Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- May 19, 2009


Pakistan Troops Fight Taliban On Streets -- AFP

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan said Tuesday troops were locked in fierce street battles with Taliban fighters in the northwest where a rights group accused both sides of inflicting high civilian casualties.

Military officials said government forces were advancing on several fronts toward Mingora, the Taliban-held main town in the Swat valley.

The blistering offensive against Islamist militants, said to threaten the sovereignty of the nuclear-armed nation, has concentrated increasingly on the valley, once a scenic tourist hotspot.

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More News On Pakistan's Civil War

In Swat, troops engage Taliban in street fighting -- Indian Express
Military wants a quick end in Swat -- Daily Times
Pakistani army prepares for key Swat battle -- The Telegraph
Pakistani Taliban to fight until 'last breath' -- CBC
U.N. Says 1.5 Million Flee in Pakistan -- Wall Street Journal/AP
U.N. says 1.4 million people displaced in Pakistan valley -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN: Pakistan displacement maybe worst since Rwanda -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. airstrikes in Pakistan called 'very effective' -- CNN
U.S.-Pakistani Relations Can Make ‘Strategic Hedge’ Moot, Top Officials Say -- U.S. Department of Defense
Editorial: A broader front against Taliban -- Daily Times

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