LTTE attacks Army, 5 hurt
Colombo – August 31, 2005 – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels lobbed hand grenades at three separate Sri Lankan Army patrols on Wednesday, wounding four soldiers and a policeman, the defence ministry said. There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks. Meanwhile, the Tamil rebels on Wednesday rejected a government offer to hold crucial ceasefire review talks in Sri Lanka, striking a blow at efforts to revive the island’s stalled peace process.
(AP, AFP)
The Asian Age – September 1, 2005.
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ULFA guns down RSS leader and threatens veteran journalists
Guwahati – August 31, 2005 – Suspected ULFA militants gunned down an RSS leader in Nalbari in Lower Assam yesterday. The Army jawans shot dead one of the two assailants.
Express News Service
The Indian Express – September 1, 2005.
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SE Asian militants getting ‘explosive’ tips from Qaeda
Manila (Philippines) - Al-Qaeda’s Southeast Asian ally is sharing bomb-making expertise with Muslim militants in the Philippines, providing at least nine explosive designs and eight chemical recipes to help raging insurgents become more lethal, according to government reports. While US-backed offensives have overrun established camps in the Mindano region in he last couple of years, training by al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah’s Indonesian operatives has continued on a limited basis with militants setting up classes and plotting attacks, police and military intelligence officers said.
(AP)
The Times of India – September 1, 2005.
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Russia Supplies Anti-Terrorist Weapons to 50 Countries
Russia is a world leader in the creation of anti-terrorist weapons, experts say. It has won the markets of over 50 states and nearly doubled their volume in the past three years, writes the daily Trud. There are so-called non-lethal weapons, in particular special grenades that hinder breathing, blind and deafen,, and render terrorists impotent with special rubber case shots. The exposition also included the latest personal protection equipment, such as the Redut vest used by Russian Federal Security Service.
Strategic Digest Volume 35 No.8 – August 2005.
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Muslim leaders confront terror within Islam
After the September 11 terrorist attacks, American Muslim leaders insisted that terrorism had nothing to do with Islam. They blamed Israel or American foreign policy. Their organizations focused on campaigns to convince non-Muslim Americans that Islam was a religion of peace. But after four years of the attacks, American Muslim leaders are changing their message, and are rolling out campaigns to persuade American Muslims to beware of preachers peddling extremist and terrorism. The turning point was the terrorist bombings in London, said more than a dozen Muslim leaders interviewed for this article. “Now, we can’t afford to be bystanders anymore, we have to be involved in constructive intervention,” Mr. al-Marayati said.
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times Service
The Asian Age – September 3, 2005.
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Nepal Maoists declare ceasefire
Kathmandu – September 3, 2005 – Nepal’s Maoist rebels announced a three-month ceasefire from Saturday, their chief said in a statement, with a view to winning support of political parties opposed to King Gyanendra’s seizure power in February. “During this period, our People’s Liberation Army will be in defensive positions, and will not launch any offensive from its side,” Prachanda said in a statement.
Reuters
Sunday Hindustan Times – September 4, 2005.
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Afghan cleric killed
Kabul: Taliban insurgents stabbed to death a pro-government Islamic cleric, and five people were wounded in a bomb blast at a religious gathering in Afghanistan, officials said.
AFP Kandhar
Sunday Hindustan Times – September 4, 2005.
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19 killed in attacks on Iraqi army, police
Baghdad - Insurgents staged a series of attacks on Iraqi police and army patrols and checkpoints north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 19 people and wounding at least six in some of the worst guerrilla violence in the country. The attacks came as hundreds of political leaders opposed to Iraq’s new constitution.
The Times of India – September 5, 2005.
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US shuts consulate
The US consulate in the eastern Saudi city of Dhahran closed on Monday because of security concerns, an embassy statement said. It said the closure was due to a stand-off between Saudi security forces and suspected militants in the nearby oil city of Dammam.
Reuters, Riyadh
Hindustan Times – September 6, 2005.
