By Joby Warrick and R. Jeffrey Smith
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Progress in Pakistan's two-month-old military campaign against insurgents in the Swat Valley has provoked Pentagon optimism that government forces will soon move decisively into the more rugged frontier region where al-Qaeda's leaders are based, perhaps curtailing a wave of suicide bombings in Pakistan and Afghanistan, defense officials said yesterday.
U.S. sees new Pakistan combat drive in Waziristan
By Paul Eckert
Fri Jun 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's military looks set to mount a significant combat drive in the Taliban stronghold of Waziristan, U.S. officials said on Friday and praised Islamabad's resolve against Islamic militants.
Pakistan planning offensive against terror havens
By PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials said Friday that Pakistan is planning a new assault into South Waziristan aimed at key al-Qaida strongholds, a move tied to the Obama administration's broader strategy for the Afghanistan war.
At least 39 militants killed in Pakistan's Swat
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — At least 39 Taliban militants and 10 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting in northwest Pakistan's Swat valley, the military said Friday.
"During last 24 hours, 39 terrorists were killed in various areas of Malakand. At the same time, 10 soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and 24 were injured," it said in a statement.
'39 militants, 10 soldiers killed in Pak. military operations'
Islamabad (PTI) As troops stepped up attacks on the Taliban, the Pakistani Army said 39 militants and 10 soldiers were killed in raging battle in the troubled northwestern Malakand division, where the insurgents attacked the house of a regional commander in Peshawar on Friday.
2 Dead in Gunbattle Near General's Home in Pakistan
By VOA News
12 June 2009
Suspected militants have opened fire near the home of an army general in Pakistan's northwest, sparking a gunbattle that killed two of the attackers.
Video: Beating Video May Turn Tide Against Taliban
U.S. sees new Pakistan combat drive in Waziristan
By Paul Eckert
Fri Jun 12, 2009
WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Pakistan's military looks set to mount a significant combat drive in the Taliban stronghold of Waziristan, U.S. officials said on Friday and praised Islamabad's resolve against Islamic militants.
Pakistan planning offensive against terror havens
By PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. defense officials said Friday that Pakistan is planning a new assault into South Waziristan aimed at key al-Qaida strongholds, a move tied to the Obama administration's broader strategy for the Afghanistan war.
At least 39 militants killed in Pakistan's Swat
ISLAMABAD (AFP) — At least 39 Taliban militants and 10 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting in northwest Pakistan's Swat valley, the military said Friday.
"During last 24 hours, 39 terrorists were killed in various areas of Malakand. At the same time, 10 soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and 24 were injured," it said in a statement.
'39 militants, 10 soldiers killed in Pak. military operations'
Islamabad (PTI) As troops stepped up attacks on the Taliban, the Pakistani Army said 39 militants and 10 soldiers were killed in raging battle in the troubled northwestern Malakand division, where the insurgents attacked the house of a regional commander in Peshawar on Friday.
2 Dead in Gunbattle Near General's Home in Pakistan
By VOA News
12 June 2009
Suspected militants have opened fire near the home of an army general in Pakistan's northwest, sparking a gunbattle that killed two of the attackers.
Video: Beating Video May Turn Tide Against Taliban
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