Posted on 02/09/2009 4:06:33 PM PST by Flavius
Al Qaeda has reorganized its notorious paramilitary formations that were devastated during the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002. Al Qaeda has reestablished the predominantly Arab and Asian paramilitary formation that was formerly known as Brigade 055 into a larger, more effective fighting unit known as the Lashkar al Zil, or Shadow Army, a senior US intelligence official told The Long War Journal.
The Shadow Army is active primarily in Pakistan's tribal areas, the Northwest Frontier Province, and in eastern and southern Afghanistan, several US military and intelligence officials told The Long War Journal on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.
The paramilitary force is well trained and equipped, and has successfully defeated the Pakistani Army in multiple engagements. Inside Pakistan, the Shadow Army has been active in successful Taliban campaigns in North and South Waziristan, Bajaur, Peshawar, Khyber, and Swat.
In Afghanistan, the Shadow Army has conducted operations against Coalition and Afghan forces in Kunar, Nuristan, Nangahar, Kabul, Logar, Wardak, Khost, Paktika, Paktia, Zabul, Ghazni, and Kandahar provinces.
"The Shadow Army has been instrumental in the Taliban's consolidation of power in Pakistan's tribal areas and in the Northwest Frontier Province," a senior intelligence official said. "They are also behind the Taliban's successes in eastern and southern Afghanistan. They are helping to pinch Kabul."
(Excerpt) Read more at longwarjournal.org ...
Here are Paki forcer running away from AlQaida either because of arrangement of because no one wants to die for nothing.
NO dud not negotiate, apologize first for colonialism, i think you have to get with newspeak pronto to enjoy joys of shared social benefits./
btt
I’m sure we’ll bring as many of them as we can to the US and prosecute them for being terrorists. I hope they really throw the book at’em and charge them for “hate crimes” too! (that’ll show’em)
Who knows though, the Justice Department may choose to wait until they come here before picking them up....
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