Drone Attack Kills Three in N. Waziristan
19 November 2010
, AFP, 19 November 2010
EXCERPT: "A US drone attack destroyed a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on Friday, killing at least three suspected militants, Pakistani security officials said. Two missiles slammed into the vehicle in the semi-autonomous northwestern district considered the heartland of militants in Pakistan and the focus of a dramatic increase in US drone...
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Pakistan Military Operations Net Al-Qaeda Leaders, Weaken Network
19 November 2010
Pakistan Weakens al-Qaeda Network, Central Asia Online, 18 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Military operations in the Pakistani tribal belt along the Afghan border have affected al-Qaeda's strength in Pakistan, military officials and security analysts say. [...] Pakistani security forces have captured a number of important al-Qaeda leaders and operatives over the years. Among them is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, al-Qaeda's number three, arrested...
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Lashkar-linked Groups Merge Charity with Politics
19 November 2010
Lashkar-linked Groups Merge Charity with Politics, The National, 19 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Two groups linked to Pakistan's most notorious terror organization, Lashkar-i-Taiba, have been particularly busy in recent months, raising their public profile. The Tanzeem Falah-i-Insaniyat (TFI) - literally, the humanitarian relief organisation - was prominent in relief work during the flooding in August. It has apparently taken over as...
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Taliban Responsible for Benazir Bhutto Assassination: Report
19 November 2010
Musharraf, Govt Officials Given Clean Chit in BB Murder Case, DAWN, 16 November 2010
EXCERPT: "Almost 35 months after the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the PPP-led government submitted a challan to an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi on Monday. Surprisingly, the challan admitted the version of investigations carried out during the Musharraf government. The joint investigation team (JIT) of FIA, which prepared...
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Post-Offensive Plans Face Public Mistrust, Mobile Militancy
19 November 2010
, The Washington Post, 19 November 2010
EXCERPT: "'I'm sure the bulk of it is in Afghanistan,' the commander of the army division based here, Maj. Gen. Rizwan Akhtar, said of the Taliban leadership his troops purged from South Waziristan. South Waziristan is one of six areas, including the Swat Valley, where about 140,000 Pakistani troops are engaged...
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