Terrorists

Is "Second Life" a Virtual Training Ground for Terrorists?
Recent news reports reveal the alarming trend of virtual terrorism on reality websites like "Second Life."

Feds Rate Travelers on How Likely They Are to be Terrorists
For the past four years, federal agents have been assigning computer-generated scores to millions of travelers worldwide that indicate the likelihood of them being terrorists or criminals.

Feds Agree to Pay Oregon Man $2 Million for Wrongly Arresting Him
An Oregon lawyer who was misidentified by the FBI and arrested in the 2004 Madrid terrorist bombings has settled his lawsuit against the government for $2 million.

Innocent Man Killed By Police in London Subway, Not a Terrorist
The man that was chased and killed by Metropolitan Police in a London subway on Friday was just an electrician wearing a heavy coat, not a terrorist.

Jamaica Slums Locked in Violence, Report Says
Jamaican inner cities at mercy of gangs and corrupt police leaving communities terrorized and bereft of hope

World Plea to Brown Over Detention Bill
Tutu and Chomsky urge the UK not to hold terror suspects for 42 days

Tom Zart’s "50" America At War Poems
We’ll defeat terrorism as it should be fought Never letting Satan’s horde chase us to our door. Safeguarding our borders and system of life As our forefathers sacrificed before.

If You Dream A Horror Dream
Dreams and terrors, and death, oh my...

Top Blair Aide: We Must Talk to Al-qaida
Former No 10 chief says governments must talk to terror groups if they hope to secure a long-term halt to their violence

Forget the Rolexes, Fake Ferrari Proves $600bn Industry Has Moved Up a Gear
Campaigners say global counterfeiting industry funds terrorism and organized crime, and facilitates money laundering and drugs and people trafficking

Labour's Handling of Legal Aid Makes a Mockery of Its Rhetoric on Fairness
Madeleine Bunting: It's the poorest who suffer as new crimes, terrorism cases, and clampdowns on lawyers' fees eat into our legal budget

Found: the Boy Caught in Kenya's Bloody Hell
A photograph flashed around the world showing a screaming child left terrorised by the murder of his young mother in the outbreak of tribal violence in Kenya. Tracy McVeigh found the boy after traveling to a village near Nairobi and, in this compelling dispatch, pieces together the tragic story behind the callous killing that ripped his family apart

Diary
Hugh Muir: Another day, another plot. Another landmark in the war on terror

Judge Quashes Restrictions on Muslim Convert
Control order on terror suspect lifted as High Court warns about danger of guilt by association

Security or Defence: Why the Military Feels Misunderstood
Michael White: Brown's instinct is to spend on anti-terrorism at home rather than on wider defense

Duty Calls
When he heard that Territorial Army soldiers were being called up to help in the war against terrorism, Stephen Moss raced to the nearest recruiting office. But would they have him?

Three Arrested in Denmark Over Plot to Kill Muhammad Cartoonist
Two Tunisians expelled, Dane faces terror charges, while cartoonist defies threat and works on

UK Orders Hamza's Extradition to Us
The home secretary has signed an order for Abu Hamza to be extradited to the US on terrorism charges

Dozen Killed As Sri Lanka Marks Independence
Roadside bombings in Sri Lanka killed more than a dozen people today as the country's president marked the island's 60th anniversary of its independence, claiming terrorism was "facing a defeat it has never faced before".

In Praise of ... Martin Amis
Leader: A stylist with the trick of defamiliarising the familiar, Martin Amis is also a keen student of the public realm. His writing on Islamist terrorism has made him enemies; his opinions are sometimes cruder and shallower than the language that dresses them

Violence Fear Over Islam Film
Counter-terrorism alert as a Dutch right-winger launches a movie that will denounce the Koran

US Considers Tighter Travel Rules for European Visitors
Europeans traveling to America could face travel restrictions because of concerns about terrorism, the US head of homeland security said today, amid reports of discussions about the formation of an al-Qaida cell in Britain

'We Must Win the Debate at a Level of Hearts and Minds'
Interview transcript: The prime minister on the terror threat to Britain

'You've Got to Show That Civil Liberties Are Protected'
Interview transcript: The prime minister on terror detention

Muslim British Resident in Spanish Jail for Two Years Without Charge
· Police say Moroccan-born man was in terror network· Amnesty calls for inquiry into claims of torture

Serb General Gets 33 Years' Jail for Role in Siege of Sarajevo
A Serbian commander of the forces that staged the longest siege of a European city in modern times was sentenced to 33 years in jail yesterday for murder, inhumanity, and the calculated terrorizing of hundreds of thousands of civilians

Positioning Before Principle
Leader: Sweet reason was the watchword when the government presented its anti-terrorism plans this week

Brother of Accused Pilot Wins Damages for 9/11 Arrest
Algerian-born pilot falsely accused of involvement in the September 11 terror attacks wins action for damages in the high court against the Metropolitan Police for wrongly arresting and holding him

Suicide Warriors: The Untold Casualties of War
A recent report by CBS News uncovered a disturbing trend. In the year 2005 alone, there were an estimated 6,265 suicides among veterans of military service. Another report found that one in four homeless in America are veterans. Clearly, there is something profoundly disturbing about being a soldier in the war on terror. A Jazzman Chronicle by Jack Random.

A Sailor's Lament
Leader: The public deserves to hear a better debate on terrorism - which is, perhaps, what Admiral Lord Alan West wanted to start

Diary
Hugh Muir: It's going from bad to worse in Pakistan. Can't be long before the guns start firing. Good to know they'll be ours. The UK severely restricted arms exports after Musharraf's 1999 coup, but that was before he became a linchpin of the 'war on terror'.

Airlines Told They Must Reveal Passenger Data
Plan among series of EU anti-terrorism measures· Package will not work, say civil liberties groups

Spanish Lessons for Britain
Leader: After the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq war, it fell to Spain and then Britain to be Europe's front line targets for Islamist terrorism's fanatics. In both cases, ordinary citizens of the two countries' capital cities were slaughtered without warning or compunction while they journeyed into work.

15 Iraqi Civilians Killed As Us Aircraft Target Al-qaida Leaders
At least 15 Iraqi civilians, including nine children, were killed last night in American air strikes against suspected al-Qaida militants north of Baghdad, the US military said yesterday.

Haider Abdel-shafi
Obituary: Militant and popular leader respected by rival Palestine factions.

Vainikolo Options Open As Neck Injury Rules Out Tonga Call-up
Rugby World Cup: Tongan union-convert Lesley Vainikolo will have to forego the chance to terrorize England, as he is injured.

German Arrests Expose Growing Al-qaida Network
A wider range of prospective militants are seeking out al-Qaida's middle management in Pakistan, writes Jason Burke.

Bush Threatens to Confront Iran Over Alleged Support for Iraqi Insurgents
· US president accuses Tehran of arming militants· Speech aimed at shoring up support for 'surge'

Protests Over Terror Arrest of German Academic
Academics from around the world have protested to Germany's federal prosecutor about the arrest and detention of a Berlin sociologist who is accused of associating with a terrorist group.

Faith, Charity and the Money Trail to Pakistan's Islamist Militants
Religious donations fuel boom in Islamic schools and get money to extremists.

Ineffectual, Not Tough
Leader: The proposal by US State Department officials yesterday to put Iran's revolutionary guard on a list of foreign terrorist organizations would not be a tough sanction, but a psychological and ultimately ineffectual one.

Iranian Guards Are Terrorists, Us to Declare
Move aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program.

CIA Dissenters Helped Expose Renditions, Says Inquiry Chief
American intelligence officials who were deeply opposed to the secret transfer of terror suspects to interrogation centers across Europe cooperated with an investigation into the CIA's undisclosed network of jails, it was claimed yesterday.

Pakistan Vows to Root Out Extremists
President Pervez Musharraf pledged today to step up the fight against gun-toting fundamentalists, as the first funerals were held for militants killed in the Red Mosque siege and a defiant captured cleric predicted an Islamic revolution in Pakistan.

Four Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Refugee Camp Clashes
Al-Qaida-inspired militants killed four Lebanese soldiers as fierce fighting resumed at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

Islamic Revolution Will Come in Pakistan, Warns Cleric, As Militants Bury Their Dead
Musharraf appeals for unity to beat extremists as many question official death toll.

Lebanon Steps Up Assault on Refugee Camp Militants
Lebanese troops shelled a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon today after al-Qaida-inspired militants killed two soldiers in the fiercest fighting at the site for weeks.

Q&A: Pakistan Mosque Siege
Pakistani troops have stormed a compound where a hard core of militant students are holding hundreds of hostages. Mark Tran explains the situation.

More Britons Travelling to Bangladesh to Train in Terror
Significant numbers of Britons are traveling to Bangladesh to train in terrorist techniques amid rising concern among security and intelligence officials about the increasing appeal of al-Qaida's message throughout the Middle East and south-east Asia.

Elite Army Commander Killed in Mosque Siege
Militants shoot colonel trying to detonate bombs - Pakistan president warns rebels to 'surrender or die'

Pakistan's Crisis Deepens
The sense of crisis gripping Pakistan swelled today as a bloody mosque siege stretched into its fourth day, suspected militants targeted President Pervez Musharraf's plane and a suicide bomber killed six soldiers near the Afghan border.

Turkey and Israel to pacify the Middle East
With America having tragically failed, only Turkey and Israel have the political and military know how to effectively eliminate tyrants and terrorists.

Pakistan Steps Up Pressure on Mosque Militants
Smoke pours from radical Islamabad mosque amid signs standoff is coming to an end.

Q&A: Pakistan Mosque Siege
Pakistani troops are trying to force hundreds of militant students from a mosque in Islamabad. Mark Tran explains why.

Blockade Helps Gaza Militants, Says Report
Israel's latest blockade of Gaza is threatening to destroy the territory's commercial sector and drive more people into the hands of extremists, according to a report published yesterday.

Troops Bombard Militant Students Holed Up in Mosque As Siege Reaches Climax
Chief cleric caught trying to escape wearing burka - Hundreds defy Pakistani army's warning to leave

Spirituality - I Was Once A Terrorist !
Spirituality , Personal Transformation , Lord Krishna , God

The Last Warrior. Prequel to Warrior Girl, by SFX Fantasy
The death of a warrior signals the beginning of the terror he and his kind had been keeping at bay.

Amateurishness of the Attacks is Scant Consolation
Al-Qaida has lost many of its most senior militants, but in their place a new wave of radicalized young men has arrived. By Jason Burke

Tehran Charged With Aiding Killings of Us Soldiers
The US today publicly accused Iran of intervening in the Iraq conflict claiming its Revolutionary Guard played a role in an attack that killed five Americans and was using Lebanese militants to train Iraqi insurgents.

US Turns Up Heat on Iran By Publicly Accusing It of Involvement in Iraq
The US yesterday publicly accused Iran of intervening in the Iraq conflict, claiming that its Revolutionary Guard played a role in an attack that killed five Americans and was using Lebanese militants to train Iraqi insurgents.

Iraq Reports Drop in Civilian Death Toll
Officials attribute fall to US-led security crackdown - US accuses Iran of links with Shia militants

Troops Kill Suspected Militants in Eastern Afghanistan
Locals and human rights groups say three generations of one family were killed in the operation.

Robocops Ready to Take on Terrorists
Real-life Robocops, robots armed with lethal weaponry and a programmed-in determination to eliminate foes, could become a key element in global counter-terrorist and military operations within a decade, a leading security expert predicted today

Robot Cop: Coming to a City Near You Soon
Real-life Robocops, robots armed with lethal weaponry and a programmed determination to eliminate foes, could become a key element in global counter-terrorist and military operations within 10 years, a US security expert said yesterday.

First Genome Transplant Turns One Species Into Another
Research is aimed at producing green fuel - Critics warn of terrorists creating new bioweapons

African States Oppose Us Presence
The Pentagon's plans to create a new US military command based in Africa have hit a wall of hostility from governments in the region reluctant to associate themselves publicly with the US "global war on terror".

Captured Israeli Soldier 'alive and Well'
Palestinian militant group uses anniversary of Israeli soldier's capture to reiterate demands and call for more kidnappings.

Anti-Turkish Hysteria from the Financial Times: A Challenge to Democracy
Competing with other mass media in terms of event falsification, historical misinterpretation, severe misinformation as regards the Turkish society, and blind support to the Islamic terrorist Turkish premier Erdogan, the Financial Times contributed tremendously to the orchestrated diffusion of fallacies concerning the ongoing Turkish political crisis.

Renewed Threat to Kill Abducted Reporter
Efforts to win the release of the kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston were set back last night when the militants holding him threatened to kill him and said he would not be freed until their demands were met.

Wine Militants Threaten Action
Desperate French growers have had enough, reports Jason Burke.

Pakistan's Soldiers 'huddling in Their Bases' in Tribal Regions
Army paralysed by Taliban threat, says ex-CIA agent - Retired officers accused of helping militants

Sri Lanka Accused of Ethnic Cleansing of Tamils
Armed Sri Lankan police today packed hundreds of ethnic minority Tamils into buses and drove them from the country's capital to war-torn northern and eastern districts - an effort, say police, to clear the city of "terrorists".

Shrines Devastated As Militants Target Iraq's Ancient Heritage
Iraq's archaeological heritage is being systematically destroyed by militant attacks, the head of the country's antiquities board warned yesterday.

Ethnic Cleansing Claim After Police Move Tamils at Gunpoint
Hundreds rounded up in night raids in Colombo - Action said to be aimed at clearing city of 'terrorists'

Pakistan Arrests Two Suspects in Daniel Pearl Case
Two Islamic militants linked to the kidnap and murder of the US reporter Daniel Pearl have been arrested in a remote town in southern Pakistan.

Q&A: Eta and Basque Separatism in Spain
Eta has announced that it is to end its 14-month old ceasefire. Simon Jeffery examines the background to the militant Basque separatist group.

Police Hold Two Over Pearl Killing
Two Islamic militants linked to the kidnap and murder of American reporter Daniel Pearl have been arrested in a remote town in southern Pakistan, according to police.

Lebanese Clashes Spread to Second Refugee Camp
Two Lebanese soldiers, one civilian and two militants from a group called Jund al-Sham were today killed at Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon's biggest camp, security and military sources said.

Briton 'killed in Us Missile Attack in Somalia'
The Foreign Office today said it was investigating reports that a Briton was killed in a US missile attack on suspected Islamist militants in Somalia.

14 Dead As Lebanese Troops Attack Refugee Camp
At least 14 people have died as Lebanese troops today resumed attacks on militants in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon.

Working With Risk
In the past two years, Palestinian militants have seized more than two dozen foreigners including journalists, usually for financial gain, but released them unharmed within hours.

The Karachi Ruling Party 'run Like the Mafia' From an Office Block in London
MQM accused of planning carnage which left 42 dead - Khan calls for leader in UK to face anti-terror charges

Middle East: Life Inside the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Lebanon
The standoff between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants has focused attention on the 400,000 Palestinian refuges in the country. Clancy Chassay and Duncan Campbell report.

US Sends Arms to Lebanese Troops As Militants Vow to Fight to Death
The United States has sent planeloads of arms and ammunition for the Lebanese army, as tension grows around the besieged refugee camp in the north of the country.

Refugees Warn Clashes May Spread Amid Fury at Lebanese Army
Camp residents tell of indiscriminate shelling - Palestinian sympathy for Islamist militants grows

Turkey, Prof. Huntington, Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, and the Antichrist
Fareed Zakaria belongs to a group that facilitates the rise of this bogus-leader, and his seditious article helps a lot in presenting as normal something that is not normal: the replacement of the Turkish Secular Democratic Establishment by the group of Islamic Terrorists.

Ceasefire at Palestinian Refugee Camp Shattered Within an Hour
A ceasefire between Lebanese forces and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp today collapsed after less than an hour.

Islamist Militants Vow to Resist Lebanese Forces After Bombardment of Refugee Camp
Lebanese forces today renewed their bombardment of a Palestinian refugee camp where hundreds of Islamist militants have vowed to fight to the "last shot".

Lebanese Forces Bombard Refugee Camp
Lebanese forces today renewed their bombardment of a Palestinian refugee camp where hundreds of Islamist militants have vowed to fight to the "last shot".

Lebanese Troops Shell Palestinian Refugees
Two civilians were killed today when Lebanese tanks shelled the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp, a day after more than 55 people died in fighting between Sunni militants and government forces.

Put a Headscarf on Elizabeth II, not on Turkey’s First Lady!
In an unprecedented case of provocative misinformation, the Economist misdirects its readership, diffuses Islamic Terrorists’ propaganda by trying to present the Islamic Headscarf as a personal choice that can possibly be that of a moderate, tolerant and democratic person.

To Understand Political Violence, We Must First Recognise Its Potency
The professed goals of terrorists may well be legitimate, but acting in isolation does nothing to advance their cause. By Gary Younge

To Fry the Smallest Fish
A recent case suggests that the war on terror has been superseded by the war on embarrassment. By Duncan Campbell

Militants Demand Uk Release Radical Cleric in Return for Johnston
A militant Palestinian splinter group has demanded that Britain release a Muslim cleric in return for the freedom of the BBC's Gaza correspondent, Alan Johnston.

US Accused Over Release of Convicted Terrorist
Cuba and Venezuela voice anger over US 'double standards' after judge throws out immigration charges against former CIA operative.

Militants Want Cleric Freed for Bbc Reporter
A militant splinter group has demanded that Britain release a Muslim cleric in return for the freedom of BBC reporter Alan Johnston.

Red Army Faction Guerrilla to Stay in Jail, Germany's President Decides
Christian Democrat outcry prevents early release - 30 years on, no clemency for convicted terrorist

Red Army Faction Plotted to Kidnap Designer Karl Lagerfeld
German terrorists once planned to kidnap fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of a scheme to free fellow guerrillas from jail.

From the Blogs: 'i Pretended to Be Dead ... People Died on Top of Me'
Within hours of news of the Blacksburg shootings, a picture of the terror inflicted by 23-year-old Korean student Cho Seung-hui was being built online through videos, blogs and message boards.

The International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn, Has Used a Speech in the Us to Reinforce Britain's Opposition to the Phrase
In an apparent snub to George Bush, the international development secretary, Hilary Benn, claimed today that the British do not use his phrase the "war on terror" because it encourages insurgent groups.

BBC Awaits News on Journalist After Militants' Murder Claim
Palestinian group had said it would broadcast video -Johnston's parents in new appeal to end ordeal

The International Development Secretary, Hilary Benn
The international development secretary, Hilary Benn, will today reinforce Britain's opposition to the phrase "war on terror", using a speech in New York to warn that it can actually strengthen insurgent groups.

Triumphing Over Adversity
When Danny Biddle got into the London Underground train on that fateful morning, he could hardly have imagined that this was the day his life would change forever. The terrorist blasts that rocked London on that dreadful day, singled out Biddle for special attention.

Militant Feminist on Trial After 20 Years on Run
Former Rote Zora member admits role in bombings - 58-year-old led quiet life after fleeing Germany

Toll Hits 250 As Pakistani Tribesmen Fight to Expel Foreign Militants
Local force blames Uzbeks for rise in crime - Assassination may have triggered wave of violence

US Judges Reject Appeal By Guantánamo Inmates
The US supreme court rejected an appeal today from Guantánamo Bay detainees who claimed they were denied key rights under the Bush administration's controversial anti-terrorist strategy.

Thailand’s Military is on the Move Again – No Puppy is Safe!
The world is watching. The Thai Arm is on the move again. Is it another coup? Are those frisky terrorist from the South rising up once more? No! What could it be? Thai Army resources are being channeled to kill twenty plus dogs lazing in a sunny park. Their goal? Make the world a better place for Golfers. Will they heed other options?

Bangladesh Executes Six Islamic Militants
Six Islamic militant leaders convicted of killing two judges in a 2005 bomb attack and masterminding a series of deadly blasts across Bangladesh were hanged today, in a move seen as an attempt to snuff out extremist violence in the Muslim-majority country.

Protecting Iraq's Oil Supply
The frigate HMS Cornwall is on patrol as the lead ship of Combined Task Force 158, whose UN-backed mission is to protect Iraq's oil platforms and exports against pirates, smugglers, and terrorists.

Taliban Plan More Kidnappings After Italian Deal
The Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah today vowed to continue kidnapping foreign reporters following the release of his brother and four other senior militants in exchange for a kidnapped Italian journalist.

Bloody Backlash Loosens Al-qaida's Hold on Pakistan's Border Region
Al-Qaida's influence in the lawless tribal belt of Pakistan has been weakened following a major battle between Uzbek militants and local tribesmen. The Pakistani government hailed the violence in South Waziristan on the Afghan border as a victory for its policy of driving a wedge between foreign fighters and their local allies.

Militant Turned Crime Writer Caught in Brazil
An Italian former terrorist turned bestselling crime writer who fled France in 2004 to avoid extradition home has been arrested in Brazil. Cesare Battisti, wanted in Italy for two 1970s murders, was arrested yesterday near Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro after a long surveillance...

Morocco Plays on Terror Fears in Sahara Peace Bid
Playing on European and US fears of expanding terrorist networks in North Africa, Morocco is seeking international backing for a new peace plan for the Western Sahara. By Simon Tisdall

US General Calls for Talks With Militants
Force 'not sufficient' to end Iraq violence - 2,200 US military police to join crackdown - 'Surge' should last until 2008, says commander

Australian Terror Suspects Appear in Court
A group of Muslim men accused of planning Australia's biggest terrorist plot stockpiled chemicals similar to those used in the London July 7 bombings, a court heard today.

US Defence Contractor Looks for Quantum Leap in Radar Research
They designed an exploding cigar to kill Fidel Castro and hired fortune-tellers to fight the cold war. Now the US military is taking its war on terror where even Albert Einstein feared to tread - into the baffling world of quantum mechanics.

Senior Taliban Leader Arrested in Pakistan
Pakistan has made its first arrest of a senior Taliban commander, it emerged today, apparently bowing to intense western pressure to get tough on militant leaders sheltering inside its borders.

Australian Guantánamo Inmate Finally Charged
The Bush administration faced renewed criticism over Guantánamo yesterday when the Australian inmate David Hicks was charged with a single count of providing material support to terrorists after more than five years of confinement.

A Nightmare Without End
Shahajan Janjua's story is a glimpse of what the war on terror means for young British Asian men. By Victoria Brittain

Rice Puts Musharraf Under Pressure to Rein in Taliban Militants
Cross-border attacks soar after peace deal, says US - Pakistan scapegoated for west's failures, say officials

Madrid Bombings Trial Begins
An Egyptian man accused of being a ringleader in the Madrid train bombings told a court today that he had nothing to do with one of Europe's worst terror attacks, despite allegedly bragging about his idea in an intercepted phone call.

European Parliament Approves Report That Eu Countries Ignored Cia Rendition Flights of Terror Suspects
The European parliament today approved a report accusing Britain, Germany, Italy and other EU countries of turning a blind eye to CIA flights carrying terrorist suspects in Europe.

Polio Cases Jump in Pakistan As Clerics Declare Vaccination an American Plot
Rumours leave thousands of children unprotected - Aid workers increasingly targeted by tribal militants

Baader-Meinhof Terrorist to Be Freed After 24 Years in Jail
Brigitte Mohnhaupt is not a security risk, court rules - Families of gang's victims angry at killer's release

Court Grants Parole for Red Army Faction Terrorist
One of two jailed former members of the Red Army Faction terrorist group is to be freed, a court ruled today in a case which has divided Germany.

Jaw-jaw is Just a Start
The Spanish experience illustrates how dialogue with terrorist groups is not always enough. By Peter Preston

Germany Braced for Release of Terrorist
Court will decide tomorrow whether a woman who murdered for the Red Army Faction must stay in jail longer than Nazi war criminals.

Turkey Looks to Us for Support in Kurdish Conflict
Ankara expects more cooperation from Washington in dealing with militants on both sides of the Iraqi border, writes Mark Tran.

Three Israelis Dead As Eilat Suffers First Suicide Attack
Two Palestinian militant groups claim explosion - Resort town blast is first in country for nine months

Chinese Police Kill 18 in Raid on 'terror' Camp
China's security forces claim to have killed 18 Islamic "terrorists" in a gunbattle at a suspected training camp in the mountains near the Pakistan border, the state media reported today.

Britons to Be Scanned for Fbi Database
Anger over airport fingerprint plan - Terror tests to start this summer

Channel Tunnel is Terror Target
The Channel tunnel has been targeted by a group of Islamic militant terrorists aiming to cause maximum carnage during the holiday season, according to French and American secret services.

Somali Militants Target Ethiopian Troops
Islamists in Somalia today distributed sermons calling for holy war amid fears the country is descending into a new cycle of violence.

Video Reveals Harsh Treatment of Terror Suspect
As trips to the dentist go, it was straightforward: José Padilla needed root canal treatment. But because he was classed as an "enemy combatant" being held without charge in military detention as a suspected terrorist, preparations for the visit were anything but simple.

Millions Assigned Terror Risk Score on Trips to Us
Millions of travellers coming into and out of the US over the past four years have each been assigned a risk assessment score designed to pinpoint potential terrorists or criminals, the US government has revealed.

Police Head for Russia Amid Doubts Over 'lone Poisoner'
Anti-terrorist detectives are poised to fly to Russia and Italy in an effort to solve the fatal poisoning of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko.

Under Fire in the Arc of Insecurity
World Briefing: Slipping into Jakarta yesterday for a six-hour visit, George Bush's main aim was to strengthen a key "war on terror" alliance. But the US president's appearance inadvertently highlighted the unstable condition of a region that Australians label the "arc of insecurity". By Simon Tisdall

Palestinians Use Human Shield to Halt Israeli Air Strike on Militants' Homes
Hundreds of neighbours join first successful action - Air force calls off missile attack to protect civilians

Writer Tells of Sorrow for Men Who Robbed Her
As an 82-year-old woman confronted by four fit young men out to rob her Johannesburg home, Nadine Gordimer might have been paralysed by terror.

High-flying Lifestyle of the Cia's Rendition Men
· VIP status for agents who transfer terror suspects · New book reveals disturbing details

A Terrorist and Firefighter
Poem about terrorism and firefighters…

The Leap Into the Terrorist Mind Appears Too Great for Most Authors
Writers should be free to go beyond their own culture, but often the necessary research has stifled their creativity. By Natasha Walter

Coalition Raids Kill 40 Afghan Militants
British and coalition forces killed more than 40 militants across southern Afghanistan yesterday in the latest clashes of the bloodiest phase of violence in the country since 2001.

