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At least 106 dead at Pakistan mosque (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:32:12 GMT

President Pervez Musharraf's government said Wednesday that militants accounted for most of the 106 people killed in eight days of fighting around the Red Mosque, calling it a signal that Islamic extremism won't be tolerated in Pakistan.


US intelligence chiefs fret over Pakistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:02:50 GMT

US intelligence chiefs urged Pakistan to wage a more vigorous pursuit of terrorism, warning that its lawless region bordering Afghanistan has become a sanctuary for Al-Qaeda and Taliban diehards.


Al-Qaeda's No. 2: Jihad against Pakistan (USA Today)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:40:46 GMT

Al-Qaeda's No. 2 issued a new videotape on Wednesday calling for Pakistanis to join the jihad, or holy war, in revenge for the attack by Pakistan's army on a radical mosque.


Al-Qaida: Wage holy war against Pakistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:36:08 GMT

Al-Qaida's No. 2 issued a new videotape on Wednesday calling for Pakistanis to join the jihad, or holy war, in revenge for the attack by Pakistan's army on a radical mosque.


US short-changed by Pakistan in anti-terror fight: intel chiefs (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:06:13 GMT

Pakistan must show greater returns for the billions of dollars it has received from the United States to hunt down Al-Qaeda and Taliban diehards, top US intelligence officials said Wednesday.


Al Qaeda entrenched in Pakistan, U.S. officials say (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:44:37 GMT

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.


Fighting ends at Pakistan mosque (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:35:33 GMT

Commandos cleared the warren-like Red Mosque complex of rebel fighters Wednesday, ending a fierce eight-day siege and street battles that left more than 80 dead, and the government warned it would not tolerate militancy in any of Pakistan's thousands of religious schools.


Musharraf is endangering Pakistan, warn exiled leaders (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:58:12 GMT

President Pervez Musharraf's decision to raid Islamabad's Red Mosque to flush out militants and other actions are stoking extremism and endangering Pakistan, exiled opposition leaders said Wednesday as they resumed talks in London.


Pakistan Siege May Fuel Rift With Religious Parties (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
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Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:07:44 GMT

July 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's military assault on the Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad, may widen President Pervez Musharraf's rift with religious parties, fueling the strongest opposition to his rule since he led a military coup in 1999.


Al-Qaeda issues Pakistan threat (BBC News)
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Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:03:43 GMT

Osama Bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, urges attacks on Pakistan to avenge the Red Mosque siege.