A suicide bomber killed five Pakistanis while attempting to assassinate the chief of the Awami National Party in Charsadda. Baitullah Mehsud visited several areas in South Waziristan. The UN ordered its staff to send children home after declaring Islamabad unsafe.
Mehsud visits parts of South Waziristan
In life, or death, Baitullah’s fight endures
Five were killed after a suicide bomber detonated in the home of the leader of the Awami National Party during Eid celebrations.
Prime Minister Gilani described US strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas as “terrorism.” Security forces detained 14 “militants” in the Arakzai tribal agency. The Salarzai tribe in Bajaur called for operations against the Taliban after Eid. The Afghan diplomat kidnapped in Peshawar is still missing.
British diplomats’ children evacuated from Pakistan after Marriott Hotel bomb
Baitullah Mehsud is alive: TTP
Baitullah Mehsud is reported to have died of natural causes; US intelligence does not believe he is dead. A US airstrike killed five extremists in Mirali in North Waziristan. Thirteen Taliban were killed in fighting in Bajaur. Security forces detained five members of Lashkar-e-Jhangwi in Gujranwala. The Taliban demanded the release of 136 of their […]
Baitullah is one of Pakistan’s most able and deadly Taliban commanders. The first report in the Global Jihadist Movements – The Pakistani Taliban Project details his rise to power in Pakistan.
US drone strike kills five in Pakistan: officials
US drone strike kills five in Pakistan: officials
The ‘Talibanization™ of Pakistan™s biggest city
Pakistan must deal with Taliban threat: Petraeus
Pakistan Turns to Tribal Militias
Key-commander amid 5 militants killed in clash with Bajaur tribesmen
Pakistan changes chief of feared spy agency
Suicide attacks kill 1,188 in Pakistan since ’07
‘The Longest Campaign of the Long War’
The military replaced the head of the ISI and four Corps commanders. Unconfirmed reports indicate the kidnapped Afghan consular official has been freed. Nine tribesmen and four Taliban were killed in fighting in Bajaur. Security forces said the operation in Darra Adam Khel has been completed.
The effort to engage the tribes in Pakistan is fraught with difficulties. “The tribes may achieve tactics success in some areas, but likely will fail to achieve strategic success.”
Pakistani villagers start armed anti-Taliban push
Spec ops raids into Pakistan halted
A Polish engineer was kidnapped and his drivers and translator were killed in Nowshera. Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters detained 18 in Peshawar. President Zardari said Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri would be tried in Pakistan if captured. General Kiyani said the tribes are backing the Army against the Taliban.
Gunmen kidnap Polish engineer in north Pakistan: police
Sixteen Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur. Police detained 35 Taliban fighters in an effort to clear Peshawar’s suburbs. The Taliban began imposing fines on women for not wearing the veil in Peshawar. A suicide bomber was detained in Khyber. The Kohat Tunnel has been reopened.
Taliban show no let up despite 8,000 soldiers in FATA
US steps up Pakistan raids to thwart al-Qaeda ‘October surprise’ plot
15 militants killed, 22 injured in Bajaur
Kidnapped Afghan ambassador taken to Waziristan: Police
Police captured al Qaeda’s commander in Karachi and killed three operatives. Nine civilians were killed in a train bombing in Bahawalpur. Five Taliban were killed in Darra Adam Khel. The Taliban publicly executed a “criminal” in Swat. The military said stability would be restored in Bajaur in two months.