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Prying militants spread scare in Peshawar suburbs
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Pakistanis want British MP to remove terror stigma
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The US killed five Taliban fighters in its first Predator strike in Khyber. Taliban fighters disguised as policemen kidnapped 57 people in Kurram. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Balochistan distributed threatening letters to schools in Baluchistan. The leader of the Jamaat-i-Islami called for negotiations with the Taliban.
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The Pakistani Taliban threatened to carry out more attacks in the US. Security forces killed 16 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters and detained 51 more in Khyber, and killed seven Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The North Waziristan Taliban said it would maintain its peace agreement with the government.
Pakistani Taliban take credit for failed Times Square attack, again
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq {center). After denying any involvement in the May 1 failed bombing in Times Square, Pakistani Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said the terror group’s followers were indeed involved. From Reuters: A Taliban spokesman, in a video message obtained by Reuters, repeated a claim of responsibility, saying: “The movement proved what America […]
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Father calls son™s arrest in Chile a trap
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Security forces killed 10 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber and detained a suspect in the failed Times Square bomb attack. An anti-terrorism court acquitted nine suspects accused of killing a senior Army general and seven others in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi.
FBI raids in connection with Times Square plot, two Pakistanis detained
Two men were arrested on immigration violations after warrants were executed in Boston, New York, and New Jersey. The raids may be related to the financial network that supported Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzaz.
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The Taliban killed two “US spies” in North Waziristan, two people in an attack on a NATO fuel tanker in Chaman, and five civilians in in attacks in Peshawar. The military claimed 20 Taliban were detained in Kala Dhaka; elders said only tribesmen were detained.
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US Republican doubts Taliban link to New York plot
US air campaign in Pakistan zeroes in on North Waziristan, Bahadar
The Predator campaign in Pakistan’s tribal areas has focused this year on territory administered by Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
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Unraveling the case of confessed terrorist Bryant Vinas
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A pair of US airstrikes in North Waziristan killed 21 Taliban fighters. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and a suspect in the murder of an Iranian consular official in Peshawar. The US is considering designating the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist entity.
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’40 terror camps near Af-Pak border™
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Pakistan needs to do more to combat terror: US
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Pakistan under pressure after NY car bomb
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Nine Pakistani soldiers, including two officers, and 37 Taliban fighters were killed in fighting Arakzai. Tribal police foiled a Taliban attempt to blow up a school in Khyber. Intelligence agencies said law enforcement agencies in Punjab may be the target of attacks.
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Irresistible lure of Pakistan as nursery of global jihad
Taliban kill 9 Pakistani soldiers in ambush
Two officers are among those reported killed during a Taliban ambush in Arakzai. In mid-April, the mlitary claimed the Taliban were “fleeing” Arakzai.
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Pakistan faces Taliban resurgence
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The US killed 10 “rebels” in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 23 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban wounded four policemen in a bombing in Hangu and blew up an electricity pylon in Kohat.
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Pakistani Taliban behind Times Sq. plot, Holder says
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Pakistani Taliban behind attempted Times Square car bombing, attorney general says
US pressures Pakistan to target North Waziristan
In the wake of the failed Times Square attack, US officials are pressuring a reluctant Pakistan to move into the jihadist sanctuary.
US pressures Pakistan on North Waziristan after failed Times Square car bomb
If the US military and the Obama administration do not believe that the Taliban were involved in the failed Times Square bomb plot, why are they pressuring Pakistan to hammer North Waziristan and deal with allied terror groups based in Karachi? From The New York Times: “We are saying, ‘Sorry, if there is a successful […]
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Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai and two commanders in Swat. The FBI is requesting access to the Times Square bomber’s father, who is a retired Air Force vice air marshal. The leader of Jamaat-i-Islami said Blackwater is behind most terror attacks in Pakistan.
Expanded Predator targeting in Pakistan is very old news
For some reason, this story about the expansion of of the US air campaign in Pakistan to include lower-level terrorist operatives and foot soldiers is getting a lot of play. From CNN: When the latest apparent U.S. drone strike was conducted this week against militants in Pakistan, the obvious question appeared to be: Did the […]
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Times Square bomb scare: Suspect had ties to Pakistani militants
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An FBI team arrives in Pakistan to probe ties of N.Y. bomber
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Pakistani Ambassador: US Needs to Be "Robin Hood" in Tribal Areas