Pakistan's Offensive Against The Taliban Is Taking A Heavy Toll

Sunday, 16 November 2014


This picture shows Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif being shown different weapons and equipment recovered from terrorists in Miramshah. — Photo: ISPR



Pakistani Army: 1,200 Militants Killed During Five-Month Offensive -- Reuters



(Reuters) - The Pakistani army has killed 1,200 suspected militants in an anti-Taliban offensive during the past five months, seriously reducing the group's ability to carry out attacks, senior officers said on Sunday during a rare trip to the conflict zone.



The ongoing operation has targeted the militant stronghold in North Waziristan, a mountainous region that borders Afghanistan and has acted as a staging post for deadly attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The offensive was launched as Western forces began withdrawing from Afghanistan.



In the center of Mir Ali, the second largest town in the region, there was hardly a building untouched by the fighting.



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More News On Pakistan's War Against The Taliban



Pakistan Anti-Terror Campaign Continues -- VOA

'Dozens dead' in Pakistan military operation -- Al Jazeera

Pakistan Says Air Strikes Kill 30 Militants In Northwest -- Radio Free Europe

Pakistan Airstrikes Kill 30 Militants in Northwest -- AP

27 militants, 5 soldiers killed in Pakistan -- Times of India

Four Pakistani soldiers dead, eight missing after checkpoint attack -- Reuters

Three soldiers, 34 militants killed in northwest Pakistan -- AFP

Most of North Waziristan cleared of terrorists: Pakistan -- Business Standard

90% of North Waziristan cleared of terrorists: Maj Gen Zafar -- Daily Times

Pakistan denies Pentagon charge it's soft on terrorism -- McClatchy News

Local support for dreaded Islamic State growing in Pakistan: Report -- Times of India

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