al-qaeda

Harakat al-Shabaab is the Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda, formally recognized in 2012.[4] As of 2012, the outfit controls large swathes of the southern parts of the country,[5] where it is said to have imposed its own strict...

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Tag(s) : #Somalia, #Islamic Courts Union, #Al-Shabaab, #Transitional Federal Government, #TFG, #Sharia, #Ethiopian National Defense Force, #Al-Qaeda

English: Aafia Siddiqui a cognitive neuroscientist from Pakistan. The photo was taken and released into the public domain by her brother Muhammad Siddiqui. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Daughter of Pakistan Dr. Aafia Siddiqui

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Tag(s) : #United States, #Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, #Asia, #Karachi Press Club, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Aafia Siddiqui, #Al-Qaeda

April 1, 2011: At least 41 people were killed in twin suicide bomb attacks at the Sufi shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan district, in Pakistan's central province of Punjab, as worshippers gathered for a festival. The Taliban claimed responsibility. March 31,...

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Tag(s) : #Islamabad, #Darra Adam Khel, #Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, #Taliban, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Peshawar, #History of Suiside Attacks in Pakistan, #Al-Qaeda

Soldiers board a Chinook helicopter. This is the list of major terrorist incidents in Pakistan. The War on Terror had a major impact on Pakistan, when terrorism inside Pakistan increased twofold. The country was already gripped with sectarian violence,...

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Tag(s) : #List of terrorist incidents in Pakistan since 2001, #United States, #Warfare and Conflict, #Afghanistan, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #September 11 attacks, #Pakistani, #Al-Qaeda