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Marines closing al Qaeda rat lines to Mosul (PrairiePundit)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:21:00 GMT

AP: U.S. and Iraqi troops moved against al-Qaida on two separate fronts Thursday, with house-to-house searches in Mosul and an operation in the desert to stanch the flow of insurgents and weapons to that northern city. With the new sweep, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is aiming to put down Sunni extremists after launching two other major offensives elsewhere in as many months targeting Shiite...

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Al Qaeda's demise could be soon (PrairiePundit)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:22:00 GMT

Telegraph: The uprising by Sunni tribes against al-Qa'eda in Iraq, combined with protests in northern African countries against suicide bombings and dissent from clerics and former terrorists have put the group's leadership on the defensive as never before, said the official. "If al-Qa'eda maintains its current state of play of attacking civilians and Muslims, and continuing to not change its philosophy,...

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Iraqi Forces Hunt Al Qaeda Militants Door-to-Door (Get Mash)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:31:34 GMT

Government troops begin house-to-house searches for Al Qaeda in Iraq militants in Mosul, part of a major security operation to cleanse Iraq’s third largest city from cells of the terror network. Read the full story

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Iraqi PM vows to impose order in al Qaeda haven (OTB News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:57 GMT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday to impose law and order in northern Iraq and said an offensive against al Qaeda militants would end the “dark days” of shootings and bomb attacks. Share This

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Iraqi PM vows to impose order in al Qaeda haven (Reuters)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:35:28 GMT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday to impose law and order in northern Iraq and said an offensive against al Qaeda militants would end the "dark days" of shootings and bomb attacks.

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Al Qaeda 'plan to attack Euro 2008' (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:53:00 GMT

Mr Buehler said concern was caused by messages on two sites favoured by Al Qaeda followers - sos minbar and As-Sahab. The number of messages

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Al Qaeda planning 'Euro 2008' attack: Swiss official (Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:52:00 GMT

From correspondents in Europe, 06:00 PM IST Calls by Al Qaeda extremists to attack Switzerland and Austria during Euro 2008 are being taken seriously

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Switzerland: Al-Qaeda planning Swiss/Austrian Euro 200 attack (Islam in Europe)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:06:00 GMT

Al Qaeda is planning to attack the Euro 2008 football championships in Switzerland and Austria in June, Swiss police say. "The Euro 2008 tournament is a target cited by the Islamist terrorist network," federal police spokesman Juerg Buehler told Swiss newspaper La Liberte. He said messages had been posted on Islamist websites and police were "following the situation very closely". One of the...

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France convicts 7 al Qaeda in Iraq recruiters (PrairiePundit)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:05:00 GMT

Washington Post: A French judge on Wednesday convicted seven men on terrorism charges for recruiting young French Muslims to fight against U.S. forces in Iraq . Prosecutors alleged that the seven -- five Frenchmen, a Moroccan and an Algerian -- helped send about a dozen French fighters to training camps linked to the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq . The investigation of an alleged recruiting...

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Draining The Last Large al-Qaeda Swamp In Iraq (The Strata-Sphere)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:50:24 GMT

Iraqi forces are standing up and taking control of their destiny in the War on Terrorism. The Surge worked, it gave Iraq enough security and breathing room to now finish the job. And hopefully the last big job is purging al-Qaeda from its last stronghold. Prime Minister Maliki sent forces north to [...]

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Pakistan To Deport Al-Qaeda-Linked Arab Princes (Memri Latest Blogs)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:31:50 GMT

Two Arab princes arrested in Pakistan for their alleged links to Al-Qaeda – Prince Abdul Karim of Morocco and Yemen's Prince Abdul Haq – are to be deported. The Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Mashriq reported that the two princes were held on ... May 14, 2008, 5:01 pm

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Al Qaeda reward slashed by U.S. (The Washington Times)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:29:42 GMT

The Bush administration has slashed its reward for the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq from $5 million to $100,000 because...

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Site: New bin Laden message coming soon (CNN)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:37:41 GMT

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will address the West in a new message, according to a banner ad from the group's production wing posted on Islamist Web sites known to carry messages from al Qaeda and bin Laden.

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Site: Expect new New bin Laden message (CNN)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:34:01 GMT

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Site: Expect new New bin Laden message (OTB News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:22:02 GMT

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will address the West in a new message, according to a banner ad from the group’s production wing posted on Islamist Web sites known to carry messages from al Qaeda and bin Laden. Share This

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Al Qaeda planning 'Euro 2008' attack (Sify)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:32:42 GMT

Calls by Al Qaeda extremists to attack Switzerland and Austria during Euro 2008 are being taken seriously by authorities, a senior Swiss security official said.

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ALERT: A New Message From Osama bin Laden Is on the Way (NoisyRoom.net)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:30:20 GMT

From The Blotter: A radical jihadist Web site has announced that a new message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is forthcoming. A banner announcing the message says he will address the 60th anniversary of Israel. His message is titled, “The reasons for the struggle in the remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the rising of [...]

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Iraqi PM vows to impose order in al Qaeda haven (Alertnet)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:27:33 GMT

Source: Reuters * Maliki says operation against al Qaeda will succeed * Iraqi military hunts al Qaeda militants * PM says he wants Iraq to solve its own security woes By Khalid al-Ansary BAGHDAD, May 15 ( ...

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Al Qaeda 'planning to attack Euro 2008' (Mirror.co.uk)

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:46:00 GMT

Al-Qaeda could be planning to attack this summer's Euro 2008 football championships in Switzerland and Austria, according to police.

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Al Qaeda 'plan to attack Euro 2008' (Metro.co.uk)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:45:04 GMT

Police have warned that terrorist group Al Qaeda has plans to attack the Euro 2008 football tournament in Switzerland and Austria, according to reports.

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