Waziristan Conflict

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The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikipedia: War in Waziristan
2. The Long War Journal: The Fall of Northwestern Pakistan: An Online History
3. Global Politician: The Waziristan Accord (December 18, 2007)
4. BBC News: Pakistan Army's Tribal Quagmire (October 9, 2007)
5. New York Times: Pakistani Army Says Its Forces Are Gaining in Tribal Lands (April 12, 2007) 
6. Asia Times: The Knife at Pakistan's Throat (2006) 
7. New York Times: Waziristan News

Waziristan Conflict Recent News Stories

• BBC News: Waziristan News
• Agence France-Presse: Two Children Killed in Pakistan Gunbattle (December 18, 2007)
• Daily Times: Waziristan Militants Announce Eid Ceasefire (December 18, 2007)
• Voice of America: Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 9 Soldiers in Northwest Pakistan (December 17, 2007)
• BBC News: Militants Boast of Executions (October 12, 2007)
• BBC News: Pakistan Crisis 'Hits Army Morale' (September 13, 2007)

Waziristan Conflict Background

• Wikipedia: Islamic Emirate of Waziristan
• Center for Security Policy: The Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (February, 2007) (156KB) 
• The Long War Journal: Talibanistan: The Establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (2006)
• MSNBC: A Journey to the Heart of Taliban Country (2006)
• BBC News: Waziristan: Bin Laden's Hiding Place? (2004)

Al Qaeda

• Mahalo's Guide to Al Qaeda
• The Guardian: Resurgent al-Qaida Plotting Attacks on West from Tribal Sanctuary (September 27, 2007)
• New York Times: Terror Officials See Al Qaeda Chiefs Regaining Power (February 19, 2007)
• New York Times: "Al Qaeda Finds Its Center of Gravity" (2006)
• BBC News: Al-Qaeda HQ 'Based in Pakistan' (2006)
• Asia Times: Hello al-Qaeda, Goodbye America (2006) 

The Taliban

• Mahalo's Guide to the Taliban
• The Long War Journal: The Taliban's Waziristan Accord (2006)
• ThreatsWatch: Pakistan Cedes North Waziristan to Taliban (2006)
• Christian Science Monitor: In Border Zone, Pakistan Backs Off From Taliban (2006) 
• The Jamestown Foundation: Taliban Setup Office in South Waziristan (2006)
• NewsDay: Where the Taliban Still Rule (2006)

US Invovlement

• NewsLine: More Money, More Problems (December 13, 2007)
• New York Times: U.S. Hopes to Use Pakistani Tribes Against Al Qaeda (November 19, 2007)
• CNN: Pakistan Crisis: 'It Ain't Easy' for U.S. (November 5, 2007)
• Telegraph: US Outraged as Pakistan Frees Taliban Fighters (2006)

Waziristan Conflict Commentary and Criticism

• Toledo Blade: Pakistanis, Not U.S., Should Decide Their Country's Future (November 21, 2007)
• Washington Post: Sept. 10 in Waziristan (July 31, 2007) 
• DAWN: Expelling the Uzbeks (April 4, 2007)
• Daily Times: Osama bin Laden in Bajaur? (2007)

Waziristan Conflict Message Boards and Blogs

• OpEdNews: US Can Defeat Terrorism In Pakistan Politically (December 12, 2007)
• Abu Muqawama: And then We'll Hold Pashtu Language Classes in Waziristan (November 29, 2007)
• Deafening Silence: Feeling Waziristan (November 7, 2007)
• The Long War Journal: Pushing for Peace in North Waziristan (October 10, 2007)

Central Figures

Pervez Musharraf

• Mahalo's Guide to Pervez Musharraf
• The News: Waziristan Truce to Stabilise Fata, says Musharraf (2007)
• TIME: A Chat with the President (2006)

Haji Omar

• BBC News: Meeting Pakistan's Taleban Chief (2006)
• The Jamestown Foundation: South Waziristan's Veteran Jihadi Leader: A Profile of Haji Omar (2006)
• Telegraph: Omar Role in Truce Reinforces Fears that Pakistan 'Caved in' to Taliban (2006)
• PBS: Frontline Interview: Haji Omar (2006)

Maulvi Nazir

• The Jamestown Foundation: South Waziristan’s Maulvi Nazir: The New Face of the Taliban (May 10, 2007)
• Daily Times: Tribesmen Raise 900-Man Army to Fight Foreign Militants (April 4, 2007)
• Daily Times: New Chief in Waziristan Causes Rift Among Taliban Ranks (2006)

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