Orakzai is one of the most lawless areas in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, which is made up of seven districts near the Afghan border.—File Photo
Once again we see the infamous "run down the mountainside yelling 'allahu ackbar' " attack by the Taliban on a Pakistani army convoy and the result is the Pakistani forces regroup, mount a counter-attack and kill the piss out of the Taliban. This time it happened in Orakzai agency and the aftermath saw seven Taliban killed.
From DAWN:
Security forces clashed with armed insurgents in Orakzai Agency on Sunday, killing seven suspected militants, DawnNews reported.
According to sources, militants attacked an armed forces convoy, injuring a security personnel. Seven militants were killed in retaliatory action by the forces.
At some point in time, the Pakistani leadership in the military is going to need to go to the Prime Minister and simply state that they have to get back on the "gutting" horse again and gut out some of these agencies. They were cleared out before and the backfill by the Taliban is now about complete and they are back to square one. I've found in the past that when enough Pakistani military are killed by the Taliban, we all of a sudden see some organized military operations planned and executed.
Seven militants killed in Orakzai operation
PESHAWAR: Security forces clashed with armed insurgents in Orakzai Agency on Sunday, killing seven suspected militants, DawnNews reported.
According to sources, militants attacked an armed forces convoy, injuring a security personnel. Seven militants were killed in retaliatory action by the forces.
Orakzai is one of the most lawless areas in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, which is made up of seven districts near the Afghan border.
The area is home to supporters of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud.
Security forces launched a major operation in the agency in March last year after militants fled a sweeping offensive in the nearby tribal district of South Waziristan.
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