longwarjournal.org - 10/26/2008
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A sketch map of North and South Waziristan. Map from The Khyber Gateway . Click to view.
US unmanned Predator aircraft have struck again inside Pakistan's tribal areas. The latest attack occurred in the Shakai region north of Wana in South Waziristan. This is a region ...
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online.wsj.com - 10/27/2008
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SUKKARIYEH, Syria -- A U.S. counterterrorism official says
U.S. special operations forces killed the head of a
Syrian network that funneled foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq. The raid Sunday in the village of Sukkariyeh targeted the home of ...
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Syrian Militant Leader Was Killed in U.S. Raid, Official ...
online.wsj.com - 10/28/2008
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In a major policy shift, the U.S. is
considering talks with elements of the Taliban in a
bid to help reverse a downward spiral in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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U.S. Mulls Talks With the Taliban
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Bill Roggio: US targets Taliban "facility" in South Waziristan
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... Major Operations Iraqi Province Control Bookshelf News Blogs & New Media American Forces Press Service MNF Iraq US CENTCOM Support the Troops Calendar Link to TVC Contact Congress Bill Roggio: US targets Taliban "facility" in South Waziristan Print E-mail Sunday, 26 October 2008 The strike is the third in inside tribal areas run by Baitullah Mehsud this year. read read full story from Bill Roggio Next > [ Back ] Site ...
Raid Inside Syria [Vinnie]
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... Only time will tell. A U.S. military official said the raid by special forces targeted the foreign fighter network that travels through Syria into Iraq. The Americans have been unable to shut the network down in the area because Syria was out of the military's reach. "We are taking matters into our own hands," the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the political sensitivity of cross-border raids. More good news here. Hat tip: The entire right blogosphere. I don't know possibly where to start!
US Drones Strike Al Queda inside Pakistan (again)
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... attack occurred in the Shakai region north of Wana in South Waziristan. This is a region under the control of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Eight people were reported killed after missiles struck what a Pakistani security official described as a “facility.” The Taliban and al Qaeda are known to have numbers camps and support facilities in South Waziristan. There are no reports of senior Taliban or al Qaeda leaders killed or wounded.
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