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  • Pakistani Army OP Along Its Border Almost Nets Zawahiri

    ISLAMABAD, Sept 1: The army said on Monday it had routed Taliban militants in Bajaur, killing 560 Pakistani and foreign fighters and thwarting a push to make Bajaur into a militant fortress.

    Maj Gen Athar Abbas, the chief of ISPR, told a western news agency about 20 members of the security forces had died and 30 were missing.

    “In our view, the back has been broken,” he said. “Main leaders are on the run and the people of the area are now openly defying whatever the militants had achieved there.”
    MISSED OPPORTUNITY: Maj Gen Abbas said many foreigners were reportedly in Bajaur before the operation, but that many had probably fled to Afghanistan or other parts of the NWFP and that the operation had turned up no trace of Al Qaeda leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri.

    However, the prime minister’s adviser on interior, Rehman Malik, told a press conference that security forces had recently missed a chance to catch Al Qaeda’s second in command, Ayman al Zawahiri.
    Sergeant Christopher Peavy, a spokesman for US-led forces in Afghanistan, said that while it was too soon to tell if infiltration had decreased, “we are encouraged by the operations that Pakistan’s military is conducting”.
    Bajaur mission fulfilled: army: Chance to net Zawahiri ‘missed’, says govt -DAWN - Top Stories; September 02, 2008

  • #2
    The keyword here is "almost". thats how its always been and will be. Almost

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Yusuf View Post
      The keyword here is "almost". thats how its always been and will be. Almost

      Agreed. But at least they are giving the semblance of an effort, even if its just for the cameras. That's a start.

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      • #4
        A detailed description of Pakistan's WOT!

        A must read!

        http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/ma...in&oref=slogin

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        • #5
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          It's been posted in the OEF section for a few days now. Thanks.
          "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
          "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." Lester Bangs

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          • #6
            Originally posted by S-2 View Post
            It's been posted in the OEF section for a few days now. Thanks.
            S-2,
            Aplogies if it has already been posted. You are right, I was kind of late in seeing that. :)

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            • #7
              when one is talking about getting high value terrorist targets like osama bin laden or ayman al zawahiri a miss of an inch is a good as a mile.

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