Iraq

AFP, Iraq kidnappers claim deal to free Britons: report, 27 Mar 09 "A group that kidnapped five British men in Baghdad nearly two years ago claims a deal is in place to release the hostages in exchange for prisoners being held by US forces in Iraq.

""There is an agreement between Britain and the US and our group," Abu Ali, a leader of the Shiite Iraqi movement claiming to hold the hostages, said in an interview with Arabic online newspaper Elaph published on Thursday."

AFP, Pakistani mullah warns Musharraf of Taliban challenge, 24 May 07 "A Pakistani mullah whose mosque held two policemen hostage has warned President Pervez Musharraf that a Taliban-style opposition movement is emerging to challenge his already crisis-hit regime."

AP/IHT, Al-Sadr delivers sermon in Kufa, 25 May 07, "Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appeared in public for the first time in months on Friday and delivered a fiery anti-American sermon in the holy Shiite city of Kufa."

AP/Fox, Somali Islamists Make 'Martyr' Video, 24 May 07 "So-called "martyr" videos are a common propaganda tactic used by al-Qaida in Iraq and Afghanistan and by groups in the Middle East, but are not known to have been used before in Somalia. In recent months, the insurgents also have started using suicide bombs and posting battle reports on the Internet, tactics not previously seen in Somalia."

Guardian, Is that an orc over there or an al-Qaida terrorist?, 24 May 07 "The reality? Virtual worlds are part of the modern digital communication landscape. Taking a closer look at any of these spaces doesn't harm anyone. But if they do find any evidence of terrorist activity in World of Warcraft, I promise I'll eat my keyboard."