Just a couple of days after the Taliban killed some Pakistani paramilitary forces in the area, Pakistani leadership sent in attack helicopters today to target two known Taliban hideouts and the result was 12 Taliban killed. Tit for tat plus some.
From the article at DAWN:
And since I'm on the subject of action by the Pakistani military, I'm getting a bit concerned about this offensive that was announced a few weeks ago for North Waziristan. Ever since that was leaked, I haven't read or heard a word about it and I'm hoping that isn't a bad sign.
The Pakistanis really do need to gut out North Waziristan and although it would be a bloody and complicated task, no other operation would disrupt the Taliban and al Qaeda more in the country of Pakistan. My prediction has been that if the Pakistani military moves head long into North Waziristan, we would see American and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan taking down hundreds....yes, hundreds...of Taliban each day as the whole are would looke like a bee hive that had been poked with a stick.
From the article at DAWN:
Airstrikes killed 12 suspected insurgents in the Orakzai tribal region on Saturday, a local government official said.I like this response by the Pakistani military - it's got a touch of IDF to it - a quick, and deadly response to aggression by the Taliban. The signal being sent is....you kill some of our soldiers, you will pay an immediate severe penalty.
The helicopter gunships targeted two suspected militant hide-outs in the region.
The day before, a roadside bomb blast killed six paramilitary soldiers in Orakzai, where the army has waged an offensive against the Taliban.
And since I'm on the subject of action by the Pakistani military, I'm getting a bit concerned about this offensive that was announced a few weeks ago for North Waziristan. Ever since that was leaked, I haven't read or heard a word about it and I'm hoping that isn't a bad sign.
The Pakistanis really do need to gut out North Waziristan and although it would be a bloody and complicated task, no other operation would disrupt the Taliban and al Qaeda more in the country of Pakistan. My prediction has been that if the Pakistani military moves head long into North Waziristan, we would see American and NATO forces in southern Afghanistan taking down hundreds....yes, hundreds...of Taliban each day as the whole are would looke like a bee hive that had been poked with a stick.
Twelve militants killed in Orakzai airstrikes
PARACHINAR: Airstrikes killed 12 suspected insurgents in the Orakzai tribal region on Saturday, a local government official said.
The helicopter gunships targeted two suspected militant hide-outs in the region.
The day before, a roadside bomb blast killed six paramilitary soldiers in Orakzai, where the army has waged an offensive against the Taliban.
Local government administrator Aurangzeb Khan said Saturday's airstrikes also wounded six militants.
Independent confirmation of the strikes and death toll is nearly impossible because access to the conflict zone is restricted. — AP
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