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Al Qaeda's military commander in Yemen reported killed

raymi-thumb.JPGQasim al Raymi, the military commander of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was among six reported killed in an airstrike.


Pakistani Taliban chief survived US airstrike

Hakeemullah-Mehsud-3-thumb.jpgHakeemullah Mehsud dodged yesterday's airstrike, according to US intelligence officials. He may have been wounded in the attack.


Tracking the US air campaign in Pakistan

pred-strikes-pie-thumb2.jpgThe data on the US airstrikes against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan's lawless tribal agencies, updated in real time.


US airstrike hits Taliban camp in North Waziristan

predator-uav.jpgThe latest attack targeted a compound formerly used as a seminary. Ten Taliban fighters are thought to have been killed.


Jordanian al Qaeda operative killed in US airstrike in Pakistan

Mansur-al-Shami-thumb.JPGMansur al Shami was an al Qaeda ideologue and a bodyguard for al Qaeda's leader in Afghanistan. His death was reported on jihadist forums.


Most Wanted: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

A look at Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's top leaders, ideologues, and operatives.


US airstrike kills 4 Taliban fighters in North Waziristan

The strike targeted a training center in a region run by Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar. Today's strike is the fifth this year and the sixth in 10 days.


CIA suicide bomber appears on tape with leader of Pakistani Taliban

Balawi-Hakeemullah-thumb2.JPGThe Jordanian who attacked a CIA base in Khost, Afghanistan, Humam Khalil Muhammed Abu Mulal al Balawi, is seen on a martyrdom tape with Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.


US killed al Qaeda's Lashkar al Zil commander in airstrike

Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda's leader in Afghanistan, confirmed that Abdullah Said al Libi was killed in a US airstrike. Yazid confirmed this in a tape praising the suicide attack on the CIA base in Khost.


US, Afghan forces target insurgent leaders in the East

ISAF said 23 "key insurgent leaders" were killed in eastern Afghanistan between mid-November and December 2009.


US kills 17 in latest North Waziristan strike

Aircraft twice hit a Taliban training camp in Datta Khel. Two "foreigners" are reported to have been killed in the third strike this year.


Analysis: US air campaign in Pakistan heats up

strikes_2004-2009%20%281-4-10%29-thumb3.jpg The US conducted 47 percent more strikes in 2009 than in 2008, and there is no sign the intensity of the campaign will abate in 2010.


US airstrike kills 2 Taliban fighters in Mir Ali in Pakistan

The strike is the third in the Mir Ali region in North Waziristan since New Year's Eve. Taliban commander Sadir Noor was the target of the strike.


Senior Taliban leader reported killed in New Year's Eve strike

Haji Omar Khan, a long-time ally of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, was killed in the attack in Machi Khel, according to his family.


US kills 3 Taliban in second strike in North Waziristan

The US hit a vehicle as it traveled in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency. The attack is the second in the Mir Ali region in 24 hours.


US kills 4 in North Waziristan airstrike

predator-uav.jpgThe attack in the Mir Ali region is the 52nd recorded cross-border strike by the US in 2009.


Pakistan kills Arab, Bangladeshi al Qaeda operatives in South Waziristan

Four al Qaeda fighters were killed during a raid in a hospital in Wana, a region under the control of 'good' Taliban leader Mullah Nazir.


Pakistani Taliban take credit for Karachi suicide attack

Asmatullah-Mehsud.JPGThe Dec. 28 Karachi suicide attack killed 43 people. Taliban commander Asmatullah Bhittani said such attacks would continue.


Former Gitmo detainee killed in Yemen while plotting attack on British embassy

A former Gitmo detainee, Hani Abdo Shaalan, was killed in Yemen as he was reportedly preparing to participate in an attack on the British embassy and other Western targets. At Gitmo, Shaalan admitted that he worked for the Taliban yet downplayed his role, but evidence indicates he was recruited and trained by the Taliban.


Yemen permits wanted al Qaeda leaders to operate in the open

The Yemeni government has resisted extraditing three wanted al Qaeda operatives and a top spiritual leader to the US. The four al Qaeda-linked terrorists and a dangerous US born cleric have operated openly in Yemen for years.