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US drone strike kills 4 'militants' in North Waziristan

The strike is the first in Pakistan in a month. Foreign fighters, likely Arabs and members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, were reported to have been targeted.


ISAF captures IMU facilitator in Wardak province

The raid took place in the Sayyidabad district, where on Aug. 6, 2011 the Taliban shot down a US Army Chinook helicopter and killed 28 US and Afghan special operations forces, including 17 Navy SEALs.


ISAF targets Haqqani Network commander linked to IMU

The senior Haqqani Network facilitator is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan's leadership cadre in Pakistan and provides support for attacks in Kabul.


Death of al Qaeda Shura member confirmed by widow

Abu Miqdad al Masri's widow confirmed his death as well as the deaths of two of their sons in a US drone strike in Darpa Danda Khel in North Waziristan on Oct. 14, 2011. The strike took place one day after senior Haqqani Network leader Jan Baz Zadran was killed in the same town.


Taliban, Haqqani factions attack tribal rivals in North Waziristan; 10 dead

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens injured after hundreds of Taliban fighters loyal to Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Sirajuddin Haqqani clashed with local anti-Taliban tribesmen in the Shawa area of North Waziristan.


ISAF targets IMU commander linked to Kabul suicide plots

Coalition and Afghan forces have conducted seven raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan this month.


2 Uighur Gitmo detainees transferred to El Salvador

Ahmed-Mohamed.jpg One of the Uighur detainees transferred to El Salvador was deemed a "high" risk by US officials because of his alleged ties to senior al Qaeda operatives.


Taliban release photos, videos of Kabul suicide teams

Afghan and US officials have accused the Haqqani Network of executing the April 15 assaults in Kabul and the provincial capitals of Paktia, Logar, and Nangarhar.


Sudanese al Qaeda fighter killed in Yemen

Bara'a Muhammad Salim al Sudani is said to have fought in Pakistan under al Qaeda military leader Abu Laith al Libi before joining al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.


Taliban launch coordinated attacks in Kabul and 3 provinces

Suicide bombers and assault teams struck in the capital and in Nangarhar, Paktia, and Logar.


Pakistani Taliban assault prison, free nearly 400 inmates

Among those freed is a former Pakistani Air Force member who was associated with Amjad Farooqi, the Pakistani jihadi who attempted to assassinate Pervez Musharraf at the behest of al Qaeda.


IMU facilitator killed during night raid in Afghan north

Ammar Sahib, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator, was in Afghan custody in 2006 for murdering two members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team and two civilians, but spent only six months in jail before being released.


Special operations forces kill newly appointed IMU leader for Afghanistan

Osmani Sahib led the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan's operations for only 12 days before being killed during a combined Afghan and Coalition special operations raid in Faryab province. His predecessor, Makhdum Nusrat, was killed on March 26.


'We do jihad,' says Lashkar-e-Taiba emir Hafiz Saeed

Saeed's sermon calling for jihad against the US was delivered the same day Pakistani officials claimed that Saeed was involved with "de-radicalization and rehabilitation of former jihadis" in Pakistan's Punjab province.


ISAF captures IMU suicide attack facilitator, financier in raids in Afghan north

One raid took place in the remote province of Badakhshan, which has seen an uptick in activity by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The other took place in Faryab, where the IMU's top leader in Afghanistan was killed more than a week ago.


Report: Osama bin Laden helped plan Mumbai attacks

hafiz-saeed-2.jpgDocuments recovered in Osama bin Laden's Pakistani safe house reportedly show that the al Qaeda master had a hand in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.


Turkish jihadist group has agreement to train with Afghan Taliban

Abu-Bara-Turki.jpgAbu Bara'a Turki , the emir of the Cemaat-ul-Islam, said his group "is affiliated with the Afghan Taliban" and "is authorized by the Taliban to provide training to the mujahideen."


US offers $10 million bounty for capture of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed

Saeed now has one of the highest bounties offered for a global terrorist leader. The US is also offering $2 million for Saeed's brother-in-law, who is Lashkar-e-Taiba's deputy emir.


Pakistani Taliban deputy leader Waliur Rehman threatens Britain

Waliur-Rehman-Mehsud-UK.png"Our revenge against the British government will be very severe," Waliur Rahman said in a video that assailed the treatment of Islamist prisoners in the country.


US Predator strike kills 4 'militants' in North Waziristan

The drones leveled a compound near the bazaar in Miramshah. The strike is the first in more than two weeks.