From Time Magazine:
After nearly three months of planning, and very public anticipation, Pakistan's military moved on the South Waziristan stronghold of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella group of militants that Pakistani officials say have been behind some 80% of terrorist attacks in the country over the past few years, including the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto and a recent spate of violence that has taken 150 lives in the past two weeks.
The ground operation, code-named "Rah-i-Nijat" (Urdu for "Path to Deliverance"), was launched early Saturday morning after weeks of heavy aerial bombardments designed to weaken militant fortifications. By Sunday, some 28,000 soldiers had moved into a remote corner of the mountainous region, in a three-pronged attack intended to trap the estimated 7,000 to 10,000 militants in South Waziristan, including some 1,000 Uzbek and foreign fighters who may be affiliated with al Qaeda.
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More News On the Pakistan Military Campaign
Fighting Rages as Pakistan Army Pushes Deeper Into South Waziristan -- Washington Post
Pakistan Aims Offensive at a Militant Stronghold -- New York Times
Pakistan Moves Farther Into Taliban Land -- New York Times
Taliban resist Pakistan onslaught -- BBC
Street fighting in Taliban bases -- BBC
Taliban vow to defeat army in Pakistan offensive -- AP
Pakistan Army takes fight to Taliban in South Waziristan -- Christian Science Monitor
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