More on suspicious packages everywhere and an update on this story. From CBC, with thanks to PRCS. British authorities reopened parts of Birmingham on Sunday after clearing as many as 30,000 people out of the downtown on the previous evening because of a reported threat. Police officers continued to search into the morning in some […]
Four people killed in Algeria violence
From UPI, . Security sources Saturday said an armed group slaughtered three soldiers and killed a civilian in an ambush in eastern Algeria. About 50 gunmen dressed in military fatigues Wednesday night stopped a number of cars at a bogus checkpoint they set up on a road 62 miles east of the capital. Officials in […]
Leaked No 10 dossier reveals Al-Qaeda’s British recruits
Regular readers of Jihad Watch will not be surprised by this report. From the TimesOnline, with thanks to all who sent this in. AL-QAEDA is secretly recruiting affluent, middle-class Muslims in British universities and colleges to carry out terrorist attacks in this country, leaked Whitehall documents reveal. A network of “extremist recruiters” is circulating on […]
Moroccan denies link to London blasts
An update on this story, from Al Jazeera.net, with thanks to Skeet Street. A Moroccan who was given asylum in Britain and named in British media as a suspect in last week’s London bombings has told Aljazeera that he is innocent and not on the run. “I am not hiding and I am not a […]
Syrian Troops, Arab Militant Die in Clash
From AP: DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian security forces have killed an Arab extremist who was trying to illegally cross into neighboring Lebanon with other suspected militants, Syria’s official news agency reported Sunday. Two Syrian soldiers also were killed in the clash that erupted after the Arab man opened fire on a Syrian border patrol, according […]
Italy seethes at US abduction of imam
From the Boston Globe: LONDON — The international fallout from the apparent CIA abduction of an Islamic militant cleric off the streets of Milan highlights the potential for such tactics to heighten friction between the United States and its European allies. The issue is how to wage the fight against terrorism. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi […]
Qurei: Unity gov’t talks soon with Hamas, Jihad
Why not make “unity” official? From the Jerusalem Post: Talks with Hamas and Islamic Jihad on setting up a “national unity” government will begin this week, Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei said Sunday. The invitation to the Islamic groups is part of an effort by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to co-opt them instead of disarming […]
Iraq: Suicide bombers kill 26 in Iraq
Jihad attacks continue to target police forces. From Reuters: BAGHDAD — Suicide bombers struck yesterday in Baghdad and a Shi’ite city south of the capital in attacks that killed 26 people and injured nearly 50, Iraqi officials said. One of the attackers targeted bystanders and police who had rushed to the scene of an earlier […]
US bombards Afghan militants; seeks missing troops
From Reuters: KABUL – U.S. aircraft blasted militant positions in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday as U.S. forces searched for a sixth day for soldiers missing since just before a helicopter coming to their aid was shot down, police said. Elsewhere, a pro-government Islamic scholar was shot and critically wounded near the southern city of Kandahar, […]
Arizona paper cleared over “kill Muslims” letter
From Reuters, with thanks to Skeet Street. PHOENIX, July 1 – The Arizona state Supreme Court ruled on Friday a Tucson newspaper could not be held liable for publishing a letter that urged people to kill Muslims to retaliate for the death of American soldiers in Iraq. In a 5-0 ruling, Arizona’s highest court found […]