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Jalaluddin Haqqani's son killed in North Waziristan strike: Report

Mohammed Haqqani, a military commander in the Haqqani Network, is thought to have been killed in yesterday's strike outside of Miramshah that targeted his brother, Siraj.


Pakistan captures Afghan Taliban's shadow governor of Baghlan province

Mullah Mir Mohammad was arrested along with Mullah Abdul Salam, the shadow governor of Kunduz. Pakistan also rounded up nine al Qaeda operatives and local Taliban commanders in Karachi.


US airstrikes target Haqqani Network in North Waziristan

Three Haqqani Network fighters are among the four terrorists reported killed in the fourth US attack in five days. Siraj Haqqani was the target of the strike.


Latest US airstrike kills 3 in North Waziristan

The attack is the third in four days, and may signal an uptick in US operations in the tribal areas.


Taliban commander, 4 al Qaeda fighters killed in raid near Marja

Afghan and Coalition special operations forces targeted a commander in the Washir district, one of three districts in Helmand outside the control of the government. Washir is north of Marja, where a major operation is currently underway to dislodge the Taliban.


Suicide bomber targets Somali state minister for defense

Four Somalis were killed in the assassination attempt against Sheikh Yusuf Mohammad Siad, a former ally of Shabaab and Hizbul Islam, in Mogadishu.


US strike kills 4 in North Waziristan

predator-uav.jpgUnmanned aircraft targeted a vehicle in the Taliban-controlled region. The attack is the second in 24 hours.


Taliban's mastermind of suicide attacks is alive

qari-hussain.JPGQari Hussain Mehsud spoke to the media to take credit for last week's suicide attacks that killed policemen in Bannu. The Pakistani government had claimed that Qari Hussain was killed along with Hakeemullah Mehsud.


US strikes training camp in North Waziristan

Five terrorists were killed in an attack in the Mir Ali region. The airstrike is the first in more than a week.


Taliban deny Hakeemullah is dead

Maulvi Noor Jamal, the Taliban commander reported to have replaced Hakeemullah, denied that the leader is dead and said he is not in charge. Pakistan's interior minister claims he has "credible" information that Hakeemullah is dead.


Suicide bomber kills 19 in Khyber

The bombing in Khyber is the first major Taliban strike in more than a week. Eleven tribal policemen were among those killed.


Pakistani military claims success in Bajaur

The Army, backed by tribal militias, is advancing on Taliban strongholds in the Mamond region.


Bombings kill 41 Shia pilgrims in Karbala

The attack is the third major strike against Shia worshippers in five days and the sixth major strike since Jan. 25.


Russian police kill al Qaeda's co-founder in the Caucasus

Mokhmad Mohamad Shabban, a wanted Egyptian al Qaeda operative who helped establish the terror group in the Caucasus, was killed by Russian security forces during a clash in Dagestan.


Predators pound terrorist camp in North Waziristan

Eighteen missiles were reported to have been fired from five unmanned strike aircraft. Seventeen terrorists are said to have been killed.


Female suicide bomber kills 54 pilgrims in Baghdad

The suicide bomber killed mostly women and children as they traveled to Karbala as part of a religious ritual.


Shabaab absorbs southern Islamist group, splits Hizbul Islam

The Ras Kamboni Brigade has broken away from Hizbul Islam, merged with Shabaab, and pledged allegiance with al Qaeda.


Reports of Pakistani Taliban leader's death are premature

Hakeemullah-Mehsud-new-thumb.jpgA Pakistani television channel claimed today that Hakeemullah Mehsud died days after a Jan. 14 strike and was buried recently in Arakzai. The Pakistani military and US intelligence will not confirm the report.


US airstrike targets Haqqani Network in North Waziristan

predator-uav.jpgNine Haqqani Network fighters have been reported killed. The strike is the first in 10 days.


Bin Laden says climate change is a 'fact,' denounces the dollar

Al Qaeda's leader issued his second audiotape in a week.