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US faces hard reality with Pakistan – Pakistan
Pakistan
Why Pakistan may be more willing to help US target Taliban than it appears
Pakistan plans to back ‘good Taliban’ in South Waziristan
Haji Turkistan Bhittani. According to this report in the Daily Times, the Pakistani government is planning on installing the Abdullah Mehsud and Bhittani groups, the so-called ‘good’ Taliban, into power in the Mehsud tribal areas in Sauth Waziristan as the military operation there winds down and civilians return to the region: “The real worry for […]
United States
Reality bites as US pushes Pakistan to finish off terrorists
Pakistan
Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Buner and four Taliban fighters in Bajaur. The Taliban torched two NATO oil tankers in Baluchistan, destroyed a military base in South Waziristan, and bombed a private school in Peshawar.
India
‘Biggest 26/11 mystery is identity of handlers™
Bin Laden’s brother-in-law target of latest US strike in Pakistan
Sheikh Saeed al Saudi, a member of al Qaeda’s executive council, was targeted by the US after intelligence indicated he was attending a high-level meeting.
‘Good’ Taliban destroy Afghan Army base
Pakistani Taliban forces under the command of Mullah Nazir blew up a military base across the border in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
Pakistani displaced find life hard in Karachi
Pakistan
The military killed 16 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and six more in South Waziristan. The Taliban attacked a Frontier Corps base in Khyber. A senior government official denied that terrorists are present in Punjab.
Pakistan
One Pakistani institution places his faith in another
Al Qaeda
Insurgents forced out of Pakistan’s tribal havens form smaller cells in heart of nation
Pakistan
A US airstrike killed eight Punjabi Taliban in North Waziristan. Pakistani troops killed 16 Taliban fighters in Arakzai. The Taliban killed 12 people in a suicide attack at a mosque in Lower Dir and destroyed a college in Khyber.
Pakistan moves forward with Taliban negotiations
The News provides further evidence that the Pakistani government is seeking a negotiated settlement with the Taliban in South Waziristan. The full article is reproduced below: The Mehsud tribal elders from South Waziristan are in a fix as they are wondering how they would be able to get hold of the 378 militants wanted by […]
US airstrike kills 8 Punjabi Taliban in North Waziristan
The attack is the third two days in the Datta Khel region in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Taliban kill 12 in suicide attack at mosque in Pakistan’s northwest
The attack took place at a mosque frequented by police in Lower Dir. Two children were among those killed.
Pakistan
The US killed an al Qaeda Shadow Army commander, six al Qaeda operatives, and 11 Haqqani Network fighters during two airstrikes in North Waziristan. Three soldiers and three Lashkar-e-Islam fighters were killed during clashes in Khyber. A suicide bomber killed only himself in a failed attack in Bannu. Police detained a Taliban leader in Karachi. […]
Al Qaeda
LeT, HuJI still have free run in Pak
US military aircraft video feeds compromised
This morning, The Wall Street Journal broke the deeply disturbing news that insurgent groups in Iraq and Afghanistan have the capability to monitor the video feeds from unmanned US observation and strike aircraft – the Predators and Reapers – using software that costs just $26. U.S. military personnel in Iraq discovered the problem late last […]
Al Qaeda Shadow Army commander killed in US strike
Zuhaib al Zahibi, “a well-known commander” in the Lashkar al Zil, was among the seven Arabs reportedly killed in the strike.
US kills 18 terrorists in two airstrikes in North Waziristan
Two insurgents were killed in Datta Khel and 16 more were killed in Degan and Ambor Shaga.
Al Qaeda
Qaeda, Taliban leaders in Pakistan: Mullen
Pakistan
Security forces killed 27 Taliban fighters in Kurram, 22 in Arakzai, and six more in South Waziristan. One soldier was also killed in South Waziristan. The Taliban killed four concertgoers in Khyber, torched two fuel tankers in Dera Bugti, and fired rockets on Peshawar.
Pakistan
Pakistan turmoil deepens as President Zardari faces corruption charges
Pakistan
Mullen tours reclaimed Pakistani province
Pakistani military continues offensives in Kurram, Arakzai
The Frontier Corps claimed 49 Taliban fighters were killed during battles in the tribal agencies where the Taliban regrouped after the South Waziristan operation.
Taliban to release video of captured US soldier
] Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, from the July 2009 propaganda tape. The Taliban will release a new video of captive US soldier Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, according to a trusted source. The video is reportedly titled “One of Their People Testified.” Bergdahl was captured by the Haqqani Network on June 30 after leaving […]
Al Qaeda
Pakistan’s Zardari resists US pressure to expand counterinsurgency operations
Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed 33 Pakistanis in an attack outside a politician’s home in Dera Ghazi Khan. The military said 20 Taliban fighters were killed during airstrikes