The 313 Brigade and Kashmir
17 November 2009
'The 313 Brigade', South Asia Analysis Group // International Terrorism Monitor No. 579, 16 November 2009
EXCERPT: "There are two jihadi terrorist organisations by the name the 313 Brigade. The first is Kashmir-centric and is associated with the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI) of Qari Saifullah Akhtar. It has been in existence since at least 1999 and is a member of the United Jihad Council, based in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir,...
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Suicide Bombings Cause Torment for Pakistani Children
17 November 2009
'Suicide Bombings Cause Torment for Pakistani Children', The Earth Times, 17 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Eight-year-old Abid Mehmood was sifting through the debris of the bombed market in Pakistan's north-western city of Peshawar for metal and plastic pieces when he found something unusual - a human eyeball. The remains of a body that the powerful blast might have burnt or even dissolved a day earlier had enough shine and colour...
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South Waziristan IDPs Move Further From Conflict Zone
17 November 2009
'South Waziristan IDPs Move Further From Conflict Zone', IRIN News, 17 November 2009
EXCERPT: "As temperatures get closer to freezing in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency near the border with Afghanistan, some people affected by fighting between government troops and militants have begun to move further from the conflict zone. . . Most IDPs are staying with host families in NWFP's adjacent Dera Ismail Khan and...
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Main Taliban Bases in South Waziristan Captured: Army
17 November 2009
'Main Taliban Bases in South Waziristan Captured: Army', DAWN, 17 November 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistani forces have captured most main Taliban bases in their offensive in South Waziristan and will soon fan out into the rugged countryside to hunt for militants there, commanders said on Tuesday. Soldiers have advanced faster than expected in their month-long offensive, seizing main roads and Taliban bases but militant leaders have...
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Taliban Taps Punjab Heartland for Recruits
17 November 2009
'Pakistan Taliban Taps Punjab Heartland for Recruits', Los Angeles Times, 16 November 2009
EXCERPT: "One by one, recruits from Pakistan's Punjab heartland would make the seven-hour drive to Waziristan, where they would pull up to an office that made no secret of its mission. The signboard above the office door read 'Tehrik-e-Taliban.' In a largely ungoverned city like Miram Shah, there was no reason to hide its identity. . . 'Someone recruits...
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US Asks More From Pakistan in War
17 November 2009
, The New York Times, 15 November 2009
EXCERPT: "The Obama administration is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to expand and reorient its fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, warning that failing to do so would undercut the new strategy and troop increase for Afghanistan that President Obama is preparing to approve, American officials say. While Afghanistan has dominated the public discussion...
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