Hamburg Cell Linked to Terror Plot in Europe
04 October 2010
Hamburg Cell at Heart of Terrorist Plot against Europe, CNN, 4 October 2010
EXCERPT: "A group of jihadists from the German city of Hamburg are alleged to be at the heart of the recent al Qaeda plot to launch co-ordinated terrorist attacks against European cities, according to European intelligence officials. The plan prompted the U.S. State Department to issue a Europe-wide security advisory for Americans traveling in Europe. ...
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Hizbut Tahrir in Pakistan: Discourse and Impact
04 October 2010
Profile: Hizbut Tahrir in Pakistan: Discourse and Impact, Pak Institute for Peace Studies via the Human Security Gateway, October 2010
EXCERPT: "Imtiaz Malik, who had been the underground leader of the party in Pakistan for a long time, formally set up HT in Pakistan in the 1990s. After Pakistan conducted nuclear tests in 1998, HT Britain sent at least 10 senior members to Pakistan to set up HT cells in all major cities of the country....
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Taliban Claim Both Attacks on NATO, Threaten with More
04 October 2010
, AFP, 4 October 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistani Taliban on Monday claimed responsibility for two recent attacks on NATO supply convoys in Pakistan and threatened to carry out more, a spokesman said. 'We accept responsibility for the attacks on the NATO supply trucks and tankers,' Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Azam Tariq told AFP. 'I am talking about attacks both...
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Militant Rivalries Result in Deaths of Groups' Leaders
04 October 2010
TTP Kills Asian Tigers Chief for Khawaja's Murder, Daily Times, 4 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has killed the main chief of the banned militant group, the Asian Tigers, in North Waziristan, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. According to details, the body of Sabir Mehsud was found early morning in the main market of the Razmuk area in North Waziristan."
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US Diverts Drones from Afghanistan to Bolster CIA's Pakistan Campaign
04 October 2010
CIA Escalates in Pakistan, The Wall Street Journal, 2 October 2010
EXCERPT: "The U.S. military is secretly diverting aerial drones and weaponry from the Afghan battlefront to significantly expand the CIA's campaign against militants in their Pakistani havens. The shift in strategic focus reflects the U.S. view that, with Pakistan's military unable or unwilling to do the job, more U.S. force against terrorist sanctuaries...
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