WATCH AREAS


Turkey
16 Apr.: security forces on alert for five al-Qaeda members (two Algerians and three Tunisians) reportedly entering Turkey from Syria on forged Moroccan passports in names Abdullah Yousef Obeida (Hidir Said as-Sabousi, 26), Halil Ibrahim Toukan (Mafuz Umadeddinal Marbouk, 28) and Said Faras Ribati (Mhammer Diyad al-Hurubi, 27) for Tunisians and Omar Mohammad al-Sirani (Zeyneddin Abdurrahman as-Says) and Havari Mahmoud or Alaaddin Ibrahim Shelesh (Havari Mahmoud Abdurrahman) for Algerians to execute a large-scale attack (real names are in parens)


European Union
Growing al-Qaeda threats against EU, possible indicators of coming attack


Tunisia/Algeria
Approaching deadline for Austrian hostages being held by al-Qaeda Maghreb


Philippines
11 Apr: Makati City Police Director Superintendent Gilbert Cruz and Army National Capitol Region Command Capt. Carlo Ferrer confirm threat against embassies in Manila, security increased for British, Australian and Israeli embassies


Pakistan
Concen over TTP activity and threats


Mauritania
Increased activity by al-Qaeda Maghreb


US/Israel
al-Zawahiri on 24 Mar.: O Muslims: This is your day! Hit interests of Jews, Americans and everyone who takes part in aggression against Muslims. Study targets, collect funds and bring in ammunitions. Plan carefully, then storm


Israel
al-Zawahiri on 24 Mar.: Let us strike at their [Jewish] interests everywhere...

RECENT BOMBINGS
(more timely and comprehensive reporting is available in the WTG-IU, for details click here)

