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US officials have confirmed that al Libi was killed in yesterday's drone strike in Mir Ali. Al Qaeda has not confirmed his death.
Commander Abbos Mansoor was named the military emir of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan just days before he was killed in a drone strike, while Abdul Aziz served as a combat cameraman and producer for Jundallah Studio.
Hafiz Saeed Khan, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in Arakzai, said his followers killed or ejected tribal leaders who opposed Taliban rule.
The US has struck three times in the past five days in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
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Another 'good Taliban' commander ends polio vaccinations
Mullah Nazir said the vaccination program is being used by the US to gather intelligence and conduct drone strikes in the tribal areas. He follows Hafiz Gul Bahadar, who shut down the program in North Waziristan two weeks ago.Taliban behead 7 Pakistani soldiers: report
The Malakand Taliban, which are commanded by Mullah Fazlullah, reportedly crossed the border from Afghanistan and killed 17 Pakistani troops.Pakistan detains al Qaeda operative tied to multiple plots
An al Qaeda operative named Naamen Meziche has been reportedly detained in Pakistan. Meziche had extensive ties to the 9/11 plotters and was part of a 2010 plot to launch Mumbai-style attacks in Europe. That plot also had significant links to al Qaeda's Iran-based network.ISAF kills IMU, al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in airstrikes
The Taliban commanders killed in Nangarhar "facilitated the movement of foreign fighters across the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan." The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in Badakhshan.'Good' Taliban commander halts polio vaccinations over drone strikes
"Polio campaigns are also used to spy for America against the mujahideen (holy warriors), one example of which is Dr. Shakil Afridi," a statement released by Hafiz Gul Bahadar said.US drones strike in Miramshah's bazaar, kill 3 militants
The strike is the second in 24 hours. The US has attacked targets in Miramshah's bazaar four times since the beginning of March 2010; two top-level al Qaeda leaders were killed in those strikes.North Waziristan drone strike kills 4 'militants'
The strike took place near Miramshah, a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.NGOs are 'targets' in South Waziristan, say Pakistani Taliban
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan distributed pamphlets in the Mehsud areas of South Waziristan and threatened to punish anyone working with the government.NDS arrests senior Taliban leader and 14 others linked to school poisonings
Afghan intelligence officials announced the arrest of 15 suspects in connection to the series of suspected poison attacks against girls' schools in northern Afghanistan. Among those arrested were a Taliban deputy shadow governor and three women.Taliban kill 21 Afghans in double suicide attack
"The agents of Punjab have once again spilled the blood of innocent civilians," Kandahar's chief of police said, referring to Pakistan's influence over the Taliban.Abu Yahya al Libi killed in latest drone strike, US officials say
US officials have confirmed that al Libi was killed in yesterday's drone strike in Mir Ali. Al Qaeda has not confirmed his death.
US drones kill 15 in North Waziristan strike
The strike in Mir Ali is the third in Pakistan in three days, and the eighth in the two weeks since the US failed to get Pakistan to reopen the supply lines for NATO forces in Afghanistan.Latest US drone strike kills 10 'militants' in South Waziristan
The drones targeted a group of Taliban and "foreigners" who gathered to note the death of one of Mullah Nazir's commanders, who was killed in yesterday's drone strike.US drones kill 'good' Taliban commander in South Wazirstan
Rahmanullah, "a key commander" for Mullah Nazir, was reported killed in today's strike. Nazir considers himself an al Qaeda leader.US troops repel suicide assault on base in eastern Afghanistan
"Some insurgents were able to get inside the perimeter" of Forward Operating Base Salerno, "but they were neutralized," a US military spokesman told LWJ.IMU eulogizes military commander, media operative
Commander Abbos Mansoor was named the military emir of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan just days before he was killed in a drone strike, while Abdul Aziz served as a combat cameraman and producer for Jundallah Studio.
Emir tells of Taliban's rise to power in remote Pakistani tribal agency
Hafiz Saeed Khan, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan in Arakzai, said his followers killed or ejected tribal leaders who opposed Taliban rule.
ISAF kills al Qaeda's 2nd in command for Afghanistan
Sakhr al Taifi, a senior leader from Saudi Arabia who communicated with top al Qaeda leaders based in Pakistan, was killed in yesterday's airstrike in Kunar.US drones kill 8 in pair of strikes in North Waziristan
The drone program will resume, as Pakistan has balked at reopening NATO's supply lines into Afghanistan, a US intelligence official involved in the program told LWJ.4 'militants' killed in latest US drone strike in Pakistan
The US has struck three times in the past five days in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
