Just a short blurb here from DAWN but it shows how the Pakistanis continue to pound Orakzai agency in the NW part of the country and the latest gunship helicopter strikes killed 12 Taliban.
This is starting to look more and more like a formal offensive that certainly wasn't announced but we'll take it!
Just a guess on my part but perhaps this is some preliminaries that the Pakistani military is undergoing prior to taking on the major offensive in North Waziristan - I've said before that the North Waziristan operation will more than likely be the most difficult of all previously conducted by the Pakistanis and perhaps Orakzai plays some role in softening that whole operation up.
This is starting to look more and more like a formal offensive that certainly wasn't announced but we'll take it!
Just a guess on my part but perhaps this is some preliminaries that the Pakistani military is undergoing prior to taking on the major offensive in North Waziristan - I've said before that the North Waziristan operation will more than likely be the most difficult of all previously conducted by the Pakistanis and perhaps Orakzai plays some role in softening that whole operation up.
Twelve militants killed in Orakzai air strikes
KALAYA: At least 12 militants and a security official were killed and 13 others, including five troops, were injured in attacks on security forces and air strikes by gunship helicopters in Orakzai Agency on Thursday.
Officials said that a convoy of security forces was going from Kalaya to Meshti Bazaar area when it was targeted with a remote control device.
A security official was killed and five others wounded, while their vehicle was destroyed.
The security forces cordoned off the area soon after the attack and launched a search operation.
Meanwhile, gunship helicopters targeted suspected locations of rebels in Khadezai, Meshti Kandao and Chappar Mamozai areas of the tribal region, killing 12 militants.
Four hideouts were also destroyed in the air strikes.
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