FDD's Long War Journal

India

Hafiz Saeed still using Pakistan for ‘hate India’ campaign: SM Krishna

US drones strike in Miramshah’s bazaar, kill 3 militants

The strike is the second in 24 hours. The US has attacked targets in Miramshah’s bazaar four times since the beginning of March 2010; two top-level al Qaeda leaders were killed in those strikes.

Security officials captured Emrah Erdogan, who is wanted by the Kenyan government for joining Shabaab in Somalia. Erdogan, a German national who is also known as Salahuddin al Kurdi, attended terrorist training in Waziristan, Pakistan.

North Waziristan drone strike kills 4 ‘militants’

The strike took place near Miramshah, a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.

Al Qaeda

Pakistan – Al Qaeda battleground

Inter-Services Intelligence Agency

Pakistani Inquiry Says Former Envoy Sought Help From US

Afghanistan

Pakistan should bite the bullet in NATO routes row: US official

Afghanistan

US pulls negotiators from Pakistan, no supply deal

Study shows Saudi ambivalence on radicalism

Although Saudi government efforts have reduced open support for al Qaeda, current and former clerics still provide fodder for extremists.

Al Qaeda suggests Abu Yahya al Libi is alive, promises video

“Soon, a video message by Sheikh Abu Yahya al Libi, may Allah protect him,” said a statement by As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda outlet.

Afghanistan

Obama Increases Pakistan Drone Strikes as Relations Sour

Afghanistan

US, Pakistan beginning to look more like enemies

Taliban suicide bomber kills 4 French soldiers

The Taliban claimed credit for the suicide attack. “Foreign fighters” are known to operate in the area.

Mali

Tribal fighters from the Islamist Ansar Dine and the secular Tuareg MNLA clashed in Kidal after 500 people protested the imposition of sharia law. The two groups seized northern Mali in March and formed a pact in May. The president of Niger said militants in northern Mali are being trained by jihadists from Pakistan and […]

Afghanistan

Millions of Dollars of US Gear to Combat IEDs Wasted in Pakistan

Haqqani Network

Dempsey voices Pakistan frustrations over Haqqani network inaction

Afghanistan

CIA gets nod to step up drone strikes in Pakistan

India

Islamic militants threaten war on Pakistan over Kashmir

NDS arrests senior Taliban leader and 14 others linked to school poisonings

Afghan intelligence officials announced the arrest of 15 suspects in connection to the series of suspected poison attacks against girls’ schools in northern Afghanistan. Among those arrested were a Taliban deputy shadow governor and three women.

Afghanistan

UN backs probe into US drone civilian casualties in Pakistan

ISAF airstrike kills 3 al Qaeda operatives in Afghan east

The airstrike took place in the same district in Wardak province where 38 US and Afghan troops, including Navy SEALs, were killed when their helicopter was shot down in August 2011.

Afghanistan

Panetta: US losing patience with Pakistan on militancy

7 Shabaab leaders added to Rewards for Justice most wanted list

Shabaab emir Sheikh Mukhtar Abu Zubayr’s reward of $7 million puts him at number six on the Rewards for Justice list of wanted terrorists.

Afghanistan

Pakistan is the Mother of Terrorism, Afghanistan the Victim: Afghan Analyst

ISAF detains al Qaeda facilitator in Afghan north

The al Qaeda facilitator, who was based in Takhar province, “served as a financier and liaison between al Qaeda leaders,” according to ISAF.

On drones and their ability to defeat al Qaeda

The drones are a tactic, not a strategy, and fail to address the key issues of radical Islamist ideologies, state support of terrorism, and al Qaeda’s ability to exploit ungoverned spaces.

Taliban kill 21 Afghans in double suicide attack

“The agents of Punjab have once again spilled the blood of innocent civilians,” Kandahar’s chief of police said, referring to Pakistan’s influence over the Taliban.