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Saudis exchange fire with Al Qaeda militants
Riadh – September 5, 2005 – Saudi security forces exchanged sporadic fire with suspected Al Qaeda militants holed up in the eastern oil city of Dammam on Monday after deadly clashes in a busy street. Two militants and a policeman were killed in Sudnay’s firefight in Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Street, the interior ministry said. The authorities described the besieged militants as “members of the deviant group” – official terminology for the Al Qaeda militants who have carried out a wave of shootings and bombings since 2003.
Suleiman Nimr
The Asian Age – September 6, 2005.
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Rebels attack ministry
Baghdad – September 5, 2005 – Insurgents launched a surprise attack on Baghdad’s heavily guarded interior ministry building early on Monday, killing two police officers and wounding several others, officials said. The guerrillas, who used rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons, withdrew after the short clash.
Slobodan Lekic
The Asian Age – September 6, 2005.
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Two killed as gunmen attack Iraq ministry
Upto to 30 gunmen in 10 cars fired on Iraq’s interior ministry at dawn on Monday, killing two police and wounding five, ministry sources said.
The Times of India – September 6, 2005.
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2 government officials shot near Afghan border
Gunmen killed two government officials on Monday in an ambush in Pakistan’s tribal belt, near the Afghan border where al-Qaeda-linked militants are believed to be hiding, a witness said.
The Times of India – September 6, 2005.
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Filipino and Indonesian militants trying to raise Mideast funds for new attacks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – According to government reports, Muslim militants in the Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines and their Indonesian allies have been trying to solicit money from unidentified Middle Eastern financiers to buy weapons and fund to launch new terror attacks. According to the reports, four of the 15, had received military training in southern Philippine rebel camps. The two later helped organize covert training and escort Indonesian recruits from their country to the southern region of Mindanao. In a swap of letters also discovered by Indonesian police, it was decided that the deployment of Indonesian would-be suicide bombers for an attack in the Philippines.
Email dated 11.9.2005 from Mr. Mayer Nudell, USA.
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Son of Newspaper Editor Kidnapped
Chicago Tribune (09/11/05)
Kidnappers in Haiti have abducted the 19-year-old son of a newspaper editor and are asking for a $2 million ransom, the highest sum ever sought by kidnappers in Haiti. Jason Raymond-Guillen was kidnapped outside his house in West Trinidad last Wednesday night and forced to get into a vehicle. In August, the FBI provided Haitian law enforcement personnel with anti-kidnapping training. There have been more than 40 people kidnapped in Haiti so far this year, compared with about 24 during the same time span in 2004.
Security Management Daily – September 12, 2005.
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8 killed in Afghanistan
Six Afghan policemen and two suspected Taliban insurgents were killed after militants attacked a police post. A gunbattle erupted after rebels attacked the post in Muqur, a district of Ghazni province in southern Afghanistan.
A.F.P., Kabul,
Hindustan Times – September 9, 2005.
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Police general killed in Iraq
Tal Afar (Iraq) – September 11, 2005 – Gunmen assassinated a police general in Baghdad on Sunday. Major General Adnan Abdul Rihman, a director of police training at the ministry of interior died instantly in a drive by shooting as he was walking out of his home in Baghadad’s western Ghazaliya district, local police said.
Jacob Silberberg
The Asian Age – September 12, 2005
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Al Qaeda tape threatens LA
New York – September 11, 2005 – A tape delivered to US television network ABC News in Pakistan this weekend features a masked man, believed to be Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an American from California, making terrorist threats against Los Angeles and Australia. He is reported to be an Al-Qaeda member and wanted by the FBI. During the 11-minute tape, the man says, “Yesterday, London and Madrid. Tomorrow, Los Angeles and Melbourne, Allah willing. And this time don’t count on us demonstrating restraint and compassion.” He goes on to call President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair “liars” and issues a warning.
AP
Hindustan Times – September 12, 2005.
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Saudi militants targeted oil facilities
Riyadh – September 12, 2005 – Militants were targeting key installations, including oil facilities, Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef said on Sunday. Five of Saudi Arabia’s 36 most-wanted militants were killed after security forces stormed a seaside villa in the eastern city of Dammam.
A.P.
Hindustan Times – September 13, 2005.
