Friday, June 19, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- June 19, 2009


Pakistan Faces Limits As It Widens War On Taliban -- Christian Science Monitor

The Army is preparing for a new offensive in South Waziristan. A US drone strike Thursday killed at least nine in the area.

New Delhi - The Pakistani military is preparing to open a new front in its fight against the Taliban, this time targeting South Waziristan, a tribal region and home base for Taliban factions fighting the Pakistani state.

In recent days, it has launched softening-up operations, including air raids and shelling.

The military has the momentum of battlefield gains and popular support after pushing back one Taliban faction in northwestern Swat Valley and nearby areas.

But South Waziristan is no Swat.

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More News On Pakistan's Civil War

Ground forces move in for Pakistan offensive -- AP
Pakistani Warplanes, Troops Target S. Waziristan -- Voice of America
Pak jets pound Taliban hideouts in Mehsud stronghold -- Press Trust of India
Pakistani offensive 'nears end' -- BBC
Pakistani jets bomb Taliban's tribal hideouts: officials -- AFP
Several dead in Waziristan air strikes -- UPI
Militants bomb schools in Pakistan tribal area -- Yahoo News/AFP
Two-tier treatment in Pakistan's Jalozai camp -- AFP
Pakistan 'a country on the brink' -- BBC
WFP Warns Taliban in Pakistan Targets International Aid Groups -- Voice of America
The Peshawar Problem -- Foreign Policy

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