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A Taliban commander loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadar was the target of the strike; 17 people, including a Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan commander who directed suicide operations, are reported to have been killed.
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French troops intervene in Mali
Al Qaeda in Sudan launches 'student wing' at University of Khartoum
Shabaab kills, captures French soldiers during failed rescue mission in Somalia
French commandos from the General Directorate for External Security attempted to rescue Denis Allex, one of their operatives captured in 2009. The French said they believe Allex was killed in the raid; Shabaab denied the claim.Al Nusrah, jihadist allies overrun Syrian airbase
A jihadist alliance made up of the Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham, and the Islamic Vanguard seized control of the Taftanaz air base in Idlib.Taliban welcome complete withdrawal of US troops
US drone strikes in Pakistan on rise for 2013
'Key al Qaeda paramilitary commander' killed in recent drone strike in Pakistan
Sheikh Yasin Al Kuwaiti, who was killed in a US drone strike on Jan. 8, was a "key al Qaeda paramilitary commander" who was "very high up the food chain," a US intelligence official who tracks the terror group in Pakistan's tribal areas told The Long War Journal.Osama bin Laden's documents cited by Canadian intelligence
Afghans say total US pullout would trigger disaster
Malian jihadists advance southward
West African jihadist group forms 4 'battalions,' names 3 after al Qaeda leaders
The al Qaeda-linked Movement for Tawhid [Unity] and Jihad in West Africa created the Abdullah Azzam, Al Zarqawi, and the Abu al Laith al Libi battalions, as well as the Martyrdom-Seekers Battalion. These join the previously established Osama bin Laden Battalion.Syria: The Story of How Jihad Was Declared
Analysis: Study shows rise of al Qaeda affiliate in Syria
Stanley McChrystal criticises reliance on drones as strikes hit Pakistan
Tunisia frees Benghazi suspect
The Tunisian government has freed Ali Harzi, a key suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. The FBI questioned Harzi in December, and Ansar al Sharia Tunisia released photos of the investigating agents online.US drones launch 2 strikes in North Waziristan
Two compounds were hit in the Mir Ali area. The US has now launched six strikes in Pakistan so far this year.Reprisal fears cloud Libya probe into US consulate attack
Taliban suicide team strikes in Kandahar
US drones strike again in South Waziristan
A Taliban commander loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadar was the target of the strike; 17 people, including a Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan commander who directed suicide operations, are reported to have been killed.
McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article
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