Drone Attack on S. Waziristan Kills 29;
Pakistani Military advances in Swat
In the midst of a major Pakistani military campaign against Taliban in Swat Valley, the US operated a drone against South Waziristan, firing missiles at the village of Khaisore in Mirali on Saturday, killing 29 tribesmen meeting at the house of Hikmat Roshan. Dawn adds, "In another incident, helicopters gunship shelled houses of suspected militants in the Pir Kalli area, 10 kilometers east of Miramshah on Saturday." (This attack must have been that of the Pakistani army). The attacks responded to Taliban assaults on military convoys in the area.
An insurgent car bomb killed 9 and wounded nearly 30 persons in the northern, largely Pushtun (Pathan) city of Peshawar on Saturday.
The Pakistani military continued its operations against Taliban in Swat on Saturday. Dawn writes, "Helicopter gunships and fighter jets shelled militant hideouts in Peochar, Shamozai and Khwaza Khela areas of Swat, which started Friday night and continued until Saturday morning,’ a military official said on condition of anonymity. Pakistan’s military said Saturday that 47 militants were killed over the last 24 hours of its air and ground offensive against the Taliban in three northwestern districts."
Aljazeera English reports on the military's initial assault on Mingora, the largest city in Swat
Eric Margolis thinks the US is making a big mistake in forcing the Pakistan military to act so disruptively and to risk angering the Pushtuns in general.
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posted by Juan Cole @ 5/17/2009 01:19:00 AM
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4 Comments:
Is it true that the Taliban have moved their base of operations from Afghanistan to Pakistan?
How does this affect our relationship with Pakistan and the war in Afganistan?
Will India look on this turn of events favorably or not?
Pakistan's military said Saturday that 47 militants were killed over the last 24 hours of its air and ground offensive....When an army keeps trotting out enemy body counts you know things are going badly. For those of us who are old enough to remember, US forces in 'nam were killing 50 or 100 NVA and VC every day according to Walter Cronkite et al.
Sir,
are you offerring a solution of keeping quiet when the Pashthuns who are brainwashed into become Taliban carry on expanding their territory from FATA,WAZIRSTAN to Bruner,SWAT, DIR?
It is very clear now that there are no body bags of Taliban but of only civilians.The taliban are actually mingling with civilians and are moving to west and north of Islamabad for a major strike just like that of SriLankan attack and withdraw.
""In another incident, helicopters gunship shelled houses of suspected militants in the Pir Kalli area""
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Shelling houses of 'suspected' militants, I would say that is very indicative of the 'perpetual' imperial war if not done by the U.S.A. then at least 'egged' on by the U.S.A. because in the paranoia created to maintain illegal wars abroad , 'suspects' are now the enemy or terrorist also here in america.
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