Al Qaeda in Iraq launches suicide assault in Kirkuk
The tactic of the suicide assault is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda and its affiliates and allies in all of the major theaters of the Long War.
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Pakistani military calls HRW report ‘a pack of lies,’ and ‘fabricated’
The HRW report provoked an undiplomatic response from the Pakistani military and ISI.
Pakistani merchants ban videogames for portraying country as terrorist breeding ground
Maybe it is just too much reality for Pakistan’s electronic entertainment association.
Al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander targeted in Kunar raid
In 2012 there were 16 reported raids against al Qaeda operatives and affiliates in Kunar province. Yesterday’s raid was the first such operation in the province this year.
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The US added a wanted Saudi al Qaeda leader, Abu Maryam al Zahrani, to its list of designated terrorists. David Coleman Headley, the Pakistani-born US citizen who helped the Lashkar-e-Taiba carry out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The Pentagon released a timeline of the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on […]
Hakeemullah Mehsud orders Taliban to end attacks on Pakistani military in North Waziristan: report
The emir of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan also said his forces would focus on fighting NATO in Afghanistan.
US drones strike again in South Waziristan
A Taliban commander loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadar was the target of the strike; 17 people, including a Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan commander who directed suicide operations, are reported to have been killed.
ISAF kills ‘several’ al Qaeda-linked fighters in Kunar raid
The northeastern Afghan province remains a stronghold for al Qaeda despite the surge in US forces. The US conducted 67 raids against al Qaeda and allied groups in Afghanistan in 2012.
ISAF kills another al Qaeda commander in Kunar raid
An al Qaeda leader known as Numan was killed during a raid in the Nari district on Dec. 4. Numan supported senior “insurgent leaders” and moved weapons and fighters into the province.
Islamic State of Iraq denies its emir captured
The al Qaeda political front said that Abu Bakr al Baghdadi al Husseini al Qurshi “is in the best state of being among his family and his brothers.”
ISAF launches 2 raids targeting al Qaeda-linked commanders
Special operations forces killed an al Qaeda leader in Kunar and captured an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator in Kunduz.
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Pakistan details how Lashkar-e-Taiba 2008 Mumbai attack gunmen were trained
Taliban suicide bomber attacks Rangers HQ in Karachi
Karachi has become a haven for terror groups; 11 areas of the city are considered to be under the control of Pakistani jihadist groups.
US drones kill 16 ‘militants’ in Arakzai strike
Drone strikes outside of the designated “kill boxes” in North and South Waziristan are rare. The strike is the first recorded outside of the two tribal agencies since December 2010.
ISAF targets another ‘al Qaeda-associated Taliban leader’ in Kunar
Since the end of May, special operations forces have conducted at least 21 raids against al Qaeda’s network in Afghanistan.
Pakistani al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ killed in Kunar airstrike
Abdul Rauf and two other “insurgents” were killed in an airstrike in in the Marawarah district on Sept. 23. Rauf moved “foreign fighters” and built IEDs.
Pakistani minister urges al Qaeda, Taliban to kill filmmaker
The Federal Minister for Railways offered a reward to anyone, including al Qaeda and the Taliban, if they killed the maker of “Innocence of Muslims.”
Female suicide bomber from Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin strikes in Kabul
Eight foreigner workers, including Russians and South Africans, and four Afghan civilians, were killed in the blast near Kabul International Airport.
Al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ killed in Kunar airstrike
Asadullah is the second Afghan member of al Qaeda killed in the past week. He organized and directed attacks, and was behind the Aug. 8 suicide attack in Asadabad that killed three US soldiers and a USAID employee.
Al Qaeda ‘weapons expert’ killed in eastern Afghanistan
Taqwa, an Afghan national, directed attacks and funneled IEDs and weapons to insurgents in Paktika province. ISAF has conducted at least 19 raids against al Qaeda’s network in Afghanistan since the end of May.
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in Ghazni raids
A commander who helped “foreign insurgents” move throughout the province was captured. Another leader who was targeted serves as “the senior liaison between multiple insurgent groups operating in central and eastern Afghanistan.”
ISAF kills 2 Taliban commanders linked to ‘foreign insurgents’
One of the commanders had planned an August 2008 ambush in Kabul province that resulted in the deaths of 10 French soldiers.
Afghan Taliban claims it ‘had no hand in the 9/11 incident’
The Taliban also attempted to convince the international community that the country would not serve as a launchpad for future attacks.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 Afghans outside NATO base in Kabul
Afghan officials claimed the suicide bomber was 14 years old; the Taliban said the attack was carried out by a 28-year-old man.
Analysis: The Taliban’s ‘momentum’ has not been broken
President Obama claims that the Taliban’s “momentum” has been broken in Afghanistan. Other officials have made similar claims. The Long War Journal has examined several sources that measure the insurgency’s capacity for violence and finds that the Taliban’s momentum has not been broken. The overall level of violence in Afghanistan today remains worse than prior to the surge.
Al Qaeda operative killed in Kunar airstrike
Abu Saif, a Pakistani national, served as a cross-border facilitator and a conduit between senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and was involved in media operations. Two other Pakistanis and a Saudi were also killed.
Senior al Qaeda leader, facilitator killed in airstrike in Kunar
Abu Walid, also known as Amru Mastur al Ghamrawi, was one of two al Qaeda leaders who were killed in an airstrike in the Watahpur district in Kunar on Aug 3. ISAF launched two airstrikes in Watahpur on Aug. 3.
Bajaur Taliban leader, deputy killed in airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
Mullah Dadullah, the emir of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s branch in Bajaur, and Shakir, his deputy, were killed in an ISAF airstrike in Kunar.
Kashmiri jihadist commander killed in North Waziristan drone strike
Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the former emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami, spoke at a funeral service for Engineer Ahsan Aziz, who was killed on Aug. 18. Syed Salahuddin, the emir of the Hizbul Mujahideen, was also in attendance.
ISAF kills, captures al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in east
Mutaqi passed “critical information between the senior al Qaeda associated Taliban leaders in Kunar province” and plotted suicide attacks in the region. The commander in Ghazni helped al Qaeda fighters travel throughout the region.