﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Islamic terrorism news stories on Newser</title><description>Read more Islamic terrorism stories on Newser</description><link>http://www.newser.com/taggrid/22824/islamic-terrorism.html</link><copyright>2009 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:07:48 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/73844/home-grown-islamic-terrorism-no-threat.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Home-Grown Islamic Terrorism No Threat</title><description>Whatever place religious extremism occupied in the troubled mind of Nidal Hasan, the United States—unlike Europe—has no reason to fear terrorism from its own Muslim population, says Max Fisher . American Muslims are far less vulnerable to al-Qaeda recruitment than their brethren across the pond, Fisher writes in the...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/73844/home-grown-islamic-terrorism-no-threat.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 8:14:54 CST</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/71005/terror-suspect-zazi-had-senior-al-qaeda-contacts.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Terror Suspect Zazi Had Senior al-Qaeda Contacts</title><description>An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terrorist attack in New York after receiving training in Pakistan was in contact with a senior al-Qaeda operative, intelligence officials familiar with the investigation say. The CIA learned about Najibullah Zazi through one of its sources and alerted domestic agencies, including the FBI.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/71005/terror-suspect-zazi-had-senior-al-qaeda-contacts.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:40:36 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/69782/nyc-terror-suspect-may-have-al-qaeda-ties-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>NYC Terror Suspect May Have al-Qaeda Ties After All</title><description>The man federal officials are questioning in Denver over a terror plot in New York might in fact have some ties to al-Qaeda, the Times reports. After first denying any connections, Najibullah Zazi has told officials he could have come into contact with extremists in his native Pakistan, and there...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/69782/nyc-terror-suspect-may-have-al-qaeda-ties-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:46:53 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/66011/aussies-bust-islamist-terror-plot.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Aussies Bust Islamist Terror Plot</title><description>Australian security forces today busted an Islamist terror outfit that was planning to attack an army base in retaliation for the country’s involvement in Muslim countries, the Australian reports. An undisclosed number of Australians of Somali and Lebanese descent were arrested in the sweep, which centered around the southern city...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/66011/aussies-bust-islamist-terror-plot.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:15:59 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/65293/how-a-queens-kid-became-an-al-qaeda-fighter.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>How a Queens Kid Became an al-Qaeda Fighter</title><description>Just before he left to become an al-Qaeda fighter 2 years ago, Long Island native Bryant Neal Vinas left a box of mementos. Inside were all-American keepsakes like Yankee caps, alongside dog tags and a copy of Inside the Jihad , a book by a spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda. That was...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/65293/how-a-queens-kid-became-an-al-qaeda-fighter.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:34:30 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/65198/new-yorker-was-ready-to-deliver-suicide-bomb.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>New Yorker Was 'Ready to Deliver Suicide Bomb'</title><description>A Queens man who pleaded guilty to aiding al-Qaeda was ready and willing to deliver a suicide bomb for the terrorist organization, he revealed to investigators. His handlers told 26-year-old Bryant Neal Vinas, however, that he needed more "religious" training before he could carry out such a mission, he told...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/65198/new-yorker-was-ready-to-deliver-suicide-bomb.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 1:53:32 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/54838/taliban-chief-claims-lahore-attack-vows-to-hit-us.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Taliban Chief Claims Lahore Attack, Vows to Hit US</title><description>The head of the Pakistani Taliban and the man accused of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has claimed responsibility for yesterday's commando assault on the Lahore police academy and has threatened more attacks, the Times of London reports. Baitullah Mehsud personally called Western news agencies to take credit for...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/54838/taliban-chief-claims-lahore-attack-vows-to-hit-us.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 6:26:57 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/53812/latest-bin-laden-tape-targets-somali-president.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Latest Bin Laden Tape Targets Somali President</title><description>An audio message allegedly from Osama bin Laden posted on the Internet today and entitled “Fight On, Champions of Somalia,” calls for Somalia's new president to be “dethroned, fought, and removed with armed force,” reports CNN. The elected Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed—who backtracked from a concession to rebels that...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/53812/latest-bin-laden-tape-targets-somali-president.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:29:14 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/53031/musharraf-mulls-return-to-politics.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</guid><title>Musharraf Mulls Return to Politics</title><description>Pakistan's civilian leaders have squandered months on a struggle to oust one another, just when the global financial crisis and ever-bolder religious militants are further destabilizing the country, Time reports. One man sees opportunity in the current fiasco: Pervez Musharraf. After months out of the public eye, the ousted former...</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/53031/musharraf-mulls-return-to-politics.html?utm_source=syn&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tag</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:48:27 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>