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tribes in South Waziristan

Tue. December 02, 2008

Khyber chief threatens to 'thrash' militants

The National
December 1, 2008

"He is linked to one of the proxies of Baitullah Mehsud," he added, referring to the dominant Taliban chief from the South Waziristan tribal agency. ...

Tribes versus Terrorists

The Guatemala Times
December 1, 2008

Facing tribal unrest and incessant fighting, the British proposed to settle the tribes from Waziristan (present-day North Waziristan and South Waziristan) ...

Suspected US drone kills 3 in South Waziristan: Report

Pakistan Times
November 27, 2008

Meanwhile, a report from Khar says that the grand Jirga of Salarzai Tribes which met here Thursday decided to form a national Lashkr comprising 20000 ...

The question of "Greater Pashtunistan"

The Post
November 27, 2008

Till then a sleepy, unknown village in South Waziristan suddenly hit the TV screens and print media front pages after cross-border intrusion by the US led ...

The Role of Tribal Lashkars in Winning Pakistan's War on Terror

Jamestown Foundation
November 27, 2008

A lashkar of 4000 armed men raised by the Salarzai tribe launched a campaign against the militants, attacked their strongholds and destroyed their houses ...

US Strike Unites Pakistan Militants

Islam Online
November 23, 2008

By Aamir Latif, IOL Correspondent WANA, South Waziristan - Incessant US drone attacks on the northern tribal belt have persuaded splinter militant groups to ...

Karzai peace initiative rejected by Taliban leader

The National
November 18, 2008

Consider, too, how a man like Baitullah Mehsud came to control his tribe in South Waziristan. Mehsud is in his early 30s, a gym rat-turned-Taliban commander ...

Taliban vow not to attack army

Daily Times
November 18, 2008

Peshawar: The Ahmedzai Wazir tribe on Tuesday secured a fresh 'assurance' from senior Taliban commanders that they would not target the army in South ...

An old army in a new war

guardian.co.uk
November 18, 2008

Recently these tribes have built up lashkars - informal militias - and have taken on the militants themselves. Shafi Rullah is from South Waziristan, ...

Pakistan reopens Khyber crossing to NATO convoys

Long War Journal
November 17, 2008

"These same Pakistani units have been defeated by the Taliban in past battles in North and South Waziristan, Bajaur, and even in Swat," the official said, ...

Cooperation between agencies

Pakistan Observer
November 15, 2008

According to Pakistani officials, he was killed on Oct. 16 by a Predator strike in the Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan. Habib, No. ...

US missiles hit Pakistani Taliban, 12 dead

Tehran Times
November 14, 2008

Pakistani officials said the attack targeted a house in a remote village on the border between North and South Waziristan, where Mehsud, an al Qaeda ally, ...

The Tribal Fallacy

Atlantic Online
November 13, 2008

Consider, too, how a man like Baitullah Mehsud came to control his tribe in South Waziristan. Mehsud is in his early 30s, a gym rat-turned-Taliban commander ...

Four US spy planes intrude into Pakistani airspace

The News International
November 12, 2008

Similarly, tribal sources in the adjoining South Waziristan Agency said two spy planes were seen flying over the Mehsud areas of Makeen, Ladha and Nawaz Kot ...

Roadway Through the FATA

Huffington Post
November 12, 2008

Facing tribal unrest, and incessant fighting, the British proposed to settle the tribes from Waziristan (present day North Waziristan and South Waziristan) ...

Pakistan: 12 Dead in Suspected Missile Strike

Washington Post
November 7, 2008

The majority of US missile strikes have targeted suspected insurgent safe havens in the tribal areas of North and South Waziristan, which have long been ...

13 killed in US missile strike

The News International
November 7, 2008

It is situated between South Waziristan's Makeen and North Waziristan's Razmak towns and is said to be close to the FR Bannu. Interestingly, the US aircraft ...

US drone attack kills 13 in Waziristan

Daily Times
November 7, 2008

Last weekend, two separate strikes in North Waziristan and South Waziristan agencies killed at least 32 mainly al Qaeda operatives. ...

14 more die in US strike in Waziristan

Arab News
November 7, 2008

Security sources said the village is dominated by Wazir tribes and is near the border with South Waziristan, another hub of Taleban and al-Qaeda operatives. ...

America's so-called War on Terror

Pakistan Daily Mail
November 6, 2008

About twenty years, they remained very peace loving and completely merged themselves in the local tribes until the security forces moved in tribal areas in ...

