Police kill 1 suspected militant, arrest 2 in raid on seminary in central Pakistan

September 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 13 Taliban militants were killed in two suspected US drone attacks in Pakistan's lawless region near the Afghan border Tuesday, intelligence officials said. The first attack took place at around 9.30 a.m.

September 17th, 2009 Overview of Indonesia's struggle with terrorismIndonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has been hit by a series of terrorist attacks in recent years blamed on Islamist militants. Here is a brief look at major developments: — August 2009 — A 16-hour siege at a farmhouse in central Java kills a hotel florist, Ibrohim, who allegedly helped carry out bomb attacks at two luxury hotels in Jakarta the previous month that killed seven and wounded more than 50.

September 16th, 2009 JAKARTA - Indonesian police killed four suspected Islamic militants Thursday in a siege on a house in Central Java province, media reports said. Police began surrounding the house before midnight Wednesday on the outskirts of Solo city after arresting a man at a nearby market, the state-run Antara news agency said.

September 12th, 2009 Police: Bomb blast in Indian Kashmir kills 3SRINAGAR, India — Suspected Islamic militants set off a powerful bomb blast Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three people and wounding at least seven others, police said. The explosives were packed in a car parked near the central jail in the main city of Srinagar and detonated by remote control as a police bus drove past, said senior police official Hemant Lohia.

September 9th, 2009 Iraqi troops raid Baghdad house, killing 2 menBAGHDAD — U.S.-backed Iraqi soldiers raided a home in southeastern Baghdad before dawn on Wednesday, killing two men inside and arresting an Iraqi soldier from an intelligence unit, police and a witness said. The raid took place in a predominantly Shiite district of the capital called Zafaraniyah, a police officer said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

August 31st, 2009 Suspected rebels kill 2 Indian soldiers in KashmirSRINAGAR, India — Suspected Islamic insurgents fired at government forces and lobbed a hand grenade into a crowded shopping area in the Indian part of Kashmir on Monday, killing two paramilitary soldiers and wounding seven people. Two soldiers patrolling the downtown area of Lal Chowk in the main city of Srinagar were shot at point-blank range and died shortly after they were hospitalized with serious head injuries, said Prabhakar Tripathi, the spokesman for the Central Reserve Police Force.

August 12th, 2009 Explosion, gunfire at Pakistan checkpoint kill 2QUETTA, Pakistan — Police in the western Pakistani city of Quetta say a bomb and gunfire attack has targeted a paramilitary checkpoint, killing at least two passers-by and wounding four people, including a police officer. Senior police officer Mohammad Suleman said a booby-trapped motorcycle exploded Wednesday near a Frontier Corps checkpoint in central Quetta, followed by gunmen on another motorcycle opening fire.

August 8th, 2009 Indonesian police kill 2 suspected militantsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month's attacks on hotels in the capital raided one house and besieged another Saturday, killing two suspected militants, arresting five and seizing explosives and a car bomb, a senior officer said. The developments appeared to be the first major break in the investigations into the attacks, which killed nine people and broke a four-year gap in terror strikes in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation.

August 3rd, 2009 Australia launches major anti-terror raidMELBOURNE, Australia — Australian police launched a major anti-terrorism operation on Monday, detaining several people they said were suspected of plotting an attack in the country. About 400 officers from state and national security services took part in at least 19 pre-dawn raids on properties in the southern city of Melbourne, Victoria state police said in a statement.

July 3rd, 2009 15 dead in suspected US missile strike in PakistanISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles struck a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant hide-out Friday, killing 15 people and wounding 27 others, intelligence officials said.

June 27th, 2009 5 militants killed in shootout in south PakistanKARACHI, Pakistan — Police killed five suspected militants Saturday in a nighttime raid on a Karachi apartment housing insurgents loyal to the Pakistani Taliban leader blamed for a wave of suicide attacks, a top official said. City police chief Waseem Ahmed said officers found a large quantity of weapons and explosives in the apartment.

June 24th, 2009 Deadliest US missile strikes in PakistanUnmanned U.S. drone aircraft have fired missiles at suspected militant targets in Pakistan's tribal region dozens of times in the past two years.

June 11th, 2009 Italian police arrest 6 in anti-terror raidsROME — Italian police arrested six people Thursday in raids on a group of suspected radical leftists who were allegedly planning a terror attack, authorities said. The Interior Ministry said the group was preparing an attack in La Maddalena, an island off Sardinia that had originally been selected to host the Group of Eight summit next month.

April 23rd, 2009 US: 2 militants killed in Afghan raidKABUL — International and Afghan troops killed two militants in an overnight raid in central Afghanistan, U.S. forces said Thursday.

April 20th, 2009 Philippine police rescue hostageMANILA, Philippines — Commandos have rescued a hostage after storming what police said was a kidnapping gang's hide-out in the northern Philippines and killing five suspects. National police chief Jesus Verzosa says the five were identified as members of the notorious Mostrales gang that has been engaged in kidnappings for ransom in Manila and nearby provinces.