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India-Pakistan
Airstrikes in North Waziristan kill 15 suspected terrorists
2014-09-16
[DAWN] At least 15 suspected bad boyz were potted when Army Aviation Combat helicopters carried out precision strikes in the Tabai area of North Wazoo Agency, said a statement from the Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR). These claims, however, could not be independently verified as journalists have limited access to the restive tribal agency.

Moreover, 10 explosive-laden vehicles and five Lion of Islam hideouts were destroyed in the strikes, the statement added.

Military operation Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
was launched by the Pakistain Army on June 15 following a brazen Lion of Islam attack on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's international airport and failure of peace talks between the government and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) negotiators.

The Taliban and their ethnic Uzbek allies both grabbed credit for the attack on Karachi airport, which was seen as a strategic turning point in how Pakistain tackles the insurgency.

Nearly a million people have fled the offensive in North Waziristan, which is aimed at wiping out longstanding Lion of Islam strongholds in the area, which borders Afghanistan.

North Waziristan has been isolated by deploying troops along its border with neighboring agencies and Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (Fata) regions to block any move of Death Eaters in and out of the Agency.
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