Posted by Christopher Allbritton on August 7, 2009 at 2:59 pm +0000 · Leave a Comment
From Stratfor: Pakistani Intelligence sources have confirmed Baitullah Mehsud’s death, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Aug. 7, Dawn News reported. Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) insurgent group, along with one of his wives and six bodyguards were killed in a missile attack Aug. 5. Reuters reported that the TTP leadership […]
Filed under Analysis, Jihad, Pakistan, Threats, Thugs · Tagged with Air Strikes, Author, Baitullah Mehsud, FATA, insurgency, Jihad, Militants, missile strike, News, Pakistan, security, Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban, Threat, TTP, Waziristan
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on August 7, 2009 at 12:26 pm +0000 · 1 Comment
ISLAMABAD — If confirmed, this would be a huge victory in the fight against takfiri militants in Pakistan: U.S. and Pakistani authorities were investigating whether Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who has led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against Pakistan’s government, was killed in a CIA missile strike. A Pakistani official said Friday that reports of […]
Filed under Analysis, Jihad, Pakistan · Tagged with Air Strikes, Al Qaeda, al qaeda in iraq, America, American, Author, Baitullah Mehsud, development, FATA, insurgency, Iraq, Islam, Islamabad, Jihad, Militant, Militants, Military, missile strike, News, NWFP, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pashtun, Personal, South Waziristan, Suicide, takfiri, Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban, Terrorism, Thugs, Tribal, TTP, U.S., Violence, War, Waziristan
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on June 23, 2009 at 1:21 am +0000 · 1 Comment
ISLAMABAD — Hoo, boy, talk about Propaganda of the Deed. Early this morning, Qar’i Zainuddin Mehsud, who just days ago spoke out publicly against Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader, Baitullah Mehsud, was shot dead by his own bodyguard. AfPax Insider had a scoop in wait, with a 14-minute interview with the old jihadist, who had decided that his […]
Filed under Analysis, Featured, Jihad, Pakistan · Tagged with Afghanistan, AfPax, America, American, Baitullah Mehsud, fighting, insurgency, Interview, Islam, Islamabad, Jihad, Militant, Militants, Military, News, Pakistan, Peshawar, security, South Waziristan, Taliban, Tehrik-i-Taliban, Tribal, TTP, War, Waziristan
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on June 21, 2009 at 7:22 pm +0000 · Leave a Comment
I’m glad to see a little light thrown on this story. And very glad to know David and Tahir are safe. KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan journalist who was held captive by the Taliban for more than seven months along with a New York Times reporter revealed details on Sunday of a nighttime escape that included weeks of careful […]
Filed under Afghanistan, Featured, Media · Tagged with Afghanistan, AfPax, insurgency, Interview, Islam, Islamabad, Media, Pakistan, Taliban, Tribal, TTP, Waziristan
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on April 9, 2009 at 6:13 am +0000 · 2 Comments
On Tuesday, the media arm of al Qaeda, as-Sahab Media, released an almost hour-long video featuring an interview with Mullah Nazzer Ahmad, aka Maulvi Nazir, who is the emir of South Waziristan. This is his first appearance in an as-Sahab video, according to IntelCenter, and is significant in that it ties the Pakistani Taliban leader […]
Filed under Featured, Interview, Jihad, Media, Pakistan, Video · Tagged with Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, America, American, Army, As-Sahab, Atrocity, Baitullah Mehsud, Bomb, Book, Britain, Children, coup, FATA, fighting, Foreign fighters, India, Interview, Iraq, ISI, Islam, Islamabad, Israel, Jihad, Malakand, Media, message, Musharraf, Muslims, News, NWFP, Obama, Oil, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Palestine, Pashtun, Policy, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, security, Sharia, Sharif, Somalia, South Waziristan, Statement, Suicide, Supreme Court, Swat, Taliban, Threat, Thugs, Tribal, TTP, Video, War, Waziristan, YouTube, Zardari
Why Pakistan's Delaying its Waziristan Push
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on August 19, 2009 at 1:18 am +0000 · 3 Comments
Well, not to say I told you so, but … Pakistan will need months to prepare for a ground offensive against the Taliban in their South Waziristan stronghold on the Afghan border, a senior army commander said on Tuesday, citing equipment shortages. … “It’s going to take months,” and possibly beyond the coming winter, [Lt. Gen. Nadeem] Ahmed said, when […]
Filed under Analysis, Commentary, Featured, Pakistan · Tagged with Baitullah Mehsud, Military, Pakistan, Taliban, TTP, Waziristan