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December 15, 2021 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistani Taliban emir says his group “is a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”

The leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan (TTP) said that his group “is a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” during a tour of several of the group’s bases across Pakistan’s...

August 29, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Dangerous Pakistani Taliban Commander Thought Killed

A Pakistani Taliban leader who has been responsible for numerous attacks and kidnapping in the tribal areas is rumored to have been killed by a family member. The report has not been confirmed....

June 27, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Abdullah Azzam Brigades Names Leader, Advises Against Attacks in Syria’s Cities

The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an al Qaeda-linked terror group that operates throughout Middle East, has named its leader for the first time and said it supports the Syrian revolution. The...

December 29, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Adbullah Azzam Brigades Denies Responsibility for Damascus Suicide Attacks

The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, an affiliate of al Qaeda in Iraq that operates throughout the Middle East, has denied all involvement in the recent suicide attack in the Syrian capital that killed 4...

May 24, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistan hits Taliban in Arakzai

The Pakistani military pounded Taliban positions Sunday during the latest round of fighting in the lawless tribal agency of Arakzai. Pakistani Air Force attack aircraft and Army helicopt...

May 17, 2010 | Long War Journal

The Pakistani Taliban’s top leaders

After the failed car bomb attack in New York City's Times Square, the Pakistani Taliban have suddenly risen to the top of the list of concerns for Western intelligence and law enforcement of...

May 15, 2010 | Victoria Toensing Long War Journal

US Predators carry out first strike in Khyber

US Predators fired missiles a Taliban compound and a vehicle today in the first recorded airstrike in Pakistan's Khyber tribal agency. The unmanned Predators or the more deadly Reap...

August 29, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Pakistani forces thwart triple suicide bombing attack

Pakistani paramilitary forces from the Frontier Corps repelled a deadly Taliban suicide attack on a military camp near the Kohat Tunnel. Three suicide vehicles were used in the attack, G...

July 19, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistan signs peace accord in Orakzai tribal agency

The Pakistani government has negotiated yet another peace agreement with the Taliban in the tribal agencies bordering Afghanistan. The latest a...

June 28, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Pakistan’s inconclusive military operations against the Taliban

 The Pakistani military operation in the tribal agency of Khyber is the latest offensive against the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan since the government assaulted the extremist Red Mosque...

March 6, 2008 |

Taliban Defeat in North-West Frontier?

To some commentators, the results of Pakistan's Feb. 18 elections in its restive North-West Frontier Province appear to be a significant strategic victory for the United States.