Militants Strike Mosque, Kill Dozens
04 December 2009
'Pakistani Army Leaders Killed in Al-Qaeda Mosque Attack', The Telegraph, 4 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Five serving officers, including a major general, a brigadier, two lieutenant colonels and a major, died in the assault by suicide bombers and gunmen on a mosque near the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi. A retired major and three serving ordinary soldiers were also among the dead as well as 17 children, including 11 sons of...
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Balochistan: A Hotbed of Militancy
04 December 2009
'Separatists, Islamists and Islamabad Struggle for Control of Pakistani Balochistan', The Jamestown Foundation // Terrorism Monitor, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Many observers of Pakistani affairs have used the deteriorating situation in the tribal agencies along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier as a bellwether of future trends in Pakistan. In this context, it is no surprise that events in Pakistan's tribal areas seem to draw...
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New Counter-Insurgency Strategies Lead to Success in South Waziristan
04 December 2009
'New Strategies in Pakistan's Counter-Insurgency Operation in South Waziristan', The Jamestown Foundation // Terrorism Monitor, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan's recent 'Rah-e-Nijat' (Path to Salvation) military operation in the South Waziristan agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has achieved tremendous success since it began on October 17. It is believed that security forces should be able to...
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US Takes Hunt for Al-Qaeda to Pakistan
04 December 2009
, Asia Times Online, 4 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Notwithstanding the surge of 30,000 additional United States troops in Afghanistan, as outlined by US President Barack Obama in his policy speech on Tuesday, the next phase of the war will primarily be aimed at fighting al-Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal areas, while all efforts in Afghanistan will focus on a peaceful settlement to pave the...
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CIA to Expand Use of Drones in Pakistan
04 December 2009
', The New York Times, 3 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The White House has authorized an expansion of the C.I.A.'s drone program in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, officials said this week, to parallel the president's decision, announced Tuesday, to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. American officials are talking with Pakistan about the possibility of striking in Baluchistan for the first...
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The Taliban's War on Schoolchildren
04 December 2009
', TIME, 4 December 2009
EXCERPT: "The numbers show the extent of the war on education by the Pakistani Taliban. At least 473 schools across Swat and Federally Administered Tribal Areas have been destroyed over the past two years. Militants recently blew up a 12-room state-run high school and health clinic for boys in Hangu district, a small area nestled on the border of North...
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