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longwarjournal.org - 1/21/2009
Saudi al Qaeda operative involved in London bombings detained in Pakistan
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Pakistani security forces have detained a Saudi al Qaeda operative believed to be involved with the July 2005 London bombings along with six other operatives during a raid on a village near the northwestern city of Peshawar. The Saudi was identified as Zabi ul Taifi and was described as a ...
Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks
abcnews.go.com - 1/23/2009
Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks
— abcnews.go.com — The CIA's bombing campaign against al Qaeda leadership in Pakistan continued with two more attacks today, an indication, senior officials say, that President Barack Obama has approved the U.S. strategy that has killed at least eight of al Qaeda's top ... (more) Obama to CIA: Bombs Away! No Let Up in US Drone Attacks

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whitehouse.gov - 1/20/2009
Foreign Policy
— whitehouse.gov — Afghanistan: Obama and Biden will refocus American resources on the greatest threat to our security -- the resurgence of al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They will increase our troop levels in Afghanistan, press our allies in NATO ... (more) Foreign Policy

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US strikes al Qaeda in North and South Waziristan
longwarjournal.org - 1/23/2009
US strikes al Qaeda in North and South Waziristan
— longwarjournal.org — Click map for full view. Taliban presence, by district and tribal agency, the Northwest Frontier Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Agencies. Information on Taliban presence obtained from open source and derived by The ... (more) US strikes al Qaeda in North and South Waziristan

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Bill Roggio: Saudi al Qaeda operative involved in London bombings detained in Pakistan
Victory Caucus -- All Content — ... Wednesday, 21 January 2009 Security officials said Zabi ul Taifi was among seven al Qaeda operatives captured during a raid in a village near the provincial capital of Peshawar. read ...

7/7 London Bomber Captured in Pakistan
The Jawa Report — January 21, 2009 7/7 London Bomber Captured in Pakistan A senior al-Qaeda operative who was involved in planning the 7/7/2005 London bombings has been captured in Pakistan. Via Long War Journal: Pakistani security forces have detained a Saudi al Qaeda operative believed to be involved with the July 2005 London bombings along with six other operatives during a raid on a village near the northwestern city of Peshawar. The Saudi was identified as Zabi ul Taifi and was described as a senior operative in the July 7, 2005 bombings in London that killed 52 civilians and wounded more ...

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