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| 80 Taliban killed in Orakzai blitz |
| 2010-05-29 |
| Security forces backed by fighter jets and helicopters gunships killed at least 80 Taliban and injured another 60 during operation in Orakzai Agency on Friday. Sources said the forces took control of Arha Guld, Knadao, Threy Sotay, Supaka Kandoi and Khatango Ghar areas of Upper Orakzai and consolidated their potions in the reclaimed areas. Meanwhile, a security personnel, Sajjad Ali, was killed in a roadside bomb blast in Mushti Maila area of Orakzai, the sources added. Officials said the agency's all entry and exit points had been closed to prevent the Taliban from fleeing the region. The military launched the ongoing offensive in the Orakzai tribal region in mid-March to flush out militants who last year fled an army offensive in nearby South Waziristan. Persistent artillery and aircraft attacks have killed hundreds of insurgents over the past two months. Thousands of people have fled the offensive in the area and many have moved in with relatives in nearby districts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And where are the Vietnam-era leftists & establishment types who condemn the war-by-body-count approach? In Pres. Obama & Gen. Petraeus's war for hearts and minds, shouldn't they be telling the Pakistanis that this is a war about "isolating" the "extremists" instead of killing the enemy? Don't misunderstand me. We should identify the enemy and kill as many of them as possible. But that's not the prevailing strategy in Washington DC. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2010-05-29 12:34 |