North Waziristan tribal leaders vow to wage jihad, carry out suicide attacks against the US
The tribal leaders in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled agency made the threats against the US after holding a press conference in Peshawar.
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ISAF targets Taliban commander linked to ‘suicide camps’ in Afghan north
The Taliban commander targeted in the raid is linked to foreign fighters and suicide training camps in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul.
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.
Taliban execute 4 tribesmen ‘spying for America’ in North Waziristan
“We killed them because they were spying for America, anyone who acts like this will face the same fate,” the Taliban statement read. The men were shot in the face multiple times.
Bahadar flexes Taliban muscle in North Waziristan
Just in case you weren’t sure who really runs the show in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan, Taliban supremo Hafiz Gul Bahadar sent the locals there a reminder: He is. Bahadar issued pamphlets notifying the locals that the Taliban are the law, and will “punish” kidnappers and car thieves, and even burn down their […]
US Predators kill 4 ‘foreigners’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the Mir Ali area, a known haven for al Qaeda and the Islamic Jihad Group.
US Predators kill 25 ‘rebels’ in pair of strikes in North Waziristan
The strikes are the first in 10 days, and the first in the Mir Ali area since the end of November.
Quetta Shura ‘inspector’ killed in the Afghan north
Map of Afghanistan’s provinces. Click map to view larger image. Special operations forces took out a senior Taliban “inspector” in an airstrike in northern Afghan province of Badghis. From the ISAF press release: Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Bala Murghab district in Badghis province, killing a senior Taliban leader Dec. 17. Mullah […]
US Predators kill 4 ‘rebels’ in North Waziristan strike
The attack took place in an area under the control of the Haqqani Network.
US Predators strike al Qaeda stronghold in North Waziristan
The strike is the second this month; both strikes have hit targets in Datta Khel, a haven for al Qaeda’s leadership cadre.
US Predators kill 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
Predators fired four missiles at targets in the Datta Khel area. The strike is the first in eight days.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
Another vehicle was hit as it traveled in an area of North Waziristan known to host foreign terrorists plotting to attack Europe and the US.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
Unmanned strike aircraft hit a vehicle as it traveled through the Mir Ali area, which has been the epicenter of an al Qaeda plot to attack the West.
Pakistan squashes US bid to expand Predator campaign
The Washington Post reported today that Pakistan is resisting US efforts to expand the US Predator campaign beyond the tribal areas and into Baluchistan. The U.S. appeal has focused on the area surrounding the Pakistani city of Quetta, where the Afghan Taliban leadership is thought to be based. But the request also seeks to expand […]
US Predators kill 4 in North Waziristan
Four civilians may have been killed in the latest US Predator strike.
Suicide bomber kills 10 in attack on northwestern Afghan leader
The head of the Faryab provincial council was wounded in an attack by a teen-aged suicide bomber.
US Predators kill 13 terrorists in 3 strikes in North Waziristan
Three strikes took place in the Miramshah, Datta Khel, and Mir Ali areas, all terrorist strongholds.
US Predators strike in Datta Khel, killing 6 ‘militants’
So far this year, the US has hit targets in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan in 24 of the 88 strikes.
Pakistan is not conducting ‘surgical’ raids in North Waziristan
Buried at the end of this Wall Street Journal article on Admiral Mike Mullen’s infatuation with Pakistan (a topic worthy of a book in itself), are these two completely false paragraphs that claim Pakistan is conducting covert operations against al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Haqqani Network based in North Waziristan: Pakistan currently conducts “surgical” […]
US Predators kill 11 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel
Predators and Reapers hit four separate targets in the town of Lataka, indicating that a high-value target was the focus of the strike.
Senior Taliban leader killed in raid in Afghan northwest
A Taliban leader in the running to replace the shadow governor of Badghis province was killed in a raid over the weekend, while another senior Taliban military commander in the province was targeted in a strike yesterday.
US Predators kill 7 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub in North Waziristan
The strike is the latest in the Mir Ali area, a known stronghold of Abu Kasha al Iraqi and al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda leader linked to Iran may have been killed in recent Predator strike
Press reports indicate that Atiyah Abd al Rahman, who is Osama bin Laden’s ambassador to Iran, was killed in a recent airstrike in northern Pakistan. US intelligence officials cannot confirm Atiyah’s death, but do confirm that he has relocated from Iran to northern Pakistan.
US Predators kill 9 in pair of strikes in North Waziristan
Nine terrorists, including “foreigners,” were reported killed in strikes in the Datta Khel and Mohammed Khel areas.
Senior bin Laden aide killed in recent Predator strike
Mohammed Usman was a key member of Brigade 313 and helped unite al Qaeda with several Pakistani jihadist groups.
Coalition kills Taliban’s shadow governor in Badghis province
Mullah Ismail, the Taliban’s shadow governor of Badghis province, and Abdul Hakim, a senior Taliban military commander in the province, were killed during a raid on Oct. 6.
US Predators strike again in Mir Ali
The strike is the third in Mir Ali in four days; three of the past for strikes have hit targets in Mir Ali.
Taliban surge in Afghan north
The Washington Post documents the Taliban’s spread in the Afghan north. The province of Faryab, which was once a region of little concern, has become a new Taliban safe haven. The Taliban are sending warnings of their impending arrival, then rolling into towns and taking them over: In early November, the villagers of Khwaji Kinti […]
Analysis: Al Qaeda maintains an extensive network in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda has had at least 45 cells in 15 of Afghanistan’s provinces, and its operatives continue to launch suicide and other attacks.
Afghan commandos strike at the Taliban in the northwest
During a raid on a terrorist stronghold in the Balamurghab district in Badghis province, 23 Taliban fighters were killed and seven more were captured.