Al Qaeda emir Osama bin Laden confirmed killed by US forces in Pakistan
A small US team killed Osama bin Laden during a raid in Abbottabad in northwestern Pakistan. The US was in possession of his body, which has since been buried at sea.
A small US team killed Osama bin Laden during a raid in Abbottabad in northwestern Pakistan. The US was in possession of his body, which has since been buried at sea.
Twenty-one “terrorists” and a soldier were killed during clashes in Mohmand. “Gunmen” killed four policemen and torched 10 NATO fuel trucks near Attock.
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The air force successfully tested a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Pakistani Rangers detained 400 people in Karachi.
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Five people were killed in a bombing of a Navy bus in Karachi. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters in Hangu. The Taliban killed a soldier in Mohmand.
Another case of Taliban victimisation
Three people were killed in a bombing of a Navy bus in Karachi. Pakistani forces killed three Afghan troops after launching artillery attacks from South Waziristan. The government denied reports it is seeking to split the US and Afghanistan.
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Four people were killed in a pair of bombings that targeted Pakistani Navy personnel in Karachi. Security forces arrested four “terrorists” in Rawalpindi. The interior minister said the ISI is being maligned.
The Matrix of Threat Indicators for Enemy Combatants document, one of hundreds released by WikiLeaks, described the intelligence agencies of Pakistan, Iran, and Yemen as “associated forces” that support al Qaeda.
NATO’s supply route to Afghanistan has been reopened after a two-day-long protest ended in Peshawar. A Gitmo document lists the ISI as a terrorist entity. The IAEA said that Pakistan’s nuclear program is safe.
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The attack took place the same day General Kayani claimed the terrorists’ “backbone has been broken” and one day after a large Taliban force killed 16 troops in Dir.
A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban leader and five security personnel in Bajaur. General Kayani said that the “terrorists’ backbone has been broken” by Pakistani forces. Security forces killed six “militants” in Arakzai.
Fear in Pakistani village dominated by Christians
US Predators killed 25 people in a strike in North Waziristan. The Taliban killed 16 security personnel after overrunning an outpost in Dir. Army helicopters killed 11 “militants” in Khyber.
The US is no longer able to fly Predator sorties from the Shamsi Air Base. Or is it?
More than 300 Taliban fighters attacked an outpost in Dir from across the border in Kunar province. The Taliban reportedly beheaded five of the Pakistani troops.
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Sixteen Pakistanis were killed in a bombing at a gambling hall in Karachi; no group has claimed the attack. The US will provide Pakistan with 85 unarmed Raven UAVs.
Admiral Michael Mullen said Pakistan has a “relationship” with the Haqqani Network but stopped short of accusing the country of supporting the terror group. A court indicted Maulana Abdul Aziz for killing a security officer during the Lal Masjid uprising in 2007. The Taliban in Mohmand killed two merchants for providing livestock to Afghanistan.
Mullen falls short of calling out Pakistan for actively supporting the Haqqani Network.
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Police arrested a “mastermind” of the recent suicide attack at a shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan. Various Taliban and terrorist factions met to discuss strategy in case the military invades North Waziristan.
More attacks in Karachi feared
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Pakistan can not stop US Predator attacks and a diplomatic solution is needed. The Taliban bombed a NATO fuel tanker near Dera Murad Jamali.