Read more insurgents stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/526/insurgents.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:36:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74633/us-afghans-recruit-taliban-with-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghanistan has launched an initiative to convert Taliban foot soldiers with the promise of jobs and protection. Backed by the US military, the plan is modeled on its “Sons of Iraq” program; Stanley McChrystal even lured a key architect of that program out of retirement to help with it. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74633/us-afghans-recruit-taliban-with-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:49:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72416/blasts-in-pakistan-kill-24.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suicide bomber killed seven people near a major air force complex in northwest Pakistan today, while an explosion killed 17, including three children, on a bus heading to a wedding elsewhere in the region. The attacks are the latest in a surge of militant strikes this month, coinciding with...http://www.newser.com/story/72416/blasts-in-pakistan-kill-24.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 5:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69293/taliban-surrenders-in-swat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Taliban-controlled pirate radio station announced the militant group's surrender in the Swat Valley, after yet another key leader was said to have been arrested by the Pakistani military, the Telegraph reports. Though some reports claim that Maulana Fazlullah is surrounded by Pakistani forces, sources tell the Telegraph that he...http://www.newser.com/story/69293/taliban-surrenders-in-swat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 12:26:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65918/iraqi-officers-behind-48m-bank-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi robbers who killed eight security guards and stole $4.8 million from a Baghdad bank this week were army officers, not insurgents, the Los Angeles Times reports. Iraqi police revealed today the arrest of four elite officers assigned to guard Shiite Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi. "It was a...http://www.newser.com/story/65918/iraqi-officers-behind-48m-bank-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 18:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65474/baghdad-gunmen-kill-8-grab-7m-in-bank-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million today during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad that police say is the work of insurgents attempting to finance their operations. It’s the second deadly robbery in a week in Baghdad's commercial Karradah district....http://www.newser.com/story/65474/baghdad-gunmen-kill-8-grab-7m-in-bank-heist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 9:14:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65437/us-brits-press-plans-for-taliban-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish commanders backed by US officials aim to use the success of recent offensives to persuade mid-level Taliban leaders to come in for talks and give up the fight, the Guardian reports. Conditions are right for the "second-tier" leaders who control large numbers of fighters in southern Afghanistan to reconnect...http://www.newser.com/story/65437/us-brits-press-plans-for-taliban-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 2:35:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65331/talibans-no-2-a-fierce-intelligent-opponent-of-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough most Americans know of Mullah Omar, head of the Taliban’s insurgency in Afghanistan, few know his capable lieutenant, Mullah Baradar. As a high-profile US target, Omar has kept a low profile over the last 3 years—while Baradar commands day-to-day operations, Newsweek reports. But Baradar’s cunning leadership may be...http://www.newser.com/story/65331/talibans-no-2-a-fierce-intelligent-opponent-of-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 13:50:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63003/forget-pakistans-claims-taliban-is-only-hiding-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan is crowing over its victories against militants in the Swat Valley, but the Taliban has simply retreated to fight another day, Jane Perlez and Pir Zubair Shah write in the New York Times . Pakistan, which only controls roads and urban centers, hasn't even killed one Taliban leader. "Most of...http://www.newser.com/story/63003/forget-pakistans-claims-taliban-is-only-hiding-out.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 15:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62208/20-killed-in-somali-bombing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suicide bombing outside a hotel in western Somalia killed at least 20 people today including the national security minister. The Somali president accused al-Qaeda of being behind the attack. A witness said a small car headed toward the gate of the Medina Hotel in Belet Weyne, then drove into...http://www.newser.com/story/62208/20-killed-in-somali-bombing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 7:23:05 CDT