planning attacks in Morocco. August 27, 2008 (ALGERIA): Security The group, identified as Conquest of September 2, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): forces confronted al-Qa`ida-linked Andalusia, is accused of having links to An Afghan official said that 22 Taliban militants in the Batna region, sparking al-Qa`ida. – Reuters, August 29 fighters were killed during a clash in a gun battle that left five soldiers and Zabul Province. – AP, September 3 two policemen dead. – AP, August 30 August 30, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A missile fired from Afghanistan hit a suspected September 2, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): August 28, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A bomb Taliban or al-Qa`ida compound near An Afghan official said that 10 Taliban ripped through a prison bus in Bannu Wana in South Waziristan Agency, fighters were killed during a clash in District of the North-West Frontier killing at least five people. Unconfirmed Helmand Province. – AP, September 3 Province, killing at least nine people. – reports state that four of those killed AP, August 28 were foreigners. – AFP, August 30 September 2, 2008 (PAKISTAN): The chief of Pakistan’s Interior Ministry told August 28, 2008 (YEMEN): Yemeni August 30, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): One reporters that Pakistani troops almost authorities announced that they had of the founders of the Rajah Solaiman captured Ayman al-Zawahiri recently, apprehended 30 suspected al-Qa`ida Movement, an Islamic militant group but “missed the chance.” Rahman Malik militants who were planning to launch accused of conducting several bombings explained that security forces “traced” attacks in Saudi Arabia. The men, all in the Philippines in 2004 and 2005, al-Zawahiri to Mohmand Agency of the Yemenis, were arrested in Hadramawt was deported to Manila from Bahrain. Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Province. Police claimed that the Ruben Lavilla, also known as Shaykh but were unable to pinpoint his exact arrests came as a result of information Omar Lavilla, was arrested in Bahrain location. – BBC News, September 2 september 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 10

September 2, 2008 (PAKISTAN): The arrested in Afghanistan’s Ghazni September 6, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): head of Pakistan’s Interior Ministry Province on July 17, after planning to More than 100 Taliban fighters attacked said that “there are similarities between conduct a martyrdom operation against a police post in Nimroz Province, killing al-Qa`ida and TTP” and that there is Ghazni’s provincial governor. According two policemen. Approximately eight a “close connection” between the two to an affidavit, when FBI agents and U.S. Taliban fighters died during the attack. organizations. He also said that Tehrik- military personnel attempted to take – AFP, September 6 i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is “a host to custody of her from Afghan officials, al-Qa`ida and is their mouthpiece.” Siddiqui managed to arm herself and September 6, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A – UPI, September 2 fire at the U.S. personnel; she was suicide car bomber attacked a security wounded during the altercation. – Boston checkpoint on the outskirts of Peshawar, September 3, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): Globe, August 6; MailOnline, August 6; Guardian, killing approximately 30 people. – AP, Taliban fighters attacked a Canadian August 8; AP, September 4 September 6; Voice of America, September 6 security patrol in southern Afghanistan, killing three Canadian soldiers. – Reuters, September 4, 2008 (IRAQ): A U.S. September 7, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): September 3 military spokesman announced that A suicide bomber was shot to death near control of Sunni Awakening groups will an intelligence department in Zabul September 3, 2008 (PAKISTAN): be handed over to the Iraqi government Province. The bomber failed to detonate Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza starting October 1. – CNN, September 4 his explosives. – AFP, September 8 Gilani may have escaped an assassination attempt, as two bullets “hit the window September 4, 2008 (GERMANY): September 7, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): glass” of Gilani’s bulletproof vehicle Authorities announced that on August Two suicide bombers detonated their as it drove through Rawalpindi. An 19 they charged a German man of explosives at the police headquarters in official said after the attack that “the Pakistani heritage with membership Kandahar, killing six policemen. – AP, prime minister had not yet landed from in al-Qa`ida. The man, who was September 7 Lahore when the incident took place. arrested in February, was identified The motorcade was on its way to the only as “Aleem N.,” and he allegedly September 7, 2008 (PHILIPPINES): An airport to receive him.” – The Australian, traveled “regularly” between Germany alleged breakaway faction of the Moro September 4 and Pakistan, agreeing to “take part Islamic Liberation Front along with the in al-Qa`ida activities.” According to Abu Sayyaf Group engaged in a firefight September 3, 2008 (PAKISTAN): prosecutors, “His duty is suspected with government forces on Basilan According to an Associated Press to have been to acquire money and Island in the southern Philippines. report, “American forces conducted equipment in Germany for military use Authorities claim that there were no a raid inside Pakistan Wednesday, a and recruit further members as well casualties on the government side. senior U.S. military official said, in as fighters for the organization.” – AP, The insurgents withdrew in different the first known foreign ground assault September 4 directions during the firefight. – Sun against a suspected Taliban haven.” The Star, September 9 operation took place in Pakistan’s South September 4, 2008 (ISRAEL): Hamas Waziristan Agency. – Reuters, September 3; detained the leader of a pro-al-Qa`ida September 8, 2008 (GLOBAL): Al- AP, September 3 group in the Gaza Strip. Abu Hafss, Qa`ida released a videotape to mark the the leader of Jaysh al-Umma, allegedly anniversary of the September 11, 2001 September 4, 2008 (GLOBAL): The head supports al-Qa`ida’s ideology but does terrorist attacks in the United States. of al-Qa`ida’s Afghanistan operations, not claim to be linked to the international During the video, al-Qa`ida second- Shaykh Sa`id Mustafa Abu’l-Yazid, terrorist group. – Reuters, September 4 in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri appeared in a new videotape threatening accused Iran of “cooperating with more attacks against Denmark. September 5, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide the Americans in occupying Iraq and Referring to the June 2 attack on the car bomber targeted the convoy of Shi`a Afghanistan.” Among other topics, Danish Embassy in Islamabad, al-Yazid politician Ahmad Chalabi in Baghdad. the video celebrated the resignation warned that “the Danish Embassy Although Chalabi escaped unharmed, of former Pakistani President Pervez [attack] and prior operations is but the six of his guards were killed in the Musharraf, and criticized the Lebanese beginning...if you don’t end your errant explosion. – Los Angeles Times, September 6 militant group Hizb Allah. In addition ways and aggression.” Al-Yazid was to al-Zawahiri, prominent al-Qa`ida presumed killed by Pakistani airstrikes September 6, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide operative Abu Yahya al-Libi also in Bajaur Agency in early August, but car bomber detonated his explosives at appeared in the video. – AP, September 8 his death was never confirmed. – Gulf a market in Tal Afar, Ninawa Province, News, September 5; Reuters, September 5 killing six people. – AP, September 6 September 8, 2008 (UNITED KINGDOM): In the trial of eight men accused of September 4, 2008 (UNITED STATES): September 6, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): attempting to blow up aircraft heading Aafia Siddiqui, a U.S.-educated A Taliban suicide bomber disguised as a from to North America using Pakistani woman accused of supporting beggar attacked a government building liquid explosives, the jury was unable al-Qa`ida, refused to appear in federal in Nimroz Province, killing six people. to agree to convict the men on the most court. Another hearing has been set for – AFP, September 6 serious of charges filed against them. September 22. Siddiqui was allegedly After deliberating for 56 hours, the

