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Pakistan
Taliban publicly flog men for ‘taking drugs’ against their diktat
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Pakistan
Pakistani military spokesman: Killings of Taliban militants ‘show weariness with insurgency’
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Al Qaeda
Bombs tip-off ‘came from former al-Qaeda member’
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Al Qaeda in Iraq
Yemeni bomb plot: Has al-Qaeda become more organized?
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Iran
The Iranian Embassy in Nigeria refused to comment on the recent arms seizure in Lagos. The Russian foreign minister called on Iran to resume nuclear talks. President Ahmadinejad congratulated Rousseff on her presidential election win in Brazil.
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8 Germans killed in Oct. 4 Predator strike in North Waziristan identified
The Germans were members of the Islamic Jihad Group. An operational commander, a financier, and an expert bomb maker were among those reported killed.
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Yemen
Obama administration officials are pushing for the CIA to take control of US special operations forces and step up covert operations in Yemen. The Yemeni government downplayed the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula terrorism plot that involved bombs placed on cargo aircraft.
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Jabber al Fayfi reportedly provided the information that led to the discovery of the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula terrorism plot that involved bombs placed on cargo aircraft. Fayfi was transferred from Yemen to Saudi Arabia two weeks ago.
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Somalia
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a Somali-American, was sworn in as the country’s new prime minister. Fifteen people were killed in fighting between Shabaab and Somali and African Union forces in Mogadishu.
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US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
Two missiles were fired into a compound that had “become a hub of militants’ movement” in North Waziristan.
