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Al Qaeda shifting to Pakistans urban areas
By Ali K Chishti
Al Qaeda is gradually shifting its base from the unsafe and spy-infested tribal belt of Pakistan which is under the radars of virtually all intelligence agencies to more secure, urban areas of the country, which according to a Western diplomat, are immune to drones, Daily Times has learned.
The drones had been so central to the current administrations strategy that Obama has doubled the frequency of drone attacks in Pakistan, inflicting maximum damage to al Qaeda in the last two years.
Al Qaeda, who recently lost its No 3 Mustafa Abu al-Yazid to drones, got so heated by the predators that it had to sacrifice its prime asset working as a double agent for both the Jordanian intelligence agency and the CIA by hitting back at a CIA base in Afghanistan in December 30, 2009, killing seven officers and contractors, who were operating at the heart of the covert programme overseeing US drone strikes in Pakistan. A senior Pakistani intelligence official said, Some 60 to 70 percent of the core al Qaeda leadership has been eliminated, dealing a serious blow to the networks capacity to launch any major attacks on the West.
Many older al Qaeda leaders have been replaced by younger ones in FATA. The influence of older sheikhs on the younger generation of al Qaeda is only ideological. The operational guidance comes from younger elements, who now dominate the network, the CIA chief confirmed.
At least from 2001 to 2008, al Qaeda had been operating in FATA with near impunity, Daily Times confirmed, but they are on the move, communicating via couriers and moving stealthily in small groups to urban areas, a former Western intelligence official confirmed. When asked about which urban areas is al Qaeda migrating to, the unanimous response from all quarters was, Karachi.
In-depth investigations by Daily Times also confirm the presence of senior Qaeda members and the top leadership of the Afghan Taliban Quetta shura members at various safe houses located in the outskirts of Karachi.
Jandullah, another name and faction of the Laskhkar-e-Jhangvi and which has struck a strong relationship with al Qaeda and the TTP, is responsible for the security of al Qaeda members.
A former Western spy-master commented, We understand that the Quetta shura is actually the Karachi shura and is given safe houses by Pakistanis, but theres no doubt in DC that the Pakistanis will go after al Qaeda, common enemies you see.
By Ali K Chishti
Al Qaeda is gradually shifting its base from the unsafe and spy-infested tribal belt of Pakistan which is under the radars of virtually all intelligence agencies to more secure, urban areas of the country, which according to a Western diplomat, are immune to drones, Daily Times has learned.
The drones had been so central to the current administrations strategy that Obama has doubled the frequency of drone attacks in Pakistan, inflicting maximum damage to al Qaeda in the last two years.
Al Qaeda, who recently lost its No 3 Mustafa Abu al-Yazid to drones, got so heated by the predators that it had to sacrifice its prime asset working as a double agent for both the Jordanian intelligence agency and the CIA by hitting back at a CIA base in Afghanistan in December 30, 2009, killing seven officers and contractors, who were operating at the heart of the covert programme overseeing US drone strikes in Pakistan. A senior Pakistani intelligence official said, Some 60 to 70 percent of the core al Qaeda leadership has been eliminated, dealing a serious blow to the networks capacity to launch any major attacks on the West.
Many older al Qaeda leaders have been replaced by younger ones in FATA. The influence of older sheikhs on the younger generation of al Qaeda is only ideological. The operational guidance comes from younger elements, who now dominate the network, the CIA chief confirmed.
At least from 2001 to 2008, al Qaeda had been operating in FATA with near impunity, Daily Times confirmed, but they are on the move, communicating via couriers and moving stealthily in small groups to urban areas, a former Western intelligence official confirmed. When asked about which urban areas is al Qaeda migrating to, the unanimous response from all quarters was, Karachi.
In-depth investigations by Daily Times also confirm the presence of senior Qaeda members and the top leadership of the Afghan Taliban Quetta shura members at various safe houses located in the outskirts of Karachi.
Jandullah, another name and faction of the Laskhkar-e-Jhangvi and which has struck a strong relationship with al Qaeda and the TTP, is responsible for the security of al Qaeda members.
A former Western spy-master commented, We understand that the Quetta shura is actually the Karachi shura and is given safe houses by Pakistanis, but theres no doubt in DC that the Pakistanis will go after al Qaeda, common enemies you see.
