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India Claims Elimination of Terrorist Involved in Abduction and Murder of American Journalist Daniel Pearl

Wanted Islamist Terrorist Killed: India announced on May 8 that its armed forces had eliminated Islamist terrorist Abdul Rauf Azhar, a co-conspirator in the 2002 abduction and murder...

March 6, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Pakistan claims to ‘crack down’ on Jamaat-ud-Dawa. Again.

The Pakistani government says it is shuttering institutions that belong to Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), a designated terrorist group that is an alias for Lashkar-e-Taiba. If the past is any guide, the effort...

August 3, 2017 | Bill Roggio

Afghanistan in crisis: Why is the region still a hotbed of terrorism and violence?

Afghanistan is back in the news. Wednesday, 2 U.S. servicemembers were killed in a suicide bombing attack. Already this year, U.S. airstrikes are at their highest level since 2012, and President...

May 20, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda In Afghanistan And Pakistan: An Enduring Threat

Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Sherman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the enduring threat posed by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is wide...

May 20, 2014 | Thomas Joscelyn

Al Qaeda In Afghanistan And Pakistan: An Enduring Threat

Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Sherman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the enduring threat posed by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is wide...

July 18, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Global al Qaeda: Affiliates, Objectives, and Future Challenges

Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Sherman and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by al Qaeda. We have been asked to “examine the nature of...

April 15, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

4 ‘Militants’ Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan

The US killed four "militants" in a drone strike in the jihadist hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strike today is the first reported...

April 4, 2013 | Clifford D. May Scripps Howard News Service |

Holy Wars

Not Muslims against infidels – Muslims against Muslims.

March 25, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 4 ‘Militants’ in Pakistan

The US killed four "militants" in a drone strike in the terrorist hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The strike today is the first reported...

March 11, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

2 ‘Militants’ Reported Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan

US drones are reported to have killed two "militants," including a "foreign national," as they rode on horseback in the terrorist hub of Datta Khel in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal ag...

February 11, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

2 al Qaeda Operatives Killed in Latest Drone Strike in North Waziristan

The US killed two foreign al Qaeda fighters, including an "explosives expert," in a drone strike today in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan. The strike is the s...

January 14, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Uzbek Terror Group Kills 14 Pakistani Soldiers in North Waziristan

An Uzbek group that calls itself the "Mujahideen Ansar" claimed credit for today's roadside bomb attack on a Pakistani military convoy in North Waziristan that killed 14 soldiers. The attack...

January 8, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Launch 2 Strikes in North Waziristan

The US conducted two more airstrikes in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing eight "militants" in an area known to host al Qaeda and other foreign t...

January 7, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike Again in South Waziristan

The US again launched airstrikes in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan today, killing 17 people. The drone attack is the fourth this year, and the first since th...

December 21, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

‘Foreigners’ Reported Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan

The US launched its first airstrike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agencies in 11 days, killing four "militants," possibly inkling some foreigners. The remotely-piloted Pre...

November 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Claim Attacks Against Shia Worshipers in Pakistan

The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan claimed credit for a suicide attack in Rawalpindi that killed 12 people...

October 1, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 3 ‘Rebels’ in Mir Ali Strike

The US killed three "rebels" in a drone strike on a vehicle in the Mir Ali Area of the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. The remotely piloted Predators or the more ad...

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....

July 13, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

About that NATO Supply Line Deal …

Co-authored by Lisa Lundquist While the Obama administration is busy congratulating itself on the reopening of NATO's supply lines to Afghanistan after a seven-month shutof...

October 31, 2011 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predator Strike Kills 4 ‘Militants’ in Mir Ali

US Predators struck in Pakistan's tribal areas for the fifth time in six days, killing four "militants" in the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan. The unmanned CIA-operated Pred...