Blasts Blamed on Established Terrorists
The bombers who killed close to 200 train passengers during Mumbai's evening rush hour yesterday hid their explosives in overhead luggage racks in first-class compartments and detonated them by timers, Indian police said today.

Kashmiri Militants Deny Mumbai Train Attacks
Two of the main Muslim militant groups operating in Kashmir today denied involvement in yesterday's train attacks in Mumbai, which killed at least 183 people and injured some 700.

'Kashmiri Militants the Likely Suspects'
The group most likely to have caused the carnage in Mumbai yesterday is the Sunni Islamic militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba, according to analysts.

Congo's Jungle Terrorists Disband
Broken militia go in fear of retribution as they lay down their arms after years of slaughter.

Militants Demand End To Israeli Offensive
The latest demand came after Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said that Israel's military action was aimed at toppling the Hamas-led government, but maintained he was working with mediators toward a resolution. Special report from Vipin Agnihotri

Militants Hold Second Israeli Hostage
Palestinian militants offered proof today that they have kidnapped a second Israeli in the West Bank, and threatened to kill him if Israel persists with its invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Iraq Peace Plan to Offer Militant Amnesty
· Hundreds jailed for coalition attacks to go free · Timetable to be set for coalition withdrawal · Operations by US forces will be reined in

Terrorist's dream - World Cup Football 2006 Germany
Soccer: Terrorist usually choose social organizations, places with big accumulation of people as their targets. So, they choose all that what will the most widely lighted up by the mass media.

Iraq Terrorist Leader Zarqawi 'eliminated'
· Picture of dead body shown · US: killing a 'good omen' for Iraq · Blair says death a blow for all al-Qaida

Iraq Terrorist Leader Zarqawi 'terminated'
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings, has been killed in a US air raid near Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said today.

Iraq Terrorist Leader Al-zarqawi Killed
United States coalition forces have killed the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, it was announced this morning.

Israel Accuses British-funded Islamic Charity of Being Front for Terrorists
· Gaza head deported and accused of funding Hamas · Expulsion a 'mixture of confusion and malice'

Perfect Timing for Local Militants to Strike
Just one day after Osama bin Laden issued another chilling message, last night's bombings in Egypt will inevitably revive the suspicions voiced by Washington that al-Qaida tapes sometimes contain coded instructions for terrorists.

Terrorist 'lookalike' Wins $27.5m
An economics professor from California who was arrested because a flight attendant thought she looked like a terrorist has been awarded $27.5m (£15.7m).

Israeli Missiles Kill Militants and Boy in Car
At least six people were killed, including a five-year-old boy, when an Israeli missile hit a car full of Palestinians in the southern Gaza town of Rafah.

Killing of Militant Commander Sparks Gun Battles in Gaza
· Palestinian security forces blamed for explosion · Hamas promises to bring killers to justice

Israel Captures Jailed Palestinian Militants
Palestinian militants in a Jericho prison surrendered tonight after a raid by Israeli troops using tanks and bulldozers that sparked widespread unrest and kidnappings of westerners in Gaza and the West Bank.

Iran's President: A Terrorist Unmasked
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad stands revealed for what he is, a terrorist fanatic who hates the United States. Yet we are going to allow him here on US soil???

Saudis Foil Militant Attack on World's Largest Oil Plant
Suspected Islamist militants tried to attack a major oil facility in Saudi Arabia for the first time yesterday, ramming cars packed with explosives into the gates of a vast processing plant in the country's east.

Nigerian Militants Step Up Sabotage of Oil Installations
· Crude price rises as attacks disrupt supply · Shell evacuates staff after pipeline targeted

Danes Told to Leave Indonesia After Terrorist Threat Reported
· US warns cartoon protests could 'spin out of control' · Muslim graves desecrated in Denmark cemetery

Israeli Missile Strike Incinerates Two Militants
Israeli forces fired a missile at a car in the northern Gaza Strip last night witnesses said, killing two Palestinian militants.

Olympics: Organisers Warned of New Terrorist Threats
The organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in London have been warned to "think the unthinkable" over potential terrorist threats on the capital.

Israel Jails Jewish Woman for Meeting Palestinian Militant
· Three-year sentence for assisting terrorist group · Legal secretary wanted to 'understand Palestinians'.

Terrorist Leader Released By Mistake
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, America's most wanted man in Iraq, was arrested last year but released because his captors did not know who he was, an Iraqi government minister has claimed. The deputy interior minister, Hussein Kamal, told CNN the Jordanian-born terrorist was briefly held by Iraqi...

Fatah Faces Split As Militant Leader Quits to Set Up Rival Movement
The ruling Palestinian Fatah movement was facing splits last night after jailed militant leader Marwan Barghouti left the party and drew up a rival list of candidates ahead of January's parliamentary elections.

Air Strike Kills Palestinian Militant
A senior Palestinian militant was killed today in an Israeli air strike as he drove through the Gaza border town of Rafah. Local witnesses said an Israeli air force jet fired a missile at a white Subaru car, killing one person and wounding 10 others. Palestinian witnesses...

Rice defends unlimited detention of suspected terrorists
I will be the first to say I am sure there were many things that could have been done better.

Russian Militants 'wanted Planes for Suicide Bombings'
· Airport may have been target of Islamist uprising · Anger as authorities refuse to return bodies for burial

Militant Dies in Missile Attack on Gaza
The Israeli military killed a Palestinian militant in a missile strike on a car in the Gaza strip yesterday as Ariel Sharon pressed ahead with his "broad and continuous" offensive in the occupied territories.

Iran Has Plenty Of Terrorist Friends
Iran support and sponsor terrorists says Rice.

Russian Troops Root Out Militants After Days of Fighting Leave 100 Dead
Gunfire and violence rippled through Nalchik for the second day yesterday as Russian troops rooted out the last clusters of militants who were holding out in the southern Russian city.

Russian Militants Killed in City Battle
Around 50 militants were killed today in fighting in a southern Russian city after they launched a series of attacks on police stations, a prison and other official buildings. The fighting was continuing in Nalchik, a main city in Russia's restive Caucasus region, and witnesses described...

Darfur Wasn't Genocide and Sudan is Not a Terrorist State
Even MI6 and the CIA are frustrated by the attitude of US neocons and the Christian right towards the Sudanese conflicts.

Russia becoming hot spot for terrorists
Islamic terrorist has entered Russia as well. Recent events prove that.

US Accused of Protecting Cuban Militant
The US is protecting the "Osama bin Laden of Latin America", the Venezuelan president said today.

Female Suicide Bomber Kills Six in Iraqi City Declared Free of Terrorists
· First woman to detonate bomb since 2003 invasion · 30 wounded as they queue to join army

Militants Threaten Nigerian Oil Stations After Leader's Arrest
A separatist militia threatening to spread 'violence and mayhem' throughout Nigeria's oil-producing delta has forced the closure of two oil installations and the evacuation of dozens of workers.

Brussels Calls for Media Code to Avoid Aiding Terrorists
Europe's media should draw up a code of conduct to ensure that newspapers, television stations and the internet do not act as propagandists for terrorists, the European commission will say today.

Former Malaysian Pm Calls Britain 'state Terrorist'
Britain's chief diplomat in Malaysia stormed out of a human rights' conference today after the UK and US were condemned as "state terrorists" by the country's retired prime minister.

Jewish Gunman Was No Terrorist, Israel Rules
Four Arab Israelis shot dead by a soldier opposed to the closure of the Gaza Strip settlements are not victims of "terror" because their killer was Jewish, Israel's defence ministry has ruled, and so their families are not entitled to the usual compensation for life.

TVs Enlisted to Distract Militants
Five hundred TVs with free cable service are being distributed to teashops in violence-ravaged southern Thailand in the hope that English Premiership football matches will distract young people from militant action.

Egyptian Police Narrow Focus of Search for Hotel Attackers to Local Militants
Egyptian police have narrowed their hunt for organisers of the weekend bomb attacks to home-grown militants rather than to followers of al-Qaida, it emerged yesterday.

Iran Militant is Now Hero of Us Right
Neo-cons rally to the cause of jailed ex-Revolutionary Guard.

Pakistan Arrests Militants in Bombs Hunt
Pakistan yesterday launched a series of sweeping arrests against Islamist militants across the country, in a move explicitly linked to the investigation of the 7/7 bomb attacks in London, officials said.

Pakistan Militants Linked to London Attacks
· Two bombers travelled together, documents show · Leader of plot also said to have visited Israel

Useful Idiots Have Always Apologised for Terrorists
In Germany, the generation of 1968 grew up to reject political violence. Martin Kettle

Militants Target Barbers of Baghdad
Spate of killings hits providers of 'un-Islamic' hairstyles.

Terrorist Claim Hits Iran's New President
Tensions rise after US allegations.

FBI Trawls Libraries for Terrorist Readers
The bookish calm of a public library might not seem like the most obvious place to hunt for terrorists, but according to a report, the FBI and other US law enforcement agencies involved in counter-terrorism have made more than 200 requests for information about borrowers from libraries since September 11.

Venezuela Seeks Return of 'terrorist'
Request a dilemma for Bush.

