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A senior military officer revealed that the head of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terror group, who carries a $1 million cash reward of his head offered by the US, planned to surrender because he was “already old.” Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, the head of the military’s Western Mindanao Command (Westmincon), said the plan of Radulah Sahiron, the Abu Sayyaf leader, to surrender was relayed to him by Moro elders from the island province of Sulu. Aside from his advancing age, Galvez said Sahiron also expressed concern over the unabated “search and destroy” operation launched by the military against him...

  "German Islamists Target Youth on the Internet" By Christoph Sydow 11/01/2012 "Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan." PHOTO CAPTION: "A growing community of German-speaking Islamists has developed on the Internet. Aiming to find new recruits, they glorify jihad and call for attacks on Germany. A new study warns that such online propaganda might foster a new generation of terrorists." SNIPPET: "International terrorist groups like al-Qaida recognized the importance of the Internet for recruiting new supporters early on." SNIPPET: "Intelligence services can also take advantage of the anonymity of Internet forums to deliberately plant false information or obtain insider...

Rebel leader's son killed in PhilippinesBy TERESA CEROJANO, Associated Press WriterMANILA, Philippines - The son of a senior rebel commander was killed in a U.S.-backed Philippine offensive against an al-Qaida-linked Muslim militant group, officials said Friday. Troops were still searching for two Indonesian suspects in the 2002 Bali bombings who were seen recently on Jolo island. Ismin Sahiron, son of Radullan Sahiron, the one-armed Abu Sayyaf commander, was killed in the four-day-old offensive in the jungles of Jolo, said Col. Mohammad Nur Askalani, acting chief of staff of the military's Southern Command. The father and son, who also had an...