The Terrorist Roundup for November 3, 2007

11/03/07

[Straight Vermonter]

U.S. and Afghan doctors team up to treat Afghans in need of medical care in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Army Dr. (Maj.) Lee J. Trombetta, general surgeon for the 555th Forward Surgical Team, met Dr. Akmal Pardis, director of Jalalabad Public Health Hospital on his first trip here. Together they have come up with a partnership program where local Afghan doctors would work side-by-side with the 555th FST.

Today's Terrorist Roundup

Iraq: Iraqi troops detain 73 suspected insurgents; US finds weapons stash U.S. provides Turkey 'actionable intelligence' on PKK US military sees drop in Iranian-made bombs in Iraq In key Iraqi area, US starts pulling back (Diyala and Salahaddin) Diyala is #3 on the map. Salahaddin is #2. Turkey, Iraq and US together against Kurdish rebels U.S. forces kill 10 al Qaeda suspects near Baghdad (Suicide bombers) Islamic State of Iraq leader Jamal Mohammad Abd arrested with 52 others Iraqi citizen leads Coalition Forces to EFP factory Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; 10 killed, three detained Apaches destroy anti-aircraft weapon Joint Operation reduces al Qaeda’s supply base Concerned Local Citizens patrol with Soldiers, NP in Al Ja’ara Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations targeting senior leadership Coalition forces target foreign terrorist facilitators, 12 suspects detained Iskandariyah IPs turn over munitions cache Iraqi Army detains three in combined operation Cache found, destroyed Concerned Local Citizens turn in cache Coalition Forces discover large cache near Turki village Task Force Iron Soldiers attacked in Mosul Report links Syrian intelligence to Iraq insurgents

Afghanistan / Pakistan: Taliban 'fleeing' key area outside Kandahar after failed attack US Military Reports Death of Top Afghan Rebel Commander (Story #1) Pakistan militants killed in missile attack near Afghan border (US missile?) (Story #2) Uzbeks, Arabs among 10 militants killed in missile strike in Waziristan (Story #3) Pentagon denies hand in Pakistan killings Al Qaeda's Taliban Troubles (AQ and Taliban breakup?) Pak army kills 70 Taliban militants in Swat valley Fifty more Taliban killed in western Afghanistan Pakistan Issues Ultimatum to Foreign Fighters Foreign Taleban Rile Helmand Residents (Afghan awakening?) No forced displacement in Iraq in 3 months Seven al-Qaeda leaders captured in Diala Captured Taliban commander positively identified Militant killed by Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province The West: U.S. Rests Case In 'Liberty City 7' Terrorism Conspiracy Trial Arizona nuclear plant sealed off due to pipe bomb

Israel / Levant: Eight Palestinians wounded in Rafah, Beit Hanoun IDF uncovers seven tunnels in Gaza Hamas member killed in helicopter strike on mortar cell in Gaza Israelis strike Hamas police station in Rafah India / Pakistan: One Hizul rebel killed, three Lashkar guerrillas arrested in Kashmir Four intruding militants killed Samjhauta blasts suspect identified Militant killed, three arrested in J&K Crackdown against Jihadi outfits continues after Sargodha bus attack Africa: U.S. navy tracking two ships hijacked by Somali pirates A terrorist arrested in Jijel, Algeria Southeast Asia: Abu Sayyaf bandit slain in Basilan, Philippines (Army hunting JI bombers) Inside the Ring (A nice summary of the battle against Abu Sayyaf and others) Two more Abu Sayyaf rebels killed in Basilan clash

Kuna (Kuwait) ADNKI Pajhwok (Afghanistan) Ariana (Afghanistan) Aswat Aliraq (Iraq) Al-Sumaria (Iraq) Khaleej Times (UAE) Echorouk Online (Algeria)

Defenselink America's Heroes MNF-Iraq MNF-I on YouTube America Supports You The Pentagon Channel US Military Videos & Images Special Forces News CJTF-82 Afghanistan

Blackanthem Counterterrorismblog The Long War Journal Terrorist Roundup

[Straight Vermonter]

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[Straight Vermonter]

Weekend ping.

[csvset]

Awesome work SV. The missile strike in Waziristan is interesting.

[petercooper]

Remember this one? This was my favorite strike- almost 5 years ago today.

A man picks through the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in a U.S. missile strike in Yemen, the first use of the Predator drone aircraft outside Afghanistan. Six suspected militants died. (AP)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A5126-2002Nov4

[petercooper]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A5126-2002Nov4

[petercooper]

PWN3D!

[PGalt]

Thanks SV. Yes I remember. Thanks for the reminder. BTTT!

[appalachian_dweller]

EXCELLECT work SV! Thanks for the ping.

A co-worker was talking about the hijacked benzene cargo ship. Nice to know some details.

Thanks again for all your hard work on this thread. Nice job!

Stay safe SV.

[FreeAtlanta]

Thanks!

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“The missile strike in Waziristan is interesting.”

Yes. I thought this follow up story was most interesting:

Uzbeks, Arabs among 10 militants killed in missile strike in Waziristan

MIL-LD WAZIRISTAN-EXPLOSION

Uzbeks, Arabs among 10 militants killed in missile strike in Waziristan

ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (KUNA) — About two Uzbek and three Arab nationals were among ten militants killed in a missile strike on the house of a former Taliban commander in Pakistani tribal agency of North Waziristan along Afghan border, said officials.

A missile strike was launched by US drone aircraft from an unknown location on a suspected militants hideout in an area five kilometers from Miramshah, the agencys main headquarters, on Friday, security officials told KUNA.

Officials said that the strike completely destroyed the house of Jalaludin Haqani, former Afghan commander. They added that at least ten militants were killed and near twelve were wounded.

Officials said further that the dead militants included five locals, two Uzbeks and three Arab nationals. However, they added, no high-profile wanted figure was killed in the strike.

Military spokesman Waheed Arshad when contacted expressed ignorance with the incident.

The strike came as the US Central Command chief Admiral William Fallon is visiting Pakistan to discuss security and terrorism related issues. (end) amn.bz.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=1035031

From this we know there were Arabs, ie al Qaeda, it was the house of a former Taliban leader, and native Paki’s as well involved.

[Chgogal]

Excellen Post, SV! Thank you very much.

[AdmSmith]

Thanks for your input, great work!

[fiftymegaton]

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