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The Long War Journal's roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.
Unmanned aircraft targeted a vehicle in Karikot, the location of the last strike in 2008. All of those killed or wounded were from Turkmenistan.
A senior lieutenant of Mullah Nazir threatens to hit the Pakistani military with suicide bombers if US airstrikes continue.
Omar plotted to kill Pakistan's former president while serving a jail sentence and is also thought to be complicit in the murder of a senior Pakistani counterterrorism officer.
Malaysia releases a dangerous terrorist from jail. The case highlights the dangers of turning over terrorists to their home countries. Originally published at The Weekly Standard.
Hafiz Saeed is under house arrest for three months; Lashkar-e-Taiba offices closed in Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Azad Kashmir.
Masood Azhar has been in Pakistani custody two other times in the past. Pakistan said operations against jihadi terror groups would continue.
Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and eight other terrorists were arrested during government raids on Lashkar-e-Taiba camps and offices in Muzaffarabad.
By Bill Roggio & Thomas Joscelyn. In the war on terror, Islamabad is both with us and against us. Originally published in The Weekly Standard magazine.
Two Hellfire missiles kill three in a town outside of Mir Ali, the stronghold of Abu Kasha al Iraqi.
The US wants to place three senior former ISI officers and a former Chief of Army Staff on the United Nations international terrorist list.
The leader of the Yemeni Soldiers Brigades claimed the Yemeni state participates in terror attacks for political gain.
Hafiz Saeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, and Dawood Ibrahim top the list. Other names on the list have been provided to The Long War Journal
Officials said 195 people have been killed, including 22 foreigners, and more than 300 are reported wounded so far. A captured terrorist said the attack was organized by the Lashkar-e-Taiba and originated in Pakistan.
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The State of Jihad: 2008
The Long War Journal's roundup of the major developments in the primary and secondary theaters during the past year.
US kills 4 al Qaeda operatives in South Waziristan strike
Unmanned aircraft targeted a vehicle in Karikot, the location of the last strike in 2008. All of those killed or wounded were from Turkmenistan.
Taliban suicide bombers strike in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Attack at school in Buner kills 35 civilians; 14 children, two policemen killed in Khost attack.'Pro-government' Taliban group threatens Pakistani military
A senior lieutenant of Mullah Nazir threatens to hit the Pakistani military with suicide bombers if US airstrikes continue.
US strikes in 2 villages in South Waziristan
Eight people have been reported killed in two attacks near Wana; no high-value targets have been reported killed.Omar Saeed Sheikh plots assassination from Pakistani jail
Omar plotted to kill Pakistan's former president while serving a jail sentence and is also thought to be complicit in the murder of a senior Pakistani counterterrorism officer.
Al Qaeda's anthrax scientist
Malaysia releases a dangerous terrorist from jail. The case highlights the dangers of turning over terrorists to their home countries. Originally published at The Weekly Standard.
US strike in South Waziristan kills 7
Three "foreigners" among those killed in the latest attack in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas.Pakistan places Lashkar-e-Taiba leader under 'house arrest'
Hafiz Saeed is under house arrest for three months; Lashkar-e-Taiba offices closed in Karachi, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Azad Kashmir.
Jaish-e-Mohammed leader placed under 'house arrest'
Masood Azhar has been in Pakistani custody two other times in the past. Pakistan said operations against jihadi terror groups would continue.
Pakistan detains Lashkar-e-Taiba plotter of Mumbai attacks
Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi and eight other terrorists were arrested during government raids on Lashkar-e-Taiba camps and offices in Muzaffarabad.
Former ISI chief linked to banned al Qaeda WMD advisory group
Hamid Gul was a director of the Umma Tameer-E-Nau, a Pakistani non-governmental organization that advised al Qaeda and the Taliban on the development of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.Pakistan's Jihad
By Bill Roggio & Thomas Joscelyn. In the war on terror, Islamabad is both with us and against us. Originally published in The Weekly Standard magazine.
US Predator hits Taliban safe house in North Waziristan, kills 4
Two Hellfire missiles kill three in a town outside of Mir Ali, the stronghold of Abu Kasha al Iraqi.
US moves to declare former Pakistani officers international terrorists
The US wants to place three senior former ISI officers and a former Chief of Army Staff on the United Nations international terrorist list.
Yemeni al Qaeda leader: State conducts terror attacks
The leader of the Yemeni Soldiers Brigades claimed the Yemeni state participates in terror attacks for political gain.
India demands Pakistan turn over most wanted
Hafiz Saeed, Maulana Masood Azhar, and Dawood Ibrahim top the list. Other names on the list have been provided to The Long War Journal
Taliban are 'patriots,' says Pakistani Army official
The Pakistani Army looks to the Pashtun tribes and the Taliban in the insurgency-racked northwest as tensions with India rise over allegations of Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai terror assault.Captured Mumbai attacker implicates Pakistani military, intel
Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Ajmal Amir Kasab said the Pakistani Navy and Dawood Ibrahim's criminal network aided in the attack, while information shows the terrorists made phone calls to senior Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders.Indian commandos end 62-hour siege of Mumbai
Officials said 195 people have been killed, including 22 foreigners, and more than 300 are reported wounded so far. A captured terrorist said the attack was organized by the Lashkar-e-Taiba and originated in Pakistan.
