The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report
August 31 -- A video purporting to show the methodical, grisly killings of 12 Nepalese workers kidnapped in Iraq was posted Tuesday on a website linked to a militant group operating in Iraq, news wires report.
And, U.S. warplanes bombed a village in eastern Afghanistan, killing eight people and destroying the camp of a Danish relief group after assailants rocketed a nearby government office, Afghan officials and the aid group's director said Tuesday.
IRAQ NEWS
Twelve Nepalese Captives Executed In Iraq
Al Jazeera is reporting that an Islamist website has published video and pictures depicting the execution of 12 Nepalese captives seized by an Iraqi group two weeks ago. (Al Jazeera)
France Strives To Free Hostages
France is redoubling its diplomatic efforts to save two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq who have been pleading for their lives. (BBC)
Rebel Cleric Calls For Release of Journalists
Representatives of the rebel Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr today called for the release of two kidnapped French journalists, as the French government began crisis talks over their fate. (Guardian)
Rebel Shiite Cleric's Aides Hint He May Enter Politics
The rebel Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr is considering a future in politics rather than warfare, one of his top aides said Monday, as the American-backed Iraqi government and Mr. Sadr's representatives continued talks on the future of his militia. (NY Times)
Other Troops Abused Iraqis —Convicted Soldier A convicted US soldier on Monday testified to a special military hearing here that he saw other American troops abusing Iraqi inmates detained at Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad late last year. (AFP)
Sovereign Iraq Just as Deadly to U.S. Forces
Two months after the U.S. handed sovereignty back to Iraq amid hopes of reduced violence, more than 110 U.S. troops have been killed and much of the country remains hostile territory. The toll of U.S. dead since the war began last year is fast approaching 1,000. (LA Times)
