Pakistani militants, Al Qaeda seen forging new deadly alliance
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Disguised in military-style uniforms, Pakistani extremists waited in a stolen van in the port city of Karachi near a bridge frequented by military officials, and then opened up with machine guns on the motorcade of a high-ranking general.
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NANO, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces are driving al  Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border  but attacks such as a bomb that wounded soldiers on Saturday  could not be ruled out, a commander said.
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Al Qaeda has become entrenched in a remote corner of Pakistan, and the United States fears a military strike could spawn new militant activity in the country, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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Officials say Islamist militants behind assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto.
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NANO, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces are driving al  Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border  but small attacks, such as a Saturday bomb that wounded some  soldiers, could not be ruled out, a commander said.
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Pakistan has "intelligence intercepts" indicating that al Qaeda was behind the killing of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
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Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 15 -- A controversial peace deal between the Pakistani government and local tribal leaders in an area where al-Qaeda is known to be regrouping appeared to collapse Sunday, as tensions escalated and a fresh wave of bombings killed at least 44 people.
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The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed they had to &quot;kill the mistrust&quot; between them to better fight the Taliban and other militants who operate across their border.
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Pakistan arrests suspected al-Qaeda members it says were planning to attack US and Pakistani targets.
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The political upheaval in Pakistan and emergence there of a new military leader has revitalized the Bush administration's long struggle to develop a coherent strategy for uprooting al-Qaeda from Pakistan's western tribal areas, U.S. officials said yesterday.
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Fierce fighting in a militant infested tribal region underscored Western fears of an al Qaeda threat radiating from Pakistan as U.S. officials met President Pervez Musharraf for talks on Thursday.
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Experts say the terrorist network has rebuilt in Pakistan with inexperienced leaders and murky goals.
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The set of rules â a kind of jihad etiquette â that seek to guide and justify the killing that militants do is growing more complex.
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Militants in the country's tribal belt seem to be maneuvering for time and space, analysts say.
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The jihadists usually focus on massive civilian attacks. But Bhutto's killing may be a sign they are diversifying their playbook
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An ongoing battle between Pakistani forces and suspected al Qaeda fighters Sunday in a tribal area near the border with Afghanistan has left six suspected terrorists and 12 Pakistani forces dead, two government officials told