Posted on 10/13/2009 1:10:45 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistani fighter jets Tuesday killed six suspected militants in fresh strikes on Taliban strongholds in the northwest, the target of an expected ground operation, officials said.
The strikes in South Waziristan come after a militant hostage siege at army headquarters near Islamabad left 23 people dead at the weekend, the latest in a surge in suicide blasts and attacks blamed on the Taliban.
The government and military have vowed to launch an all-out offensive in South Waziristan to hunt down the militant leadership, but the timing of the offensive remains unclear. Air strikes have been ongoing for months.
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"At least six Taliban including a local commander were killed in the air attack. ..
Intelligence and local government officials confirmed the death toll.
"There were airstrikes on Taliban hideouts while heavy artillery was also being used by the troops to pound militant hideouts," local government official Naseer Ullah told AFP.
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Military and government officials have been saying for months that a full operation is imminent in the rugged, semi-autonomous tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, known as a hideout for both Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters.
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Soon. Very soon.
Giddyup.
Pakistani fighter jets during the military parade in Islamabad in March 2008. Pakistani fighter jets Tuesday killed six suspected militants in fresh strikes on Taliban strongholds in the northwest, the target of an expected ground operation, officials said. (AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)
I guess they finally got the message last week................
This was supposedly in the works anyway, the attack certainly solidifies opinion, at least with sane folk one would hope.... they have to do it or risk their country falling to the Taliban and cohorts.
who knows what rats they will flush out?
Look like MiG19 variants - Chinese F-?
Nanchang Q-5/A-5 Fantan attack jets.
Mean while Nero fiddles....
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