Somalia spawns new jihadist threat (UPI)
SYDNEY, Aug. 18 (UPI) — Police in Melbourne raided 20 locations Aug. 4 and arrested four men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack on Holsworth army base in New South Wales.
Two Muslim rebels killed, two arrested in Philippine fighting (EARTHtimes.org)
Manila – Two Muslim rebels were killed Wednesday in a clash with government troops on a western Philippine island that the guerrillas had occupied since the weekend, the military said. Two rebels were also arrested in the assault on Montangule Island…
Magda Abu-Fadil: Arabia Felix 101: Yemen in the Grips of Unrest (The Huffington Post)
Yemen has mounted a tight security plan for the holy Moslem month of Ramadan starting this week in a bid to thwart any new terrorist…
Sri Lanka Tamil Refugees Hit by Monsoon Rains in Northern Camps (Bloomberg)
Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) — Monsoon rains hit northern Sri Lanka affecting camps where more than 280,000 mostly Tamil refugees remain after the defeat of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in May.
MNLF rebels given time to surrender military (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has denied allegations by Nur Misuari, chairman of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), that the death of his comrades in Palawan was a massacre.
MILF slams Teodoro over Basilan offensive (Sun Star)
MORO Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) maintained that the military offensive in Basilan was not coordinated with its Coordination Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) contrary to claims of read more
Arroyo vows again to finish Abu Sayyaf after Basilan clash (GMA News)
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Saturday ordered government forces to continue their efforts in “immediately putting an end to terrorism” in southern Philippines.
AFP, MILF exchange charges of cease-fire violation (GMA News)
Amid an exchange of truce violation raps by the military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Saturday ordered a sustained offensive against Abu Sayyaf rebels in the troubled southern island.
