The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report
Sept. 13 -- U.S. warplanes pounded a suspected hideout of several al-Qaeda-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 12, officials and witnesses said. The strike came a day after a surge in violence killed nearly 60 people across Iraq, the AP reported on Monday.
And London's daily Sunday Telegraph report that it has learned that fanatics from the Islamic terror faction blamed for last week's suicide attack on the Australian embassy in Indonesia are planning to hijack an oil tanker or freighter and turn it into a floating bomb.
IRAQ NEWS
Suspected Militant Hideout Bombed in IraqU.S. warplanes pounded a suspected hideout of several al-Qaida-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Monday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 12, officials and witnesses said.. (AP)
25 Reported Killed in U.S. Strike on Rebel Base in FallujaAmerican warplanes made what the military called a precision strike on a meeting place of terrorists believed linked to Al Qaeda in the Sunni stronghold of Falluja today, killing an estimated 25 militants. (NY Times)
Violence Escalates Across IraqA bloody and chaotic day of violence across Iraq —including at least three suicide car bombings and an exchange of gunfire between an Iraqi crowd and a U.S. helicopter crew —killed dozens and injured scores of others Sunday. (LA Times)
Iraq Elections To Go Ahead On Schedule, Says Interim PremierIraq's elections will go ahead as scheduled in January even if some Iraqis are unable to vote due to the security situation in the country, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said. (AFP)
Palestinian Reporter Dies in Baghdad Battle On the final day of his life, Mazen al-Tumeizi —of the Al Arabiya television channel —woke to the sound of battle. (LA Times)
Islamic Group Threatens to Kill Italian Hostages, Sets DeadlineAn Islamist group has threatened to kill two Italian women held hostage in Iraq if Rome does not withdraw its troops from the war-torn country within 24 hours, according to an internet statement. (AFP)
Iraqi Kidnappers Release Turkish JournalistKidnappers have released a Turkish journalist in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul three days after her abduction, CNN Turk television has reported. (Reuters)
GCC Slams Terror Wave in IraqThe six-member Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday denounced terrorist attacks in Iraq and reiterated the group's support for efforts to restore security in the war-ravaged Arab country. (Arab News)
Turkey Summons U.S. Envoy On Tall AfarThe Turkish foreign ministry summoned US Ambassador Eric Edelman on Monday over the situation in the mostly Turcoman populated Iraqi town of Tall Afar, where US strikes have claimed more than 50 lives. (Turkish Press)
