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Sheikh Said: Al Qaeda's Financier
Five killed in al Qaeda safe house strike in South Waziristan
Two Canadian Arabs were reported killed in the attack, the third such attack in South Waziristan and eight in Pakistan's tribal areas this year.The government declared a cease-fire for the month of Ramadan. Five terrorists, including two Canadian Arabs, were killed in a US airstrike in South Waziristan. Forty Taliban fighters, including a commander were reported killed in Swat. Eighteen Taliban surrendered to police in Peshawar.
Taliban ambushes in Pakistan threaten Nato's vital logistics route into Afghanistan
The Role of Pakistan's Madrassas
Pakistan declares Ramadan cease-fire
The cease-fire comes as heavy fighting with the Taliban has occurs in Swat, Bajaur, South Waziristan, and Aurkzai and the Taliban ramp up their suicide campaign.
The military thwarted a triple suicide bomb attack near the Kohat Tunnel; five were killed and 37 wounded. The government may halt military operations in the tribal areas and Swat during Ramadan. Twenty-five Taliban fighters, including a commander, were reported killed in airstrikes in Swat. Politicians said the government has lost its writ in Swat. Tribes are debating the expanded presence of the Lashkar-e-Islam in Khyber.
Interviews with Top Pakistani Taliban Spokesman Maulvi Omar
Pakistan's presidential favorite under guard
Pakistani forces thwart triple suicide bombing attack
Five Pakistanis were killed and 37 wounded as troops stopped three suicide car bombers just outside the gates of a military camp near the Kohat Tunnel. Two bridges were also destroyed on the Indus Highway.
Interview with Taliban Commander Sirajuddin Haqqani
A British-born al Qaeda suspect was detained near Gujranwala. Tribesman in Bajaur killed a suicide bomber and captured two while security forces killed five Taliban fighters. The military and the Taliban signed a cease-fire in South Waziristan after fighting on Aug. 27 resulted in 23 Taliban killed. The Taliban ordered civilians to leave Swat to avoid casualties.
Angry protests and renewed violence rock country
Attack on Police Bus Kills 6 in Pakistan
Pakistan | Breaking up is easy to do
Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's Northwest
Nine killed in IED strike in Bannu; 50 Taliban reported killed in Bajaur; Taliban and military take additional casualties in South Waziristan.Pakistani troops traded machine-gun and artillery fire with insurgents in Bajur killing more than 30 Taliban fighters. The Pakistani military repelled a Taliban assault on a fort in the lawless South Waziristan tribal agency, killing 11 Taliban fighters and wounding up to 20 more. Swiss judicial authorities said they had closed a money-laundering case against presidential candidate Asif Ali Zardari and released $60 million frozen in Swiss accounts over the past decade.
Pakistani military repels Taliban assault on South Waziristan fort
A company of Taliban fighters launched a nighttime attack on the Tiarza Fort. Eleven Taliban fighters were reported killed.Eight Pakistanis were killed and more than 20 were wounded in a bombing in Islamabad. The Taliban attempted to assassinate the senior US diplomat in Peshawar. Pakistani forces claimed to have killed a senior Taliban leader in Swat. The Taliban banned foreign media from visiting North Waziristan.
