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22 of 30 militants killed in Waziristan operation were foreigners |
2006-06-12 |
The Pakistan Army on Sunday raised the number of militants killed in a raid on a training camp a day earlier to more than 30, mostly foreigners including Arabs, Uzbeks and local fighters who also took part in attacks inside Afghanistan, AP reported. Twenty-two Arabs, three Uzbeks and seven local tribal militants linked with Al Qaeda and the Taliban were among those killed in the attack, a senior Pakistani security official said on condition of anonymity. Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships struck the militant facility before dawn Saturday in the North Waziristan town of Drub Lokai, a tribal region near the Afghan border. Initial reports on Saturday put the death toll at 15-20 militants. “It was a highly successful operation,” said Maj Gen Shaukat Sultan, the Pakistan Army spokesman. The security official said the slain militants had been involved in attacks in Afghanistan and had launched rocket attacks and roadside bombings against Pakistani troops in North Waziristan. The camp itself had a firing range. Pakistani forces had been monitoring the militants’ activities for several days before launching Saturday’s strike as the fighters were preparing to leave in pickup trucks, the official said. Among those killed was the purported militant commander, identified only as an Arab by the name of Abu Nasir, the official said. No further details were available on either the victims or their nationalities. |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 Unemployment in the Middle East will be a problem as long as people there don't try to get a decent, science-based education, understand that "work" may be a four-letter word, but it's the only thing that puts food on the table regularly, and it's not "unislamic", and start trying to fit into the world, instead of trying to fit the world into their narrow, twisted framework. Until that happens, all they will ever be good for is cannon fodder. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-06-12 12:07 |
#5 send 'em home to Momma in a potato sack. |
Posted by: anymouse 2006-06-12 09:09 |
#4 If you look at the demographics of the Arab world -- half of Saudis are under age 25, for example -- there is an almost inexhaustable supply of cannon fodder. Pressure to change the barrage of hate in mosques, schools, and media, will reduce the supply of jihadists by much larger amounts than direct elimination. That's not to say that raids don't have an important part ot play as well. |
Posted by: Odysseus 2006-06-12 08:59 |
#3 join jihad and see the world after world |
Posted by: Captain America 2006-06-12 07:32 |
#2 The poster said, join jihad and see the world. |
Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-12 07:23 |
#1 Foreigners? In Pakistan? Do tell. It's a small nick at the surface of the problem. What will you do next? |
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-12 02:13 |