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Pakistan – Militant crackdown behind latest bomb attack
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Bombing kills 33 in Pakistan’s South Punjab
The attack is the second in South Punjab in the past week.
Pakistan ignores US requests to tackle the Haqqani Network
Strategic depth, anger at the US, and fear of a military revolt keep Pakistan from moving against the Haqqani network and the Quetta Shura.
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The Lahore High Court blocked the extradition of six Americans to the US who were detained as they were trying to link up with al Qaeda in North Waziristan. The military killed five Taliban fighters in South Waziristan. The Taliban bombed a girls’ school in Khyber.
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Pakistan – Is there a Taliban connection?
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Pakistan rebuffs US on Taliban crackdown
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Pakistan may face new jihad, this time on Internet
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Afghan insurgency more pervasive, Mullen says
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Hardline Pakistani schools a draw for foreigners
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Drone attacks may be expanded in Pakistan
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Pak officers working with jihadis, Headley confirms to FBI
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Americans, not Taliban pose threat to Pakistan’s nukes: Fazl
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Seven Taliban fighters and two troops were killed in Kurram. Security forces detained Mullah Fazlullah’s driver in Mardan and four Taliban fighters in Quaidabad. The Taliban bombed a school in Mohmand and torched eight homes of government officials in Bajaur. The foreign minister said India is behind terror attacks in Pakistan.
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Terror suspect was drug dealer, then informant
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On 26/11, Headley was in LeT control room in Pak
Pakistan signals willingness to negotiate with the Taliban
The prime minister and interior minister both said talks would be considered but said the government would work through pro-Islamist political parties.
Has al Qaeda’s link with Yemen been severed?
Members of al Qaeda in Yemen announce the merger with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Center-left is Abu Hareth Muhammad al Awfi; far right is Said Ali al Shihri. Image courtesy of Nick Grace. If you just read the headline to this CBS News article, titled “Al Qaeda’s Yemen Connection May Be Dead,” on […]
Pakistani officers charged with terror plot at airbase
BBC Urdu reported on Dec. 11 that Pakistani intelligence arrested three military officers officers for spying at the Shamsi Air Force base in Baluchistan province and “inciting army officers to commit acts of terrorism.” The court-martial of Col Shahid Bashir, Nadeem Ahmad Shah, a former air force pilot who is now an advocate, and Awais […]
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Pakistan eyes Taliban front after S. Waziristan
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For terror suspect, a life of contradictions
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Virginia mosque grapples with young members’ arrest in Pakistan
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Pak must help US more against Al-Qaeda: Obama
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The defense minister admitted the Quetta Shura operates in Pakistan, but said it is no longer a threat. The military said 23 Taliban fighters were killed and 90 more were detained in Kyber, Arakzai, and Hangu, and 54 Taliban fighters were detained in Swat and South Waziristan. Five civilians were wounded in a grenade attack […]
Al Qaeda’s external operations chief thought killed in US strike in Pakistan
Saleh al Somali, a longtime operative of the terror group, is thought to have been killed in the Dec. 8 strike in Miramshah in North Waziristan. He directed al Qaeda’s operations against targets in the West.
Quetta Shura exists, no longer threat: Pak defense minister
Mullah Mohammed Omar, the Amir al Mumineen (“the commander of the faithful”) of the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban. Dawn reported that Pakistan’s defense minister admitted Mullah Omar’s Quetta Shura is in Pakistan, but said it is no longer a threat: The government has admitted the existence of the Afghan Taliban’s Quetta shura for the first […]
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Pakistani officials: N.Va. men had contacted radical groups
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Four al Qaeda operatives and two Taliban fighters were killed in a US airstrike in South Waziristan. Five Taliban fighters and one soldier were killed in fighting in South Waziristan. Security forces detained 11 Taliban fighters in Kurram.
Five Muslim Americans detained in Pakistan were en route to Waziristan
The is plenty of interesting information available on the five Americans detained in Pakistan who were trying to link up with al Qaeda and allied terror groups within Pakistan. The radicalization process and recruitment via the Internet by “Saifullah,” a known jihadist, will certainly raise some eyebrows. Ultimately, it seems all roads to jihad pass […]
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Mumbai terrorist suspect led double life in US
US strike kills 4 al Qaeda, 2 Taliban in South Waziristan
Today’s strike is the first in South Waziristan since late September. The strike took place in an area where Baitullah Mehsud and Khalid Habib were killed in prior attacks.