Senior Shabaab commander killed in Somali South
A military commander was shot and killed as he left a mosque in Kismayo. Rival Hizbul Islam is the likely culprit.
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Tribal militia battles the Taliban in Pakistan’s Kurram agency
Over the past six days, 37 Taliban fighters have been reported killed in the remote tribal agency.
Key al Qaeda operative killed in US strike in North Waziristan
Sadam Hussein Al Hussami, who is also known as Ghazwan al Yemeni, was a top operative in al Qaeda’s external operations network. He aided in the suicide attack on Combat Outpost Chapman, which killed seven CIA officials and a Jordanian intelligence officer.
Race tightens between Iraq’s Maliki, Allawi
With more than 80 percent of the vote counted, Maliki’s State of Law party and Allawi’s secular Iraqi National Movement party are in a dead heat.
US kills 8 terrorists in 2 new airstrikes in North Waziristan
The US launched a strike in the village of Hamzoni and another in Datta Khel, the second there in two days.
US Predator strike in North Waziristan kills 11 Taliban, al Qaeda
Two compounds were hit in Datta Khel, a known al Qaeda hideout.
Maliki, Allawi surge in Iraq’s early vote count
Prime Minister Maliki looks strong in the South, while Iyad Allawi gets the vote in much of the North. The Shia Islamist parties are coming in a distant third.
Hakeemullah Mehsud is alive, says former ISI officer
Khalid Khawaja, the “consigliere” for the Taliban and al Qaeda, said that two of his associates met with the Pakistani Taliban leader on March 9.
Yemeni airstrike hits al Qaeda camp
The Yemeni military claims two top al Qaeda military leaders were killed in an airstrike yesterday. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said a top financier and military commander was killed earlier this year.
Suicide bomber kills 14 in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
The attack bomber targeted the police, while an anti-Taliban tribal leader is gunned down in Peshawar.
Qari Zia Rahman survived Bajaur strike: Taliban leader
Neither the Taliban and al Qaeda commander, nor a Swat Taliban commander were killed in a Pakistani airstrike last week, according to Faqir Mohammed.
Suicide bombers kill 39 in Lahore
Detonating just seconds apart, two bombers targeted the Pakistani military. The attack is the third suicide strike in five days.
Top North Waziristan Taliban leader Bahadar rumored killed in US strike
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Hafiz Gul Bahadar may have been among those killed in yesterday’s Predator strike in North Waziristan. Bahadar was the target of the strike, US intelligence officials told The Long War Journal.
US airstrike kills 15 in North Waziristan
Five Predators fired seven missiles at Taliban fighters in a village near the Afghan border. The attack is the second in three days.
US aid group attacked in Pakistan’s northwest; 6 killed
Six Pakistanis working for World Vision International, including two women, were killed after the Taliban stormed their office in Mansehra and opened fire.
Indonesian bombing mastermind Dulmatin confirmed killed
The president of Indonesia confirmed that the Bali bombing plotter was killed in yesterday’s raid in a Jakarta suburb.
Wanted Indonesian terrorist Dulmatin thought killed in raid
Indonesia police believe he was killed outside the capital of Jakarta, but the reports are unconfirmed. Dulmatin is a mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings and a possible successor to Mohammed Noordin Top.
Taliban, HIG infighting leads to split in Afghan insurgency in the North
More than 120 Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin fighters turned themselves in to the government after a major clash with local Taliban in Baghlan province.
US airstrike in North Waziristan kills 5 Haqqani Network fighters
The attack is the first this month and also the first in 12 days.
Adam Gadahn not in custody: Pakistani officials
The reports of the arrest of al Qaeda’s American-born propagandist in Karachi appear to be a case of mistaken identity.
Faqir Mohammad survived airstrike in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The Taliban commander was reported killed by Pakistan’s Interior Minister in a strike in Mohmand last week.
Suicide bomber kills 11 in attack on anti-terror unit in Lahore
The attack leveled a headquarters of the Federal Investigation Agency, a law enforcement agency that has targeted the Taliban and al Qaeda.
American al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn captured in Pakistan: Report
The American charged with treason for serving as al Qaeda’s mouthpiece is thought to have been detained in a Pashtun region in Karachi. The reports are unconfirmed.
25 killed in Taliban infighting in Afghan North
Taliban fighters battled Hezb-i-Islam Gulbuddin forces in Baghlan province.
Suicide bomber kills 14 in Pakistan’s northwest
A young Taliban suicide bomber attacked a large convoy transporting Shia in the district of Hangu. Tensions rise in North Waziristan.
Top Taliban, al Qaeda leaders reported killed in Mohmand airstrikes
Unconfirmed reports indicate that Qari Zia Rahman and Faqir Mohammed were among 30 killed today in the tribal agency. Both leaders have been reported killed in the past.
Pakistan detains senior Afghan Taliban leader: Report
Agha Jan Mohtasim, the former Finance Minister during the Taliban regime and a relative of Mullah Omar, is reported to have been detained along with three associates.
Suicide attacks pick up as Iraqis begin voting
Over the past 24 hours, al Qaeda suicide bombers have struck at polling stations and police in Baghdad and Baqubah as preliminary voting for the national parliamentary election begins.
Afghan Taliban’s ‘surge commander’ Zakir not in custody
Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir, a former detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, is not in Pakistani custody, according to US and Afghan intelligence officials.
Bajaur cleared of Taliban: Pakistani general
The commander of the Frontier Corps claimed the Taliban have been driven from Bajaur and the movement “is no longer significant” in the tribal areas.