Abu Ibrahim al Almani and his brother Abu Adam fought in Yemen for a year before moving to Pakistan on the advice of Anwar al Awlaki. Their move to Pakistan was “very professionally organized.”
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The al-Qaida supergrass and the 7/7 questions that remain unanswered
Pakistan delays implementation of Afghan transit pact
Jihadi who helped train 7/7 bomber freed by US after just five years
Former senior Taliban member visits Britain
US cancels meeting amid Pakistan standoff
A suicide bomber wounded three soldiers in Malakand. A court issued a warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf for involvement in the murder of Benazir Bhutto. The US demanded full immunity for a consular official detained after killing two people in Lahore.
Afghan security officials repelled the assault on the provincial police headquarters in Kandahar. The Taliban also launched other small-scale attacks against police in the provincial capital.
Pakistan TV dramatizes fight against terrorism
Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Swat and detained a suicide bomber in Tank. The Taliban executed five people in Mardan. Pakistan will detain a US consular official for an additional 14 days; the US has demanded his release.
US intelligence chief says al-Qaida still greatest threat
Afghan government says prisoner directed attacks
The failure of Pakistan’s ‘clear and hold’ strategy
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A recently released videotape glorifies IMU fighters from Europe, North Africa, and Central Asia; lauds a Pakistani Taliban commander; and shows footage of IMU operations in South Waziristan.
The IJG facilitator “is responsible for coordinating the movement of foreign fighters from Iran and Pakistan into Afghanistan,” ISAF stated.
Defection reveals foreigners’ role in Somali war
A teenage suicide bomber killed 31 Pakistani Army recruits at a military base in Mardan; the Taliban claimed the attack. The military successfully test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
A former Gitmo detainee convicted of terrorism-related charges was freed from an Italian jail on Monday. Adel Ben Mabrouk, a Tunisian who lived in Italy for much of the 1990s, was a member of a known al Qaeda network in Italy prior to his detention at Guantanamo. Mabrouk was captured after fleeing the Tora Bora Mountains in late 2001.
Pakistan: Detained US official met Taliban-linked extremists
Berkeley considers inviting Guantanamo detainees
The Taliban have launched 18 major suicide attacks and terror assaults on military, police, and intelligence installations throughout Pakistan since March 2009.
Nuclear experts say Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor
Jundallah propaganda video: Jihadis answer call to arms
US permanent bases vital to Afghanistan: experts
Said Jan ‘Abd al Salam, an Afghan, ran an al Qaeda training camp in Pakistan. Khalil al Rahman Haqqani is a key fundraiser who has traveled to the UAE and aided al Qaeda military operations.
The Taliban killed one civilian in a bombing in Charsadda. Security forces detained a female suicide bomber and five other people in Bajaur. Three US congressmen threatened to suspend aid to Pakistan if a consular official is not freed from custody.
Anwar ul Haq Mujahid, who had formerly been detained and released by Pakistan, spoke at Awar Gul’s funeral in Nangarhar province. An official Taliban statement was read, praising Gul as “the renowned commander.” In addition, Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for the release of a top Taliban official from Guantanamo.
The Taliban killed two soldiers and a policeman in IED attacks in Bannu and Peshawar, and bombed 13 trucks, including four NATO fuel tankers in Peshawar. A US inspector general report said USAID has not shown that more than $4 billion in funds for Pakistan has been properly spent.