Terrorism and Insurgency – Two workers killed by suspected insurgents in southern Thailand (EARTHtimes.org)

Two workers killed by suspected insurgents in southern Thailand (EARTHtimes.org)
Pattani – Two delivery men taking 60 motorbikes into Thailand’s troubled southern region were shot dead by suspected insurgents who then burned the bodies, said police Monday. The 10-wheel truck driven from Bangkok was ambushed in Saiburi district of…

Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (The Washington Times)
MOSUL, Iraq | Drive-by shootings, killings and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst nightmare for residents of the northern Iraqi city. A dusty, brooding city of 3 million people, Mosul has long been a tinderbox of sectarian tensions that has allowed al Qaeda to retain a foothold and terrorize residents even as other Iraqi …

Tamil group calls for global vote on independent state (CBC Ottawa)
The Tamil organization that fought a bloody decades-long war with the Sri Lankan government is planning a December referendum in Canada and around the world on the question of a separate Tamil state.

‘Insurgency, Naxalism product of govt’s neglect’ (INDOlink)
New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) A leading US think tank has claimed the Indian government’s “neglect” for rural areas has led to the problem of left-wing insurgency and called it a critical threat to the country’s security.

Appeal of amnesty dwindles for Taliban as insurgency grows in strength (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The appeal of amnesty has dwindled dramatically for Taliban thinking of giving up arms, hinting at an insurgency that is increasing its resolve and complicating President Hamid Karzai’s promise to reach out to insurgents.

Exit polls: Ex-guerrilla wins Uruguay presidency (CNN)
Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former Marxist Tupamaro guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay’s presidential runoff election Sunday, exit polls showed.

Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (MalaysiaNews.net)
By Deepa Babington REUTERS NEWS AGENCY MOSUL, Iraq | Drive-by shootings, killings and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst ni…

Heroes Day 2009: The year for keeping the flame for Tamil Eelam (Opinion) (TamilEelam News Service)
Unlike the previous years, this year s annual Heroes Day celebrated, as usual, at the critical time when the LTTE is not holding an identified territory as they previously did as a de facto state. This year the concept is kept alive through celebrations that are kept by the Tamil Diaspora.

American Valor: Soldier fought off insurgents (Arkansas News Bureau)
Marc Silvestri squeezed behind a rock and watched a bullet smack the dirt where his foot had just been. Rounds zipped overhead. His patrol, spread out halfway up a mountain in Afghanistan on Aug. 24, 2008, was under fire from three sides.

Former guerrilla leader elected president in Uruguay (USA Today)
A plain-talking former leader of leftist guerrillas is now the president-elect of Uruguay.

In Uruguay, former guerrilla wins by moving away from Ch vez (The Christian Science Monitor)
Jos “Pepe” Mujica won 51.7 percent of the votes in Sunday’s run-off, extending the power of the ruling center-left Broad Front coalition.

Sri Lanka announces limited freedom for detained Tamil refugees (Guardian Unlimited)
Tens of thousands of Tamil refugees are free to leave the region where they have been held since the civil war ended six months ago providing they register with authorities so their movements can be monitored, Sri Lanka said today.

North Caucasus insurgents cited in train bombing (Denver Post)
Police released a composite sketch Monday of a man thought to be involved in a train bombing that killed 26 people, and a railway official suggested the attack had the hallmarks of terrorists from the volatile North Caucasus.

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