http://www.janes.comA special collection of articles covering Al-Qaeda.en-gbCopyright: (C) Jane's Information Group. All rights reserved.http://www8.janes.com/public/images/janes_rss.gifhttp://www.janes.comVisit http://www.janes.comhttp://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jtic/history/jtic2009/jtici4735.htm@current&Prod_Name=JTICEIGHT suspected militants were detained by Iraqi and United States forces during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader in the Mansour district of the capital Baghdad on 17 November, the Multi-National Force - Iraq reported. A civilian was also wounded during the operation after failing to respond to repeated warnings from the joint force. Country AffectedInternational, Iraq Region AffectedThe Gulf States Date of Event17-Nov-2009 Terrorist/Insurgent ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/twr/history/twr2009/twrd7136.htm@current&Prod_Name=TWRTWO men were charged by a court in the French capital Paris on 19 November on suspicion of providing material support to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), AFP reported. French national Faycal Chabbi, 33, and Miloud Feia, 37, both from Nanterre in Paris, were detained in Paris in December 2007 and are accused of providing technical equipment to the group. The court was adjourned at the end of the hearing for further deliberation and the report contained no details as to the date of the ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jtic/history/jtic2009/jtici4734.htm@current&Prod_Name=JTICA SUSPECTED Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) militant was detained by Iraqi and United States forces during a counter-terrorism operation in the city of Kirkuk in Kirkuk province on 17 November, the Multi-National Force - Iraq reported. Country AffectedIraq, United States Region AffectedNorth America, The Gulf States Date of Event17-Nov-2009 Terrorist/Insurgent Group NameAl-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) Terrorist/Insurgent Group TypeMilitant Islamist Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of OriginThe Gulf States ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jtic/history/jtic2009/jtici4699.htm@current&Prod_Name=JTICTWO men were charged by a court in the French capital Paris on 19 November on suspicion of providing material support to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), AFP reported. French national Faycal Chabbi, 33, and Miloud Feia, 37, both from Nanterre in Paris, were detained in Paris in December 2007 and are accused of providing technical equipment to the group. The two were charged with "criminal conspiracy in relation to a terrorist undertaking". - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jdw/history/jdw2009/jdw41485.htm@current&Prod_Name=JDWDefence Minister Carme Chacón told a 17 November meeting of her counterparts in Brussels that Spain would lead any operation to support security sector reform in Somalia as a cornerstone of its obligations as holder of the rotating EU presidency from January 2010. EU security and defence policy chief Javier Solana told reporters that any EU mission in Somalia would be co-ordinated with other international actors, including the United States, and would have to complement existing African Union... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/binder/jwit/jwit0443.htm@current&Prod_Name=JWITAQIM has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack but local security officials attributed the attack to them. AQIM continues to focus its attacks on security and military targets, although recent attacks have resulted in the killing or wounding of innocent civilians and foreign workers. In the wake of the 11 September attacks, Algerian authorities claimed that the GSPC had released a statement from its leaders threatening US and European targets in Algeria. - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jtic/history/jtic2009/jtici4753.htm@current&Prod_Name=JTICA SUSPECTED militant was detained by Iraqi and United States forces during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) militant in the city of Kirkuk in Kirkuk province on 20 November, the Multi-National Force - Iraq reported. Country AffectedIraq, United States Region AffectedNorth America, The Gulf States Date of Event20-Oct-2009 Terrorist/Insurgent Group NameAl-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) Terrorist/Insurgent Group TypeMilitant Islamist Terrorist/Insurgent Group ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jtic/history/jtic2009/jtici4755.htm@current&Prod_Name=JTICTWO suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) militants were detained by Iraqi and United States forces during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a suspected senior AQI leader in the town of Ramadi in Anbar province on 20 November, the Multi-National Force - Iraq reported. Country AffectedIraq, United States Region AffectedNorth America, The Gulf States Date of Event20-Nov-2009 Terrorist/Insurgent Group NameAl-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) Terrorist/Insurgent Group TypeMilitant Islamist Terrorist/Insurgent... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/binder/jwit/jwita055.htm@current&Prod_Name=JWITLeaders: The current leader of AQI is Abu Ayyub al-Masri (also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, or "the immigrant"). While tribal affiliation is not a determinant of AQI membership per se, the concentration of AQI recruitment in certain Sunni areas originally gave AQI certain tribal biases; the Ubayd, Bani Said, Janabi and Khazraj tribes remain strong recruiting pools for AQI. Baghdad is the key operating area for AQI, though the Baghdad security plan has made it harder for AQI elements to ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00http://www8.janes.com/JDIC/JTIC/documentView.do?docId=/content1/janesdata/mags/jtic/history/jtic2009/jtici4754.htm@current&Prod_Name=JTICTWO suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) militants were detained by Iraqi and United States forces during a counter-terrorism operation in the city of Tikrit in Salah ad-Din province on 20 November, the Multi-National Force - Iraq reported. Country AffectedIraq, United States Region AffectedNorth America, The Gulf States Date of Event20-Nov-2009 Terrorist/Insurgent Group NameAl-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) Terrorist/Insurgent Group TypeMilitant Islamist Terrorist/Insurgent Group Region of OriginThe Gulf ... - 2009/11/20 00:00:00