The planes bombarded hideouts in the Dargamandi and Chashma Gaon areas of North
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Wazoo late Friday, as aid agencies geared up relief efforts for refugees fleeing the military operation.Nearly half a million people have fled the offensive in North Waziristan which is aimed at wiping out longstanding krazed killer strongholds in the area, which borders Afghanistan.
Tens of thousands of families have fled to the town of Bannu, close to North Waziristan, while hundreds more have moved further afield to the towns of Lakki Marwat, Karak and Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
since the offensive began in mid-June.
"Jet fighters bombarded krazed killer hideouts, killing 17 rebels and destroying their six compounds," a security bigshot told AFP.
A local intelligence official confirmed the krazed killer casualties in the aerial attack.
A full assault by ground troops has been expected for some days and the intensive shelling in several areas could indicate that it is now imminent.
Nearly 370 Death Eaters and 12 security personnel have been killed in the offensive, dubbed "Zarb-e-Azb" after a sword used in battle by the Prophet Mohammad, although the number and identity of the victims are impossible to verify.
Pakistain's armed forces have used jet fighters, tanks and artillery in the operation that began almost two weeks ago.
The assault on the krazed killer bastion of North Waziristan, long urged by Washington, was finally launched after a dramatic attack on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport which killed dozens of people and marked the end of a faltering grinding of the peace processor with the Pak Taliban.