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North Waziristan

Type: Keyphrase

Name: North Waziristan

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents

Two US missile kills nine

Islamabad, March 17: Pakistan officials say two suspected U.S. missile strikes have killed at least nine militants in northwestern Pakistan.An intelligence official and an army official say some insurgents were also wounded in Wednesday’s strikes in two ... [Published 23 hours ago by Siasat Daily]

Entities: North Waziristan, Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Miram Shah (Pakistan), First Strike

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Al Qaeda

Drone strike kills senior al-Qaida figure

A drone attack in North Waziristan killed Hussein al-Yemeni, a senior al-Qaida commander said to have been behind a December - More - ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by SmartBrief]

Entities: Drone, Al Qaeda, North Waziristan

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Uzbek group to 'free Pakistan from US control'

MIRANSHAH: The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) vowed on Thursday they would "free Pakistan from the American clutches" and continue jihad for the enforcement of sharia law in the country. The message was released through pamphlets distributed in ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Daily Times]

Entities: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Pakistan, South Waziristan, Tahir Yuldashev, Wana (Pakistan)

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents

Pakistan unable to confirm death of terrorist

By Mushtaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR: Though US military authorities are claiming that one of the 13 people killed in a drone attack in Miramshah in North Waziristan on March 8 was a senior al-Qaeda operative Hussain al-Yemeni, Pakistan security officials in the ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by The News International]

Entities: Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Terrorists, Drone

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Central Intelligence Agency

Al Qaeda leader believed killed in North Waziristan

WASHINGTON: A senior US official says al Qaeda leader Hussein al-Yemeni, who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan last December was apparently killed in a missile strike last week. The counter terrorism official ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Daily Times]

Entities: North Waziristan, Al Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, Miram Shah (Pakistan)

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Taliban

US missile strikes kill 10 in Pakistan

Afghan bomb kills two NATO soldiersKabul (AFP) March 17, 2010 - Two foreign soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan by a crude bomb, the main weapon used by Taliban rebels, NATO said Wednesday. In a brief statement, NATO's International Security ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Space Daily]

Entities: Taliban, North Waziristan, Khyber (Pakistan), Pakistan, Afghanistan

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 2 Documents

11 militants killed in US drone attack

Eleven suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike in the restive North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday.US drones fired at least four missiles at two rebel hideouts in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency, killing ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Hindustan Times]

Entities: Drone, North Waziristan, Pakistani Taliban, Suicide Bomb, Central Intelligence Agency

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 12 Documents

U.S. Says Key Al-Qaeda Planner Killed

The dead militant is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan in December.Reports from Washington say a U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan last week appears to have killed a key Al-Qaeda leader.Wire services ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Radio Free Europe]

Entities: Al Qaeda, Central Intelligence Agency, United States, Miram Shah (Pakistan)

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the main town Miranshah in North Waziristan

There has been a surge of drone strikes by US aircraft in Pakistan's mountainous tribal belt ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Yahoo! UK and Ireland]

Entities: North Waziristan, Drone, Pakistan

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

Panetta: Al-Qaeda Effectively Disrupted; Yemeni Killed in Drone Strike; Nearly 6,000 Pakistanis Killed in Terrorist Incidents since 9/11

CIA director Leon Panetta said Wednesday that US strikes against targets in northern Pakistan have left al-Qaeda in disarray and without the command and control necessary to plan and carry out major operations. The US is claiming a big success in ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Informed Comment]

Entities: Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan, Drone, Al Qaeda

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

NWA Taliban pledge adherence to accord

By Malik Mumtaz KhanMIRAMSHAH: After weeks of tense calm in volatile North Waziristan Agency (NWA), the Taliban on Wednesday announced to honour their peace accord with the government.The Taliban, led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur, issued a leaflet in Urdu language, ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by The News International]

Entities: Taliban, North Waziristan, Mumtaz Khan, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, Aafia Siddiqui

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 53 Documents

Another drone strike in Pakistan

US drone attacks are being stepped up along the Afghan-Pakistan border At least eight militants have died in the second suspected double drone strike in as many days in north-west Pakistan, officials say.In the first attack, four missiles hit a vehicle ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by BBC]

Entities: Drone, Pakistan, Hafiz Gul Bahadur, North Waziristan, South Waziristan

Quotes

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David Headley case: US has let down India badly [rediff.com - 14 hours ago]

Still, the CIA under the Obama administration is 'without question putting tremendous pressure on their operation,' Panetta said. "The president gave us the mission to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda and their military allies and I think that's what we are trying to do." The agency is believed to have mounted 22 such strikes this year, putting the CIA on course to exceed last year's roughly 53 strikes, a record

Al-Qaeda rudderless, CIA chief says [Denver Post - 14 hours ago]

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Al Qaeda leaderbelieved killed [Today Online - Mar 19 2010]
Uzbek group to 'free Pakistan from US control' [Daily Times - Mar 19 2010]
11 suspected militants dead in Waziristan missi... [Pajhwok Afghan News - Mar 19 2010]
Pakistan unable to confirm death of terrorist [The News International - Mar 19 2010]
Al Qaeda leader believed killed in North Waziri... [Daily Times - Mar 19 2010]
US missile strikes kill 10 in Pakistan [Space Daily - Mar 18 2010]
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11 militants killed in US drone attack [Hindustan Times - Mar 18 2010]
We are working on "exit strategy" for... [Online News Pakistan - Mar 18 2010]
Al-Qaeda bomber behind CIA suicide attack kille... [Telegraph - Mar 18 2010]
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U.S. Says Key Al-Qaeda Planner Killed [Radio Free Europe - Mar 18 2010]
US missile strikes kill 10 in North Waziristan [Business Recorder - Mar 18 2010]
U.S.: Top Al-Qaida Figure Killed [OfficialWire - Mar 18 2010]
Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the main to... [Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Mar 18 2010]
Senior Al-Qaeda Leader Apparently Killed In Pak... [Radio Free Europe - Mar 18 2010]
Drone strike kills key Al Qaeda figure in Pak [Maktoob Business - Mar 18 2010]

Blogs

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HEADLEY: FROM OBAMA WITH LOVE [IntelliBriefs - 17 hours ago] B.RAMANAll Governments indulge in spin. One should not, therefore, blame the Government of Dr.Manmohan Singh for indulging in spin in the case of David Coleman Headley, ...
Tribal militia battles the Taliban in Pakistan'... [The Long War Journal - 19 hours ago] A pro-government tribal military has inflicted heavy losses on the Taliban in the remote tribal agency of Kurram over the past six days, killing 37 fighters while ...
Panetta: Al-Qaeda Effectively Disrupted; Yemeni... [Informed Comment - Mar 18 2010] CIA director Leon Panetta said Wednesday that US strikes against targets in northern Pakistan have left al-Qaeda in disarray and without the command and control ...
Key al Qaeda operative killed in US strike in N... [The Long War Journal - Mar 17 2010] The US killed a key al Qaeda operative involved in the network's external operations during an airstrike last week in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North ...
Morning Brief: Irish cardinal apologizes as pop... [FP Passport - Mar 17 2010] Irish cardinal apologizes as pope promises to address abuse scandal Top news: Cardinal Sean Brady, the head of Ireland's Catholic Church apologized in ...