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| Clean-shaven militants roaming in Darra bazaar | |
| 2008-02-05 | |
| A militant belonging to a banned organisation boasted on Monday of his new, clean-shaven look. Talking to Daily Times at Darra bazaar, he said, on condition of anonymity: “[Our] top leadership has gone underground or may have fled the area ... but foot soldiers, like me, are all here in Dara. Look at me, I am a clean-shaven now. You have to change yourself according to the environment.” Dara bazaar partially opened on Monday, but there was not much sale of illegal local weapons seen. “No one has bought any weapon or ammunition from me,” a weapon dealer said.
A military statement said on Monday that security forces had recovered ammunition and other supplies looted by “miscreants” from the Amal Khel area. It gave no details of the recovered ammunition. Search operation: Security sources said a search operation was on the cards to hunt for the top militant leadership, adding: “We are pursuing 34 militant leaders.” The security forces were resisting militant attacks in areas around Akhorwal on the outskirts of Dara and near Spina Thana, where they were stationed to monitor the situation. “The militants are still engaging us around the Akhorwal area, but [attacks] intensity is low and it means,” security sources said. But resistance around Kohat Tunnel was fully put down. The area is considered “strategic” from a national security point of view. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Anything is permitted to keep cover while jihad is still in the planning stages, SteveS. Didn't some of the 9/11 hijackers spend time drinking in stripper bars before getting on their airplanes? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-05 23:13 |
| #1 I thought shaving your beard was un-islamic. Along with kite flying and listening to music, of course. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-02-05 22:42 |