4 september 2008 . Vol 1 . Issue 10 jury found three men guilty of a lesser are found.” An Iraqi government the militants opened fire on them. It charge of conspiring to kill using liquid spokesman responded to the tape, saying, appears that the Sunni on Sunni violence explosives; according to a Reuters “The call of Abu `Umar al-Baghdadi to occurred because local tribal elders had report, however, the jury “was not assassinate Iraqi officials, mainly Vice recently condemned the Taliban. – The convinced by the prosecution’s case President Tariq al-Hashimi, is a clear Australian, September 12 that they intended to blow up aircraft sign of its failure and its defeat in front from London’s Heathrow airport to of Iraqis and their national unity.” – AP, September 11, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Canada and the United States.” Of the September 10; UPI, September 11 Taliban militants beheaded two police other five suspects, the jury failed to recruits one week after abducting them reach a verdict on four of them, while September 9, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A in Orakzai Agency of the Federally the fifth was acquitted on all charges. Taliban spokesman announced that the Administered Tribal Areas. – AFP, Prosecutors plan to seek a retrial for reason they have increased attacks on September 11 seven of the men. – Reuters, September 10 Canadian troops is because an upcoming “election is being held in Canada.” The September 12, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide September 8, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): spokesman said that his suggestion “for truck bomber detonated his explosives A NATO airstrike killed 12 Taliban the next prime minister is to withdraw in the Shi`a town of Dujail, Salah al- militants who had attacked a district Canadians from Afghanistan.” – The Din Province, killing at least 31 people. center in Paktia Province. A spokesman Canadian Press, September 10 – AFP, September 12 for the provincial government claimed that “nine of them [the dead] are September 9, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): September 12, 2008 (IRAQ): A suicide Chechens and three are Afghans Three international soldiers and one bomber blew himself up outside a Shi`a and Pakistanis.” – Thomson Financial, Afghan contractor were killed by an mosque in Sinjar, Ninawa Province, September 9 Improvised Explosive Device in eastern killing two people. – AFP, September 12 Afghanistan. – Thomson Financial, September 8, 2008 (PAKISTAN): September 9 September 12, 2008 (PAKISTAN): A Missiles pummeled a house and seminary suspected U.S. unmanned aircraft killed run by Taliban commander Jalaluddin September 9, 2008 (SOMALIA): A at least 12 people in North Waziristan Haqqani, or his son, in Miran Shah of member of Somalia’s parliament was Agency of the Federally Administered North Waziristan Agency. The missiles, assassinated as he left a mosque in Tribal Areas. – Washington Post, presumed fired by U.S. unmanned Baidoa. The Islamist militant group September 12 aircraft, killed approximately 25 al-Shabab later took credit for the people. Pakistani intelligence officials operation. – Voice of America, September 10 September 12, 2008 (GERMANY): identified four foreign fighters killed German authorities arrested a Turkish in the attack, one of whom has been September 9, 2008 (THAILAND): man, identified as “Omer O.,” for raising identified as Abu Haris, al-Qa`ida’s Separatist Muslim-Malay insurgents in money and recruiting supporters for al- newly appointed chief for Pakistan. southern Thailand’s Pattani Province Qa`ida. The arrest is tied to the case of Pakistani intelligence officials claim shot dead and then beheaded a Buddhist “Aleem N.,” a German man of Pakistani that a number of Haqqani’s family state official. – Reuters, September 9 heritage who was charged with members were killed in the attack. membership in al-Qa`ida on August 19. – International Herald Tribune, September 9; The September 10, 2008 (GLOBAL): The – AP, September 13; Reuters, September 13 Australian, September 11 U.S. military released a series of letters authored by al-Qa`ida second-in- September 12, 2008 (LEBANON): September 8, 2008 (ALGERIA): command Ayman al-Zawahiri directed Jordanian security officials announced According to press reports, authorities to al-Qa`ida’s affiliates in Iraq. In one that al-Qa`ida operatives have broke up an al-Qa`ida-linked terrorist letter, al-Zawahiri criticizes the Islamic infiltrated southern Lebanon’s `Ayn cell that was planning to deploy a female State of Iraq’s media operations, al-Hilwa refugee camp. The officials suicide bomber to attack a military writing, “The media policy for the believe that al-Qa`ida is attempting to barracks. – AKI, September 8 Islamic State is using exaggeration, to recruit Palestinians in the camp. – UPI, the extent of lying.” The letters also September 12 September 9, 2008 (IRAQ): The head lamented about the poor communication of the al-Qa`ida-affiliated Islamic between al-Qa`ida’s core leadership September 13, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): State of Iraq, Abu `Umar al-Baghdadi, and its operatives in Iraq, in addition A suicide bomber attacked Afghanistan’s released an audio message on Islamist to outlining the difficulty of infiltrating governor for Logar Province, Abdullah websites calling for the assassination of foreign fighters into Iraq. – CNN, Wardak, killing him along with three of all members of the Iraqi Islamic Party, September 11 his men. The attack occurred 12 miles the country’s main Sunni Arab political west of Kabul. According to Reuters, party. According to al-Baghdadi, “We September 10, 2008 (PAKISTAN): “He is the second provincial governor hereby declare the Islamic Party, with Taliban fighters threw grenades into to be assassinated by suicide bombers all its tendencies, its leadership and its a Sunni mosque in Dir District of in recent years.” – Reuters, September 13; members, to be an enemy of God and his the North-West Frontier Province, AFP, September 13 prophet. It is a sect of apostasy which killing approximately 25 people. As should be killed wherever its members worshippers fled the grenade blasts,

