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| Five nabbed by joint force in tribal belt |
| 2002-04-28 |
| At least five suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists were detained in a joint US-Pakistan operations underway in tribal belt. Around two dozen US intelligence officials backed by a small number of uniformed troops were participating in the raids which started early this week. "At least five suspects were taken into custody in a tribal pocket close to the border opposite Afghanistan's Khost region," a local official told AFP. Those snagged are probably small fry, but it's encouraging to see they're getting anyone at all. ISI's probably sending warnings all over the place. The sources said another joint raid targeted a madrassah in South Waziristan that was founded by top Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of the most wanted men on Washington's hit-list for Afghanistan. Around 10 Americans, two of them in military uniform, backed by around 200 local police raided the Madersah but found it empty. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |