Monday, May 31, 2010

Mustafa Abu Yazid Dead SITE

Yazid the financial chief of the AQ is reportedly dead as per SITE

in reference to:

"Also known as Sheikh Saeed, he is an original member of al-Qaeda's Shura leadership council and has been a trusted adviser to bin Laden for more than a decade. When bin Laden and the al-Qaeda leadership were exiled from Pakistan to Sudan in the 1990s, Yazid served as financial manager for some of bin Laden's business enterprises there."
- Al-Qaeda's New Leadership: Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (washingtonpost.com) (view on Google Sidewiki)

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Lessons for Indian Government Counter Naxal Strategy

Some of the FATA lessons duly modified could also apply to the Indian governments counter naxal strategy, if some body knows what that is?

in reference to:

"Despite these short term gains, the strategy employed is faulty and will only prolong the militancy, bring grief to the people of the region, bolster the Taliban and fail to contribute to stability in the Af-Pak region."
- The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) (view on Google Sidewiki)