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September 13, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): Taliban fighters ambushed a police patrol in Ghazni Province, killing seven officers. – AP, September 14

September 13, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Approximately 100 Taliban militants raided a government office in Nasir Bagh on the outskirts of Peshawar, in the country’s North-West Frontier Province. – CNN, September 14

September 13, 2008 (INDIA): A series of explosions ripped through civilian areas of New Delhi, killing 21 people. The terrorist group Indian Mujahidin claimed credit for the bombing operation. – Bloomberg, September 15; AP, September 14

September 14, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of Afghan doctors working for the United Nations in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province, killing two doctors and their driver. – AP, September 14; Reuters, September 14

September 14, 2008 (PAKISTAN): Security forces attacked suspected militant safe houses in Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, killing approximately 32 people. – AP, September 15

September 15, 2008 (IRAQ): A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives in Balad Ruz, Diyala Province, killing at least 20 people. The blast targeted police officers. – CNN, September 15

September 15, 2008 (IRAQ): Two car bombs detonated in Baghdad’s Karrada district, killing five civilians. – AP, September 15

September 15, 2008 (AFGHANISTAN): A bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded in Shindand district of Herat Province. The dead included the son and three bodyguards of a district chief. – AFP, September 15

September 15, 2008 (MAURITANIA): Al-Qa`ida in the Islamic Maghreb militants ambushed a patrol of soldiers, killing 12 of them. The attack ocurred 45 miles east of the town of Zouerat. – AFP, September 15

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