Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• US officials tie terror group to Syrian bombings (AP)
• US slaps terrorism sanctions on Iran intel agency (AP)
• In Thailand, Evidence Suggests Bombings Tied to Larger Plot (Time.com)
• Nigerian underwear bomber gets life in prison (AP)
• Special Forces in Afghanistan: not just taking out terrorists anymore (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Steer attacks instructor at Ohio vocational school (AP)
• Thailand: Iranians' targets were Israeli diplomats (AP)
• Ex-Maryland man faces Guantanamo war crimes trial (AP)

US officials tie terror group to Syrian bombings (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:20 PM PST AP - Top U.S. intelligence officials pointed to al-Qaida in Iraq on Thursday as the likely culprit behind recent bombings in Syria, the deadliest attacks against the Syrian government in the 11-month uprising.

US slaps terrorism sanctions on Iran intel agency (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 11:47 AM PST AP - The Obama administration is slapping sanctions on Iran's ministry of intelligence and security, asserting that it supports global terrorism, commits human rights abuses against Iranians and participates in ongoing repression in Syria.

In Thailand, Evidence Suggests Bombings Tied to Larger Plot (Time.com) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST Time.com - A day after a series of blasts rocked Thailand's capital, the country's leaders feverishly sought to dispel any notion the incident was part of a terrorist plot

Nigerian underwear bomber gets life in prison (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:35 PM PST AP - Defiantly declaring "a day of victory," a Nigerian man was given a mandatory life sentence Thursday for trying to blow up a packed jetliner with a bomb sewn into his underwear. People aboard the flight testified that the failed attack had disturbed their sleep and travels for more than two years.

Special Forces in Afghanistan: not just taking out terrorists anymore (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 07:09 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - From the rescue of hostages held by pirates to the SEAL Team 6 strike on Osama bin Laden's compound, the formerly secretive world of Special Forces is increasingly front and center in US operations throughout the globe.

Steer attacks instructor at Ohio vocational school (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:48 AM PST AP - Officials at a northern Ohio vocational school say a steer attacked a veteran instructor during a meat processing class, and students reacted quickly by closing a gate to block the animal and calling 911.

Thailand: Iranians' targets were Israeli diplomats (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:33 AM PST AP - Three Iranians detained after accidentally setting off explosives in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand's top policeman said Thursday in the first confirmation by local officials that the group was plotting attacks in Thailand.

Ex-Maryland man faces Guantanamo war crimes trial (AP) Posted: 15 Feb 2012 06:03 PM PST AP - A Pentagon legal official approved war crimes charges Wednesday for a Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo who is accused of joining al-Qaida and taking part in a series of post-Sept. 11 terror plots after spending much of his youth in Maryland.

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