An explosion rocked the offices of the World Food Program in a secured region in Pakistan’s capital. The Taliban have warned they would relaunch attacks nationwide if operations in the tribal areas are not halted.
Hakeemullah Mehsud (left), the new leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is photographed with Waliur Rehman, the new leader of the Taliban in South Waziristan (right), during their meeting with the media in Sararogha in South Waziristan. AP photo. Hakemullah Mehsud, the newly appointed leader of the Movement of the Taliban in […]
Al Qaeda’s diminished role stirs Afghan troop debate
A Taliban commander said Yuldashev, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, was killed in the Aug. 27 strike in Kanigoram. The prospect of dying in a US strike “worried him a lot.”
A Taliban leader said Tahir Yuldashev was killed in a Predator airstrike in late August. Security forces killed three Taliban commanders and six fighters in Swat. The military said the peace agreement with Mullah Nazir is still in place. Maulana Fazulur Rehman offered to mediate between the government and the Taliban.
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The attack was led by Taliban commander Dost Mohammed and was aided by al Qaeda’s Shadow Army, officials told The Long War Journal.
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Security forces killed four Taliban fighters in Bajaur and detained 20 in Karachi and 12 more in Swat. The Taliban killed a tribal leader in Bajaur and wounded six soldiers in North Waziristan. The UN said an operation in Waziristan would displace more than 170,000 civilians.
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Malik Abdul Majeed was gunned down while driving to meet with Pakistani officials about ejecting the Taliban from the Mamond region. Majeed is the tenth tribal leader to be assassinated in 10 days.
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Pakistan’s army to target tribal stronghold as Taliban and al Qaeda weakened
Taliban commander Hakeemullah Mehsud at a press conference in Peshawar in 2008. Reuters is reporting that the news leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan may be dead. According to unnamed US intelligence officials, Hakeemullah Mehsud may have been killed during a clash with a rival Taliban group several weeks ago. From Reuters: […]
US intelligence sources said Hakeemullah Mehsud may be dead. Prime minister Gilani claimed more than 3,000 Taliban have surrendered in Swat. Security forces killed 27 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber and detained 12 Taliban fighters in Bajaur.. Two policemen were killed in Mardan.
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Pakistani Taliban commanders vow to carryout out suicide attacks
According to Dawn, the Pakistani military has decided it can no longer wait to take on the Taliban in Waziristan: After fighting brief skirmishes against militants, the Pakistan Army plans to unfold in the next few days what military officials characterize as the mother of all battles in South Waziristan, senior military and security officials […]
Unconfirmed reports indicate Tahir Yuldashev was among those killed in a US airstrike in Kanigoram on Aug. 27.
Tahir Yuldashev, the emir of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, is thought to have been killed in an August airstrike in South Waziristan. Eighty percent of Pakistanis do not support the US war against al Qaeda and the Taliban. Two civilians were killed in an IED attack in Khyber. Two Taliban fighters were killed in […]
Poll: Pakistanis oppose assisting US terror fight
As Sahab, al Qaeda’s propaganda wing, has released a tape of Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan, eulogizing Baitullah Mehsud, the former leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. The video is 8:22 long, and unfortunately does not have English subtitles. One part, from a partial transcript, stands out. Yazid notes […]
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