Two incidents in September have called attention to the likelihood that the world is about to see a new wave of female suicide bombers.

Al Qaeda’s As-Sahab media arm released a video Sept. 11 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Although the 47-minute video features a voice-over introduction by Osama bin Laden, the bulk of it is of Abu Musab Waleed al-Shehri, one of the suicide bombers who crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center’s north tower. That recording was made prior to al-Shehri’s travel to the United States in the spring of 2001.

In negotiating the release of South Korean Christian aid workers abducted in Afghanistan, the South Korean government agreed to end all missionary and Christian aid work in the country. This sets a precedent that could spread to other countries.

Although it is unclear whether the same group carried out the May and August bombings in the Indian city of Hyderabad, there are many similarities between the attacks.

In last week’s Terrorism Intelligence Report, we said U.S. counterterrorism sources remain concerned an attack will occur on U.S. soil in the next few weeks.

U.S. counterterrorism sources remain concerned that an attack against the U.S. homeland will occur within the next two to three weeks. This is an opportune time to examine the importance of personal contingency planning.

Two Middle Eastern men stopped by a sheriff's deputy for speeding near Goose Creek, S.C., on Aug. 4 were charged with possession of a destructive device after a search of their vehicle turned up potential bombmaking materials.

Al Qaeda prime remains dangerous at the tactical level, but strategically it is only a shell of its former self.

The United States has refrained from any concerted unilateral action against al Qaeda's post-9/11 refuge in northwestern Pakistan. But further tottering of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's regime could cause the United States to finally take off the gloves.

Al Qaeda’s media branch, As-Sahab, released a statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri to jihadist Internet forums June 25. In it, al Qaeda’s deputy leader urges Muslims to support Palestinian militants by providing weapons and money, and by attacking U.S. and Israeli interests.