Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- March 2, 2010

Pakistan Seizes Insurgent Stronghold on Afghan Border -- Wall Street Journal

DAMADOLA, Pakistan—Pakistani forces have seized a key al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold along the border with Afghanistan that once served as a hideout for Ayman al Zawahiri, second-in-command to Osama bin Laden.

The capture of Damadola, a district in the Bajaur tribal region, is a major success in Pakistan's counterinsurgency campaign. The area had long been dominated by insurgents operating on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

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More News On Pakistan

Pakistani army wraps up combat operations in Bajur -- AP
Pakistan says army seized Taliban, Al-Qaeda base -- AFP
Pakistan secures Taliban hub; militiamen dance -- Reuters
Taliban cave network found in Pakistan mountains -- The Telegraph
Pakistani army kills Chechen fighters at Taliban, al-Qaeda base -- RIA Novosti
Pakistan Army Celebrates Victory but ISI Asset Escapes -- Ibrahim Sajid Malick
After Swat, anti-Taliban ops headed for Khyber -- Times Of India
Missile 'kills Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader' in Pakistan -- BBC
Pakistan lays out terror charges for 5 Americans -- AP
Pakistan police list charges against US suspects -- AFP

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