Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent incorporates regional jihadist groups
Usama Mahmoud, AQIS’s spokesman, openly stated that the group “was formed by the gathering of several jihadi groups that have a long history in jihad and fighting.”
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Pakistani officials, Taliban deny Adnan Rasheed was captured
Pakistani officials have said there was a “mix-up” and an al Qaeda explosives expert, and not Rasheed, was captured during a raid two weeks ago in South Waziristan.
Taliban leader Adnan Rasheed reported captured in South Waziristan
Rasheed leads the Taliban’s Ansar al Aseer Khorasan (“Helpers of the Prisoners”) and also claimed to have formed a suicide team to kill former President Musharraf.
Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan: An enduring threat
Testimony to the House Committee of Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade on al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the enduring threat to the US and her allies.
Details emerge on Ahrar-ul-Hind’s emir
Maulana Umar Qasmi was a member of Jaish-e-Mohammed before becoming the emir of the Ahrar-ul-Hind, the Taliban splinter group that refuses to negotiate with the government.
Senior Taliban commander gunned down in North Waziristan
Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani, a senior leader who was appointed interim emir for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan after Hakeemullah’s death, has been gunned down in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
2 al Qaeda commanders killed in December airstrike in Afghanistan
The Dec. 13 airstrike in Nangarhar killed two al Qaeda commanders who were associated with slain al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri.
Pakistani al Qaeda commander threatens government over execution of jihadists
Asmatullah Muawiya said the PML-N “will have to pay a price” if it carries out the executions of jihadists. Pakistan’s interior minister said the government will carry out death penalties starting next week.
Pakistani Taliban assault prison, free hundreds of inmates
At least 30 “hardcore militants” have been freed in a complex suicide assault on a prison in Dera Ismail Khan. The attack was likely carried out by the Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s newly-formed Ansar al Aseer.
Global al Qaeda: Affiliates, objectives, and future challenges
Testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, on al Qaeda, the nature of the group’s central command and its relationship with its affiliates, and the future challenges the West faces in battling the terror organization.
Foreign support of the insurgency in Kandahar: sorting fact from xenophobia
Evaluating Afghan claims of foreign support for Afghanistan’s insurgency requires an understanding of the local context of history, nationalism, and xenophobia.
US adds al Qaeda explosives expert to list of global terrorists
Abd al Hamid al Masli, a Libyan, is a “key improvised explosive device (IED) facilitator” who operates in Waziristan. He temporarily served as the head of al Qaeda’s military committee, likely after Abdullah Said al Libi, the former head of the Lashkar al Zil, was killed in a drone strike.
Pakistani Taliban threaten former President Musharraf with ‘death squad’
Adnan Rasheed, who escaped from a Pakistani prison during a Taliban jailbreak one year ago, is shown with his “death squad,” which is split up in groups of “fedayeen, sniper team, special assault team, and close combat team.”
Pakistani al Qaeda ‘company’ commander praises Mumbai attacker
Asmatullah Muawiya said that the executions of Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru will fuel a new round of attacks on India, and that Kashmir will become a focal point for jihadists after the US abandons Afghanistan.
Taliban, IMU form Ansar al Aseer to free jihadist prisoners
The video featured Adnan Rasheed, a dangerous Pakistani jihadist who was freed in a jailbreak last year; Yassin Chouka, a wanted German commander in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; and Abdul Hakeem, a previously unknown Russian IMU member.
Pakistani military calls HRW report ‘a pack of lies,’ and ‘fabricated’
The HRW report provoked an undiplomatic response from the Pakistani military and ISI.
US drones strike in Pakistan’s Shawal Valley
More than one-fifth of the drone strikes in Pakistan this year have taken place in the remote valley in North Waziristan.
‘Foreigners’ reported killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
The unmanned Predators or Reapers destroyed a compound in the Mir Ali area, which is known to host top al Qaeda and other jihadist leaders and operatives.
US drone strike kills another al Qaeda commander in North Waziristan
Mohammad Ahmed al Mansoor, a midlevel Pakistani al Qaeda commander, is reported to have been killed in the attack. He is the fourth mid-to-senior-level al Qaeda leader reported killed since the US stepped up strikes since the end of November.
Al Qaeda religious leader thought killed in US drone strike
Khalid bin Abdul Rahman al Husainan, a senior religious scholar for al Qaeda who is also known as a Abu Zeid al Kuwaiti, is believed to have been killed in a recent drone strike in Pakistan.
US drones kill 3 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strikes
The drones hit a compound near Mir Ali, an area known to shelter al Qaeda’s military and external operations councils, as well as a host of regional terror groups.
Al Qaeda commander thought killed in South Waziristan drone strike
Abdul Rehman al Zaman Yemeni, a mid-level leader, is reported to have been killed in today’s attack. Sheikh Abdul Bari, another mid-level al Qaeda commander, is thought to have been killed in another strike in the same town on Nov. 29.
US drones kill 3 ‘militants’ in 1st strike in Pakistan in more than a month
The strike ends a 36-day-long pause in attacks in Pakistan’s tribal areas. The pause is the second longest since the program was ramped up in 2008.
US drones kill 4 ‘militants,’ 1 civilian in North Waziristan strike
The strike in the Taliban-controlled Pakistani tribal agency is the first in 13 days. The area where the strike occurred is under the influence of the Haqqani Network.
US drones kill 16 ‘militants’ in Arakzai strike
Drone strikes outside of the designated “kill boxes” in North and South Waziristan are rare. The strike is the first recorded outside of the two tribal agencies since December 2010.
5 ‘militants’ killed in US drone strike in Mir Ali
The last three US attacks have occurred in the jihadist hub in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan.
US drones kill 3 ‘rebels’ in Mir Ali strike
The strike took place in the same village where al Qaeda leaders Abu Kasha al Iraqi and Fateh al Turki are rumored to have been killed on Sept. 24.
Pakistani al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ killed in Kunar airstrike
Abdul Rauf and two other “insurgents” were killed in an airstrike in in the Marawarah district on Sept. 23. Rauf moved “foreign fighters” and built IEDs.
US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
The strike is the second in three days, and took place in an area known to host a variety of South Asian terror groups.
US drones kill 3 ‘militants’ in Datta Khel
The strike is the first in Pakistan in three weeks. Datta Khel is a known hub for al Qaeda as well as the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.