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New Qaeda threat against London
A group claiming to be Al-Qaeda’s northern European branch has threatened more terrorist attacks on London, al-Arabiya television reported on Monday. The group, calling itself the Al-Qaeda Organisation in northern Europe, vowed in an internet statement to avenge the killing and imprisonment of Muslims and warned of further suicide attacks to follow up on the July 7 bombings in London. Prime Minister John Howard said the tape underlined the need for tough new security laws.
Hindustan Times – September 13, 2005.
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Rebel attacks kill over 150 in Iraq
Baghdad – September 14, 2005 – A suicide bomb lured a crowd of Shi’ite Muslim day labourers to his minivan and blew it up in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 114 people. Another car bomber blew himself up in northern Baghdad, killing 11 people lined up to refill gas canisters. Gunmen also dragged 17 people form their homes and killed them in Taji, a northern Baghdad suburb.
Reuters
Hindustan Times – September 15, 2005.
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Chinese help for India’s terror war
New Delhi – September 14, 2005 – China has pledged to help India in its efforts to weed out terrorism. In an MoU signed by the two countries, China has agreed for the first time to share information with India on “terrorist activities, groups and their linkages.” China will also provide information and share its experience on “anti-hijacking, hostage situations and other terrorist-related crimes.” The MoU is valid for five years following which it will be reviewed automatically. It can be modified by mutual agreement whenever necessary. An important aspect of the agreement is to strengthen cooperation between the Interpol Divisions of India and China.
Rajnish Sharma
Hindustan Times – September 15, 2005.
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31 killed in Iraq blasts
Baghdad – Two suicide car bomber s struck within a minute of each other and just a km apart in south Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least seven policemen and raising the day’s bombing toll in the capital to 31, police said. Earlier on Thursday, the first suicide car bombing killed 16 policemen and five civilians in the same neighbourhood. Three civilians were killed and 13 injured when a roadside bomb struck a Ministry of Industry bus in eastern Baghdad. Al-Qaeda took responsibility of the attacks on both days.
AP
The Hindu – September 16, 2005.
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Terror groups active in UK universities
London – September 16, 2005 – Two professors of Brunie University have named 24 British universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, Birmingham, Brunie, Durham , Leeds, Leicester, Manchester, Nottingham and Luton, “where extremist and / or terror groups have been detected”. The report says the Islamist groups Hizib ul-Tahrir and al-Muhajiroun were active at several universities, including LSE and Manchester University.
Vijay Dutt
Hindustan Times – September 17, 2005.
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Another Suicide Bomber
Baghdad – Sept. 26, 2005 – A suicide car bomber blew himself up outside the oil ministry in Baghdad on Monday, killing seven people, as US-led forces prepared to release some 1000 detainees from the notorious Kabu Ghraib jail. The bomber rammed his car against a bus carrying kjoil ministry staff, an interior ministry official said. Twenty-seven people were also wounded. Abu Musab al-Zarawi of Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. Zarqawi has declared “all-out war” on Iraq’s majority Shia community.
Amar Karim
The Asian Age – September 27, 2005.
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Car bomb kills 38 in Iraq as charter gets green signal
Baghdad – A car bomb killed at least 30 and wounded 38 on Saturday on the outskirts of Baghdad, a security official said. More than 200 Iraqi Shias have been killed this week in attacks by Sunni extremists linked to al-Qaeda in Iraq’s frontman, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Kurdish and Shia-led government, backed by occupying US forces, is facing a Sunni Arab insurgency aimed at bringing it down, and the US military has said it expected violence to rise before the October 15 constitutional referendum.
Agencies
The Times of India – September 19, 2005.
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9 US soldiers killed
In northern Iraq, four American security agents were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a US diplomatic convoy in Mosul on Monday. And a US military policeman died in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the military said, after four US soldiers were killed in the western town of Ramadi on Monday.
AP
Hindustan Times – September 21, 2005.
