Taliban strike in North Waziristan and Peshawar
Fighters attacked a police outpost in North Waziristan, while a suicide bomber hit a police convoy in Peshawar.
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25 killed in Taliban infighting in Afghan North
Taliban fighters battled Hezb-i-Islam Gulbuddin forces in Baghlan province.
Germany
A German court convicted four members of an Islamic Jihad Union for conspiring to attack US citizens and facilities, including the USAF’s base in Ramstein. The two German converts to Islam and two Turkish citizens have received sentences of up to 12 years in jail to belong to or supporting a terrorist group, building bombs, […]
Analysis: US air campaign in Pakistan heats up
The US conducted 47 percent more strikes in 2009 than in 2008, and there is no sign the intensity of the campaign will abate in 2010.
Pakistani Army surrounds major Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
The military said Makeen and Sararogha are now surrounded while troops have cleared half of Kanigoram.
Fighting spreads in Pakistan’s northwest
In Khyber, seven Pakistani troops were killed in an IED attack. In South Waziristan, 21 Taliban fighters and two soldiers were killed as the military closes in on Sararogha. And in Arakzai, 12 Taliban were killed in strikes.
Taliban blame ‘Blackwater’ for Peshawar bombings
A street is ablaze in the aftermath of the blast in Peshawar. AFP photo. The Taliban have denied involvement in this week’s deadly bombing near a bazaar in Peshawar that has now killed 119 people and wounded 500 more. Instead, Hakeemullah Mehsud said, the US contracting firm “Blackwater” (which changed its name and is now […]
Analysis: What lies ahead in Waziristan
The military is set to take on the Taliban in South Waziristan, where the military has failed four times in the past. The operation will pit the Army and Frontier Corps against the Taliban’s best fighters on terrain the Taliban have owned for years.
Germany
Two men of Afghani and Turkish descent have been sentenced in a Frankfurt state court to serve time in prison for supporting a terrorist group. The two men were found guilty of financially supporting Islamic Jihad Union, an offshoot of the Jihadist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. Their funding was linked to Adern Yilmaz, whose plans […]
Analysis: A look at US airstrikes in Pakistan through September 2009
A look at the data on the US air campaign against Taliban and al Qaeda networks in Pakistan. Civilian casualties are surprisingly low while the most al Qaeda leaders have been killed in territories belonging to ‘pro-government Taliban leader’ Mullah Nazir.
US aircraft strike in North and South Waziristan
The Haqqani Network was targeted in North Waziristan while a compound operated by local Taliban commander Ifran Mehsud was hit in South Waziristan.
Al Qaeda’s final push before German elections, and the appearance of Abu Ibrahim al Amriki
With the rollout of the boogeyman himself, Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda made its final campaign push Friday to impact Sunday’s elections in Germany. His reappearance capped a busy day for the terror network’s marketing team which saw the release of three videos in rapid succession on the militant forums. All of the products either […]
The Abu Talha al Almani reality show
Banner announcing Bekkay Harrach latest release, “O Allah, I Love You (Part 1).” Less than a day after Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, appeared in a video threatening Germany with attacks, he appeared in another video posted Saturday on the militant forums associated with al Qaeda and allied movements. The video, […]
Al Qaeda warns Germany
Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, warned that Germany would be attacked is Chancellor Merkel is re-elected and the country does not withdraw from Afghanistan.
Two al Qaeda leaders reported killed in North Waziristan strike
Ilyas Kashmiri and Najmuddin Jalolov are said to have been killed during the Sept. 14 airstrike in the village of Turikhel near the town of Mir Ali in Taliban-controlled North Waziristan. The report is unconfirmed.
US strike kills five foreign fighters in North Waziristan
The attack took place in Mir Ali, a stronghold of al Qaeda leader Abu Kasha al Iraqi. Today’s strike is the 36th inside Pakistan this year, matching last year’s total.
Taliban leader challenges appointment of Hakeemullah Mehsud as group’s leader
Waliur Rehman Mehsud claimed Baitullah deputed him to lead the Pakistani Taliban two months ago and also claimed that the Taliban council would name a new leader within five days. While a leadership struggle exists, reports of open fighting within the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan are incorrect.
Anti-Taliban tribal leaders assassinated in Pakistan’s northwest
Pro-government tribal leaders in South Waziristan and Bajaur were killed in attacks. Tribes are forming anti-Taliban militias in Lakki Markat and Kohistan. The Pakistani military attacks Taliban bases in Kurram and Arakzai.
Pakistan places bounties on Baitullah and other senior Taliban leaders
Faqir Mohmmed, Qari Hussain Mehsud, Hakeemullah Mehsud, and Omar Khalid top the wanted list, but Siraj Haqqani, Hafiz Gul Bahadar, and Mullah Nazir are absent.
Senior Al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban leaders meet with Baitullah
Siraj Haqqani, Abu Yahya al Libi, Abdul Haq, and two senior Taliban commanders met with the Pakistani Taliban chief to advise him to redirect his activities toward Afghanistan. The meeting took place the same week the US and Pakistani military launched airstrikes in South Waziristan and wounded a senior terrorist leader.
Analysis: Waziristan operation to focus on Baitullah Mehsud
The Pakistani military appears to have a limited objective in the pending operation in South Waziristan. The Haqqani Network and Taliban leaders Hafiz Gul Bahadar and Mullah Nazir are not being mentioned by Pakistani officials, and efforts are underway to keep them out of the fight.
‘Pro-government’ Taliban group threatens Pakistani military
A senior lieutenant of Mullah Nazir threatens to hit the Pakistani military with suicide bombers if US airstrikes continue.
Germany
The US Treasury Department added three members of a German Islamic Jihad Union to the Specially Designated Global Terrorist list. Fritz Martin Gelowicz, Daniel Martin Schneider, and Adem Yilmaz were arrested by German police after they were discovered plotting terrorist attacks on public places and possibly US military facilities in Germany. Police found materials and […]
US Predators strike again in Waziristan
Six “foreigners” and one Taliban operative are killed in today’s second airstrike that reportedly targeted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan chief Tahir Yuldashev and Mullah Nazir in South Waziristan. Nazir is said to have been wounded in the strike.
Government inks peace agreements with Taliban in North & South Waziristan
Deals have been cut with Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadar. The agreements directly conflict with government policy on negotiating with the Taliban.
Pakistani Army rejects Waziristan operation
Pakistan has a tribal problem. The military looks to keep to the February peace agreement despite the presence of al Qaeda and Taliban camps. The Taliban seeks the status quo in South Waziristan.
Five killed in al Qaeda safe house strike in South Waziristan
Two Canadian Arabs were reported killed in the attack, the third such attack in South Waziristan and eight in Pakistan’s tribal areas this year.
Al Qaeda
The US Treasury Department has designated two senior leaders of the Islamic Jihad Union as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov and Suhayl Fatilloevich Buranov were designated terrorists for providing support for al Qaeda operations, conducting terror attacks inside Uzbekistan, and plotting attacks against US forces in Germany.
Al Qaeda
German police arrested three al Qaeda operatives plotting “imminent, massive bomb attacks on U.S. facilities.” The men “were German converts to Islam, had trained at camps in Pakistan run by the Islamic Jihad Union,” and were plotting to attack “soft targets” as well as Ramstein Air Base.
ISKP’s transnational reemergence
Leveraging its stronghold in Afghanistan and networks across Central and South Asia, ISKP is surging as a formidable transnational actor, posing a threat from Asia to Europe. The Taliban’s self-portrayal as a counterforce to ISKP raises concerns about their true motives and the perpetuation of regional instability.