BOMBS CREATE PANIC IN THAILAND'S SONGKHLA PROVINCE Thai General Phanlop Pinmani has warned that the insurgency in Thailand's three southernmost provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani has now broken down into a full scale guerrilla war (Thai Rat, May 17). According to the general, the... MORE

The May 22 suicide bomb attack in Ankara contains elements that are potentially worrisome for the Turkish government, its people and tourists visiting Turkey. If bombings of the same modus operandi continue, a strong, dependable U.S. local ally in the Iraq theater of operations as... MORE

- Servicemen Wounded, Rebels Killed in Chechnya Fighting Kavkazky Uzel reported on May 24 that a contract serviceman was injured in a shootout with rebel fighters on the outskirts of the Gudermes district village of Koshkeldy. Another Russian army serviceman was injured in a shootout... MORE

- Two Militants Killed in Chechnya Interfax on May 17 reported that two militants were killed on the outskirts of the village of Selmentauzen in Chechnya’s Vedeno district. “Four militants were blocked in a wooded area outside Selmentauzen on Wednesday [May 16] evening after they... MORE

ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ CREATES NEW BRIGADE On May 14, a statement by the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was posted on https://w-n-n.com, an Arabic-language web forum that hosts many jihadi texts and declarations. The statement announced the creation of a special brigade to storm... MORE

A new article posted on the jihadi forum alhanein.com on May 4, entitled "Supporting the Islamic State by Single-Handed Terrorism," instructs Islamist fighters to conduct lone acts of terrorism against people and groups involved with the Iraqi government. The article is authored by a user... MORE

Al-Qaeda in Iraq appears to be upping its attacks on U.S. forces. The group, acting through the umbrella jihad organization called the Islamic State of Iraq, issued a number of statements for spectacular attacks during the past few days. Al-Qaeda in Iraq's statements are issued... MORE

ANSAR AL-ISLAM IN THE MUSLIM DESERT DECLARES JIHAD ON MOROCCO On May 1, jihadi forums were notified of the website https://sahara.6te.net, which contained a warning to the Moroccan government that "Ansar al-Islam in the Muslim Desert" has declared "jihad against this agent government headed by... MORE

The latest al-Qaeda arrests in Saudi Arabia have triggered angry responses on jihadi websites. On April 27, the Saudi Interior Ministry announced its security forces had arrested 172 al-Qaeda terrorists (Terrorism Focus, May 1; al-Jazeera, April 27). The spokesman for the ministry said that the... MORE

NEW VIDEO OF AL-QAEDA COMMANDER AL-LIBI RELEASED On April 28, al-Sahab Productions, which is the media wing of al-Qaeda, released a video of an extensive interview with al-Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan, Abu al-Layth al-Libi. As part of the interview, al-Libi responds to a variety of... MORE