Suicide bomber kills 50 in attack on tribal leaders in northwestern Pakistan
The suicide bombers targeted anti-Taliban tribal leaders as they met with local officials in the main town of Mohmand.
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US designates Pakistan-based leaders of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Jaish-e-Mohammed as terrorists
Amanullah Afrid, the top leader of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi; Matiur Rehman, LeJ’s operations chief; and Abdul Rauf Azhar, senior leader in Jaish-e-Mohammed, have been added to the US’ list of terrorists.
Spain
Police arrested seven Pakistanis in Barcelona and the surrounding area. The Pakistanis are thought to be members of a support cell linked to al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Pakistan
The military killed eight Taliban fighters in artillery strikes in Arakzai. The Taliban killed two soldiers in IED attacks in South Waziristan and Hangu. A US court summoned the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate and the head of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Pakistani minister ♥ the Taliban
Remember when, immediately after the Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out the terror assault on the city of Mumbai in November 2008, a Pakistani Army corps commander called Taliban leaders Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Fazlullah “patriots” during a briefing with senior Pakistani journalists? We do. Sadly, that sentiment runs deep in Pakistani military and government circles. Yesterday, Maulana […]
Pakistan squashes US bid to expand Predator campaign
The Washington Post reported today that Pakistan is resisting US efforts to expand the US Predator campaign beyond the tribal areas and into Baluchistan. The U.S. appeal has focused on the area surrounding the Pakistani city of Quetta, where the Afghan Taliban leadership is thought to be based. But the request also seeks to expand […]
Haqqani Network leaders detained in Afghan east and north
Among those captured were a facilitator who aided al Qaeda, Taliban, and Haqqani Network suicide operations in Nangarhar, and another leader who served as a key link with the Taliban in the Afghan north.
US, Afghan troops beat back Taliban assault on outpost in the east
Six Taliban fighters, including one wearing a suicide vest, were killed in the failed attack on Forward Operating Base Fenty.
Pakistan
The US Treasury sanctioned leaders of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba terror groups. The military killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The government fired 800 education employees for failing to stop Taliban attacks on schools.
‘Foreign fighter’ cell leader captured in central Afghanistan
The commander led a cell of approximately 50 foreign fighters in the central province of Wardak.
5 killed in bombing at shrine in eastern Pakistan
A remotely triggered bomb was detonated this morning at a Sufi and Hindu shrine in the city of Pakpattan in Punjab province.
Siraj Haqqani sheltering in Kurram, near area of US helicopter strikes
The operational leader of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network is thought to have been in the same area in Pakistan where US Apache helicopters carried out cross-border attacks last month. Siraj’s presence in part sparked the Pakistani military’s outrage over the incursion.
Pakistan is not conducting ‘surgical’ raids in North Waziristan
Buried at the end of this Wall Street Journal article on Admiral Mike Mullen’s infatuation with Pakistan (a topic worthy of a book in itself), are these two completely false paragraphs that claim Pakistan is conducting covert operations against al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Haqqani Network based in North Waziristan: Pakistan currently conducts “surgical” […]
Bangladesh
Police arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives in Tongi on the outskirts of the capital of Dhaka. Wazed Khan, a Pakistani national who is an explosive expert for a cell, and a Bangladeshi named Abu Bakar Siddique were captured on Oct. 9; explosives were also found during the raid.
Senior bin Laden aide killed in recent Predator strike
Mohammed Usman was a key member of Brigade 313 and helped unite al Qaeda with several Pakistani jihadist groups.
Suicide bombers kill 8 in attack at Karachi shrine
Two suicide bombers detonated within minutes of each other at the shrine of the patron saint of Karachi.
Al Qaeda’s #3 misidentified again
An al Qaeda leader named Sheikh Younis al Mauritani has been identified as al Qaeda’s external operations chief and number three in the organization. According to US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal, he is neither.
Bangladesh
Police arrested three men, including a senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leader, during a raid in Dhaka. The commander, Khurram, a Pakistani citizen who is also known as Muhammad Selim, has been identified by other captured LeT operatives as the local leader of LeT.
India
The Indian Mujahideen, a front group for the Lashkar-e-Taiba, threatened to launch biological attacks in the state of Assam if its demands are not met. “Free all our Jihadi brothers who are in Central Jail, Guwahati, stop all activities against Jihad in Assam, stop all project of [development] in Assam,” an email to an Indian […]
Report: Osama bin Laden ordered Mumbai-style attacks in Europe
Osama bin Laden ordered the recent Mumbai-style plot against cities in Europe. Multiple like-minded jihadist organizations assisted al Qaeda in the operation.
Gates: ‘A success for one is a success for all’
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had some interesting things to say during a speech at Duke University on Wednesday. In particular, the following caught my eye. From Reuters: [Gates] later fielded questions from students, telling them eastern Afghanistan “is increasingly an unholy syndicate of terrorist groups working together: al Qaeda, the Haqqani network, the Pakistani […]
Germans, Britons linked to Europe plot killed in recent US Predator strike
Eight Germans and two Britons are said to have been killed in the same strike that killed an Islamic Jihad Group leader who trained Germans to return to their home country to carry out terror attacks.
Rise in Predator strikes in Pakistan aimed at foiling Mumbai in Europe
According to Sky News, the recent spike in US Predator strike in Pakistan (21 this month) can be attributed to an attempt to foil Mumbai-like terror assaults in major European cities: Intelligence agencies have intercepted a terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries, according to Sky News sources. Sky’s foreign […]
Senior Kabul Attack Network commander killed in Coalition airstrike
Qari Mansur, a Haqqani Network commander, was “one of the most prolific attack planners for the Kabul insurgent network” who organized suicide and IED attacks in the capital.
US official explains National Counterterrorism Center’s view of the enemy
NCTC director Michael Leiter testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Leiter’s testimony highlights al Qaeda’s close ties to other jihadist organizations.
Why has the US ramped up attacks in North Waziristan?
In a report at the Christian Science Monitor that attempts to explain why the US has ramped up Predator/Reaper attacks in North Waziristan, there is a great description of the strength of al Qaeda and allied groups in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency: According to US estimates, there are about 2,000 Al Qaeda militants in the […]
Pakistan may free Sufi Mohammed
Sufi Mohammad. More than a year ago, a trusted source and expert on Pakistan said that if you wanted to know how serious Pakistan is about fighting terrorists in its midst, observe how it deals with its homegrown terrorist leaders. Pakistan has been unwilling (or unable, or both, depending on your point of view) to […]
Kabul Attack Network commander killed in Coalition airstrike
Nur Mohammed was plotting to carry out attacks during parliamentary elections. He was “involved in improvised explosive device and suicide attacks in Kabul city.”
Punjabi Taliban kill 29 in attacks on religious processions in Lahore
The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi, another name for the Punjabi Taliban, claimed it carried out the attack.
USAID leader in Pakistan supports Jamaat-ud-Dawa front
Rajiv Shah, the USAID chief, visited a camp in Sukkur run by the Falah-i-Insaniat, a front run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Shah delivered two truckloads of supplies to the camp, while Jamaat-ud-Dawa, used the visit as part of its propaganda.