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Pakistan – Fresh South Waziristan clashes kill 15 Taliban fighters

Security forces killed 24 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan, eight in Swat, and two in Mansehra. The Taliban killed a Frontier Corps troop in Hangu. Police arrested two suspected terrorists in connection with the Headley and Rana plot in the US. Iran claimed Pakistan released the leader of Jundallah days before the suicide attack in […]

Pakistani Army enters key Taliban town

Soldiers have begun to clear the town of Makeen, where slain Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud based his operations.

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Twenty-eight Taliban fighters and five soldiers were killed in South Waziristan as the military retook control of the Ladha Fort. Hakeemullah Mehsud urged Taliban fighters not to desert the battlefield. Police arrested a Taliban commander in Karachi and three Jundallah fighters in Baluchistan. An Army brigadier and a soldier were wounded in an ambush in […]

French prosecutor points out Pakistan links to jihadis

The Los Angeles Times reports on a damning new book written by Jean-Louis Bruguiere, a former French investigative magistrate who specialized on al Qaeda and homed in on the network in Pakistan. According to Bruguiere, Pakistan’s intelligence service, the ISI, (or elements of it, depending on your point of view and the specific situation) has […]

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Pakistan arrests three suspects in Iranian bombing

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Famed French judge Bruguiere tells of a troubled Pakistan

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Pakistan: Army close to winding up first phase of operation

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The Army killed 30 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and entered the town of Ladha. Four Taliban fighters were killed in Hangu and two suicide bombers were killed during a premature detonation in Kohat. Four extremists were killed in a US airstrike in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed two female teachers in Bajaur. Security forces […]

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Pakistan’s hidden war

Pakistani troops enter another Taliban-held town

Heavy fighting has been reported in Ladha as soldiers have entered the Taliban stronghold. Two suicide bombers were killed in Hangu.

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Pakistan – Aid workers worried for civilians in war zone

Pakistan’s attempt to blame India for Taliban attacks poisons the public

Rescue workers sift through the rubble of the Peshawar blast that killed more than 120 civilians. Some Pakistanis refuse to believe the Taliban was behind this attack. Reuters photo. The Pakistani government continues to blame India for the Taliban insurgency that is raging throughout the northwest. The New York Times explains why this is dangerous. […]

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The Army killed 21 Taliban fighters and captured two key towns in South Waziristan. The military has also entered Sararogha. Seven Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur and 40 suspected extremists were detained in Rawalpindi. The UN has suspended aid work in Pakistan’s northwest.

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Wild bear mauls Kashmiri terrorists

Pakistan captures two Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan

The military said the towns of Kanigoram and China are secured and that Sararogha is in the process of being cleared. The Taliban claim to have conducted strategic withdrawals from the region and to be preserving their forces to fight “a long war.”

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Taliban suicide bombers killed 34 Pakistanis in Rawalpindi and a policeman in Lahore. The military said 12 Taliban fighters have been killed and the town of Kanigoram has been secured in South Waziristan. The top military spokesman said India is backing the Taliban. The government offered rewards for the captures of 14 senior leaders in […]

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Violence has made Islamabad a city under siege

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UN Suspends Development Work In Northwest Pakistan

Suicide bomber kills 34 Pakistanis in Rawalpindi

The blast took place in a high-security area populated by hotels and military installations. The government has offered bounties for Taliban leaders.

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Nine Taliban fighters and two soldiers have been killed during fighting in South Waziristan; the military said Makeen and Sararogha are now surrounded while troops have cleared half of Kanigoram. The Taliban killed two people in a mortar attack in Khyber.

Pakistani Army surrounds major Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan

The military said Makeen and Sararogha are now surrounded while troops have cleared half of Kanigoram.

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On the Taliban trail in South Waziristan

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Pakistan™s ‘desperate™ Uzbek fighters far from home

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The Army said 33 Taliban fighters and four soldiers were killed during clashes in South Waziristan and that the towns of Kanigoram and Sararogha have been surrounded. Security forces detained seven Islamist extremists in Sargodha and three more in Karachi.

Fighting spreads in Pakistan’s northwest

In Khyber, seven Pakistani troops were killed in an IED attack. In South Waziristan, 21 Taliban fighters and two soldiers were killed as the military closes in on Sararogha. And in Arakzai, 12 Taliban were killed in strikes.

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Fourteen Taliban fighters and two soldiers were killed during fighting in South Waziristan. The military claims to be closing in on Saraogha, where Waliur Rehman Mehsud is said to be directing the Taliban’s operations. The Taliban bombed a high school and a medical clinic in Hangu.

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Clinton challenges Pakistanis on al Qaeda

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Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and detained 200 foreigners in Karachi and four Taliban fighters in Dera Ghazi Khan. Soldiers found the passport of a 9/11 plotter as well as the passport of the wife of a senior al Qaeda leader linked to the Madrid 3/11 bombings.

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Taliban chief blames Blackwater for Peshawar blast