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The terror group said the goal of the attacks was to destroy the Iraqi people's faith in the government.
Hakeemullah was appointed by the Taliban shura just days after Faqir Mohammed named himself the temporary leader of the group. The appointment gives new weight to claims that Baitullah was killed during an Aug. 5 Predator strike.
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Suicide bomber kills 22 border guards at Torkham crossing in Pakistan
A teenaged bomber targeted the guards as they broke the Ramadan fast. Hakeemullah Mehsud pulled off his first major attack as the new leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.Indonesian bombing suspect a jihad magazine publisher and webmaster
New Taliban chief threatens US
Hakeemullah Mehsud said he would avenge Baitullah's death and would strike at the US. He has a history of successfully carrying out high-profile attacks inside Pakistan.Somali militants use many tactics to woo Americans
Iraq: Inside al Qaeda underground torture bunkers
Indonesia: Police question Saudi suspect over Jakarta attacks
'Pakistan must exploit Taliban leadership rifts'
Al Qaeda takes credit for last week's Baghdad bombings
The terror group said the goal of the attacks was to destroy the Iraqi people's faith in the government.
Pak raids unravel Taliban-drugs link
UAE Prosecutor Claims US Man had al-Qaeda Ties
The Talibanization of Gaza: A liability for the Muslim Brotherhood
Taliban leader challenges appointment of Hakeemullah Mehsud as group's leader
Waliur Rehman Mehsud claimed Baitullah deputed him to lead the Pakistani Taliban two months ago and also claimed that the Taliban council would name a new leader within five days. While a leadership struggle exists, reports of open fighting within the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan are incorrect.Hakeemullah Mehsud takes control of the Pakistani Taliban
Hakeemullah Mehsud appointed the new leader of Pakistani Taliban
Hakeemullah was appointed by the Taliban shura just days after Faqir Mohammed named himself the temporary leader of the group. The appointment gives new weight to claims that Baitullah was killed during an Aug. 5 Predator strike.
Philippine police detain terror group leader
Khalil Pareja, the leader of the Rajah Solaiman Movement, a group of Catholics who converted to Islam, was detained after police surrounded his hideout. The group has been behind some of the most deadly terror attacks in the Philippines.Siraj Haqqani target of yesterday's Predator strike
Senior al Qaeda leader leaves Pakistan, directs Iraq operations from Syria
Longtime jihadi religious and military leader Sheikh Issa al Masri left North Waziristan in Pakistan to aid in the revival of al Qaeda in Iraq's network inside Syria.Al Qaeda emerges as main suspect in Iraq bombings
US Predators target the Haqqanis in North Waziristan
Two Hellfire missiles targeted a senior Haqqani Network commander and an al Qaeda operative in a town that is home to the Haqqanis' main madrassa.Al-Qaida-style Islamism comes to Gaza
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