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ISAF captures Qods Force-linked operative in Kandahar

The Taliban commander is linked to the Qods Force, which aided in the shipment of weapons from Iran to Kandahar province.


Founder of AQAP's media arm killed in clash in Yemen

Abu-Hammam-Qahtani.jpgAbu Hammam Qahtani founded the Malahim Media Foundation, AQAP's propaganda arm, which publishes Inspire Magazine.


Jordanian al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan

Abu Kandahar al Zarqawi was an administrator at the jihadist Al Hesbah forum and an associate of Abu Dujanah al Khurasani, the suicide bomber who carried out the suicide attack against the CIA at Combat Outpost Chapman in Khost province.


Al Qaeda-linked Taliban leader reported killed in Khyber Predator strike

Ibn-Amin.JPGIbn Amin, the leader of the Tora Bora Brigade in Swat, was killed in one of three Predator strikes in Khyber on Dec. 17.


Hizbul Islam joins Shabaab in Somalia

Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys merged with al Qaeda-linked Shabaab after suffering a string of defeats south of Mogadishu.


Taliban leader linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Islam captured in Afghan east

ISAF mentioned the Lashkar-e-Islam for the first time, just one day after US Predators pounded the group's strongholds across the border in Pakistan's Khyber agency.


US Predators launch 3 more strikes in Khyber, killing 54 'terrorists'

The last four strikes have taken place in Khyber, signaling a possible shift in targeting from North Waziristan, where attacks have been focused.


Analysis: 'Lady al Qaeda' in propaganda

aafia-siddiqui-thumb.jpgTop al Qaeda ideologue Abu Yahya al Libi has released a new tape imploring Muslims to wage jihad on behalf of Aafia Siddiqui. It is the second such tape released by al Qaeda in recent months.


US Predators kill 7 Taliban fighters in Khyber

predator-uav.jpgThe strike in Khyber is just the second in the vital tribal agency this year.


AQAP operative Fahd al Quso denies reports of his death

quso.jpgQuso granted an interview with a Saudi newspaper from his mountain stronghold in Yemen's Shabwa province.


Palestinian al Qaeda operative reported killed in Afghanistan

Abu-Rideh.jpgMahmud Abu Rideh was detained in the United Kingdom for four years, and his control order was lifted last summer. His death has not been confirmed.


Jundallah claims suicide attack at Iranian mosque

The suicide attack today killed 41 people. Jundallah claimed that the suicide bombers targeted Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.


ISAF targets Taliban's shadow government in Nangarhar

Special operations forces captured the shadow governor of Sherzad, a Taliban and al Qaeda haven in the Afghan east.


US Predators kill 4 'rebels' in North Waziristan strike

The attack took place in an area under the control of the Haqqani Network.


Stockholm suicide bomber aspired to jihad

Taimour-Abdulwahab.jpgA jihadist website identified Taimour Abdulwahab as the Stockholm suicide bomber. Abdulwahab claimed he traveled to the Middle East to train for jihad.


Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 US and 2 Afghan troops in south

The Taliban claimed the attack on a newly established combat outpost in Zhari district in Kandahar province. The Taliban have carried out three suicide attacks in Kandahar in two days.


Yemeni al Qaeda operative killed along Afghan-Pakistani border

Abu Abdulrahman al Qahtani was a veteran jihadist and propagandist who was close to the suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officials in a suicide attack in Khost, Afghanistan, late last year.


US Predators strike al Qaeda stronghold in North Waziristan

The strike is the second this month; both strikes have hit targets in Datta Khel, a haven for al Qaeda's leadership cadre.


Suicide bomber kills 10 in attack at hospital in Pakistan

The Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have carried out four suicide attacks over the past five days.


Special operations forces deal blows to Taliban ranks

Over the past six months, more than 600 Taliban and allied terrorist groups' leaders have been killed or captured, 2,000 fighters have been killed, and another 4,100 have been captured.