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Terror alliance takes credit for Peshawar hotel assault

Hakeemullah Mehsud, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and the Abdullah Azzam Brigade took credit for the complex assault on the Pearl Continental Hotel.


Taliban suicide team strikes Peshawar hotel in latest complex assault

Eleven people were killed and more than 70 were wounded in a suicide assault at the luxury Pearl Continental Hotel. The attack is the latest in a series of complex assaults in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.


Pakistani military launches operation in Bannu

More than 20 Taliban fighters have been killed in two tribal areas just outside of North Waziristan. The move may be a prelude to an operation into Waziristan.


Report: Tora Bora Front leader captured in Peshawar

Anwarul Haq Mujahid, the son of famed mujahedeen commander Yunis Khalis, is reportedly in Pakistani police custody and is being interrogated. The report has not been confirmed.


Al Qaeda operatives targeting Pakistani leaders

After a meeting held recently in Afghanistan's Paktia province, Al Qaeda has transferred seven operatives from the Iraq theater to target senior Pakistani leaders.


Pakistani court orders release of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader

hafiz-saeed-2.jpgThe Lahore High Court said Hafiz Saeed must be released from house arrest, despite seeing evidence that links him to al Qaeda.


Islamabad terrorist commander linked to Red Mosque leader

Fidaullah ran a terror camp in Hangu and was behind two suicide attacks against security forces in Islamabad. He has close links to Maulana Abdullah Aziz, and was arrested outside his home with a former member of parliament.


Taliban kidnap hundreds of cadets in Waziristan

Dozens of buses packed with hundreds of students and guarded by security forces were stopped by well-armed Taliban fighters and captured.


Taliban attack paramilitary camp in South Waziristan

Between 25 to 50 Taliban fighters and seven soldiers have been reported killed in clashes after the Taliban targeted a Frontier Corps camp and a convoy in the lawless tribal agency.


Pakistan boosts bounty on Swat Taliban leader Fazlullah

The government raised the bounty for 21 senior commanders in Swat. Nearly all of the Taliban leadership has escaped the Swat operation thus far.


Terror assault team targets police and intelligence officials in Lahore

Twenty-three people were killed after gunmen attacked a police headquarters and a building used by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency. The attackers set off a car bomb during the street battle.


Al Qaeda Shadow Army camps located in northern Helmand

The district of Baghran hosts several camps used to train Taliban and al Qaeda fighters to conduct attacks in Helmand, Kandahar, and Uruzgan. The Marines are moving into Helmand in force.


Pakistan detained senior Shadow Army commander

Abu Sufyan al Yemeni is a senior officer who was responsible for facilitating the movement of recruits and operatives into Pakistan's tribal areas and served as a conduit for communications to al Qaeda cells worldwide.


Waziristan operation not on the horizon: Zardari

Pakistan's president said he was misquoted during his visit to the US. Previous reports, which he discredited, have sparked an exodus in South Waziristan.


Afghan and US forces battle Taliban in northern Helmand stronghold

The district of Nad Ali hosts Taliban command and control centers and a narcotics hub as well as al Qaeda camps used to train the Shadow Army.


Report: Shabaab leader wounded in Mogadishu explosion

Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohamed was wounded in an explosion during a meeting on the outskirts of the Somali capital. An unconfirmed report speculated he was killed.


Pakistani al Qaeda leader killed in March 2008 Predator strike

arshad-waheed-thumb.JPGA mid-level al Qaeda leader known as Dr. Arshad Waheed was killed in the March 16, 2008 airstrike in South Waziristan along with 19 other al Qaeda and Taliban fighters.


Shabaab on the offensive in Somalia

Shabaab and the allied Hizbul Islam are consolidating control of central and southern Somalia and are ousting Islamist forces loyal to President Sharif, their former ally.


US, Iraqi forces target Syrian-based network

The raid targeted the foreign fighter facilitation network run by Abu Khalaf, who was designated as a global terrorist just days ago. Three of Khalaf's aides were captured.


US strikes Taliban, al Qaeda in North Waziristan

Nine operatives were killed and dozens more were wounded in a Predator airstrike on a madrassa and a vehicle in Mir Ali. The strike is the third this week.