Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan: Report
15 December 2010
[pdf], Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), December 2010
EXCERPT: "The present report aims to describe the concept of the militant umbrella organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by looking at the organisational structure, background and ideology of the group. Tactics and recruitment...
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Lack of Support, Little Hope Await Sindh Flood Survivors
15 December 2010
, AFP, 15 December 2010
EXCERPT: "UNHCR told AFP by email that the number of families in refugee camps had 'dramatically decreased... in recent weeks' with more people returning home. In Islamabad, UNHCR official Duniya Aslam Khan said there were still 133,000 people in 338 camps in Sindh, telling reporters that some of the most vulnerable displaced families will remain in...
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15 December 2010
As Bombings Spread, Pakistan Deadliest Nation, Committee to Protect Journalists, 15 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Amid a rash of suicide attacks, Pakistan became the world's deadliest country for the press in 2010, with at least eight journalists killed there in connection with their work, constituting a significant portion of the worldwide death toll, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in its year-end analysis. [...] Six of the...
Security Forces Prepare for Possible Attacks on Ashura Processions
15 December 2010
Sacred Shi'ite Ritual Tests Pakistan's Security Resolve, Reuters, 15 December 2010
EXCERPT: "Pakistan is deploying tens of thousands of paramilitary soldiers and police ahead of a religious festival that could be a major security test for authorities struggling to contain militant violence. Many of Pakistan's minority Shi'ite Muslims, who make up 15 percent of the population, will be vulnerable to suicide bombings when...
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