Information About Incident 66943-136626-346609 in Pakpattan Pakistan

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Bin Laden's former lieutenants in al Qaeda's historic leadership have been killed by US Special Forces or in drone strikes, or else are isolated and on the run in the tribal badlands on the Afghan-Pakistan border.

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More than two and a half years after United States (US) commandos shot dead al Qaeda figurehead Osama bin Laden, the global extremist network is more dangerous than ever, warned American experts and counterterrorism officials on December 12 during Jamestown Foundation s annual conference on terrorism in Washington, reported Daily Times. Thanks notably to a flood of recruits flowing to join al Qaeda-linked forces fighting in Syria s civil war, the group is back on its feet, and securing territory from which it could once more threaten Europe and the United States. Bin Laden s former lieutenants in al Qaeda s historic leadership have been killed by US Special Forces or in drone strikes, or else are isolated and on the run in the tribal badlands on the Afghan-Pakistan border.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
66943-136626-346609 12/16/2013 Pakistan Al Qaeda more dangerous than ever, warn US counterterrorism officials

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