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Taliban Leader Suspected in Bhutto Killing Dead

Baitullah Mehsud fell victim to kidney failure, Pakistani official say

CNN CNN Sep 30, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban leader suspected in the December assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto died today, officials tell CNN. Baitullah Mehsud, believed to be 34, succumbed to kidney failure, sources in his native tribal region of South Waziristan said; though Pakistani military officials also claimed Mehsud had died, some Taliban representatives denied it. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Taliban • Benazir Bhutto • Baitullah Mehsud • South Waziristan

Pakistan Army Fires on US Troops Trying to Cross Border

Tensions high as shots rebuff helicopters

BBC BBC Sep 15, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistani soldiers fired shots into the air to prevent American troops from crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan, according to officials in the region. The BBC reports that 9 US helicopters landed at around midnight on the Afghan side of the border, and troops then tried to enter into South Waziristan, part of Pakistan's lawless northwest. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • Taliban • North West Frontier Province • Pakistan army • South Waziristan

 US Ground Forces
 Raid Pakistan Outposts

Angry Pakistan protests first incursion by American commandos

New York Times New York Times Sep 4, 08 2:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - American commandos raided al-Qaeda encampments inside Pakistan yesterday, the New York Times reports. The US has carried out air strikes in the region before but this is the first acknowledged ground raid inside Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, long suspected of being the hideout of Osama Bin Laden. The commandos were airlifted by helicopter into the troubled South Waziristan tribal area. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • US military • Taliban • Pakistan militants • Waziristan • South Waziristan

US and Pakistan Let al-Qaeda Regroup

Infighting, Musharraf, Iraq led to failure of 'Operation Cannonball'

New York Times New York Times Jun 30, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly seven years after 9/11, America has not only failed to capture Osama bin Laden; it has also allowed al-Qaeda to rebuild itself in lawless northwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border. The New York Times conducted more than four dozen interviews to discover how rivalries among American agencies, trouble with Pervez Musharraf, and the distraction of Iraq allowed al-Qaeda to foil Operation Cannonball, a highly classified CIA initiative. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • Bush administration • al-Qaeda • CIA • September 11 • tribal areas • US-Pakistan relations • South Waziristan

Pakistan Nears Peace Deal
With Militants

Suspected Bhutto assassin said to have called off his fighters

New York Times New York Times Apr 25, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The new government of Pakistan is close to brokering a deal that will end hostilities with the most militant tribes in the country's dangerous northwest. A draft of the peace agreement calls for an end to violence, a prisoner exchange, and a gradual withdrawal of the Pakistani military from part of South Waziristan, reports the New York Times . It marks a break with the hardline approach favored by President Pervez Musharraf and the US. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Benazir Bhutto • Baitullah Mehsud • Pakistan army • South Waziristan

Missile Hits 'al-Qaeda Haven' in Pakistan

10 dead in strike
linked to US

Reuters Reuters Feb 28, 08 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - A missile struck a house in South Waziristan, the volatile Pakistani region bordering Afghanistan, killing 10 suspected militants and wounding 7 others. The house was known to be a safe haven for members of al-Qaeda, and most of the casualties are believed to have been Arabs, Reuters reports. A spokesman for Pakistan's military said he had no knowledge of the attack, and a security official said he believe the strike was launched by US forces in Afghanistan. More »

More about:  Pakistan • al-Qaeda • War on Terror • Waziristan • Afghan border • South Waziristan

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