On 30 Mar., two explosive devices detonated near a telecommunications antenna near the Basque towns of Azpeitia and Azkoitia, Spain. The detonation was preceded by a warning phone call from ETA. There were no injuries or damage.
On 30 Mar., a remote-controlled explosive device detonated, hitting the office of Taliban commander Mullah Nazir Wazir in Wana, South Waziristan, Pakistan. Mullah Nazir has previously clashed with Baitullah Mehsud and Uzbek rebels in South Waziristan. The office was completely destroyed. Local tribesmen said a missile had been fired from Afghanistan.
On 30 Mar., an explosive device detonated near Kajaki Damn, Helamand Province, Afghanistan, hitting an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military vehicle on patrol. Two British soldiers were killed.
On 30 Mar., a suicide bomber drove a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device into an Awakening Council base near Baiji, Iraq and detonated his explosives. Five Awakening Council members were killed, and nine were injured.
On 30 Mar., a roadside explosive device targeting a senior police officer detonated in Kirkuk, Iraq. Three civilians, including a woman, were injured.
On 30 Mar., an explosive device detonated in southern Karbala, Iraq. One policemen was killed and two others were injured.
On 30 Mar., an improvised explosive device detonated near an Iraqi patrol near an-Najaf, Iraq. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed.
On 29 Mar., an explosive device targeting a US military vehicle detonated in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. Two US soldiers were killed.
Around 0800 local time on 29 Mar., an explosive device detonated at an electricity department building near a small hydropower plant in Greshk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Two department employees were killed and six employees and two civilians were injured.
On 28 Mar., an explosion targeting Ethiopian forces occurred in Mogadishu. Ethiopian forces opened fire on a passenger bus carrying 40 passengers as it drove along Industrial Road in Yaaqshiid District, Mogadishu, Somalia. One person was killed and at least 10 passengers were injured.
On 28 Mar., an explosive device detonated, hitting a railway near Degree College in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Quetta-bound trains from Punjab, Sindh and North West Frontier Province were suspended.
On 28 Mar., a roadside improvised explosive device detonated in Buner Baba, Swat, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, minutes before a police vehicle passed. Four people, including a police officer, were injured.
On 28 Mar., a roadside explosive device detonated south of Baghdad, Iraq. One US soldier was killed.
On 28 Mar., an explosive device targeting a US vehicle detonated in Khan Bani Sa’d, Iraq. Following the explosion, US forces cordoned off the area and imposed a curfew on the District.
On 27 Mar., an explosive device detonated as a motorcycle escort that was piloting a Japanese delegation to Batticaloa, Sri Lanka for a joint economic project meeting was passing by. Two police motorcycle escort officers were killed while four police officers and three civilians were injured.
On 27 Mar., Mujahideen Youth Movement (MYM) rebels detonated an explosive device between Beledweyne and Buulo Burde, hitting the convoy of Hiiraan Governor Dabaged in Somalia. A number of soldiers were killed or injured, according to a written statement released by the MYM on 27 Mar. 2008.
On 27 Mar., Taliban rebels detonated an explosive device on the Kabul-Kandahar highway near Baran citadel in Mullah Nuh Baba area, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. A US military tank was destroyed. One soldier was killed and three injured, according to a written statement released by the Taliban on 28 Mar. 2008.
On 27 Mar., Taliban rebels detonated an explosive device in Roses Hills District near Shar square, Kabul, Afghanistan, hitting a border police vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. Four soldiers were killed and four others injured, according to a written statement released by the Taliban on 28 Mar. 2008.
On 27 Mar., a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting an Iraqi police patrol detonated in southern Kirkuk, Iraq. One Iraqi officer was killed and six Kurdish security service policemen were injured.
On 27 Mar., an improvised explosive device targeting an Iraqi police patrol detonated in the Mahaweel District of Babil Province, Iraq. Four policemen were killed and four were injured.
At 0600 GMT on 27 Mar., gunmen detonated an explosive device against an oil pipeline in western Basra, Iraq, igniting a massive fire.
At 1250 local time on 26 Mar., an explosive device detonated in a business section of Santiago, Chile. The explosion broke the windows of a Banco del Estado branch office located in the municipality of Pudahuel, in the western part of the capital. The device consisted of a fire extinguisher filled with explosives, which the perpetrators left beside an automatic teller machine outside the bank.
On 26 Mar., a roadside explosive device detonated in Greshk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Three policemen were killed. Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammed Yousef Ahmedi claimed responsibility, saying six policemen were killed.
At 1430 local time on 26 Mar., an abandoned vehicle filled with explosives was detonated by remote-control in a bazaar in Greshk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Eight people were killed and 17 injured. Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammed Yousef Ahmedi claimed responsibility, and said the explosion targeted a police vehicle and did not occur in a bazaar. He said five policemen were killed.
On 26 Mar., a roadside explosive device detonated in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. One US soldier was killed.
On 25 Mar., a roadside explosive device detonated in Salarzai sub-district, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan. One civilian was killed.
At 1200 local time on 25 Mar., Taliban rebels detonated a remote-controlled explosive device in Hingranu area, Mussahi District, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, hitting the motorbike of two Afghan officials of the Investigation Department of the Interior Ministry. Both officials were killed, according to a written statement released by the Taliban on 26 Mar. 2008.
At 0800 local time on 25 Mar., Taliban rebels detonated an explosive device in Baghni Mandah area, Musa Qala District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, hitting a British military tank, according to a written statement released by the Taliban on 26 Mar. 2008.On 25 Mar., a roadside explosive device detonated near Kabul, Afghanistan. One policeman was killed and one injured.
On 25 Mar., two roadside explosive devices detonated in quick succession in the Bab al-Sheikh neighborhood, Iraq. One civilian was killed and eight were injured.
On 23 Mar., an explosive device detonated near Abdullah Canan Bridge, at the entrance to Esentepe neighborhood in Yuksekova, Turkey. One person was killed and three policemen were injured.
On 23 Mar., an improvised explosive device detonated in Landi Kotai, Khyber Agency, near the Pakistani-Afghanistan border. Thirty-three oil tankers used to supply oil to NATO forces in Afghanistan were destroyed, causing oil to spill throughout the area. At least 60 tankers were affected. Up to 65 people were injured.
On 23 Mar., an explosive device detonated, hitting a vehicle carrying Ossetian peacekeepers in Okona village, South Ossetia. A local Georgian resident asked the peacekeepers to carry a package, reportedly a wine bottle, that contained the device, which detonated several minutes after the peacekeepers took it into their vehicle, according to law enforcement officials. One peacekeeper was killed. One civilian and one peacekeeper were injured. South Ossetian officials blamed Georgia for the blast. Georgian officials denied responsibility.
At 1200 GMT on 23 Mar., a suicide bomber driving a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated his explosives near a fuel station in the Shi’ite neighborhood of Shula in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion damaged several nearby cars and buildings. Ten people were killed and 20 were injured.
At 0400 GMT on 23 Mar., a suicide bomber driving a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated his device at an Iraqi army base in Hermaat, in western Mosul, Iraq. Fourteen soldiers were killed and 42 people, including 12 civilians, were killed.
On 22 Mar., Mujahideen Youth Movement (MYM) rebels detonated an explosive device on the Mogadishu-Afgooye road, Somalia, hitting an Ethiopian military convoy. One Ural vehicle was destroyed and one overturned. Twenty-five soldiers were killed or injured in the first vehicle and 12 killed in the second, according to a written statement released by the MYM on 23 Mar. 2008.
On 22 Mar., an explosive device detonated in Taraybiyaano, Mogadishu, Somalia, hitting an Ethiopian Ural truck. The vehicle was destroyed and a number of soldiers were killed, according to Almujaahid.

