Faisal Shahzad. Last night my intelligence sources said it was very likely that Faisal Shahzad, the main suspect in the failed Times Square car bomb attack, had trained in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan. From The Long War Journal: While the exact movements of Faisal are not yet known, US intelligence officials contacted by […]
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Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized American citizen from Pakistan, was detained while trying to leave the country. Faisal purchased the SUV used in the failed attack.
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Today’s report on the Times Square failed bombing from The Washington Post wins this month’s coveted Captain Louis Renault Award. This is probably going to have nearly everyone’s surprise meter pegged at zero. From The Washington Post: Investigators are getting closer to tracking down a person of interest in the attempted bombing in Times Square, […]
Investigators close in on ‘person of interest’ in Times Square bomb attempt
US Predators killed 4 “militants” in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 18 Taliban fighters in Bajaur and 11 more in Arakzai.
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Security forces killed 21 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and a suspected suicide bomber in Swat. The Taliban killed a tribal leader in a grenade attack in Swat and bombed two boys’ schools in Bajaur.
Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, from his audiotape, dated April 19, 2010. Below the fold is the full text of a videotape released to The Long War Journal by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan News Channel. The videotape, dated April 4, and another audiotape, dated April 19, were released less […]
The Pakistani Taliban today released two tapes, both produced in April, confirming that Hakeemullah Mehsud is alive. In both tapes, Hakeemullah warned that major attacks in US cities will take place over the coming weeks.
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Four Taliban and three civilians were killed after security forces surrounded a guesthouse and a suicide bomber detonated his vest. Security forces killed 11 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained a Taliban commander in Karachi.
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