Yemen employs al-Qaeda mercenaries: Houthis

Pakistani Forces Deploy Heavy Artillery in Ongoing Offensive

By: ChristopherSzabo

Pakistani forces have used heavy weapons and air strikes against Taliban positions in South Waziristan Agency near the Afghan border. This follows unexpected strong resistance from Taliban fighters last week.   According to reports in the Pakistani media, Noor Wali, a resident of Wana, the region's main town, said: “There has been ...

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Yemen rebels claim - Saudi 'using phosphorus bombs' .

By: MarleneDuvalAndAssociates

Shiite rebels in northern Yemen caught between a deadly government onslaught and air raids from across the border on Monday claimed Saudi warplanes were using phosphorus bombs against them. "The Saudi air raids resumed this morning. Saudi combat fighter jets launched intense raids against border areas inside Yemeni territory on Sunday night," ...

about 1 month ago

Suicide bombers kill seven at Islamabad University

By: dustgeer

At least seven people died and 29 were injured in a double suicide bombing at the University of Islamabad today, Pakistan's seventh major militant terror attack in a fortnight. Emergency workers described scenes of bloody chaos after the near simultaneous lunchtime blasts outside a packed women's cafeteria and at the Islamic law faculty ...

about 1 month ago

Saudi Arabian air force hits rebels in Yemen

By: arboofti

November 06, 2009 RIYADH (Reuters/AFP) - Saudi Arabia has launched heavy airstrikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said on Thursday.Saudi government officials said only that the air force had bombed Yemeni rebels who had seized ...

about 1 month ago