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From the Dept. of It's About Time...
Finally!
The military sent helicopter gunships to a northwest region Tuesday to support armed villagers who have risen up against Taliban to avenge a deadly mosque blast, an official said.
One of the reasons the Taliban were able to make such gains in Dir and Swat was that local militias saw no support from the government and watched Islamabad make […]
Mingora Survivors Fleeing
As reports of the Pakistani Army having taken Mingora, Swat’s largest town, over the weekend filter out, many media said it could not be confirmed because they weren’t allowed in the area. Al Jazeera has gotten into Mingora and the report is mixed. While the Taliban seem to have fled (as evidenced by graffiti left […]
Bounty on Fazlullah increased to 50M Rupees
Well, looks like Maulana Fazlullah, commander of the Swat Taliban, is still alive and kicking, rumors to the contrary. The Pakistani government just upped the bounty on his head to 50 million rupees, or almost $620,000. Dawn reports that he has been in contact with his fighters.
This could all be an IO on anyone’s part. […]
Taliban Giving Up? Not Likely.
Hm. This is interesting:
The Taliban on Monday urged civilians to return to the Swat Valley’s main city, promising they would not attack security forces battling for control out of concern for the safety of trapped residents.
The order allegedly comes from Maulana Fazlullah, the Swat Taliban leader, who has ordered his men to stop fighting the Pakistani […]
Pakistan Claims 700 Taliban Dead? Yeah, right.
Color me skeptical, but Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik is claiming Pakistan’s offensive in the NWFP has killed 700 Taliban fighters.
“More than 700 militants have been killed during the last four days. Fifty-two Taliban fighters were killed in Swat in the last 24 hours,” he said. He said the operation would continue till the last Taliban […]
A Pakistani Awakening?
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on September 11, 2009 at 7:12 pm +0000 · Leave a Comment
Some interesting news out of the Swat Valley yesterday:
TOTANA BANDAI: When a posse of Taliban fighters entered a mosque in this village during evening prayers last week to demand the allegiance of the congregation, long-suffering locals decided they had enough.
The villagers, of whom a majority had only just returned to their homes following the conclusion of major military […]
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