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The Terrorist Roundup for April 4, 2008
04/04/08

Posted on 04/04/2008 1:13:17 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter

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)


Today's Terrorist Roundup


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)



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



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
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1 posted on 04/04/2008 1:13:18 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
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To: Straight Vermonter

Do you know if anybody has assembled a “Rogue’s Gallery” of all the known terrorists that the Good Guys have killed or captured during the WOT?


2 posted on 04/04/2008 1:15:58 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: AdmSmith; Cap Huff; Coop; Dog; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ganeshpuri89; Boot Hill; Snapple; ...

Ping


3 posted on 04/04/2008 1:15:59 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Thanks for the post.


4 posted on 04/04/2008 3:47:43 AM PDT by Rappini (Remember Joe Foss)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Please put me on the list! What a great news bulletin! Thanks for putting this together...


5 posted on 04/04/2008 4:09:36 AM PDT by LSUfan
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To: DieHard the Hunter

http://207.114.86.27/thugburg/


6 posted on 04/04/2008 4:32:13 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Cheers mate!


7 posted on 04/04/2008 4:33:54 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Thanks for the ping!


8 posted on 04/04/2008 7:30:44 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: LSUfan; Straight Vermonter; NormsRevenge; elhombrelibre; Allegra; SandRat; tobyhill; G8 Diplomat; ..

It’s a work of art,... and a months worth of reading!


9 posted on 04/04/2008 8:34:40 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (No Burkas for my Grandaughters!)
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To: Straight Vermonter

Many thanks. As ususal, there’s lots of stuff here that I wouldn’t have found on my own.


10 posted on 04/04/2008 8:39:52 AM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: Straight Vermonter

Geez. Who out THAT together? What a fabulous tool. Kuddos to who ever worked that...


11 posted on 04/04/2008 8:51:14 AM PDT by LSUfan
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Wow, a lot there! Thanks E.


12 posted on 04/04/2008 9:23:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_____________________Profile updated Saturday, March 29, 2008)
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To: Straight Vermonter

SV, many thanks for the compilation.


13 posted on 04/04/2008 10:25:37 AM PDT by AdmSmith
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To: Straight Vermonter

Thanks SV...you da man.


14 posted on 04/04/2008 10:50:44 AM PDT by Dog
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To: Straight Vermonter; Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thanks for yet another well organized assembly of valuable information to be book marked for careful viewing over time.


15 posted on 04/04/2008 10:23:46 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Duncan Hunter was our best choice...)
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To: Straight Vermonter
Great photo. 10th MTN. DIV.

Climb to Glory!

16 posted on 04/05/2008 5:13:50 AM PDT by MountainDad
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