Baitullah Mehsud is reported to have died of natural causes; US intelligence does not believe he is dead. A US airstrike killed five extremists in Mirali in North Waziristan. Thirteen Taliban were killed in fighting in Bajaur. Security forces detained five members of Lashkar-e-Jhangwi in Gujranwala. The Taliban demanded the release of 136 of their […]
Baitullah is one of Pakistan’s most able and deadly Taliban commanders. The first report in the Global Jihadist Movements – The Pakistani Taliban Project details his rise to power in Pakistan.
US drone strike kills five in Pakistan: officials
Iraq forces gain more control, but lose more lives
Al-Qaeda planning to bomb Atlantis
US drone strike kills five in Pakistan: officials
Car bomb strikes Baghdad restaurant
Iraqi forces detained 25 suspected Soldiers of Heaven members in Babil province and 14 Special Groups fighters in Al Kut. Security forces arrested the Jalawlaa emergency police commander. Coalition forces captured 11 al Qaeda operatives in Baghdad and Mosul. US troops detained five Special Groups fighters in Baghdad. A US soldier was killed in Baghdad.
