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Taleban 'surrounded' in mass offensive by Pakistan

Source: The Scotsman
Islamabad : Pakistan | about 1 month ago  
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  • A child looks out of the front windshield of a vehicle while fleeing a military offensive against Taliban militants in Dera Ismail Khan
    A child looks out of the front windshield of a vehicle while fleeing a ...
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  • Residents fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban enter Dera Ismail Khan from South Waziristan
    Residents fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Soldiers stand guard at a check post along the road leading from South Waziristan to Dera Ismail Khan
    Soldiers stand guard at a check post along the road leading from South ...
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  • A policeman approaches a man entering Dera Ismail Khan from South Waziristan by foot at a check post
    A policeman approaches a man entering Dera Ismail Khan from South ...
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  • Men fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are checked by police after arriving at a registration point for internally displaced persons in Dera Ismail Khan
    Men fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are checked by ...
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  • Boys crowd the back of a truck while fleeing a military offensive against Taliban militants in Dera Ismail Khan
    Boys crowd the back of a truck while fleeing a military offensive ...
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  • Men fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are checked by police after arriving at a registration point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan
    Men fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are checked by ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Women fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are guarded by a soldier as they await their turn at a registration point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan
    Women fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan are guarded by ...
    Source: Reuters
  • A man who fled a military offensive against Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan waits to be photographed after arriving at a registration point for internally displaced persons in Dera Ismail Khan
    A man who fled a military offensive against Pakistani Taliban in South ...
    Source: Reuters
  • Men fleeing a military offensive against Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan receive cash cards at a registration point for internally displaced persons in Dera Ismail Khan
    Men fleeing a military offensive against Pakistani Taliban in South ...
    Source: Reuters
A child looks out of the front windshield of a vehicle while fleeing a ...
Taleban militants defending their stronghold in the first 24 hours of an offensive aimed at lawless lands on the Afghan border. The army said 60 militants and five soldiers had been killed in attacks on the global Islamist hub of South Waziristan. Soldiers were securing territory while some militants...
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  • News Source: The independent | about 1 month ago
    Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles yesterday in the militant stronghold of South Waziristan near the Afghan border, with both sides claiming early victories. A Taliban spokesman vowed they would fight to "our last drop of blood"...
  • News Source: Jang.com.pk | about 1 month ago
    The US-led Nato forces vacated more than half a dozen key security checkposts on the Afghan side of the Pak-Afghan border just ahead of the major Pakistan Army ground offensive (code named: Rahe Nijaat) against Taliban-led militants in the volatile...
  • News Source: The Scotsman | about 1 month ago
    Taleban militants defending their stronghold in the first 24 hours of an offensive aimed at lawless lands on the Afghan border. The army said 60 militants and five soldiers had been killed in attacks on the global Islamist hub of South Waziristan.
  • News Source: Christian Science Monitor | about 1 month ago
    All the major terrorist networks attacking US forces in Afghanistan operate from other areas of Pakistan...None of the three terror groups singled out as the greatest threat to American troops – according to the commander of US forces in...
  • News Source: BBC South Asia | about 1 month ago
    It has deployed thousands of troops and a vast array of weaponry for what it knows is a crucial battle for future of the Pakistani state. But despite all these measures, it increasingly appears that traditional factors in this remote mountainous...
  • News Source: Kuwait Times | about 1 month ago
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  • Blog Source: www.sfexaminer.com
    U.S. and NATO officials have long said militants based on Pakistan's side of the border are fueling the insurgency in Afghanistan, and they will surely be pleased to see the army moving into South Waziristan in such numbers. ... as the army's intent
  • Blog Source: www.techlondon.co.uk
    Fierce fighting has broken out as Pakistan's army launched an air and ground offensive against Taliban militants in the South Waziristan area.Officials said 30000 troops, backed by artillery, had moved into the region where Pakistan ...
  • Blog Source: www.arguewitheveryone.com
    Fierce fighting has broken out as the Pakistan army battles Taliban militants in their remote strongholds in the South Waziristan province. Local officials said 30000 troops, backed by artillery, had moved into the region where Pakistan ...
  • Blog Source: blog.taragana.com
    This is not the first time that the Pakistan Army is fighting the Taliban in its stronghold. Troops had marched into South Waziristan in February 2005, but after early gains, it negotiated a peace deal with militants, which fell apart ...
  • Blog Source: www.ictmag.info
    Pakistan's military faces near impossible odds to smash Taliban networks in South Waziristan on impenetrable terrain infested with some of the most dangerous militants in the world, analysts say. Riding on a wave of popular support ... Pakistan's
  • Blog Source: www.sfexaminer.com
    Since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, the Pakistan army's three attempts to dislodge Taliban fighters from South Waziristan have ended in truces that left the Taliban in control. This time, the military has said there will ...
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