Monday, June 30, 2014

Pakistan Army Launches A Ground Offensive Against The Taliban Near The Afghan border


Pakistan Launches Ground Offensive in North Waziristan -- Voice of America

Pakistan's military says it has begun a ground offensive against terrorist hideouts in North Waziristan, following two weeks of aerial bombing and evacuation of civilians from the region. The northwestern tribal territory bordering Afghanistan has long been a source of domestic and international terrorist activities.

After evacuation of “all civilian population,” the army says its troops and commandos have started a “house-to-house search” in and around Miranshah, the administrative center of North Waziristan.

The army says the initial ground offensive has killed 15 “terrorists” and found tunnels and bomb-making factories.

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More News On The Pakistani Military Launching A Ground Offensive Against The Taliban

Pakistan troops launch ground offensive against Taliban -- BBC
Pakistan army begins ground offensive in North Waziristan capital -- Reuters
Pakistan launches ground offensive against Taliban near Afghan border -- FOX News/AP
Pakistan Starts Ground Offensive Against Taliban Near Border -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Pakistani army begins ground offensive against Taliban -- Washington Post
Pakistan Army Begins Ground Assault on Militants -- NYT
Pakistan launches ground offensive against militants in North Waziristan -- CNN
Pakistan Launches Ground Operation Against Militants -- WSJ
Pakistan launches ground war in Waziristan -- Al Jazeera
Pakistan's Military Kills 15 Militants In Ground Attack In Waziristan -- IBTimes
Roundup: 412 militants, 17 soldiers killed in military operation in NW Pakistan -- Global Post/Xinhua

2 comments:

oldfatslow said...

It's too early to say if
this is merely show, but
if it isn't, I wouldn't
have objected to them
starting several years
back.

ofs

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