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Indonesian bombing mastermind Dulmatin confirmed killed

dulmatin-thumb.jpgThe president of Indonesia confirmed that the Bali bombing plotter was killed in yesterday's raid in a Jakarta suburb.


Wanted Indonesian terrorist Dulmatin thought killed in raid

Indonesia police believe he was killed outside the capital of Jakarta, but the reports are unconfirmed. Dulmatin is a mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings and a possible successor to Mohammed Noordin Top.


US airstrike in North Waziristan kills 5 Haqqani Network fighters

The attack is the first this month and also the first in 12 days.


Adam Gadahn not in custody: Pakistani officials

The reports of the arrest of al Qaeda's American-born propagandist in Karachi appear to be a case of mistaken identity.


Faqir Mohammad survived airstrike in Pakistan's tribal areas

The Taliban commander was reported killed by Pakistan's Interior Minister in a strike in Mohmand last week.


American al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn captured in Pakistan: Report

gadahn-03072010-thumb.JPGThe American charged with treason for serving as al Qaeda's mouthpiece is thought to have been detained in a Pashtun region in Karachi. The reports are unconfirmed.


Top Taliban, al Qaeda leaders reported killed in Mohmand airstrikes

Unconfirmed reports indicate that Qari Zia Rahman and Faqir Mohammed were among 30 killed today in the tribal agency. Both leaders have been reported killed in the past.


Suicide attacks pick up as Iraqis begin voting

Over the past 24 hours, al Qaeda suicide bombers have struck at polling stations and police in Baghdad and Baqubah as preliminary voting for the national parliamentary election begins.


Afghan Taliban's 'surge commander' Zakir not in custody

Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir, a former detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, is not in Pakistani custody, according to US and Afghan intelligence officials.


Bajaur cleared of Taliban: Pakistani general

The commander of the Frontier Corps claimed the Taliban have been driven from Bajaur and the movement "is no longer significant" in the tribal areas.


Taliban confirm wanted terror leader Qari Zafar killed in US airstrike

Zafar was involved in several major attacks in Pakistan, including the 2006 suicide attack on the US Consulate in Karachi and attacks on major hotels in Islamabad in 2008 and Peshawar in 2009. The US had a $5 million bounty out for Zafar.


Al Qaeda-linked Chinese terrorist leader reported killed in US strike in Pakistan

Abdul Haq al Turkistani, the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party, may have been killed in the Feb. 15 airstrike in North Waziristan. The report is unconfirmed.


CIA agents killed in suicide attack 'a gift from Allah'

Khurisani.JPGThe Jordanian-born al Qaeda suicide bomber explained how he was able to trick his intelligence handlers and lure CIA officials and a Jordanian intelligence official into a suicide bombing trap on a US outpost in Khost.


Taliban release videotape of Hakeemullah Mehsud

Hakeemullah-Mehsud-new-thumb.jpgThe leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan is seen in an interview, but there is no indication as to when the tape was recorded.


Fedayeen-i-Islam commander thought killed in US airstrike

Qari Mohammed Zafar is reported to have been killed in a recent strike outside of Miramshah. Zafar was involved in serveral major attacks in Pakistan, including the 2002 suicide attack on the US Consulate in Karachi. The US has a $5 million bounty out for Zafar.


US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan, kills 8

Unmanned strike aircraft hit a compound and a vehicle in a village outside of Miramshah. Three foreign fighters are among those killed.


Suicide bomber kills senior anti-Taliban leader in Nangarhar

Mohammad Haji Zaman, a former mujahedeen commander who fought against al Qaeda at Tora Bora, was killed along with 14 others in an attack at a tribal meeting.


Another senior Afghan Taliban leader detained in Pakistan

Maulvi Abdul Kabir, the leader of the Taliban's shura in Peshawar and a key link to allied terror groups, has been captured by Pakistani intelligence officials in Nowshera in the Northwest Frontier Province.


Senior al Qaeda military commander killed in Predator strike

Sheikh Mansoor, an al Qaeda military commander in North Waziristan, is thought to have been killed in the Feb. 17 airstrike. Mansoor was a Canadian citizen and directed attacks in Afghanistan.


Suicide bombers attack police in Pakistan's northwest

The Taliban hit two police stations in the relatively stable district of Mansehra; a police chief was killed. The Pakistani Air Force killed 30 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in South Waziristan.