Tag Archives: Waziristan

Senior Al Qaeda Leader Targetted in Bannu Missile Strike

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Thanos

Reports from Bill Roggio and AFP both say we might have gotten another member of Al Qaeda’s Shura council. A good way to go into the Thanksgiving holidays.
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Sayyid Imam Calls Zawahiri a Liar and Cursed Before God

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Thanos

In a book being published serially, Sayyid Imam points out the lies and double-dealing of Ayman Al Zawhari, and challenges him to a cursing before God. See here at Jihadica, partial list below: Zawahiri repeatedly says I wrote the Document [the … Continue reading →

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First Snow in Pakistan

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Thanos

Snow is falling in the higher passes as people prepare for winter, and the country faces the economic downturn being seen worldwide. Many pin it on the downturn in the US, but the housing bubble burst in the US is really not … Continue reading →

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New Missile Strikes in Pakistan

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Thanos

A new missile strike in Pakistan has killed 16 Taliban at a madrassah complex belonging to a friend of Osama Bin  Laden’s, Jalaluddin Haqqani. Haqqqani and his son, Sirajuddin, are the leaders of the Taliban in Afghanistan post-Daddullah, and they have … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Reopens Torkham Border Crossing to NATO Supplies

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Thanos

Pakistan shut down the border crossing at Torkham to NATO fuel supplies after a series of raids by the US in Pakistan aimed at taking out the leadership of the Taliban and Al Qaeda. They reoppened the crossing today, and … Continue reading →

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Pakistan Update

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Thanos

The place this is most evident is in their ongoing war against Pakistan; with Musharraf gone and the fighting still going and reinforced by the most recent Al Zawahiri tape, it’s evident that the war isn’t against the US. It’s a war to achieve temporal power for the Neo-takfirist extremists who compose these groups. Continue reading →

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Confirmed by AQ: Abu Yazid “Saeed” Al Masri Still on the HVT List

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Thanos

As Sahab, Al Qaeda’s media outlet, has released eulogies for two recently killed commanders, but Abu Yazid was not among them and he signed the message. This confirms that the August 12th reports of his demise from unamed Pakistani officials were false reports and leaves Saeed Al Masri on the high value target list. Continue reading →

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Missile Strike Against Hekmatyar Camp in Pakistan; 9 Dead

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Thanos

>”This camp was run by Hizb-e-Islami and there were about 15 people including foreigners there at the time of the attack,”
Militants sealed off the area and were not letting anyone approach, they aren’t even letting residents who live nearby go there but our information is that they have recovered nine bodies.” Continue reading →

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Pakistan Taliban Schism Confirmed – 50 Dead

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Thanos

The schism that has stewed for a couple of months within Baitullah Mehsud’s loose alliance of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan broke out into open large scale fighting in the Mohmand agency Friday. Initial reports had ten dead up until the point when the Afghan … Continue reading →

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TTP Taliban Re-Declares War on Pakistan

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Thanos

The Civil war in Pakistan has heated up again with assaults on proto-Taliban agents of Mangal Bagh in the Khyber pass (Taliban groups in Pakistan change names as the occasion or the goal allows, and they sub-contract with each other. … Continue reading →

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