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 Suicide Bomb Kills 19 
 at Pakistan Courthouse 

Region hit with seventh militant attack in two weeks

Nov 19, 09 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bombing outside a Peshawar courthouse killed 19 people this morning in Pakistan, the latest in a series of attacks by Islamic militants reacting against an anti-Taliban army offensive in the region. Today's bombing came only hours after missiles fired from a suspected US drone killed three alleged militants... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Peshawar • suicide bombing • Islamic militants • drones

'FIGHT NOT PAKISTAN'S ALONE'


 Clinton Backs Pakistan 
 as Bomb Toll Hits 90 

Secretary of state says 'this is our struggle as well'

Oct 28, 09 9:34 AM CDT
(AP) - Offering sympathy for victims of today's terrorist bombing, Hillary Clinton praised Pakistan's offensive against extremists and pledged US support at a critical point in the country's history. "Pakistan is in the midst of a struggle against tenacious and brutal extremist groups who kill innocent people and terrorize communities,"... More »

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Iraq • Hillary Clinton • terrorism • Pakistan • Peshawar • secretary of State • Islamic militants • Islamic extremists • bombing

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 Taliban Takes Hostages 
 After Bold Pakistan Attack 

Move follows assault on military headquarters

Oct 10, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(AP) - Militants were holding several security officers hostage inside an intelligence wing of Pakistan's army headquarters today after staging an audacious assault on the nation's most powerful institution. At least four militants have between 10 and 15 hostages, says a military spokesman. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack in... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Islamic militants • Pakistan militants • hostages

 Nigerian Troops Attack 
 Militants' Mosque, Kill 100 

Group blamed for wave of violence; leader escapes

Jul 30, 09 6:52 AM CDT
(AP) - Nigerian security forces killed more than 100 militants yesterday as they shelled then stormed the mosque and compound of an Islamist sect blamed for days of violence across northern Nigeria. The bodies of barefoot young men littered the streets of Maiduguri this morning as the army conducted a house-to-house manhunt... More »

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military • Nigeria • Islamic militants • mosque • raid • Nigerian violence • Mohammed Yusuf

Times Reporter Planned Escape for Weeks

Newspaper was prepared to pay $5M ransom to Taliban

Jun 22, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Rohde escaped from the Taliban only after weeks of planning, taking advantage of a length of rope to aid his descent down a 20-foot wall, the New York Times reports. The journalist and his Afghan colleague waited until a night when the city had electrical power, so the sound... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • New York Times • Islamic militants • ransom • hostage • David Rohde

 Pakistan Sends Troops 
 to Halt Taliban Advance 

Militants attack forces sent to retake district overrun by Taliban

Apr 24, 09 2:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pakistan has rushed  hundreds of  troops to an area overrun by Taliban militants, AFP reports. The extremists have seized control of Buner district—just 60 miles west of the capital—and witnesses say they are patrolling the streets, barring women from public places, and warning residents not to engage in... More »

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Taliban • Pakistan • Islamic militants • Islamabad • Swat Valley • Buner

Taliban Just
70 Miles From Islamabad

Advances pose 'mortal threat' to US security, says Clinton

Apr 22, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Taliban are expanding their reach in Pakistan and are now perched about 70 miles from the capital of Islamabad. The militants, recently given control of the Swat Valley by the government, took over the neighboring Buner district last night. Hillary Clinton told a House panel today that the "... More »

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 Car Bomb Kills 20 in Baghdad 

Explosion comes day after US says attacks have plummeted

Mar 26, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(AP) - A car bomb exploded near a crowded market in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad today, killing as many as 20 people, Iraqi officials said, in the sixth major attack in Iraq this month. The blast occurred a day after the US military said overall attacks nationwide have fallen to... More »

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(Newser) - It's no great secret that Pakistan's spy agency has long lent a helping hand to the Taliban, but the scale of that aid appears to be larger and more diverse than thought, the New York Times reports. The secretive ISI provides money, supplies, and help with strategic planning to the... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Islamic militants

Pakistan Not Cooperating
in Search for Militants: US

Officials worry that terrorists can get too-easy access to US

Mar 9, 09 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - US intelligence officials are frustrated by what they see as Islamabad’s roadblocks in efforts to investigate terrorist cells with ties to Pakistan, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pakistanis living in European countries, who can enter the US without much scrutiny, remain a worry for the CIA and FBI, whose... More »

