Taliban deny Osama bin Laden’s death will impact Afghan war
The Taliban said the war would continue as long as Westerners “are bent on continuing their colonialist ambitions against the Islamic Ummah.”
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US Predators strike again in North Waziristan
The US has stepped up its Predator campaign after a lull in strikes that lasted several months. Today’s strike is the fourth in seven days.
US Predators strike in al Qaeda haven of Datta Khel
Several “foreigners” are said to have been killed in the North Waziristan strike. The US has launched three attacks in Pakistan’s tribal areas over the past week.
US Predators kill 4 in South Waziristan strike
The attack took place in an area controlled by Mullah Nazir, a Taliban leader supported by the Pakistani state. Nazir recently said he is “part of al Qaeda.”
Afghanistan
Six Taliban suicide bombers and fighters, a policeman, and a civilian were killed during Taliban assaults on eight government buildings in Kandahar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Nangarhar, Khost Paktika, Wardak, Logar, and Badghis.
US Predators kill 13 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
“Foreigners” were among those killed in the al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan.
Taliban announce beginning of their ‘spring offensive’
Operation Badar will commence on May 1. The Afghan High Peace Council is singled out for its efforts to reconcile with the Taliban.
More than 450 Taliban leaders, fighters escape from Kandahar jail
The Taliban claimed they spent five months digging a 350-meter tunnel to a cell underneath the Sarposa prison in Kandahar City. More than 100 Taliban commanders are said to be among the escapees.
Russian forces kill al Qaeda’s envoy to the Islamic Causasus Emirate
Muhannad commanded the International Islamic Battalion, the unit comprised of Arab and other foreign fighters. He also was the deputy military leader in Chechnya.
ISAF captures Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s top commander for Afghanistan
The IMU ‘s senior leader in Afghanistan served as “a key conduit between the senior IMU leadership in Pakistan and senior Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.” He escaped from a Pakistani jail in 2010.
US Predators kill 25 in North Waziristan strike
The strike in the Mir Ali area is the first in more than a week, and took place just one day after Admiral Mullen completed a trip to patch up ties with Pakistan’s military.
US Predator strike kills 6 Haqqani Network fighters in South Waziristan
Today’s attack ends a 27-day pause in the covert program.
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 20 road workers in an assault on a compound in Paktika province. The Taliban freed 19 of the 50 Afghan men kidnapped yesterday in Kunar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Nangarhar, and Logar.
ISAF captures IMU leader who ran terror camps in Afghan north
The unnamed IMU commander ran “multiple IMU training camps and was involved with the facilitation and movement of fighters in and out of Samangan training camps, including fighters’ movement to Pakistan.”
ISAF strikes at 4 IMU commanders in ‘safe haven’ in Afghan north
The raid targeted four Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders. ISAF has struck in the district of Burkah in Baghlan province four times this month.
US Predators strike again in al Qaeda stronghold of Datta Khel
The strike appears to have targeted a meeting between rival “militant” groups in North Waziristan, which was being hosted by tribal elders loyal to so-called “good Taliban” leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
US Predators strike in Datta Khel area in North Waziristan
Datta Khel is a known safe haven for al Qaeda and allied terror groups. Today’s strike is the fifth in Pakistan’s tribal areas in six days.
US Predators strike again in North Waziristan, kill 6
The strike is the third in Pakistan’s tribal areas in two days, and the second in an area controlled by the Haqqani Network.
US Predators strike again in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The strike near Miramshah in North Waziristan is the second today. Six “militants” were reported killed.
US Predators miss target in South Waziristan strike
Four “rebels” escaped after the first volley of missiles missed their target. Three of the last six Predator strikes have taken place in South Waziristan.
US Predators kill 5 in al Qaeda haven in North Waziristan
Predators fired a second round of missiles at a car, indicating that an important terrorist leader or operative was the target of the strike.
ISAF kills, captures IMU leaders in Afghan north
Two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders were killed in Samangan, and another was captured in Balkh.
US Predators kill 5 in strike in South Waziristan
The strike ends an 11-day-long lull in the CIA-directed attacks in Pakistan’s tribal agencies. A compound in Mullah Nazir’s territory was the target of the attack.
Doku Umarov vows to kill more civilians in ‘war’ with Russia
The leader of the Caucasus Emirate called for all Muslims to back the terror group and justified the deadly suicide attack at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow by saying the group is at “war” with Russia.
Taliban torch NATO tankers, kill 4 drivers in Peshawar
More than 20 Taliban fighters attacked a convoy carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike hit a car and a compound in the Datta Khel area, a known haven for al Qaeda and allied terrorist groups.
US Predators strike again in Pakistan, kill 9 ‘militants’
Predators hit a compound in the Miramshah area, which is under the control of the Haqqani Network. The strike is the second in two days.
US Predators strike in South Waziristan
The strike is the first since Jan. 23, and ends a long pause in attacks against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
HIG media emir, military commander detained in Afghan raids
A HIG media emir involved with suicide attacks in Kabul and linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was captured in Parwan. And in Khost, the commander of a 50-man HIG cell was captured.
Pakistani Taliban step up attacks in northwest
A pair of bombings in Peshawar, including a suicide attack, are the latest in a series of attacks throughout Pakistan’s Taliban-infested northwest.