FBI Calls Uk Animal Activists Terrorists
Environmental extremists and animal rights activists, including the British-based Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, pose one of the most serious terrorism threats to the US, according to the FBI.

US Double Standards Claim Over Cuban Militant
Hypocrisy alleged over treatment of exile wanted for bombing.

Upsurge in Iraq bloodshed as US seizes key militants
After one of the bloodiest weeks in Iraq since the fall of Saddam, US military officials have claimed that the dramatic upsurge in violence is proof they are close to breaking up the terrorist network of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian-born leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

200 Held in Cairo Swoop on Militants
Egyptian police yesterday rounded up 200 people for questioning in a district that was home to three people who attacked foreign tourists in Cairo at the weekend.

Briton Convicted in Us of Trying to Sell Missiles to Terrorists
A British businessman who tried to sell shoulder-launched missiles to what he thought was a terrorist cell that planned to shoot down aircraft in the US was found guilty yesterday in a federal court in New Jersey.

'Frustrated' Militants Rocket Israel
Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip yesterday, confirming fears that violence in the territories may once again spill across the borders.

Seven Islamist Militants Killed in Gun Battle With Saudi Troops
A bloody confrontation between Saudi troops and suspected Islamist militants entered a second day yesterday as gunmen hurled grenades at the forces besieging them.

Eight Islamist Militants Killed in Gun Battle With Saudi Troops
One of the longest and bloodiest confrontations between Saudi troops and suspected Islamist militants raged for a second-day yesterday as a group of gunmen hurled grenades at the forces besieging them.

Militants Bomb Thai Train
A train was bombed in southern Thailand yesterday, injuring 19 people, including 11 police officers, in what authorities believe was the most recent in a series of attacks coordinated by separatist Muslim militants.

Airline Security; Stewardesses Our Last Line Of Defense!
In the 11th of September terrorist attacks, on the WTC and Pentagon, the first victims were the Stewardesses. Savagely attacked by the terrorist on their way to the cockpit's and tortured to pressure pilots, to comply with the terrorists demands. Today they are still our last line of defense and therefore in the first line of the victims.

20 Years On, Sikh Militants Cleared of Killing 329 in Air India Bombing
Two Sikh militants were acquitted yesterday of involvement in the 1985 sabotage of an Air India plane off the coast of Ireland, the deadliest airline bombing in history, which killed 329 people

Counter Intelligence; Our dealings with Islamic terrorists!
Although politicians and so-called "Intelligence Experts" are the ones appearing on TV, discussing and relaying the news on the War or Terror, they are far from the ones who actually have anything to do with the war on terror. As in the past so it is today, the real planning in the war on terror goes on in covert ops-rooms by the real "Spooks" from the three letter agencies.

US Bars Nicaragua Heroine As 'terrorist'
Writers and academics voice anger as state department refuses visa to let Sandinista revolutionary take up post as Harvard professor.

Allies Move in on Top Terrorist
Bigley's executioner 'holed up in Kirkuk' as death toll in Iraq resumes pre-election levels.

Abbas Confronts Militants After Attacks on Israelis
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, will confront militant leaders tonight to demand that they stop firing mortars and rockets at Israeli settlements and towns.

Lawyer Guilty of Aiding Terrorists Faces 20 Years in Jail
An American civil rights lawyer was yesterday convicted of aiding terrorism by smuggling secret messages from an Islamist client who was jailed for plotting to destroy several New York landmarks.

Militant Group 'shot Down Raf Plane'
An Iraqi militant organisation today claimed it had shot down an RAF Hercules transport plane in Iraq, killing up to 15 British service personnel.

Militant's Iraq Poll Warning
'War' declared as security tightened.

Saudis Use Hajj to Call on Muslims to Shun Militants
With more than 2 million pilgrims from around the world gathered for the annual hajj in Mecca, Saudi leaders seized the opportunity yesterday to claim that militants were using "misguided and void" interpretations of Islam to justify violence.

Militants Rebuff Abbas's Ceasefire Plea
Gaza leaders insist Sharon must also agree to end attacks.

Iraq War is Breeding a New Generation of Professional Terrorists, Warns Cia Report
The chaos of Iraq is giving rise to a new generation of 'professional' terrorists who will eventually replace al-Qaida as a global threat, according to a CIA thinktank.

Militants Defy Abbas With Deadly Gaza Bombing
Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected Palestinian president, faced his first big test last night when Palestinian militants detonated a bomb on the edge of the Gaza Strip, killing at least five Israelis.

Manhunt After Jailbreak By Militant Accused of Musharraf Murder Attempt
Pakistani officials have launched a nationwide manhunt for an Islamic militant implicated in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf after he escaped custody.

Militants Say Abbas Must Act on Corruption
President faces twin challenge of easing Israel's occupation and ending institutional graft.

Seven Children Die in Crossfire As Israelis Target Suspected Militants
Seven children on their way to pick strawberries were killed by Israeli tank shells yesterday after they were mistaken for Palestinian militants.

Children Picking Strawberries in Gaza Killed in Attack on Militants
Seven children on their way to pick strawberries were killed by Israeli tank shells yesterday after they were mistaken for Palestinian militants.

Sunni Militants Warn Iraqis to Boycott Poll
Threat from extremists deals blow to turnout hopes.

Iraqi Militants Display Body of Murdered Man They Claim to Be Italian Aid Worker
Iraqi militants took journalists yesterday to the body of a murdered man they claimed to be an Italian aid worker, Salvatore Santoro, who formerly lived in Britain.

The Wax Terrorist
Zoe Williams: In a population this size it's inevitable, I suppose, that there's one person, somewhere, who feels so strongly about Christmas, its Christian message and the sanctity thereof that they'd be prepared to smash up a blasphemous image.

'A Better Class of Terrorist'
Giles Tremlett looks for the message behind a recent bombing campaign in Spain by Basque separatist group Eta.

Saudi Militant Was Ex-policeman
The leader of a militant gang that stormed the US consulate in Jeddah was a former member of Saudi Arabia's religious police who had been jailed for 'extremist ideas', local newspapers said yesterday.

Militants Storm Us Consulate in Jeddah
Five suspected al-Qaida gunmen stormed the US consulate in Jeddah and fought a three-hour battle with security forces yesterday before three of them were shot dead and two others arrested.

My 'little Terrorists'
When Italy's most provocative film-maker decided to dramatise a political murder, he never expected to be attacked so ferociously - from left and right alike. He talks to Sophie Arie.

Militants Call for Muslim Uprising
The Saudi wing of al-Qaida has called on Muslims to rise up to defend the Iraqi city of Falluja from "crusaders" in a statement posted on the internet. "O Muslim youth, obey God and mobilise. Honour is calling ... how long will you remain on the sidelines?" the organisation known as...

Iraqi Militants Claim 11 Deaths
An Islamist militant group today claimed to have abducted and killed 11 Iraqi soldiers. The Ansar al-Sunna Army said it had beheaded one of the officers and shot the other 10, after capturing them on the highway between Baghdad and Hilla. A statement posted on the group's...

How I Became a Militant
Under Blair, British political culture has lurched to the right. Last Friday Michael Howard made a speech in Scotland which, as far as I can tell, no English newspaper thought worth reporting.

Paralympic Star is a Former Terrorist
Spaniards were yesterday trying to decide whether their latest sports champion, a former leftwing terrorist who is now a paraplegic swimmer and has already won a gold medal in the Athens Paralympics, should be treated as a hero or a villain. Sebástian Rodríguez lost the use of...

Iraqi Militants Demand $5m for Release of French Journalists
The militant Iraqi group holding two French journalists hostage last night demanded a $5m (£2.8m) ransom for their release and set a 48-hour deadline for the request to be met. In a statement that could not be authenticated, the Islamic Army of Iraq suggested that it had been...

'I've Been Treated Like a Terrorist,' Says Fallon
Kieren Fallon claimed he was "treated like a terrorist" after he was arrested in a dawn raid on Wednesday.

Iraqi Militants Release Seven Hostages
Seven foreign truck drivers were today released by a militant Iraqi group after more than six weeks in captivity. The release of the hostages - from India, Kenya and Egypt - came a day after a video on a militant Muslim website showed the killing of 12 Nepalese workers who were kidnapped...

Moscow sees terrorist hand in air crashes
Russian investigators have finally admitted that terrorists were almost certainly responsible for the destruction of the two passenger planes which crashed on Tuesday, five days before the Chechen presidential election.

Terrorist Turned Author Flees France
Italian former far-left rebel disappears after court overrules asylum pledge and backs extradition for 70s bombings.

British Militants in Iraq Risk Treason Charges
British Muslims who take up arms against UK and US forces in Iraq could face treason charges on their return, the Home Office said today. The warning was prompted by a Guardian report that two Britons had travelled from their homes in London to join the Mahdi army, a militia loyal to the...

British Militants in Iraq Face Treason Charges
British Muslims who take up arms against UK and US forces in Iraq could face treason charges on their return, the Home Office said today. The warning was prompted by a Guardian report that two Britons had travelled from their homes in London to join the Mahdi army, a militia loyal to the...

