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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: mujahedeen

mujahedeen stories: 9 news summaries

 7 NC Men 
 Charged With 
 Plotting Foreign 
 Terror Attacks 

Suspects accused of conspiring to carry out jihad attacks on Israel

Jul 28, 09 3:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A North Carolina construction worker, his two sons and four other men in the state have been charged with plotting to carry out terror attacks abroad, the BBC reports. The men, all but one of whom are US citizens, conspired to carry out jihad attacks in countries including Jordan and... More »

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UPDATED

 Taliban Claim to Have 
 'Drunk' US Captive; 
 7 Soldiers Killed 

Taliban also confirms capture of missing US soldier

Jul 6, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(AP) - Seven American troops lost their lives in the stepped-up battle against the Taliban today, the deadliest day for US forces in Afghanistan in nearly a year. The Taliban also confirmed on its website that it is holding an American soldier thought to be in enemy hands. “Five days ago,... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • US military • roadside bomb • hostage • mujahedeen • American soldiers • capture

Economic
Crisis Hits
Al Qaeda, Too

Terrorist activities
must wait as fundraising falters

Jun 12, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Qaeda operations are struggling due to a lack of capital brought on in part by the global economic downturn, the New York Post reports. “In Afghanistan, we have a severe supply deficit,” the group said in a plea for donations. “Mujahideen sit and wait and... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • terrorism • donation • global economy • al-Qaeda • mujahedeen • economic downturn • economic crisis

Karzai Takes Ex-Warlords as Afghan Running Mates

Qasim Fahim held the post until 2004

May 4, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai tapped a former mujahedeen warlord as one of his two vice-presidential candidates today, the New York Times reports. Muhammad Qasim Fahim was Karzai’s vice president from the beginning of his administration through 2004, and still holds sway with political parties made up of former guerrillas.... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • Kabul • vice president • election • mujahedeen • Muhammad Fahim • Muhammad Karim Khalili

Who Attacked Mumbai? Eyes Turn to Pakistan

Police investigate terrorists' boat; no al-Qaeda link seen

Nov 28, 08 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - It's still unclear what group is behind the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that have now left 125 dead, but a consensus is growing that foreigners, possibly from Pakistan, may have orchestrated the assaults. Police are investigating the origins of a fishing boat that ferried the terrorists to Mumbai—and which... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • Mumbai • Islamic terrorism • terrorist attack • mujahedeen

(Newser) - Indian troops have begun an assault on a Jewish community center in Mumbai where terrorists are thought to be holed up with hostages, the Times of India reports. The army also reports major progress clearing two posh hotels and asserts that the fight against the terrorists is "almost coming... More »

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terrorism • India • terrorist • Mumbai • terrorist attack • mujahedeen

ANALYSIS

Who Are the Mumbai Terrorists?

Analysts doubt earlier claim of responsibility; assault tactic rare

Nov 27, 08 5:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A previously unknown terror group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the Mumbai attacks, but analysts think the claim might not be genuine, Reuters reports. Witnesses said that the attackers were young, South Asian men speaking either Hindi or Urdu—meaning they are probably Indians, not foreigners.... More »

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terrorism • India • Mumbai • terrorist attack • mujahedeen

Taliban Chief to America: Let's Make a Deal 

Mullah Omar offers US troops safe passage
out of Afghanistan

Sep 30, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban boss Mullah Omar has warned that the US will suffer defeat just like the Soviet Union if it fails to withdraw from Afghanistan, Reuters reports. In a message posted on extremist websites, the defiant leader offered American forces "safe passage" out of Afghanistan if officials reconsider their "... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Soviet Union • troop withdrawal • Mullah Omar • mujahedeen

Al-Qaeda Involved in Karzai Shooting Plot: Kabul

Taliban, Pakistani militants gain strength

May 1, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Afghan government today implicated al-Qaeda in the botched Sunday shooting attempt on President Hamid Karzai, the New York Times reports. Security forces captured or killed several suspects linked to the assassination plot. Among them was a man with links to militant commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, who is based in Pakistan’... More »

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Afghanistan • Pakistan • Hamid Karzai • Kabul • assassination attempt • Pakistan militants • Afghan border • suspected terrorists • al-Qaeda • mujahedeen

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