US launches 2 drone strikes in Pakistan, breaks 6-month lull
Four Uzbeks, two members of the Punjabi Taliban, and 10 “miitants” are said to have been killed in the pair of strikes.
Tag Archives: Pakistan
IMU involved in suicide assault on Karachi airport
Both the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan have claimed the attack on Jinnah International Airport.
Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan vows to defend ‘good Taliban’
The Pakistani Taliban’s spokesman said his group will “defend the brave tribes if Hafiz Gul Bahadur declares war.”
Pakistani Taliban launch assault on Karachi airport
The movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said the assault on the airport was launched to avenge the death of Hakeemullah Mehsud, its former emir.
Afghanistan accuses Lashkar-e-Taiba, ‘foreign country,’ of suicide attack that targeted presidential candidate
President Karzai accused Lashkar-e-Taiba and the “intelligence agency of a foreign country” of the June 6 suicide attack that targeted Abdullah Abdullah.
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Pakistani TV channel Geo News sues spy agency ISI for defamation
Pakistan
Pakistan Suspends License of Leading News Channel
Pakistani tribes claim they will eject ‘foreign fighters’ from North Waziristan
Over the past decade, Pakistani tribal leaders in North and South Waziristan have promised to expel foreign fighters, but failed to follow through.
Afghanistan
The Accelerating Spread of Terrorism
Analysis: Blowback from the Syrian jihad has begun
In well over a dozen countries, evidence has emerged that jihadists who trained or fought in Syria are engaging in terrorist activities in their home countries and elsewhere.
Afghanistan
Pakistani Military Attacks Kunar With Rockets, Helicopters
Afghanistan
Obama’s Afghanistan pullout may end domination of drones
ISAF raids against al Qaeda and allies in Afghanistan 2007-2013
Mapping special operations forces raids against al Qaeda and allied groups in Afghanistan shows that al Qaeda’s network has remained active in Afghanistan up until ISAF ceased issuing press releases on its targeting in June 2013.
Afghanistan
CIA drone strike program in Pakistan winding down
Al Qaeda remains in Afghanistan despite drawdown plans
As the US prepares to exit Afghanistan, officials are starting to realize that al Qaeda still maintains a strong presence in the country.
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Geo TV owners print front-page apology to Pakistan’s ISI spy chief
Al Qaeda
North Waziristan offensive “not full-scale operation” – Pakistan
Ansar Bayt al Maqdis
Israel-Egypt anti-terrorism cooperation at zenith
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Geo News becomes latest target in blasphemy accusation trend
Turkistan Islamic Party target of Pakistani army incursion in North Waziristan
The military launched a limited raid that targeted TIP fighters in a village just outside of Miramshah.
Pakistani military strikes anger ‘good Taliban’ commander
Hafiz Gul Bahadar’s “good Taliban” may end its peace deal with the Pakistani military and government after the military launched punitive raids in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Al Qaeda ‘not defeated’ in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan: An enduring threat
Testimony to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade on al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the enduring threat to the US and her allies.
Treasury Department designates 2 ‘al Qaeda leaders’ in Syria
One of the two newly-designated jihadists, Abd Al Rahman Muhammad Zafir Al Dubaysi Al Juhni, has a lengthy al Qaeda pedigree and sat on al Qaeda’s elite Shura council in Pakistan before relocating to Syria. Treasury says Al Juhni is now part of an al Qaeda group in Syria that is planning attacks against Western targets.
Pakistan
68 Pakistani Lawyers Are Charged With Blasphemy After Protesting the Police
US drone strikes target Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in eastern Afghanistan
US airstrikes killed upwards of 10 jihadists in three airstrikes in the Nayzan district in Nangarhar province.
Iran
Christians persecuted at alarming rate in Iran, Arab world, US report says
Al Qaeda
Lawyer for doctor in Bin Laden case quits over security
Pakistan
US urges Pakistan to probe lawyer’s killing
Afghanistan
CIA’s plan to retrench in Afghanistan worries US military