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Internet Jihadis React to Alleged Nuclear Plot on the United States
Recent reports indicating al-Qaeda's preparations for a nuclear attack in the United States by al-Qaeda's alleged nuclear expert, Adnan El-Shukrijumah, has prompted conflicting reactions among Islamists in the jihadi forums (Terrorism Focus, September 12; al-Arabiya, September 11). The jihadi forums described the possible nuclear attack,... MORE
LeT Threat to Indian Nuclear Facilities Remains a Serious Concern
During the past year, nuclear security has leapfrogged up the political agenda in India after a series of intelligence leaks revealed that terrorists might be targeting India's expanding nuclear infrastructure. These threats and possible security breaches have led the Indian government to reorganize and enhance... MORE
Bosnian Authorities Plan to Deport Former Islamic Fighters
Bosnian authorities have announced plans to deport 50 naturalized citizens, mostly former Islamic fighters, according to a Bosnian commission for citizenship revision, which also reportedly acknowledged that among those slated for deportation is one with suspected links to al-Qaeda. Thus far, the commission has revoked... MORE
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RATE OF VIOLENCE INCREASES IN SOUTHERN THAILAND The rate of violence in southern Thailand has been steadily increasing as insurgents continue to mount coordinated bomb attacks against government, military and commercial interests. The latest coordinated attacks were executed on August 31, when insurgents targeted at... MORE
Pakistani Authorities Struggle to Tie Rauf to London Plot
As more details surface regarding the recent London terrorism plot to destroy U.S. bound airliners over the Atlantic Ocean, Pakistani and British security officials remain fixated on the group's alleged ringleader, Rashid Rauf, a British citizen of Pakistani origin with roots in Kashmir, currently held... MORE
Assassination of Nawab Bugti Threatens to Escalate Pak-Baloch Tensions
On August 26, Pakistan killed one of its most prominent politicians, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, who was leading an armed struggle for greater autonomy over Balochistan's natural resource wealth (The News, August 27). Among other resources, Balochistan is estimated to possess 26 trillion cubic feet... MORE
London Plot Draws Attention to Potential Female Suicide Bombers
The arrests of at least two women out of the 24 suspects initially held in the recently foiled plot in London highlight the potential threat posed by radical Muslim women (al-Jazeera, August 21). While little is known about the recent female detainees, women have played... MORE
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EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD INCREASINGLY SUPPORTIVE OF HEZBOLLAH Since the start of the latest Israel-Lebanon conflict, the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt has increasingly offered verbal support to the Shiite Hezbollah movement. The general guide of the MB, Muhammad Mahdi Akif, announced that 10,000 MB... MORE
Liquid Explosive Training Manuals Easily Attainable on Jihadi Forums
In light of the information emerging from the foiled London attack, the terrorists involved in the operation planned on destroying commercial aircraft by mixing together explosive chemical substances while aboard the planes. The chemicals necessary to create such explosions are easily attainable. More concerning, however,... MORE