German jihadist killed by US in March drone strike
Samir H., a known “Islamist” from Aachen, is said to have been killed in the March 9 strike in Makeen in South Waziristan.
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US drone strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike is the first in Pakistan in a month. Foreign fighters, likely Arabs and members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, were reported to have been targeted.
Taliban attacks kill 12 Afghan policemen
In the east, 10 members of the Afghan Local Police were killed in an IED attack, while in the south, two policemen were killed in a failed assassination attempt against Kandahar’s governor.
ISAF captures IMU facilitator in Wardak province
The raid took place in the Sayyidabad district, where on Aug. 6, 2011 the Taliban shot down a US Army Chinook helicopter and killed 28 US and Afghan special operations forces, including 17 Navy SEALs.
ISAF targets Haqqani Network commander linked to IMU
The senior Haqqani Network facilitator is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leadership cadre in Pakistan and provides support for attacks in Kabul.
ISAF targets IMU commander linked to Kabul suicide plots
Coalition and Afghan forces have conducted seven raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan this month.
Special operations forces kill IMU leader in Kunduz
ISAF and Afghan forces continue to target the leadership cadre of the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked group in northern Afghanistan.
IMU facilitator killed during night raid in Afghan north
Ammar Sahib, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator, was in Afghan custody in 2006 for murdering two members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team and two civilians, but spent only six months in jail before being released.
Special operations forces kill newly appointed IMU leader for Afghanistan
Osmani Sahib led the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s operations for only 12 days before being killed during a combined Afghan and Coalition special operations raid in Faryab province. His predecessor, Makhdum Nusrat, was killed on March 26.
ISAF captures IMU suicide attack facilitator, financier in raids in Afghan north
One raid took place in the remote province of Badakhshan, which has seen an uptick in activity by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The other took place in Faryab, where the IMU’s top leader in Afghanistan was killed more than a week ago.
Suicide bomber kills 12, including 3 ISAF troops, in Afghan northwest
The attack took place in the same province where the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s top leader in Afghanistan was killed just over a week ago.
ISAF targets IMU’s top bomb maker in Afghanistan
Special operations forces targeted the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s “senior bomb maker” in Afghanistan during a raid in Kunduz.
9/11 plotter spotted in Mir Ali
Ahmed Siddiqui said he met Said Bahaji, a fellow German who was a member of the 9/11 Hamburg Cell, in the terrorist haven in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
ISAF, Afghan forces kill top IMU commander in north
Makhdum Nusrat, “the senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Afghanistan,” was killed along with several IMU fighters during a raid in Faryab.
French fighters training in North Waziristan
Pakistani officials claim that 85 Frenchmen have been training in the known terrorist havens of Datta Khel and Miramshah.
ISAF targets IMU leader in Afghan northwest
Four “insurgents” were killed after one of them, who was hiding behind women and children, opened fire on special operations forces.
ISAF captures 2 IMU leaders in northeastern Afghanistan
The two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are responsible for suicide attacks in northern Afghanistan.
ISAF targets IMU suicide attack leader in Takhar
Combined forces continue to go after the Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan network that has conducted high-profile assassinations in the Afghan north.
Wanted IMU leader urges attacks in Germany
German citizen and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader Mounir Chouka said that “jihad in Germany is only a matter of time.”
Afghan intelligence captures 3 members of northern assassination cell
The Taliban cell is led by a commander known as Qari Abdul Rahim, who is based in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The group is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
ISAF captures senior IMU and Taliban military commander
“He represented both the Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan groups and was responsible for coordinating insurgent activities in Badghis and Faryab province,” ISAF stated.
Afghan, ISAF troops kill IMU leader in north
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader was responsible for last year’s Christmas Day suicide attack at a funeral in Taloqan that killed 20 Afghans, including a member of parliament. ISAF reporting on raids against the IMU and al Qaeda has dropped off considerably.
US adds IMU, IJU operatives to list of global terrorists
Mounir and Yassin Chouka, two Germans who are operatives in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Mevlut Kar, an Islamic Jihad Union facilitator, were added to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. All three have ties to al Qaeda.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The four fighters were said to be from Turkmenistan. No senior leaders had been reported killed.
Takhar attack: Taliban continue their campaign against political rivals
The assassination of Alhaj Mutalib Baig in Takhar province marks the latest victim in a string of attacks against former United Islamic Front commanders in northern Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan are blamed for the attack.
Suicide bomber kills 20 Afghans, including member of parliament, at funeral
The member of parliament served as the police chief of Takhar and Kunduz before taking office. The attack was likely carried out by the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Jihadists announce deaths of 21 Turks linked to the Haqqani Network
Another Turkish fighter is said to have been killed in a recent US Predator airstrike in Mir Ali, Pakistan.
IMU names 87 ‘martyrs’ killed during past year
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan said commanders and fighters from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Russia, and Germany have been killed during fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
IMU cleric urges Pakistanis to continue sheltering jihadis in Waziristan
Abu Dher al Barmi, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan cleric and spokesman, said Pakistan is the greatest enemy of jihadists.
Hakeemullah Mehsud threatens more attacks in Pakistan
The leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan also reiterated his loyalty to Afghan Taliban emir Mullah Omar.