Terrorists Storm Hospital Treating Mosque Attack Suspect, Victims
01 June 2010
Terrorists Fail to Reach Comrade in Lahore Hospital, DAWN, 1 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Terrorists targeted Lahore's Jinnah Hospital on Monday midnight to 'free or kill' their fellow, who was injured in Friday's attack on Ahmadis? worship place in Model Town, leaving at least five persons dead and six injured. Some 10 Ahmadis and terrorist Moaz alias Amir Moavia were under treatment in the hospital when the terror attack took place...
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Al-Qaeda's "No. 3" Believed Killed in Drone Strike
01 June 2010
Afghanistan Head Of Al-Qaeda "Killed In Pakistan Drone Strike", The Guardian, 1 June 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani and US security officials say they believe the head of al-Qaida in Afghanistan has been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal area. Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, a veteran Egyptian militant close to Osama bin Laden, was hit in a drone strike last month, an official with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence...
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Orakzai Campaign Concluded: Pakistani Army
01 June 2010
Pakistan Claims Victory over Taliban in Stronghold, The Associated Press via CBS News, 1 June 2010
EXCERPT: "The Pakistani army declared victory over the Taliban in part of the tribal belt near Afghanistan, saying Tuesday that the military operation in the area is finished and civilians can expect to return home soon. The announcement about the Orakzai tribal region may free the army to send some troops to other districts where Islamist...
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American Military Operations inside Pakistan: Who Would They Benefit
01 June 2010
[pdf], Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi via the Human Security Gateway, May 2010
EXCERPT: "Ever since the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square and its link to Pakistan through Faisal Shahzad, there has been increased discussion in the US, whether Washington should consider crossing the Durand line and expand its military...
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