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12 armymen killed in Manipur ambush
Imphal/Nagaland – Twelve armymen were killed and over l10 injured on Monday in two separate militant strikes in the state on the eve of defence minister’s visit to Manipur. Militants of the banned Kanglel Yawol Kanna Lup ambushed a patrol of the 5/8 Gorkha Rifles at 7.45 p.m. Nine policemen were killed at the spot while two succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. A KYKL spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack. A rifleman of the 26 Assam Rifles was also killed lkand four others injured in an IED explosion along the Manipur Assam border near Jirighat tea estate at 6.15 a.m.
Sobhapati Samom and Meenal Dubey
Hindustan Times – September 21, 2005.
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Six killed by twin blasts in Lahore
Lahaore – September 22, 2005 – Two bicycle bombs exploded minutes apart in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 30, police officials said. The first bomb went off near the historic Minar-e-Pakistan monument in a crowded area of the city, killing a street vendor and wounding 13. Minutes later a second device detonated near a cigarette kiosk in Icchra, Lahor’s busiest shopping district, police said. “Four people were burned to death instantly and up to 20 people were injured,” said local head of police. One injured person died on his way to hospital.
AFP
Hindustan Times – September 23, 2005.
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Bomb kills 13 Iraqi policemen
Baghdad – A suicide car bomber targeting an elite Iraqi police unit kin Baghdad killed 13 commandos and wounded 13 commandos in the worst of several outbursts of violence to hit the country on Sunday. Iraqi police said the car bomber targeted a patrol of police commandos as they traveled on a highway in the east of the capital.
The Indian Express – September 26, 2005.
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Al-Qaeda leader killed in Iraq – 13 die in suicide bombing, ambush.
Baghdad – The US military said on Thursday that American and Iraqi forces had killed the second most wanted Al-Qaeda terrorist in Iraq, a man known as Abu Azzam, who was responsible for a recent upsurge in attacks since April. On Tuesday, the violence continued with at least 13 persons killed in two incidents involving a suicide bombing and an ambush. In addition, an American Marine was killed during combat operations west of Baghdad. Two American officials said in Washington on Monday that Abu Azzam, a top lieutenant to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, leader of the Al-Qaeda in Iraq, had been killed in an operation.
Christine Hauser
The Hindu – September 28, 2005.
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20 injured in grenade explosion near J&K Assembly
Srinagar – At least 20 people, including four security men and two children, were injured as militants triggered a powerful grenade explosion in the high security Jehangir Choiwk near the Assembly complex here on Thursday. The grenade exploded outside the main gate of Kashmir Haat around 7.00 p.m.
PTI
The Hindu – September 30, 2005.
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Woman bomber: new turn to militancy
Baghdad/London – The violence in Iraq took a new and dangerous turn on Wednesday when militants deployed a woman suicide bomber suicide bomber, killing at least six persons and wounding 30. Iraqi police said a woman detonated an explosive device packed with metal balls among a group of men lining up to enlist in the Iraqi army at Tall Afar. Al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility in an Internet statement.
(Michael Howard and Ewen MacAskill)
The Hindu – September 30, 2005
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At least 60 killed in string of Iraq car bombs
Baghdad – Three suicide attackers detonated car bombs nearly simultaneously in the mainly Shi’te town of Balad north of Baghdad, killing at least 60 people and wounding 70 others, a hospital official said. Hours earlier, the five US troops were killed in one of the deadliest bombings in weeks near Ramdi.
The Indian Express – September 30, 2005.
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Car Bomb Explodes in Spain After ETA Warning"
Reuters (UK) (09/25/05) ; Croft, Adrian
The Basque terrorist group ETA has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in central Spain on Saturday. No one was hurt in the blast because ETA warned authorities ahead of time about the bomb, giving police time to evacuate an industrial park where the blast occurred. The bomb was placed in a van near the industrial park, and the blast damaged three buildings. The attack was the first by ETA since July 29.
Security Management Daily – September 26, 2005
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Excerpts from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech on the silver jubilee of the Telugu daily Prajshaki, on August 21, 2005.
Voltaire had said, “I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it.”
Outlook – September 2005.
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Food for Thought
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
- Buddha
Nine-tenth of wisdom is being wise in time.
- Theodore Roosevelt
Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.
- Marcus Aurelius
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