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July 24, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills 12 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan

The US launched a drone strike in the Shawal Valley in Pakistan's tribal agency of Pakistan today, killing 12 "militants," including a local Taliban commander. The strike is the first in Pak...

July 11, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 17 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan Strike

The US killed 17 suspected "militants" in a strike in an area of the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan that is known to host la Qaeda's top leaders. The remotely...

July 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Pakistani Jihadist Groups Fundraise, Recruit Openly in Rawalpindi

During a two-day conference that began yesterday in Rawalpindi, Pakistani jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban openly engaged in fundraising and recruitment of fighters for operatio...

July 2, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike Again in the Shawal Valley

The US launched its second straight drone strike in a remote valley in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing eight "militants." The remotely...

June 14, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Strike in Miramshah’s Bazaar, Kill 3 Militants

US drones struck for the second time in 24 hours in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. Today's strike, which took place in the early morning, targ...

May 23, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill 4 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan

The US launched its first drone airstrike inside Pakistan in more than two weeks, killing four "militants" today in an area of Pakistan that has been under Taliban control for eight years....

April 29, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drone Strike Kills 4 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan

Today the US launched its first drone strike in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency in nearly a month. The strike in North Waziristan targeted an abandoned school that is known to be...

April 20, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Release Photos, Videos of Kabul Suicide Teams

The Afghan Taliban have released photos and videos of members of the suicide assault teams that attacked Kabul and the provincial capitals of Paktia, Logar, and Nangarhar earlier this week. The p...

April 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Sudanese al Qaeda Fighter Killed in Yemen

A well-known jihadist Internet forum has announced that a Sudanese fighter who fought with a top al Qaeda military commander in Pakistan was killed during recent fighting in southern Yemen....

March 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

French Fighters Training in North Waziristan

The Associated Press reported today that scores of Frenchmen are training in the Miramshah and Datta Khel areas of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan:...

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...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Leader Ilyas Kashmiri Spotted at Taliban Meeting

A senior al Qaeda leader who is one of the terror group's most dangerous military commanders and strategists, and who was reportedly killed in a drone strike last June, has been spotted at a...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda Leader Ilyas Kashmiri Spotted at Taliban Meeting

A senior al Qaeda leader who is one of the terror group's most dangerous military commanders and strategists, and who was reportedly killed in a drone strike last June, has been spotted at a...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Demand Release of bin Laden’s Wives, Kill 7 Pakistani Troops

Today the spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan threatened that the group would "carry out suicide bombings against security forces and the government" if Osama bin Laden's t...

March 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Drones Kill at Least 13 in South Waziristan Strike

Unmanned US Predator or Reaper strike aircraft killed 13 "militants" in airstrikes in the Miramshah and Mir Ali areas of Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of South Waziristan today...

February 9, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Commander Killed in Drone Strike ‘Funneled Pakistani Jihadists’ to al Qaeda

A senior Taliban and Qaeda commander said to have been killed in the latest US drone strike in North Waziristan played a key role in funneling fighters from a radical Pakistani jihadist group to...

January 31, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF, Afghan Forces Capture al Qaeda ‘Facilitator’ in East

Afghan and Coalition special operations forces captured an al Qaeda facilitator during a raid in the eastern province of Paktia today. The al Qaeda facilitator "coordinated insurgent act...

January 23, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Predators Kill 4 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan

Unmanned US strike aircraft attacked terrorist targets in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency for the third time in less than three weeks, killing four "militants" in an area known t...

January 20, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Senior al Qaeda Leader Killed in Recent Drone Strike: Report

A senior al Qaeda operative who served as an aide to al Qaeda's external operations chief was killed in a drone strike last week, according to US officials. The report has not been confirmed...

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...