Army rules out operation in NWA
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Thursday, July 02, 2009
PESHAWAR/MIRAMSHAH: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday ruled out launching military operation against the Taliban militants in North Waziristan and pledged to honour the February 17, 2008 peace accord signed with the tribes despite the unprovoked attacks against its troops.
However, violence continued in the area as three persons, including two women and a child, were killed and six others sustained injuries when military helicopters pounded Madakhel village on Wednesday morning.
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PESHAWAR/MIRAMSHAH: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday ruled out launching military operation against the Taliban militants in North Waziristan and pledged to honour the February 17, 2008 peace accord signed with the tribes despite the unprovoked attacks against its troops.
However, violence continued in the area as three persons, including two women and a child, were killed and six others sustained injuries when military helicopters pounded Madakhel village on Wednesday morning.
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Labels: Militants, Military Operation, North Waziristan, Taliban, War on Terror
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The News International, Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The military and the government have suffered a setback in North Waziristan. How severe this is, only time will tell. The tribals with whom a peace deal was reached early in 2008 have decided at a 'jirga' to abandon it. The 'tame Taliban' have in other words proved they are not fully on the leash after all, and are capable of pulling away at any minute. They have now demanded an end to drone attacks and an army pull-out from North Waziristan if the terms of the accord are to be honoured. Meanwhile 30 have died in an attack on a military convoy.
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The military and the government have suffered a setback in North Waziristan. How severe this is, only time will tell. The tribals with whom a peace deal was reached early in 2008 have decided at a 'jirga' to abandon it. The 'tame Taliban' have in other words proved they are not fully on the leash after all, and are capable of pulling away at any minute. They have now demanded an end to drone attacks and an army pull-out from North Waziristan if the terms of the accord are to be honoured. Meanwhile 30 have died in an attack on a military convoy.
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Labels: Military Operation, North Waziristan, War on Terror, Waziristan
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Army facing tough choice after NWA ambush
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 30, 2009
PESHAWAR: The Army high command is required to make a tough choice whether to extend its military operation from South Waziristan to North Waziristan following the provocative attack by the Taliban militants on a military convoy in North Waziristan’s Madakhel area on Sunday despite the existence of a peace accord.
The priority for now is South Waziristan where the military campaign against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) head Baitullah Mehsud is gaining momentum. Opening a new front when the armed forces are fighting on a number of fronts including Swat, Buner, Dir Lower, Bajaur, Mohmand, Darra Adamkhel, Orakzai and South Waziristan would over-stretch the military and mix-up its priorities. But the military cannot ignore the deadly ambush on the 250-member convoy in which a significant number of soldiers were killed and injured. A senior government official said such attacks could demoralise the troops if punitive measures aren’t undertaken.
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Labels: Military Operation, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, War on Terror, Waziristan
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