Militants Claim Responsibility for Istanbul Blasts
An Islamist militant group today posted an internet message claiming responsibility for the Istanbul bombings in which two people were killed and 11 wounded last night. The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades said the attacks were the first of a "wave of operations" in European countries, warning...

Saudis Arrest Militant Cleric After Surveillance Operation
Security forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested one of the kingdom's most wanted al-Qaida suspects, the official Saudi news agency said yesterday.

Militants Release Three More Hostages
Islamist militants in Iraq have released three more hostages, including two Turks who were freed yesterday after their company agreed to cancel its contracts with the US military. The third man, a Pakistani driver, phoned home yesterday to say he was safe and well. The Turkish...

France to Withdraw Terrorist's Sanctuary
Paris court approves extradition of reformed Italian killer, reneging on Mitterrand deal.

Militant Group Murders Soldier Hostage
Iraqi militants executed an American soldier they had taken hostage because the United States refused to withdraw from Iraq, al-Jazeera television reported yesterday. Keith Maupin of Batavia, Ohio, was captured in April during an ambush on a convoy west of Baghdad. The Arab satellite...

Saudi Militant Turns Himself in
A Saudi militant hunted by security forces for more than a year gave himself up yesterday - the first important suspect to surrender under an amnesty announced last week. Othman al-Amri was 21st among 26 most-wanted men named by the Saudi interior ministry last December but had since...

Militant Threat to Kill Captive Marine
Hostage crisis escalates as soldier is threatened with beheading unless Iraqi prisoners are freed.

Saudi Security Forces Step Up Hunt for Militants
Saudi security units renewed their house-to-house search for militants in Riyadh yesterday as officials claimed significant progress in the battle against al-Qaida. Four militants killed on Friday night included Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin, who was regarded as the leading al-Qaida figure in the...

Buoyed Saudi Forces Step Up Hunt for Militants
Saudi security units renewed their house-to-house search for militants in Riyadh yesterday as officials claimed significant progress in the battle against al-Qaida. Four militants killed on Friday night included Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin, who was regarded as the leading al-Qaida figure in the...

Militants Give Blow-by-blow Account of Saudi Massacre
Leader tells how they killed, then ate, slept and prayed.

Militants Flee After Chaotic Saudi Hostage Rescue
22 killed in shoot-out as trio escape using human shields.

Bloody Vengeance or Assault on Terrorists
Rafah's residents are inclined to take Israel's military at its word when it says the assault on the town and refugee camp is not over and the army is just "taking a deep breath". But beyond that there is little agreement over Operation Rainbow, which has shuddered to a halt short of its...

Militants Kill 28 in Kashmir Bus Blast
Militants blew up a bus carrying Indian soldiers and their families, killing at least 28 people in the bloodiest attack in Kashmir since the peace process between India and Pakistan began in January. The Indian army said a landmine had been planted under a small bridge along the highway...

Saudis Brandish 'iron Fist' Against Militants
Saudi Arabia yesterday vowed to "strike with an iron fist" against militants who carried out attacks and said it was making every effort to protect foreigners in the kingdom. "The government is doing all it can to protect all residents," the foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, told a...

16 Suspected Islamist Militants Held
Turkish police have detained 16 suspected Islamist militants thought to have been planning a bomb attack during next month's Nato summit in Istanbul, police said today. The prime minister, Tony Blair, and the US president, George Bush, are expected to attend the summit on June 27-28,...

Westerners Flee As Saudi Terrorists Kill Six
British and other western workers were fleeing a petro-chemical plant in Saudi Arabia yesterday after a chilling attack in which gunmen burst into an office, sprayed it with gunfire, then tied a body to a car bumper and dragged it along in front of school pupils. Two Britons were among...

Terrorist Nostalgia
Bin Laden was easier to deal with when he wasn't open to focus groups. One of the stranger consequences of 9/11 was to induce nostalgia for an earlier kind of psychopath. Like those East End sentimentalists who used to say that the Kray brothers were good to their old mum, the British became almost soppy about the IRA.

French Police Arrest 13 Terrorist Suspects
French police today arrested 13 alleged terrorists in dawn raids on a number of properties in the suburbs of Paris. France's interior ministry said the suspects were detained in connection with suicide bomb attacks in Morocco. Forty-five people were killed, including the bombers, in...

Maybe None of Them Are Terrorists
Even the US military's own lawyers realise Guantánamo is an own goal. Consider this theoretical possibility: if no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq, is it also possible that there are no al-Qaida terrorists in Guantánamo?

EU Officials in Madrid Anti-terrorist Summit
Fears over how Islamists stole 100kg of quarry explosives.

Syria and Iran Aiding Militants, Iraq Says
Intelligence officers claim evidence of infiltration.

Ex-terrorist Writer Faces Extradition From France
A reformed Italian terrorist turned successful crime writer has been arrested and faces extradition from France.

Terrorist Bid to Build Bombs in Mid-flight
Intelligence reveals dry runs of new threat to blow up airliners.

Formula One: 'terrorist Threat' to Bahrain Grand Prix
December 24: The Foreign Office has warned that the inaugural Bahrain grand prix could be at risk from a terrorist attack.

Libya Spies' Secret Deal to Reveal Terrorists
· Gadaffi joined war on terror to lift crippling sanctions
· Expelled envoy led talks on banned arms programmes.

How Sport Discovered Its Militant Tendency
December 20: Wickets and pickets - how the nation's sportsters got organised and showed the workers the way

Leaders of Greek Terrorist Group Jailed for Life
The curtain came down yesterday on one of Greece's bloodiest dramas when the ringleaders of the notorious November 17 terrorist group were jailed for life.

Terrorists Escape Saudis
Saudi authorities were tightening security in Mecca last night after an unknown number of suspected al-Qaida militants escaped a botched police raid. Early yesterday, security forces in the holy city surrounded two buildings which the suspects had fortified and ringed with sandbags, an...

Afghanistan 'at the Mercy of Narco-terrorists'
Afghanistan risks degenerating into a state controlled by "narco-terrorists" and drug cartels unless the soaring level of opium and heroin production is curbed, the UN warned yesterday. Two years after US airpower and northern guerrillas drove the Taliban from power, the world's biggest...

600 Terrorist Suspects Arrested, Say Saudis
Security forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested 600 terrorist suspects in the past six months and "re-educated" 3,500 preachers, the country's ambassador to Britain said yesterday. Prince Turki Al-Faisal, a former head of the Saudi intelligence agencies, was speaking at a London conference...

Asia: Terrorist 'killed in Gun Battle'
The Philippines confirmed yesterday that security forces had killed one of south-east Asia's most wanted terrorists and allowed television crews to film his bullet-riddled body. Officials said Fathur Rohman Al-Ghozi, a convicted bomber and alleged senior member of the regional terrorist...

UK Recalls Mi6 Link to Palestinian Militants
Britain has ordered the MI6 agent at the heart of its Middle East strategy to leave Jerusalem, claiming that it fears for his safety. Alistair Crooke provided Britain with its only direct contact with Hamas and other organisations officially shunned by the UK. But his associates say he is...

Hero of 'pro-life' Militants Due to Die
Today's scheduled execution of an anti-abortion militant who murdered a doctor could turn him into a martyr and trigger violence against abortion clinics, pro-choice groups have warned. Paul Hill is due to be executed by lethal injection for shooting dead the doctor, John Britton, and his...

Israel to continue targeting militants
Israel says it will kill other Hamas leaders if the militant group retaliates for the assassination of Ismail Abu Shanab and that it will target them anyway if the Palestinian Authority does not confront "terrorist organisations".

Foreign terrorists infiltrating Iraq, US warns
US President George Bush last night said that "foreign elements" were infiltrating Iraq to commit acts of terrorism and confidently predicted that other countries would soon send additional troops to beef up security there.

Easy targets are magnet for Islamic militants
Though nobody had claimed responsibility for the suicide truck bombing last night, the method of attack suggested that the culprits were more likely to be Islamist militants than disgruntled supporters of Saddam Hussein.

Indonesia Knew Hotel Area Was Bomb Target for Terrorists
Security chiefs admit intelligence failings could mean more attacks.

Cries of Nazi and Terrorist Strike Flat Note in Ode to Joy
Xenophobia and bitter denunciation mark closing session of convention on the future of Europe with its new motto: United in Diversity.

Militants order joint gun attack
Three Palestinian militant groups joined forces yesterday to launch a gun attack in which seven people died, in a move designed to send a clear message to the Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, that no peace deal could be made with Israel without them.

Time to slay militant business
Have we slain the militant unions only to be confronted by a new monster of our own making, militant business?

Sleeper Cell Terrorists Convicted
Two Arab immigrants arrested in the immediate aftermath of September 11 and accused of being part of a "sleeper cell" were convicted yesterday in Detroit.

In a land without law or leaders, militant Islam threatens to rule
Liberation from terror will bring democracy, the White House promises. Yet power could go, not to the people, but to the clerics.

