The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report

Sept. 8 -- U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with 800 of the deaths coming as a result of the bloody insurgency after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime.

And Pakistani security forces arrested a Saudi national suspected of having links to al Qaeda, news wires reported Wednesday.

IRAQ NEWS

U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 milestone Tuesday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over. (AP)

U.S. Jets Pound Fallujah as U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Pass 1,000 U.S. warplanes hammered suspected militant strongholds in Fallujah on Wednesday after a suicide bombing there and a series of attacks in Baghdad pushed the number of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign past 1,000. (Boston Globe)

Iraqi Group Demands Ransom For Kidnapped TurkAn Iraqi guerrilla group is demanding a 45,000-dollar ransom for Tahsin Top, a Turkish truck driver it is holding hostage, the driver`s wife told Anatolia news agency on Wednesday. (AFP)

Group Denies French Hostage RansomAn Internet statement purportedly from Iraqi militants holding two French journalists hostage denies demanding a ransom or setting a 48-hour deadline. (Reuters)

U.S. Conceding Rebels Control Regions of IraqAs American military deaths in Iraq operations surpassed the 1,000 mark, top Pentagon officials said Tuesday that insurgents controlled important parts of central Iraq and that it was unclear when American and Iraqi forces would be able to secure those areas. (NY Times)

Aid Groups In Iraq Boost Security, Consider Leaving Iraq After Kidnapping Foreign aid workers in Iraq bolted their doors, hired more guards or installed spy cameras outside their Baghdad offices Wednesday as they considered whether to leave the country altogether after the kidnapping of two female Italian relief workers. (AP)