Pakistan
US flood assistance to Pakistan has reached $420 million
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NATO
No end in sight to Pakistan-NATO supply standoff
Pakistan
New video appears to show abuse of prisoners by Pakistani soldiers
US Predators strike twice in North Waziristan
The pair of strikes took place in Datta Khel, a known hub for al Qaeda. Uzbeks and Haqqani Network members were reported killed in the attacks.
Pakistan
CIA escalates campaign in Pakistan
United States
US struggles to counter Taliban propaganda
Pakistan
‘Militant attack’ on NATO tankers questioned
Pakistan
More than three dozen NATO fuel tankers and container trucks were destroyed in a pair of attacks in Shikarpur and and Baluchistan; two civilians were killed. Ten suspects have been detained in the larger attack in Shikarpur. Former President Pervez Musharraf has returned to Pakistan politics.
Report: Osama bin Laden ordered Mumbai-style attacks in Europe
Osama bin Laden ordered the recent Mumbai-style plot against cities in Europe. Multiple like-minded jihadist organizations assisted al Qaeda in the operation.
Senior Taliban commander based in Pakistan detained in Kandahar
The unnamed commander directed operations in Kandahar from the border city of Chaman in Pakistan. Chaman is a known command and control hub for Taliban operations in the Afghan south.
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden told partners to plan Mumbai-like attacks
Al Qaeda
Poll: US strikes unpopular in Pakistan tribal belt
United States
US tense over Pakistan
‘Militants’ savage NATO convoy in southern Pakistan
View Larger Map The same day that Pakistan closed down NATO’s supply lines to Afghanistan moving through Khyber in the north, “militants” attacked in the city of Shikarpur and savaged a convoy carrying fuel and supplies destined for troops in Afghanistan. From Geo News: More than 27 oil tankers, meant for Nato’s fuel supply and […]
Pakistan
Pakistan closed NATO’s supply route in Afghanistan after claiming three Frontier Corps troops were killed by US troops in a cross-border strike. Twenty-seven NATO fuel trucks were destroyed in an attack in Shikarpur. Eight Germans and two Britons were killed in the Sept. 8 Predator strike in North Waziristan.
9/11 hijackers’ mosque tied to recent terror plot against Europe
The recently uncovered terrorist plot against Europe is tied to the same mosque frequented by some of the 9/11 hijackers. The Taiba mosque was closed in August 2010, just weeks after a key terror suspect who attended the mosque was detained in Afghanistan.
Germans, Britons linked to Europe plot killed in recent US Predator strike
Eight Germans and two Britons are said to have been killed in the same strike that killed an Islamic Jihad Group leader who trained Germans to return to their home country to carry out terror attacks.
Al Qaeda
Times Square plotter ‘planned second bomb attack’
Pakistan closes NATO supply route after latest US cross-border attack
Pakistan claimed three Frontier Corps troops were killed by ISAF helicopters. ISAF confirms its helicopters briefly engaged Haqqani Network forces across the border.
Pakistan
Security officials claimed NATO forces killed three Pakistani soldiers in a cross-border attack in Kurram. Pakistan’s foreign minister said the military may respond to cross border raids from Afghanistan. Up to 20 Britons may be training at terror camps in Pakistan.
European terror plot begins to unravel
An increase in Predator strikes against al Qaeda groups in Pakistan and operations against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in northern Afghanistan is linked to a plot to carry out a Mumbai-like terror assault in several cities in Europe.
Al Qaeda
Britons training in Pakistan for UK terror attacks
Al Qaeda
Taliban vow to expand fight
ISAF kills senior al Qaeda leader and an IED expert in Kunar strike
Abdallah Umar al Qurayshi, a senior al Qaeda commander who coordinated Arab fighters in Kunar and Nuristan provinces, an explosives expert named Abu Atta al Kuwaiti, and several Arab al Qaeda commanders were killed in the Sept. 25 airstrike in the Korengal Valley.
Pakistan
Al-Qaeda terror plot targeting Europe uncovered
Rise in Predator strikes in Pakistan aimed at foiling Mumbai in Europe
According to Sky News, the recent spike in US Predator strike in Pakistan (21 this month) can be attributed to an attempt to foil Mumbai-like terror assaults in major European cities: Intelligence agencies have intercepted a terror plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks on Britain and other European countries, according to Sky News sources. Sky’s foreign […]
Pakistan
The US killed four “militants” in a Predator airstrike in South Waziristan. The Pentagon said last weekend’s cross-border raids may have been the result of “communication breakdowns.” An intelligence report characterized the MQM political party as a terrorist group.
United States
US blames ‘communication breakdown™ for attacks
United States
US probes scope of suspected terror plot
United Kingdom
Terror plot against Britain thwarted by drone strike