Protest over drone attacks

The News International
November 4, 2008

He said all the protesting people demanded of the government to withdraw armed forces from the Wazirs-inhabited areas in South Waziristan as, according to ...

Taliban suicide attack kills seven in Pakistan's northwest

Long War Journal
November 4, 2008

There have been five suicide attacks against the police and Frontier Corps in Hangu, South Waziristan, Mardan, Mohmand, and Bannu since Oct. 26. ...

A Quiet Deal With Pakistan

Washington Post
November 3, 2008

According to Pakistani officials, he was killed on Oct. 16 by a Predator strike in the Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan. Habib, reckoned by some to ...

Suicide bomber kills eight soldiers in S. Waziristan

Pakistan Dawn
November 2, 2008

By Our Correspondent WANA, Nov 2: Eight soldiers were killed in a suicide attack at a checkpoint in Azam Warsak area of South Waziristan on Sunday, ...

South Waziristan suicide attack

The News International
November 2, 2008

Though the elders of the Zalay tribe said it was premature to blame the Taliban or someone else for the suicide attack, a day earlier Maulvi Nazeer had ...

Gen Petraeus' gift

The Nation
November 1, 2008

THAT two drone attacks should take place in North and South Waziristan on the day when Gen Petraerus was to take command of the Centcom is rather ominous. ...

Pak free 21 Taliban militants in exchange for hostages

Press Trust of India
November 1, 2008

In exchange, the militants freed 19 paramilitary personnel and two non-combatants they had kidnapped several months ago in South Waziristan and Mohmand ...

Twin US Drone Strikes Kill 32 in Waziristan

Antiwar.com
October 31, 2008

The other attack occurred just outside of the South Waziristan town of Wana, just a mile from a Pakistani Army base. Militants were among those reported ...

9 killed in Mardan suicide hit | Jets kill 7 in Bajaur

The Post
October 31, 2008

That strike took place in Kari Kot in South Waziristan. The attack was made to target Tahir Uldosh, an Uzbek national Earlier, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza ...

32 killed in US missile strikes

The News International
October 31, 2008

By Mushtaq Yusufzai Peshawar: Seventeen people were killed and several others injured in two missile attacks by US drones in North and South Waziristan ...

US double blow kills 21 in Waziristan

Pakistan Dawn
October 31, 2008

MIRAMSHAH / WANA, Oct 31: An al Qaeda militant was among at least 21 people killed in two missile attacks by US drones in North and South Waziristan on ...

Week in review

The National
October 31, 2008

Gen Petraeus used a similar approach in Iraq, where a US push to enlist Sunni tribes in the fight against al Qa'eda in Iraq helped sharply reduce the ...

Making Excuses for Obama: Justin Raimondo

Antiwar.com
October 31, 2008

We'll be smack dab in the middle of Africa's feuding tribes faster than you can say "Samantha Power." And that's the best case scenario. In the worst case, ...

Financial crisis leads to ceasefire request

South Asian Post
October 31, 2008

Two militants leaders - Hafiz Gul Bahadur from North Waziristan and Moulvi Nazir of neighboring South Waziristan, both rivals of Pakistani Taliban leader ...

Collections: John Moore in Pakistan

Denver Post
October 31, 2008

The outpost, only 800 meters from the border, is frequently attacked by Taliban forces, many of whom cross over from the South Waziristan tribal area of ...

More shocks for shattered Pakistan

Asia Times Online
October 30, 2008

It forced the redeployment of Pakistani troops and aircraft from the South Waziristan and North Waziristan tribal areas in Pakistan to Kashmir, ...

Talking to the Taliban

The National
October 29, 2008

Gen Petraeus used a similar approach in Iraq, where a US push to enlist Sunni tribes in the fight against al Qa'eda in Iraq helped sharply reduce the ...

Disappearance of army trucks: Govt asked to punish responsible tribes

Daily Times
October 29, 2008

Peace was restored to the Ahmedzai Wazir areas in South Waziristan early last year after Taliban leader Maulvi Nazir revolted against foreign terrorists, ...

Pakistan, Afghan Talks Aim at Countering Militants (Update1)

Bloomberg
October 28, 2008

About 25 delegates from each nation, including government officials, representatives of political parties and members of ethnic Pashtun tribes that straddle ...

Mehsud brother shot dead by gunmen

Pakistan Observer
October 26, 2008

His body was handed over to his family members for burial in South Waziristan area bordering Afghanistan. Mehsud based in the South Waziristan tribal area ...