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US strike in North Waziristan kills 3

The latest attack hit a safe house just north of Miramshah, an area where the Haqqani Network holds sway.


India's financial capital under terror siege

Bombings, gunfire in Mumbai shut down the city as terror teams attack throughout the city. More than 100 people have been reported killed and more than 900 wounded. The Indian Mujahideen claimed credit for the attack.


16 Iraqis killed in morning bombings in Baghdad

Al Qaeda suspected of using a mentally handicapped female suicide bomber in one of the attacks outside of Baghdad's Green Zone.


Clear and Present Danger

The Obama administration is about to discover that the terrorists detained at Guantanamo are there for good reason. Originally published in The Weekly Standard.


Al Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf reported killed in North Waziristan strike

Reports are unconfirmed. Rauf is one of the architects of the failed 2006 London airline plot. His family is active in Pakistan's jihadi community. He escaped from Pakistani custody in December 2007.


US hits Taliban safe house in North Waziristan

predator-uav.jpgFive have been reported killed in the latest strike inside Pakistan. Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar threatened to renew attacks on Pakistani military if strikes continue.


Shabaab Leader Sanctioned as Zawahiri Responds to Group's Oath of Loyalty

The US Treasury sanctions three senior Al Shabaab leaders as the Somali terror group is close to being integrated with al Qaeda.


US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq's leader in eastern Anbar

Hajji Hammadi, al Qaeda's emir in Karmah and Abu Ghraib, was behind numerous deadly attacks, including the suicide bombing in June that killed a US Marine battalion commander. Hammadi is the fourth senior al Qaeda leader killed in the past six weeks.


Pakistani government forcing tribes to fight Taliban

The Pakistani military is compelling the tribes to battle the Taliban. This is a recipe for disaster, officials tell The Long War Journal.


Senior al Qaeda leader targeted in airstrike in Bannu, Pakistan

Unconfirmed reports indicate Abdullah Azzam al Saudi, al Qaeda's liaison with the Taliban in the tribal areas, was killed in the strike.


US Predator strikes al Qaeda & Taliban outside of Pakistan's tribal areas

predator-uav.jpgThe latest attack occurred in the Bannu Frontier Region, outside of Pakistan's seven tribal areas. Five Taliban and al Qaeda fighters have been reported killed in the airstrike.


After nemesis' death, Sons of Iraq leader recovers from attack

Abu Ghazwan was behind numerous attacks in the Tarmiyah region, including a bombing that seriously wounded the leader of the Sons of Iraqi who helped restore the peace.


US targets compound in North Waziristan

Twelve people, including five "foreigners," are reported to have been killed in the latest airstrike in Pakistan's tribal areas.


Iraqi, US forces strike al Qaeda's network in the North

Security forces killed five al Qaeda operatives and captured 149 suspects during operations in Diyala and Ninewa provinces. An Iraqi soldier killed two US troops and wounded six during a patrol in Mosul.


Taliban murder US citizen, launch suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan

A US aid worker was shot outside of his home in Peshawar; a suicide bomber detonated outside a high school in Charsadda,


Iraqi troops kill senior al Qaeda in Iraq leader

Abu Ghazwan, the former leader of the "northern Baghdad belts," was killed in a joint raid in the Tarmiyah region.


US Predators strike al Qaeda camp in North Waziristan

Up to 14 killed in the first cross-border attack in Pakistan's tribal areas in one week. Three of al Qaeda's top 20 leaders have been killed in recent strikes, said General Petraeus.


Taliban suicide attack kills seven in Pakistan's northwest

The attack is the fifth suicide bombing in 10 days that targeted the police and the paramilitary Frontier Corps in the Northwest Frontier Province.


Senior al Qaeda leader thought killed in North Waziristan strike

Officials believe Abu Jihad al Masri was one of several al Qaeda operatives killed in yesterday's strikes in North and South Waziristan. He is the leader of the Egyptian Islamic Group, sits on al Qaeda's Shura Majlis, and serves as an operational and intelligence chief.


US Predators strike again in Waziristan

Six "foreigners" and one Taliban operative are killed in today's second airstrike that reportedly targeted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan chief Tahir Yuldashev and Mullah Nazir in South Waziristan. Nazir is said to have been wounded in the strike.