Indonesian police ‘very confident’ Noordin M. Top dead
Top’s network was under heavy surveillance. Police expect the results of a DNA test sometime this week.
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Mystery over Noordin Mohammed Top thickens
Top was initially reported as killed during a raid, but police have detained an individual who witnesses say resembles Top.
Analysis: Pakistani claims regarding Baitullah’s death, shura clash, are suspect
Given the Pakistani government’s poor track record in reporting on the deaths of senior extremist leaders as well as on recent events, the government’s claims must be looked upon with skepticism.
The fog of the Predator war: Baitullah is alive, say Pakistani Taliban
Military commanders and potential successors Hakeemullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain Mehsud, spokesman Maulvi Omar, aide Qari Hidayatullah, and a former Islamist politician all claimed Baitullah is alive and will speak to the media.
Noordin Mohammed Top dead, major attack averted
Top was the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Tanzim Qaedat al-Jihad. He reportedly blew himself up as he was surrounded by children.
Analysis: Baitullah’s death will impact operations Pakistan and Afghanistan
In the wake of Baitullah Mehsud’s death, the Pakistani government could decide to end the military operation in South Waziristan.
Baitullah Mehsud’s possible successors
Hakeemullah Mehsud is said to be in the lead to take over the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Qari Hussain Mehsud is a close second.
Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders killed in US airstrikes since 2004
A look at the senior leaders of the Taliban and al Qaeda killed during the US Predator air campaign, which started in 2004.
Baitullah Mehsud is dead, says Pakistani Taliban deputy
Faqir Mohammed, the deputy leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, said Baitullah was killed in the Aug. 5 airstrike in South Waziristan.
‘Baitullah Mehsud is alive’ – US intelligence official
Baitullah Mehsud survived yesterday’s airstrike that killed his second wife, US intelligence officials said.
Afghan and US forces destroy Haqqani Network training camp in Khost
Eighteen Haqqani Network fighters were killed during an Aug. 4 raid on a “stronghold in the remote mountains” in eastern Afghanistan.
Baitullah Mehsud’s wife killed in Predator attack
Predators hit a compound in Makeen owned by Baitullah’s father-in-law. Relatives said Baitullah’s second wife and two Taliban fighters were killed in the strike.
Iraqi troops detain deputy leader of Ansar al Islam
Fakri Hadi Gari, the group’s deputy emir, and the financial emir were captured by Iraqi forces in Mosul.
Pakistani high court suspends case against Hafiz Saeed
The government’s petition to keep the Lashkar-e-Taiba leader under house arrest has been suspended “indefinitely.”
Pakistan charges Sufi Mohammed with treason
The leader of the pro-Taliban TNSM and architect of the most recent peace agreement in Swat is being charged, along with seven others, with treason, inciting rebellion, terrorism, waging war, and conspiracy against Pakistan.
Uighur terrorist leader threatens attacks against Chinese interests across the globe
Abdul Haq al Turkistani, the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party and a member of al Qaeda’s Shura Majlis, threatened to attack Chinese embassies worldwide and also interests within China.
Nigerian Taliban leader killed in custody
Mohammad Yusuf, the leader of Boko Haram, was killed after being detained by Nigerian police, who claimed he had been attempting to escape. Yusuf had led the group responsible for the Islamist uprising in Northern Nigeria.
Anti-Taliban tribal militia leader assassinated in Pakistan’s northwest
The Taliban assaulted the home of a tribal leader who opposed the Taliban presence in Shangla. The tribal leader is the latest to be killed for supporting the government.
Taliban suicide bomber kills two troops in North Waziristan
The Taliban also targeted security forces in Peshawar, Mohmand, Swat, and Khyber. Four more security personnel were beheaded and three more were seriously wounded in Pakistan’s violent northwest.
Iran and the Taliban, allies against America
The testimony of a Guantanamo detainee confirms that cooperation between Iran and the Taliban began prior to the September 11 attacks. The one-time enemies came together to fight their common foe: America.
Islamist violence grips northern Nigeria
Clashes between the Nigerian Police Force and an Islamist group dubbed the “Nigerian Taliban” have left over 150 dead and hundreds arrested as violence shakes northern Nigeria.
Pakistan strikes Taliban camps in Khyber
Twenty Taliban fighters were reported killed during airstrikes on four camps, including a suicide training center in the Tirah Valley. US forces in Afghanistan pursued Taliban fighters into this region late last year.
US released senior Iranian Qods Force commander
Mahmud Farhadi was one of the five Iranians released on July 9. He led one of the three regional commands under the Qods Force’s Ramazan Corps, the unit assigned to strike at US, Coalition, and Iraqi forces.
Pakistan detains radical cleric Sufi Mohammed
The leader of the Radical TNSM was arrested after meeting with the banned group’s shura in Peshawar.
Afghan police beat back Haqqani Network suicide assault
Seven Haqqani Network fighters were killed during a coordinated assault in Khost City.
Somalia’s Shabaab, Hizbul Islam seek merger
Hizbul Islam leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys told a crowd in Mogadishu that plans for a merger are moving forward.
Pakistani jihadis deny Osama bin Laden’s son killed
The Taliban commanders said Sa’ad is fighting in Afghanistan and no members of Osama’s inner circle have been killed.
Swat Taliban leader ‘alive, healthy and has never been wounded’ – spokesman
Shah Doran, Fazlullah’s deputy, has been reported killed. Muslim Khan, the spokesman for Fazlullah, said the Taliban are prepared to retake Swat.
Osama bin Laden’s son thought killed in Predator strike
Sa’ad bin Laden is believed to have been killed in a US Predator airstrike in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The report has not been confirmed.
Anti-Baitullah Taliban groups merge, appoint new leader
The Abdullah Mehsud group has been reorganized under the command of Ikhlas Khan.