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March 25, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Suicide Bomber Kills 17 Pakistani Troops in North Waziristan

A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including 17 Pakistan paramilitary soldiers, in an attack yesterday in the main town of Miramshah in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North W...

February 7, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike in Remote Area of North Waziristan

The US launched an airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing five "militants" in an area known to host al Qaeda and other foreign terror gro...

November 29, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 3 ‘Militants’ in 1st Strike in Pakistan in More Than a Month

The US killed three "militants," including "foreigners," in the first drone strike recorded in Pakistan in more than a month. The remotely piloted Predators or the more heavily armed Rea...

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....

March 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 2 ‘Good Taliban’ Commanders in Pair of Strikes in South Waziristan

Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed 15 Taliban fighters, including two commanders of a faction considered to be "good Taliban" by the Pakistani government, during a pair of stri...

January 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike in North Waziristan, End 2-Month Pause

Unmanned US attack aircraft struck in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, ending a nearly two-month-long pause in strikes that have targeted al Qaeda and T...

November 16, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predators Hit A Taliban Camp in North Waziristan

US Predators struck again in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing 20 "militants" at a camp on the border with Afghanistan. Unmanned Predato...

September 27, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Another US Hot Pursuit Action in Pakistan?

According to reports from the region, the US military in Afghanistan again followed the Taliban into Pakistan and killed fighters in Pakistani territory. US helicopters pounded Taliban fighters i...

June 19, 2010 | Mario Loyola The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda commander killed in US strike in North Waziristan

A US airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan killed an al Qaeda commander and a dozen members of the Islamic Jihad Group. Abu Ahmed was among 16...

May 31, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Top al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu Yazid confirmed killed in airstrike in North Waziristan

A banner from As Sahab announcing the death of top al Qaeda leader Mustafa Abu Yazid. Al Qaeda has announced that its top leader in Afghanistan and chief financial official...

May 28, 2010 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

70 killed in terror assault on Lahore mosques

The Punjabi Taliban have taken credit for storming two mosques in Lahore and murdering more than 70 Pakistanis who belonged to a sect of Islam banned by the Pakistani government. Two squ...

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...

April 19, 2010 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Suicide bomber kills 23 in Peshawar

Terrorists have carried out their fourth major suicide attack in Pakistan's northwest in four days. A Taliban suicide bomber killed 23 people in an attack today at a crowded bazaar in the ci...

August 30, 2008 | Bill Roggio Long War Journal

Pakistan declares Ramadan cease-fire

The Pakistani government declared a cease-fire in the Taliban-controlled tribal areas bordering Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Offensive military operations in the...

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...

August 21, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban suicide bombers kill 70 Pakistanis outside a munitions factory

Map of major Pakistani Air Force bases, including the nuclear sites of Kamra and Sargodha. Pakistani air bases are the most likely sites to house nuclear weapons storage and launch...

August 12, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda’s commander in Afghanistan rumored killed in Pakistan

Mustafa Abu Yazid on As Sahab, al Qaeda's propaganda arm. . Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate that Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan,...

August 7, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistani forces clash with Taliban in Bajaur

The Pakistani military and the Taliban battled in the northern tribal agency of Bajaur after security forces launched an attack. More than 25 extremists were...

July 30, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban, Pakistani Army clash in Swat

Map of Swat. Click map to view. The Pakistani Army claimed 48 Taliban fighters, including ten senior Swat leaders, were killed in a major battle in the settled district of the...

July 28, 2008 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Six killed in strike in South Waziristan

Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the tribal areas. Map from PBS' Frontline. Click to view. Three foreign terrorist are among six killed in a targeted strike in Pakistan's...