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Afghan Forces Recapture at Least 65 From Taliban Jailbreak

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces have recaptured at least 65 of the prisoners who escaped from the south's largest prison, the government said Tuesday as it scrambled to recover from the massive security breach that allowed 480 inmates to be spirited out in a stunning jailbreak. Prison officials discovered early...

Syria Targets Activists in Pinpoint Raids

BEIRUT - Syrian security forces detained dozens of opposition activists and fired from rooftops in a seaside town Sunday as authorities turned to pinpoint raids after days of bloodshed brought international condemnation and defections from President Bashar Assad's regime. The strategy, described by a rights activist,...

NATO: Key Figure From al-Qaida-Linked Group Captured

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A militant who led operations in Afghanistan for an al-Qaida-linked terror group has been captured in the north where his fighters joined forces with the Taliban to step up attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, NATO said Friday. The senior figure from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was...

Pakistan Army Accuses US of 'Negative Propaganda'

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani army on Thursday rejected what it called "negative propaganda" by the United States, hours after the top U.S. military officer accused the country's spy agency of continued links to a powerful Afghan Taliban faction. The unusually strident back and forth reflected the poor state of relations...

Officials Fear Terror Attacks at Royal Wedding [VIDEO]

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05/31/12 Hollywood a longtime friend of the CIA, Pentagon Source: Stars and Stripes - Washington DC Some Republican lawmakers were outraged when federal records released recently showed that the White House, CIA and Defense Department granted high-level access last year to a pair of acclaimed filmmakers researching an action thriller about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
05/31/12 Fewer than 10 US special operations soldiers have been... Source: Daily Times - Pakistan The United States has sent a handful of military trainers back into Pakistan in a sign the two nations may be able to achieve some low-level cooperation against terrorists despite a string of confrontations that have left Washingtons relations with Islamabad in crisis.
05/31/12 Details released in Marine's death (updated) Source: The Albany Herald - Albany GA Marine officials confirmed Thursday that a 24-year-old Marine from Leesburg was killed during combat operations in one of Afghanistan's most tumultuous provinces.
05/31/12 Osama Bin Laden Doctor in Danger Inside, Outside Prison Source: ABC News The recently-jailed Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden is not only in danger inside prison, according to officials there, but now faces threats from the Taliban and another terrorist organization should they find him outside.
05/31/12 German hostage in north Nigeria killed during raid Source: Seven News Ltd A German man held hostage in northern Nigeria by a group linked to al Qaeda was killed on Thursday during a raid by Nigerian forces, according to the army and security sources.

Background on Terrorism

Terrorism is the systematic use of , especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition.

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