The Khost Attack and the Intelligence War Challenge
11 January 2010
The Khost Attack and the Intelligence War Challenge, STRATFOR, 11 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Al-Balawi was sent to Pakistan less than a year ago as part of a joint GID/CIA mission. Under the cover of going to school to receive advanced medical training, al-Balawi established himself in Pakistan and began to reach out to jihadists in the region. Under his al-Khurasani pseudonym, al-Balawai announced in September 2009 in an interview on a...
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India-Pakistan Exchange Rocket Fire in Kashmir
11 January 2010
Rockets Fired in India-Pakistan Border Skirmish, CNN, 11 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Indian border guards fired four rockets into Pakistan on Saturday in what they said was retaliation to a similar fire from the other side. Pakistan denied that claim. Two unexploded rockets were traced after midnight near an Indian outpost along the border dividing the Punjab region between the two countries, said K. Srinivasan, a deputy inspector-general...
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Record Number of Deaths Due to Militant Violence: Report
11 January 2010
Pakistan Suffers Record Number of Deaths Due to Militant Violence, The Guardian, 11 January 2010
EXCERPT: "A record number of Pakistani civilians and security forces died in militant violence last year as the country reeled from an onslaught of Taliban suicide bombings that propelled it into the ranks of the world's most perilous places. Pakistan saw 3,021 deaths in terrorist attacks in in 2009, up 48% on the year before, according...
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After Setbacks, a Glimpse of Success in Waziristan, the "Last Frontier"
11 January 2010
, The Economist, 30 December 2009
EXCERPT: "Waziristan, home to 800,000 tribal Pushtuns, is a complicated place. It is the hinge that joins Pakistan and Afghanistan, geographically and strategically. Split into two administrative units, North and South Waziristan, it is largely run by the Taliban, with foreign jihadists among them. If Islamist terror has a headquarters, it is probably Waziristan. For terrorists, its...
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Continued Violence in Karachi Leads to New Casualties
11 January 2010
More Political Killings in Karachi, BBC News, 11 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Five bullet-riddled bodies have been found in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police say. The killings on Sunday appear to be part of a renewed war among rival political factions, they say. At least 31 people have died in targeted killings since 1 January when the decapitated body of a political activist was discovered. Political violence is common Karachi,...
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