Posted on 02/28/2006 8:40:50 PM PST by NormsRevenge
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan - Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships struck a militant hideout Wednesday in a tribal region near the Afghan border, killing or wounding at least 25 militants, an official said.
The militants had entered Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region after a raid inside Afghanistan. Army troops and three helicopter gunships attacked them, said Syed Zaheerul Islam, the top government administrator of the region.
He said between 25 and 30 militants were killed or wounded in the raid. He said militants were running a training camp and that the strike triggered explosions in an arms dump at the site.
"They were foreigners. They had set up tents in mountains in the area," Islam said.
The early morning operation took place near Saidgi, a village about 9 miles west of Miran Shah, the main town in North Waziristan, army spokesman Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan said.
Sultan said the raid was carried out on "confirmed intelligence" that militants were in the area.
He did not have information on any casualties in the strike, saying that troops from a "special operation task force" have cordoned off the scene and were carrying out a search.
Last month, Pakistan protested to the U.S. military in Afghanistan over firing that hit the same village, killing eight people.
Looks like some rats returned to the old nest and got dusted .. again.
Border security force solider display Pakistani currency and the picture of Osama Bin Ladin recovered from the bodies of two suspected militants, at Tral, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006. The suspected militants were killed in an overnight gun battle in the village of Drabgam, about 60 kilometers (38 miles) south of Srinagar, after paramilitary troops raided a rebel hide out. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Ya beat me to the draw buddy. Well at least a few more are pushing up daisys.
Damadola is correct. I looked and looked for a good local map showing the area in question with local village detail, but so far, nada. Damadola and Saidgi look to be pretty close together.
Two cross border attacks from Afgh. into Pakistan.
At the time of the Damadola incident, it was reported that Pakistan was angry because this was the second cross border attack in a relatively short period of time. I don't have any details, but they definately complained about Damadola being a second attack.
Watch Pakis will next hint of a major figure being among those killed.
Joking about Mushy? You've got to be kidding . . . .
;-)
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