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CIA • Pakistan • FBI • Robert Mueller • Islamic militants • al-Qaeda • domestic terrorism • visa waiver program • Lashkar-e-Taiba • Mumbai attacks

 Pakistan Routs 
 Insurgents in 
 Militant Haven 

Army says other regions will be free of al-Qaeda, Taliban by year's end

Feb 28, 09 5:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Pakistani forces have scored a victory against Islamic militants by ousting them from a stronghold on the Afghan border, Reuters reports. Pakistan plans to clear at least four of seven other regions of militants by the end of the year. “They have lost their cohesion here,” one general... More »

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 Afghan Civilian 
 Deaths Soar 39% 

Death toll is highest since invasion of 2001

Feb 17, 09 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose by 39% last year, according to the UN. Some 2,118 Afghans died in 2008, the highest figure since the Taliban were removed from power in 2001. Of those deaths, 55% were blamed on militants, the BBC reports, while 39% resulted from US, NATO, and... More »

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Mumbai Crisis: 60 Hours,
195 Killed, 295 Wounded

Officials tie attacks to Pakistan

Nov 29, 08 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - The attacks by terrorists on Mumbai spread over 60 hours and left at least 195 dead and 295 wounded, AFP reports. As the focus turns now to figuring out who and why, authorities were piecing together the logistics of the assaults. Attackers arrived by water Wednesday night on a pair... More »

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Pakistan • India • Islamic militants • Mumbai • terrorist attack • hotels

Afghans Bust Schoolgirl
Acid Attackers

Assault was 'work of the Taliban': minister

Nov 25, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Afghan officials have nabbed 10 Taliban militants accused of throwing acid in the faces of eight schoolgirls and four female teachers, Reuters reports. President Hamid Karzai called for their arrest and said the group would be publicly executed. “The attack was the work of the Taliban and we have... More »

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Resilient Taliban Drives Pakistan to Brutal Tactics

200,000 displaced in tribal regions as state battles militants

Nov 11, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - In the lawless Northwest Frontier Province, the Pakistani army has been fighting the Taliban for 3 months for control of just a sliver of land. State forces had expected the battle to be a cursory victory, but the Taliban is stronger and more deeply entrenched—literally, in a network of... More »

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(AP) - Indonesia executed three Islamic militants today for helping plan and carry out the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, many of them foreign tourists, lawyers and relatives said. Imam Samudra and brothers Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron were executed at 11:20 p.m. several miles from their high... More »

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Three Warlords Loom Large in Afghanistan

Former anti-Soviet allies come back to haunt US

Oct 1, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Behind Afghanistan’s recent escalation in violence looms three faces familiar to the US intelligence community. Mohammed Omar, founding mullah of the “Big T” Taliban government; Jalaluddin Haqqani, his one-time cabinet minister; and the ruthless Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are most responsible for leading the anti-government charge, the LA Times ... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • Islamic militants • Mullah Omar • Gulbuddin Hekmatyar • Jalaluddin Haqqani

 Yemen Arrests 30 
 in Embassy Attack 

US investigators to help Yemeni authorities

Sep 18, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yemeni police today rounded up 30 people, all suspected of links to al-Qaeda, in response to yesterday's attack on the US embassy that killed 16. The US has pledged to send agents to help local authorities "investigate whether the suspects are linked" to the attack, a security source tells... More »

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suicide bombing • Islamic militants • Yemen • US Embassy

Yemeni Attackers Aimed to Slaughter US Diplomats

Sophisticated plan raises fears of al-Qaeda revival

Sep 18, 08 4:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Islamic militants who attacked the US embassy in Yemen yesterday planned to massacre all the Americans in the compound, a security source tells Time. The attackers intended to pass a checkpoint disguised as guards and then blow up the gate with a vehicle, clearing the way for a second carload... More »

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Islamic militants • car bomb • Yemen • Islamic Jihad • US Embassy • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack

 Attack on US Embassy 
 in Yemen Kills 16 

'Multiple casualties' in car bomb blast at gates

Sep 17, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb at the gates of the American embassy in Yemen has caused at least 16 casualties, a US spokesman inside the embassy told AP.  Two car bombs were followed by a gun battle between attackers and guards, said Yemeni officials. Hundreds of heavily armed troops have now... More »

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Islamic militants • car bomb • Yemen • Islamic Jihad • US Embassy • terrorist attack

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