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al-Qaeda Videos Vol. 128 DVD:
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Rise to Support Our Kinfolk in Gaza

IntelCenter has released al-Qaeda Videos Vol. 128 DVD. Volume 128 contains a 4'42" audio recording entitled "Rise to Support Our Kinfolk in Gaza" from al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media. It was released on 23 Mar. 2008 as an audio recording with no video component. It features an audio statement from Ayman al-Zawahiri. In response to Israeli actions in Gaza, he makes a clear and direct call to attack US and Jewish interests, as well as anyone else seen as taking part in aggression against Muslims. Al-Zawahiri further expands the threat by making an apparent reference to the Danish cartoon controversy.The only changes made to the video were those done to enhance the video where possible. The DVD has a video index for use in briefings and training. It plays on any standard DVD player in any region. It is encoded for NTSC players and contains Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. The DVD costs US$39.95.



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al-Qaeda Videos Vol. 127 DVD:
Osama bin Laden: The Way for the Salvation of Palestine

IntelCenter has released al-Qaeda Videos Vol. 127 DVD. Volume 127 contains an 11'28" video entitled "The Way for Salvation in Palestine" from al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media. It was released on 20 Mar. 2008. The production date is Safar 1429H [9 Feb. 2008 - 8 Mar. 2008]. It features an audio statement from Osama bin Laden to the Ummah. He speaks about the situation in Gaza and how Iraq is the closest field of jihad to support those in Palestine. English translations of Arabic text where it appears have been added by IntelCenter. The only changes made to the video were those done to enhance the video where possible. The DVD has a video index for use in briefings and training. It plays on any standard DVD player in any region. It is encoded for NTSC players and contains Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. The DVD costs US$39.95.

al-Qaeda Messaging/Attacks Timeline - v6.7 - NEW

The timeline covers statements and other significant public and semi-public communications by al-Qaeda and its affiliates. The timeline also covers significant attacks by al-Qaeda and its affiliates. This version covers the period from Jan. 2003 to 16 Apr. 2008. The prior period from 29 Dec. 1992 to the end of 2007 is available in an upcoming book entitled, "al-Qaeda Messaging/Attacks Timeline 1992-2007" (ISBN 978-0966543773). To download the public PDF version of the report, please click here.



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al-Qaeda Videos Vol. 126 DVD:
Osama bin Laden: May Our Mothers be Bereaved of Us if We Fail to Help Our Prophet (PBUH)
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IntelCenter has released al-Qaeda Videos Vol. 126 DVD. Volume 126 contains a 5'53" video entitled "May Our Mothers be Bereaved of Us if We Fail to Help Our Prophet (PBUH)" with English subtitles from al-Qaeda's as-Sahab Media. It was released on 19 Mar. 2008. The production date is Safar 1429H [9 Feb. 2008 - 8 Mar. 2008]. It features an audio statement from Osama bin Laden to the European Union (EU). He speaks about the reprinting of the Danish cartoons and threatens attacks against EU member countries. English translations of Arabic text where it appears have been added by IntelCenter. The only changes made to the video were those done to enhance the video where possible. The DVD has a video index for use in briefings and training. It plays on any standard DVD player in any region. It is encoded for NTSC players and contains Dolby Digital 2.0 audio. The DVD costs US$39.95.