Benazir Bhutto said she would grant the IAEA access to infamous nuclear scientist AQ Khan. The NWFP governemnt called on the army to deploy to Swat. Four soldiers and three children were wounded in Taliban attacks on checkpoints in North Waziristan.
An al Qaeda suicide bomber killed 24 members of a joint Shia-Sunni tribal meeting in Shifta in Diyala province; 37 were wounded, including the governor. Task Force 88 captured a member of the Special Groups in Baghdad. Five al Qaeda operatives were killed and 34 suspects detained.
Afghan Army soldiers, backed by advisors, killed 104 Taliban during a battle near Musa Qala Wadi in Helmand province, and NATO forces killed another 65 in a battle in Uruzgan. British Special Boat Service commandos helped free two captured Italian soldiers. A suicide bomber killed five police in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province.
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Baitullah Mehsud “agreed to take confidence-building measures before the release of soldiers held hostage,” and will let Pakistani troops to pass through Mehsud territory without being attacked. The North Waziristan Taliban beheaded a contractor for supplying food to the Pakistani army. The Taliban threatened to blow up tailor shops in Kohat if the owners do […]
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Coalition forces killed Abu Taghrid, a key leader of al Qaeda’s Baghdad car-bombing network and former member of Ansar al Sunnah. Coaition special forces also killed 10 al Qaeda operatives and capture 22 during raids nationwide. The Iraqi governemnt admitted disbanding the Blackwater security firm would leave a security vacuum.
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Iran promises missiles will fly if US attacks
The September 6 raid near Dayr az-Zawr targeted nuclear materials supplied to Syria by North Korea, according to The Times. Israeli commandos dressed as Syrian guards, gathered intelligence, and confirmed North Korean nuclear materials were being illegally obtained. Airstrikes were then ordered, with US approval.
The German-language version of the Global Islamic Media Front, an al Qaeda propraganda arm, has resurfaced after repepated attempts to shut it down. “After some brothers and sisters were arrested (may Allah free them) and the forum and blog of the GIMF were removed, we say this: the GIMF still exists and will continue its […]
A suicide bomber wounded three soldiers after ramming a convoy in Tank. One soldier and two women were killed during fighting in Bajaur agency. Two terrorists behind suicide attacks and assassination attempts on President Musharraf have joined Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan. Balochistan’s Chief Minister denied Taliban leaders are sheltering in the province. Lal Masjid […]
Pakistan backs off Al Qaeda pursuit
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