Gambari told the Security Council that despite considerable efforts by UNAMID, the security situation in Darfur has not improved since last month when he described it as ‘dire.’ Gambari said fighting between Sudanese government forces and the Justice and Equality Movement continues to be a major source of insecurity in several parts of Darfur. “

(Source: UN Security Situation in Darfur Worsens as Peace Talks Progress | East Africa | English)

‘Oh American people…We offered you a peace plan, and mutual benefit; but your governments were proud and haughty, and so the attacks against you followed one after another, everywhere – from Indonesia to Times Square, by way of Madrid and London. And the attacks are ongoing, and more will come one after another,’ said Zawahiri, according to a transcript provided by the Middle East Media Research Institute, based in Washington, DC.

Zawahiri also continued his promise of near victory in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other issues. “

(Source: Al Qaeda Message: Ayman Zawahiri Threatens US Attacks – ABC News)

Gunmen on motorcycles stormed police and intelligence offices in south Yemen and opened fire on July 14, part of a series of recent al Qaeda attacks in response to a government crackdown.

‘Two squads of the Jamil al-Ambari Martyr Brigades carried out attacks on the dens of oppression and aggression — the political and general security buildings in Abyan province — in two blessed operations,’ al Qaeda’s Yemen-based regional wing said in a statement posted on an Islamist website.”

(Source: Al Qaeda claims Yemen attacks, vows more strikes | Reuters)

The attack marked an escalation in Mexico’s brutal drug violence, which has left some 7,000 people dead so far this year, official figures showed Friday, compared with 9,000 killed in the whole of 2009.

Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes said that gang members had set a trap late Thursday using a wounded person dressed as a municipal police officer to lure federal police to a main intersection, before a car bomb exploded.

‘The supposed police officer had his mouth open, and his hands tied behind his back, which is why medical workers approached him,’ Reyes said.

Police initially said that attackers had rammed a police convoy in Mexico’s murder capital.

General Eduardo Zarate said the attack left two policemen, a paramedic and a doctor dead, and wounded 11 others. It was not clear if one of the deceased was the decoy police officer.

‘Residue from 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of an explosive known as C4 and the remnants of a mobile telephone device were found’ near the burned-out cars and damaged buildings at the scene, Zarate told reporters.”

(Source: First drug gang car bomb kills police in Mexico border city – Yahoo! News UK)

The leader of al-Shabab — Sheik Muktar Abu Zubayr — also thanked the militants who carried out Sunday’s twin bombings in Uganda. The attacks killed 76 people.”

(Source: The Associated Press: Al-Shabab leader threatens more Uganda attacks)

The remark comes a day before the foreign ministers of the rival nations are set to meet in Islamabad to attempt to rebuild a fragile peace dialogue that was shattered by the attacks, which killed 166 people. It appeared to be an attempt to ratchet up the pressure on Pakistan to prosecute people whom India says were deeply involved in the assault.

In an interview published Wednesday, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai accused Pakistan’s powerful spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence of playing a key role the attacks.

‘It was not just a peripheral role. They (the agency) were literally controlling and coordinating it from the beginning till the end,’ Pillai told the Indian Express newspaper.”

(Source: The Associated Press: India: Pakistan spy agency executed Mumbai attacks)

Two gunmen were killed and one wounded in the clashes, the official added.

He said that around 20 gunmen carried out the attacks, and that Al-Qaeda was believed to be responsible.

The defence ministry’s 26sep.net news website reported that ‘more than 20 terrorists from the Al-Qaeda organisation’ were involved, citing local sources.”

(Source: AFP: Three policemen killed in Yemen ‘Qaeda’ attacks)

International troops were responsible for about one-fifth of civilian deaths — down from previous years, thanks to restrictive rules of engagement that some soldiers feel put their own lives at risk.

That so many noncombatants are dying shows that the international force has yet to succeed in its goal of protecting the Afghan people, whose trust and support are key components of NATO’s new counterinsurgency strategy in the nearly 9-year-old war.

At least 1,074 civilians died in the first half of this year, triple the number of international forces killed over the same period, the Afghanistan Rights Monitor said in a report that called 2010 the worst year for security since shortly after the demise of the Taliban regime.

Violence has soared as coalition forces, bolstered by 30,000 American reinforcements, move into Taliban strongholds in the south and east to try to wrest the areas from the militants, strengthen Afghan government control and win Afghans’ trust. The insurgents have responded with a wave of ambushes, suicide attacks, roadside bombs and assassinations.”

(Source: The Associated Press: Taliban attacks increasingly kill Afghan civilians)

Nine people died and five were wounded at an Ethiopian restaurant in Kampala, police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba said. But there was a yet-undetermined number of fatalities and injuries at a rugby field where other fans gathered to watch Sunday night’s match between Spain and the Netherlands, Nabakooba said.

Earlier, police indicated that at least 40 people had been killed in the two bombings.”

(Source: At least 9 killed in two Uganda bombings – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs)

The three men, whose names were not released, had been under surveillance for more than a year. Officials believe they were planning attacks with portable but powerful bombs like the ones at the heart of last year’s thwarted suicide attack in the New York City subway.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has called that one of the most serious terrorist plots since 9/11. On Wednesday, prosecutors revealed the existence of a related plot in Manchester, England. Officials believe the Norway plan was organized by Salah al-Somali, al-Qaida’s former chief of external operations, the man in charge of plotting attacks worldwide.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case. The Norwegian Police Security Service said only that the three were arrested on suspicion of ‘preparing terror activities.’”

(Source: The Associated Press: Officials: 3 arrested in Norway al-Qaida bomb plot)