Abbas: US trophy or reformed terrorist?
The fate of the former Palestinian guerrilla leader, Abu Abbas, captured by US special forces in Baghdad, was bitterly disputed last night with calls for his trial for terrorism despite his immunity from prosecution.

'Terrorist' bomb kills 16 Filipinos
A bomb which exploded on a wharf in Davao on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao killed at least 16 people and injured 44 yesterday.

Under fire from militants US would love to link to Saddam
The Peshmerga commander looked up from the large military map sprawled across his desk. The black contours on the chart in front of him matched the ones under his bloodshot eyes.

Jewish Militant to Plead Guilty to Bomb Plot
A senior official in the Jewish Defence League is to plead guilty today to a plot to blow up a mosque in the Los Angeles area and the office of a Lebanese-American congressman. Earl Krugel, 60, a dental hygienist, will make the plea in exchange for a 10- to 20-year term rather than a...

British Military Chief 'targeted By Terrorist Cell'
A suspected terrorist cell based in Naples may have been plotting an assassination attempt on Britain's top military officer, Defence Chief of Staff Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, the Italian authorities have revealed. The disclosure follows the arrest of 28 Pakistani terror suspects in the...

Sharing a Glass With the 'international Terrorist'
To the Kremlin, Chechen actor Akhmed Zakayev is a cold-blooded killer, and Putin is pressing for his extradition from Britain on charges of terrorism and mass murder. John Sweeney finds the evidence flimsy

S African Police Swoop on Militants
Police in South Africa raided homes of suspected white militants across the country yesterday in the biggest security sweep since terrorists started a bombing campaign to destabilise the government. Several people were arrested and some weapons seized during the pre-dawn raids on 94...

Eight Die As Militants Seize Hindu Temple in Kashmir
Siege raises new tensions between south Asia's nuclear powers.

Nato Strike Force to Bypass States in Hunt for Terrorists
A new Nato rapid response force would strike suspected terrorist bases anywhere in the world with or without the permission of the host nation, senior British sources said yesterday. A US plan for an allied force capable of being deployed within five or 15 days, is expected to be agreed...

Who was pulling the strings of Chechen terrorist leader?
Mosvar Barayev, the leader of the 50 Chechen gunmen who was pictured shot dead on the floor of the Moscow theatre, takes the answers to the most pressing questions about the siege with him to the grave.

Chechen Militants Release Eight Children
The Chechen militants holding hundreds of people hostage in a Moscow theatre today released eight children, but the reported promise to free all foreign hostages remained unfulfilled.

Terrorists Ready to Blow Up Theatre
The Moscow theatre at the centre of a hostage-taking drama was turned into a massive bomb waiting to be detonated last night.

Chechen Militants Kill Woman Hostage
Newton has come off worst. Much of his face has gone and something rather unpleasant has occurred to his neck. Joshua Reynolds, under his jaunty hat, has two black eyes, one of which looks extremely painful. Hunter, "the founder of scientific surgery", as it says on the plaque, looks in need of...

Basque terrorists wage war of words
The armed Basque separatist group Eta provoked an angry response from the Spanish government yesterday by beginning a campaign for international support with a new strategy: sending a magazine to foreign news organisations, including the Guardian.

Indonesia Cracks Down on Terrorists
Plans for emergency death penalty.

Tanker Blast Was Work of Terrorists
The blast that ripped open a French oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden last week was caused by terrorists, Yemen's interior minister confirmed last night. Investigations by French and American experts "undoubtedly indicate the explosion was a deliberate terrorist act by explosives-laden boat"...

Israeli Phone Box Bomb Kills Militant
Israeli security forces used a booby-trapped public telephone outside a hospital to blow up a Palestinian member of the suicide bomb brigades in Bethlehem. Palestinian officials claim the Israelis got the wrong man when they killed Mohammed Abayat as he made a phone call after taking his...

Oil Companies Could Be Next on Terrorists' Hitlist
US and British counter-terrorist officials believe the Bali bombing could mark the start of a wider terrorist campaign against westerners in the Far East.

Bali Proves That the Anti-terrorist Strategy Just Isn't Working
The US made the mistake of taking its eye off the main target. The world has every right to feel angry. Not just with the perpetrators of the Saturday night massacre in Bali, but with the governments who vowed to wage a "war on terror" which would make attacks like it less likely.

Suspicion Turns on Indonesia's Islamic Militants
Evidence of links between radicals and al-Qaida.

Catch the terrorists first, Gore tells Bush
Al Gore, the former US vice president, last night delivered a blistering attack on the Bush administration's possible invasion of Iraq, warning that the president risks derailing the war on terrorism by alienating allies.

French Police Detain Suspected Eta Terrorists
Police in southern France yesterday arrested a man and a woman suspected to be commando leaders of the militant Basque separatist group Eta. Juan Antonio Olarra Guridi, 35, and Ainhoa Mugica, 32, were caught in Talence, near the southern French city of Bordeaux, while driving a car with a...

'Vessels are sitting ducks for a terrorist'
Brendon Rohan, 49 and retired from the Irish army, had anchored his boat the Spinner off Barrow-in-Furness yesterday awaiting the arrival of the two nuclear ships. He explained why he had sailed from the north-west coast of Donegal to be there.

'Terrorists' upstairs in Flat 26
Friends and relatives of the two young people arrested on suspicion of planning a spectacular bomb attack on the anniversary of 11 September described them yesterday as an outwardly normal couple. Yet the pair were found to be harbouring a poisonous hate and a toxic secret.

Israeli Court Exiles Militant's Relatives
Israel's supreme court ruled yesterday in favour of sending relatives suspected of helping a Palestinian alleged to have planned a bombing into internal exile despite protests from human rights groups that the action contravenes international law. The landmark ruling will mark the first...

Palestinian Militants Kill Woman Informer As Ceasefire Crumbles
A Palestinian woman, Ikhlas Khouli, has become a grisly new statistic in the Middle East conflict: the first woman to be shot dead by Palestinian militants for alleged collaboration with the Israelis. Responsibility for the shooting was claimed late on Saturday night by the al-Aqsa...

Militant Kurds training al-Qaida fighters
Mountain camps Extremists suspected of testing chemical weapons and links to Iraq. High up in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, a small but powerful Islamist group with links to al-Qaida has for months created a major security headache for the region.

Indian Army 'kills' Suspected Militants in Kashmir
The Indian army said today it had killed eight suspected Islamic militants in two overnight gunbattles after they infiltrated Indian-controlled Kashmir from Pakistani territory. Soldiers intercepted two separate groups of insurgents in forested areas near the disputed border and opened...

Mystery Death of Abu Nidal, Once the World's Most Wanted Terrorist
Abu Nidal, leader of a renegade Palestinian terrorist group responsible for a string of atrocities in the 1980s and 1990s, has died from gunshot wounds in mysterious circumstances in a flat in Baghdad, according to Palestinian and other sources. He was 65. Abu Nidal's group carried out...

Militants 'forcibly remove' white farmer
The first family of white farmers to be evicted since a government order came into force is being forcibly removed by militants, it is claimed.

Bush Tars Drug Takers With Aiding Terrorists
The US government is stepping up its attempt to link the war on drugs and the war on terrorism. Its office of national drug control policy is running advertisements which tell Americans that by buying drugs they may be financing terrorists - "whether you're shooting heroin, snorting...

Pakistani Militants Blamed for Killing of Nine Hindu Pilgrims
India last night accused Pakistani Islamist militants of killing nine Hindu pilgrims as they slept in their tents on their way to a shrine in the mountains of Kashmir. Four militants burst into the camp at Pahalgam shortly before dawn yesterday morning, throwing grenades and firing...

Greek Terrorists Issue New Threats
Greece's urban guerrilla group, November 17, stunned the country yesterday by announcing in a five-page proclamation that it was "still alive". The unexpected declaration said that while "many fighters" had been lost - 14 suspected members were arrested over the past month - the battle...

Burhan Wazir: Militants Seek Muslim-free India
Burhan Wazir reports from Gujarat on an explosion of violence, nationalism and Nazi-style politics and its result: 2,000 killed and 100,000 homeless.

Israel to Deport Families of Militants
The Israeli army imposed a harsh new form of collective punishment on the Palestinians yesterday, rounding up 21 relatives of suspected militants for exile and blowing up their homes. The army's plans to deport family members of Palestinian militants from the West Bank to Gaza were...

CIA rapped for 'Sunday school' terrorist tactics
An official congressional report into the failings that led to September 11 accused the CIA yesterday of failing to change its "Sunday school" approach to fighting terrorists.

British Militant Faces Death
Security officials in Pakistan warned last night that they feared a new wave of Islamist attacks after a British militant was sentenced to hang for the kidnap and brutal murder of the American journalist Daniel Pearl.

Greeks reveal double life of shy terrorist
Police swoop on gang's second hide-out. Few would have guessed that it would be Savvas Xeros, a 'saintly' iconographer, who would ultimately lead police to November 17, Europe's most mysterious terrorist group.

