Al-Qaeda targeting Pakistani Leaders...
Looks like they are putting more resources into Pakistan...
Al Qaeda has transferred seven operatives from the Iraq theater to target senior Pakistani leaders. The targets of the planned attacks are President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani, General Kiyani, and other senior military officers, cabinet ministers, and provincial leaders.
The seven operatives, who were behind deadly attacks in Iraq, reportedly met in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia on May 3 to plan the operations, according to a report in the Daily Times. The al Qaeda operatives are assigned to cooperate with the Pakistani Taliban, led by Baitullah Mehsud.
The operatives were identified as Amanullah Afghani, Shahidullah Khan, Maulvi Khalid Shah, Rehmatullah Khan, Abdul Latif Afghani, Muhammad Saeed Bin Talha, Muhammad Shaheen Kawrai, and Ahmed Ali Tanwancy.
A US military intelligence official has confirmed the report in a conversation with The Long War Journal, and said that some of the operatives are members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba
The location of the meeting, in Paktia province, also indicates involvement with the Haqqani Network, which controls operations in the eastern Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Khost.
posted by GayandRight @ 12:01 PM
1 Comments:
As much as I do not want to see Pakistan in turmoil or destabilized, this is an inevitable result of radical ideology and nuturing the viper of extremism. Eventually the snake will bite the master, resulting in severe damage and death to the snake handler. The Pakistanis should have paid more attention to internal issues instead of baiting India. Cheers, Fern StAlbert
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