[September 28, 2008] Damascus car bomb kills 17 The bombing comes as senior Lebanese military sources told The Observer that jihadis - some based in the Lebanese city of Tripoli - had launched a series of attacks against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/28/syria.lebanon.bombing
Several killed by car bomb in Lebanon
The Associated Press
Published: September 29, 2008
SANA said the bomber was linked to an Islamist group, members of which had previously been detained. It did not name the group, which it described as a “takfir organization.”
“Takfir” is an Arabic word meaning to charge another Muslim with nonbelief and is used by some Islamist militants to justify killing other Muslims. Sunni Islamist groups in Iraq have used the concept to justify attacks on Shiites.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/29/europe/lebanon.php
Death toll in N Lebanon blast rises to 7
BEIRUT, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Two other people died of wounds in the blast targeting a Lebanese army bus Monday morning in the northern city of Tripoli, raising the death toll to seven, LBC TV reported on Wednesday, citing security officials. ...
Former Prime Minister Najeb Mikati blamed for Monday’s attack fundamentalist Islamic groups who were involved in last year’s clashes with the Lebanese army in the Palestinian refugee camp of Naher al-Bared in north Lebanon.
Monday’s attack against Lebanese army bus carrying soldiers is the second of its kind in two months.
On Aug. 13, a roadside bomb exploded near a bus carrying troops on a busy Tripoli street, killing over 15 Lebanese soldiers and civilians.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/01/content_10138654.htm
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Suicide Bombs Kill 12 In Iraq
War In Iraq Videos
8:29am UK, Thursday October 02, 2008
Two suicide attacks near Shi’ite mosques in Baghdad have killed up to 12 people and wounded 30 as worshippers celebrated the end of Ramadan, security officials have said.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Iraq-Suicide-Bombings-In-Two-Shiite-Mosques-In-Baghdad-Kill-Up-To-12-People/Article/200810115111674?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_2&lid=ARTICLE_15111674_Iraq%3A_Suicide_Bombings_In_Two_Shiite_Mosques_In_Baghdad_Kill_Up_To_12_People
Iraqi police: Bombs kill 16 near Shiite mosques
The Associated Press - October 02, 2008
BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs targeted Shiite worshippers as they left morning prayers Thursday at two Baghdad mosques, killing 16 people and injuring more than 30 ...
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD93I89SG0
[Oct. 2, 2008]
Eight Muslim rebels and three soldiers have been killed in the latest outbreak of fighting in the troubled southern Philippines, a military official said.
Guerrillas of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fired on an army patrol in Datu Piang town in the island of Mindanao yesterday, killing the three soldiers and wounding 12, local army commander Colonel Marlou Salazar said.
Military reinforcements backed by armoured vehicles arrived later, prompting the rebels to flee using civilians as cover, he added.
The bodies of eight rebels were recovered from the scene, the Colonel added.
The military earlier said it expected fighting with the MILF to increase following the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The military says its operations are against two MILF leaders, Umbra Kato and Abdurahman Macapaar, who are accused of leading deadly raids against mostly Christian towns on Mindanao Island in early August that left dozens dead and displaced 500,000 people.
The Government has been holding peace talks with the 12,000-member MILF but the violence flared after the Supreme Court struck down a draft agreement on August 4 which would have given the MILF control of large swathes of land in the Mindanao region.
- AFP
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/02/2380842.htm