Right of passage for suspected terrorist
Following allegations from shipping unions about Cambodia's record, we submitted a bogus online application to the private enterprise Cambodian Shipping Corporation in Singapore for a fictional cargo ship we were proposing to register in the name of Zacarias Moussaoui, the so-called 20th hijacker in the September 11 attacks.

UK Anti-terrorist Officials Alarmed at Us Tactics
Senior British officials responsible for countering al-Qaida terrorism are becoming increasingly concerned about the Bush administration's handling of the problem. They say that imprecise or exaggerated warnings of attacks merely serve to encourage panic, and give gratuitous propaganda...

Terrorists May Yet Score an Indirect Hit
World markets had a serious attack of nerves last week. Just as a consensus was building that the global economy had got off mercifully lightly from the terrorist atrocities of September 11, the dollar, Wall Street and the FTSE 100 all took a hammering. They were reacting to a persistent...

Jungle terrorists' hostage 'knew he was going to die'
As an anniversary holiday turned to horror in the Philippines, one captive poured out his heart in letters.

Militant Factions Consider Ceasefire
Resistance from inside divided state as Pakistan-based groups discuss pause for negotiations.

Pakistan to Crack Down on Militants
Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, last night came under mounting pressure to announce stringent curbs on Islamic militancy, after he tested a new short-range missile in the face of growing threats of war with India. He will address his people in a televised speech today which holds...

Kashmir Militants Plan New Attacks
Islamist extremists backed by a powerful wing of the Pakistan army are preparing to launch new guerrilla attacks in Kashmir.

Palestinian Militants Vow to Avenge Assassinations
Hunt for collaborators begins in refugee camp as Al-Aqsa Brigades bury their leaders.

Militants unite against common foe
The threat against British government offices in Pakistan may be linked to a series of attacks against westerners which have left more than a dozen people dead this year.

Israeli Tank Blows Up Leading Militant
Israel assassinated the most powerful militia commander in the West Bank yesterday, firing five tank shells on a cemetery in a refugee camp to blow up the leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. Mahmoud Titi, 30, was the guiding force behind the military offshoot of Yasser Arafat's Fatah...

Bush Knew of Terrorist Plot to Hijack Us Planes
George Bush received specific warnings in the weeks before 11 September that an attack inside the United States was being planned by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, US government sources said yesterday. In a top-secret intelligence memo headlined 'Bin Laden determined to strike in the...

EU given deadline to take in militants
Cyprus wants 13 Palestinian fighters to get out within days.

Greece to Take in Palestinian Militants
The Greek government said yesterday that Athens was prepared to take in some of the 13 Palestinian militants from Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, who flew into exile on Friday.

50 Militants Held As Police Hunt Karachi Bombers
Police began detaining dozens of Islamic militants in Pakistan last night as French officials claimed the suicide bombing at Karachi's Sheraton hotel which killed 14 was clearly retaliation for the international war against terrorism. Pakistani police believe that Karachi militant groups...

Road to Rome Blocked for Palestinian Militants
He sees himself as a 'planetary playmaker', but Silvio Berlusconi's handling of the current Middle East crisis has shown how new he is to international diplomacy, writes Philip Willan.

Arafat Pledges to Root Out Terrorists
· Arafat responds to Tel Aviv attack
· Failed suicide bombing in Haifa
· Bethlehem siege enters 37th day

What's the Biggest Show in New York? Paintings of Terrorists
Jonathan Jones on Gerhard Richter's Baader-Meinhof pictures.

Marines in mountain hunt for terrorists
Royal Marine commandos engaged in Operation Ptarmigan are facing an unprecedented challenge in extreme conditions hunting unorthodox, but apparently highly motivated groups of guerrilla fighters.

Hopes Rise As Arafat Condemns Terrorists
Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, bowed last night to American demands to him to condemn terrorism, in a dramatic move that raised hopes of a breakthrough in the Middle East. Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, will now meet Arafat today to try to broker an end to the violence...

New York lawyer charged with aiding terrorist group
An American lawyer has been charged with aiding an Islamist terrorist organisation by passing messages from jail on behalf of the group's leader.

Focus: How the Perfect Terrorist Plotted the Ultimate Crime
Jason Burke traces the career of Abu Zubaydah, the young henchman of al-Qaeda's leader, whose arrest 10 days ago has brought jubilation to the CIA.

Israel Kills Palestinian Militants
Israeli media reported today that Israeli troops have killed at least seven Palestinian militants, including the mastermind of the Passover suicide bombing that prompted Israel's current military offensive. At least 20 Palestinians, including several gunmen and a 14-year-old girl, were...

Farewell to Our Verbal Terrorist
The grounding of Thatcher has closed one Tory chapter, when it was exciting but wrong, while its spring conference in Harrogate shows it becoming respectable but boring.

Bush dismisses 'two-bit terrorists' after Peru blast
Security has been strengthened for George Bush's visit to Peru tomorrow - the first by a serving US leader - after a car bomb outside the US embassy in Lima killed nine people.

US Purges Official Websites That Could Help Terrorists
The White House has ordered a purge of information from government agency websites that could be exploited by terrorists seeking weapons of mass destruction. An internal memo from the White House chief of staff, Andrew Card, called for an urgent re-examination of all publicly available...

Bush Sends in 200 Crack Troops at a Cost of $64m to Tackle a Few Dozen Militants
Bush sends in 200 crack troops at a cost of $64m to tackle a few dozen militants.

Agents uncover Islamic terrorist network stretching across Pacific
Fears that an Islamic terror network, stretching from Malaysia to Australia, has sprung up to carry on the work of al-Qaeda have been raised by a series of arrests across South East Asia.

Terrorist Material Found in Sarajevo Charity Raid
Nato peacekeepers in Bosnia have discovered a cache of Islamic terrorist-related material at the offices of one of Saudi Arabia's leading aid agencies with links to the royal family, it emerged yesterday. The raid on the Sarajevo offices of the Saudi High Commission for Aid to Bosnia took...

Security Fears Over Terrorists' Flexible Friend
Nato chiefs and US army experts are putting pressure on the Czech Republic to increase security at army depots, amid fears that international terrorists are regularly obtaining large stocks of stolen Semtex. In the past few months there have been several attempts to smuggle the Czech-made...

Possible Terrorist Attack Averted in Rome
Four Moroccans in possession of marked maps of Rome's water supply and US embassy, and what appears to be 4kg of cyanide, are currently being held following days of surveillance, writes Rory Carroll.

Militants Give Us Reporter 24 Hours to Live
A militant Pakistani group believed to be holding the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl threatened to kill him within 24 hours and warned all US journalists to leave the country within three days. By David Teather.

Scot held in Pakistan tells UK diplomats he is aid worker, not terrorist
British diplomats yesterday visited James McLintock, the Scot arrested and held in jail in Pakistan after he tried to cross the border from Afghanistan. Mr McLintock, 37, a convert to Islam, spoke with the diplomats and handed over a message for his family. "He is in good health," a...

Libyan terrorist invests in Italian soccer club
On Tuesday, Italian club Juventus Turin made Libyan terrorist Muammar al-Gaddafi its second-largest stockholder. Besides the club's controversial decision, let's also worry about the rise in players' salaries and exploding transfer fees.

US actor decried as assassin and terrorist
He seemed like a hero for the times. A black American doctor who had fought with the mojahedin against the Russians and had returned to treat women suffering under the Taliban. Except that the actor who plays the character in Kandahar - the film about Afghanistan which received so much...

Bush adds Kashmir militants to terror list
President Bush appeared yesterday to have sided with India in the Kashmir dispute by acting against a group blamed for the attack last week on the parliament in New Delhi that left 14 people dead. Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, says the group, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LAT), is...

Confessed terrorist blames Pakistan for Delhi killings
Tension on the subcontinent rose last night when a man arrested over the raid on India's parliament said that Pakistan's army and top intelligence agency had armed the suicide squad that carried it out. Mohammad Afzal, who was arrested in India's troubled Jammu and Kashmir state after...

Killing of militant undermines Arafat's ceasefire appeal
Israel greeted Yasser Arafat's call for an end to armed attacks on Israelis yesterday by assassinating a Hamas militant in the West Bank, and detaining a leading Palestinian peace activist in Jerusalem. European diplomats, who met Mr Arafat in Ramallah, said they feared the assassination...

India tells Pakistan to halt terrorists
Relations between India and Pakistan were dangerously strained yesterday after New Delhi blamed a Pakistani-backed Islamist militant group for Thursday's attack on the Indian parliament, in which 12 people died. Domestic political pressure on the Indian government to attack the group's...

Militant's arrest raises hopes of new talks in Kashmir crisis
India and Pakistan appeared to pull back from a threatened war yesterday after Islamabad arrested the militant leader alleged to have masterminded the gun attack on New Delhi's parliament that plunged the two nuclear states into their gravest crisis in 30 years. Under intense diplomatic pressure...

Terrorists and Freedom Fighters in the Balkans
People who exercise violence in the pursuit of what they hold to be just causes are alternately known as "terrorists" or "freedom fighters".