Pakistan Conflict
Pakistan Conflict
The War in North-West Pakistan is an armed conflict between the Pakistani Army and Islamist militants made up of local tribesmen, the Taliban, and foreign extremists. It began in 2004 when tensions rooted in the Pakistani Army's search for al-Qaeda members in Pakistan's mountainous Waziristan area (in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas) escalated into armed resistance by local tribesmen. Clashes erupted between the Pakistani troops and al-Qaeda's and other militants joined by local rebels and pro-Taliban forces. The Pakistani actions were... read more
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Obama administration urged to deploy tactics to kill Taliban leaders like al Qaeda
From Webindia123 Dated 10 February 2012 Adviser to the US commanders in Afghanistan and retired Army General Jack Keane has urged the Obama administration to change its strategy and target the Taliban leaders settled in Pakistan, like it did in case of the al Qaeda militants.
Pakistan turmoil expected after PM's contempt appeal rejected
From Reuters.co.uk Dated 10 February 2012 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected the prime minister's appeal against a summons in a contempt case on Friday and is set to charge him on Monday, a move likely to bring fresh political turmoil to the chronically unstable...
Apparent drone strike kills Pakistan Taliban and Al Qaeda figure
From Big News Network Dated 10 February 2012 REPORTING FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- An apparent US drone strike early Thursday in northwest Pakistan killed a top Pakistani Taliban commander also serving as a key Al Qaeda operative, local ...
Apparent drone strike kills Pakistan Taliban and Al Qaeda figure
From The Los Angeles Times Dated 10 February 2012 The killing of Badar Mansoor comes as the United States steps up its pace of drone missile attacks following a six-week hiatus after Pakistani soldiers' death. An apparent U.S. drone strike early Thursday in northwest Pakistan killed a top...
Apparent drone strike kills Pakistan Taliban and Al Qaeda figure
From The Los Angeles Times Dated 10 February 2012 The killing of Badar Mansoor comes as the United States steps up its pace of drone missile attacks following a six-week hiatus after Pakistani soldiers' death. An apparent U.S. drone strike early Thursday in northwest Pakistan killed a top...
Pak Qaida chief with J&K past killed in drone strike
From Big News Network Dated 9 February 2012 drone attack in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan tribal region on Thursday. Badar Mansoor, a former commander of the banned Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militant group that was active in Kashmir, ...
US drone kills al-Qaeda official
From The Star-Gazette Dated 9 February 2012 US missiles on Thursday killed al-Qaeda's chief in Pakistan, one of the Americans' main targets in the volatile country and wanted for attacks that killed scores of people, officials said.
Pakistan al Qaeda chief killed by US drone
From Pocono Record Dated 9 February 2012 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- US missiles killed al Qaeda's chief in Pakistan on Thursday, one of America's main targets in the volatile country and wanted for attacks that killed dozens of people, officials said.
UK jails Islamists who plotted stock exchange bomb
From Reuters.co.uk Dated 9 February 2012 LONDON (Reuters) - Nine Islamists who admitted an al Qaeda-inspired plot to bomb London's stock exchange and set up a militant training camp in Pakistan were sentenced at a British court to a total of 120 years' imprisonment on Thursday....
A U.S. Drone Strike Killed An Al-Qaeda Leader Today. How Often Does That Happen?
From The New Republic Dated 9 February 2012 Earlier today, officials in Pakistan announced that a U.S. drone strike had killed Badar Mansoor, one of the highest-ranking al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. Mansoor, who allegedly organized several suicide attacks, as well as an assault in Lahore that...
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