Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- July 1, 2009

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Pakistan Now Facing 2-Front War In Waziristan -- McClatchy News

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A militant commander in northwest Pakistan tore up a peace deal with the Pakistani government Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the government's campaign against Islamist insurgents in the extremist-controlled Waziristan region.

The commander, Gul Bahadur, who heads the Pakistani Taliban in North Waziristan, ended his pact with Islamabad and threatened more attacks on the army after an assault on a military convoy in his area Sunday claimed the lives of at least 16 soldiers.

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More News On Pakistan's Civil War

Pakistani troops clear Taliban stronghold in Swat -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistani troops clear Taliban stronghold in Swat -- Washington Post
FACTBOX-Security developments in Pakistan, July 1 -- Reuters
An Accord in Pakistan Is Scrapped by Militants -- New York Times
Pakistan army faces fight with end of Taliban deal -- AP
Pakistan tribes request army aid against Taliban -- AP
Poll: Pakistanis view Taliban as threat to country -- AP
Pakistanis turn on Taliban, but resent U.S.-poll -- Reuters
Sources: U.S. resumes Pakistan drone flights -- CNN
Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees -- BBC
UN begins probe into Bhutto killing -- AFP
FACTBOX - Is Pakistan's Taliban war about to get bigger? -- Reuters
Pakistan focuses on Islamic extremism -- Ahmed Rashid, L.A. Times opinion

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