Thursday, November 26, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- November 26, 2009

Pakistan Taliban Regrouping Outside Waziristan -- L.A. Times

Villagers in nearby districts report an influx of militants escaping the Pakistan army offensive in South Waziristan, a campaign critics say should not have been announced ahead of time.

Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - Since the Pakistani army launched a long-awaited offensive last month to destroy the Taliban in South Waziristan, many militants have fled to nearby districts and begun to establish new strongholds, a strategy that suggests they will regroup and remain a potent threat to the country's weak, U.S.-backed government.

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More News On Pakistan

Taliban, allies slip through Waziristan dragnet -- Globe And Mail
New Pakistan tribal offensive kills 18: paramilitary -- AFP
Pakistan bomb targets police, three wounded -- AFP
Pakistan Taliban taps Punjab heartland for recruits -- L.A. Times
Why Pakistan Won't Fight the Afghan Taliban -- Times Magazine
Pakistan army arrests wanted terrorist in Taliban base -- China View
Pakistani troops target extremists in Khyber -- Long War Journal
Pakistan hedges on Taliban as West seeks talks -- Threat Matrix
Pakistan is closely consulted on Afghanistan: Holbrooke -- Dawn
Pakistan Hemmed In By U.S. And Afghanistan -- NPR
Pakistan frets over expected U.S. Afghan surge -- Reuters

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