Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- May 26, 2009


Pakistanis In Swat "Face Catastrophe"; Clashes Spread -- Yahoo News/Reuters

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Pakistani civilians trapped by an offensive against the Taliban in Swat face catastrophe, a rights group said on Tuesday, as fighting flared in another militant-plagued region.

The offensive in the Taliban bastion of Swat, about 120 km (80 miles) northwest of Islamabad, is the military's most concerted effort to roll back a spreading Taliban insurgency that has thrown the nuclear-armed country's future into question.

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More News On Pakistan's Civil War

Pakistan attacks militants in Waziristan, 6 dead -- Reuters
Showdown looms in South Waziristan as military moves in - Dawn
Buner 90 percent cleared of Taliban: Pakistani military -- Hindustan Times
Pak troops step up attacks on Taliban -- Press Trust of India
Swat Taliban staring defeat in the face: Pak army -- Indian Express
Taliban 'staring defeat in the face' claims Pakistani army -- The Independent
Pakistan closes on Taliban as fears grow for civilians -- AFP
Taliban seeking money, men and weapons -- Daily Times
What outcome for Pakistan's battle in Swat? -- Reuters
Pakistan Taliban Says It Will Stop Fighting in Swat Valley -- Voice of America
Taliban seek return to peace deal in Pakistan -- CNN
Rights Group Fears 'Humanitarian Catastrophe' in Northwest Pakistan -- Voice of America
'Humanitarian catastrophe' feared in Pakistan -- AFP
Pakistani Refugee Crisis Poses Peril -- Washington Post

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