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| India-Pakistan | |
| Pakistani troops die in 'ambush' | |
| 2006-04-20 | |
| Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops have been killed and 22 others wounded in an ambush by militants near the Afghan border, military officials say. They were on a routine mission in North Waziristan tribal region, military spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan said. Attackers opened fire from mountains about 15km (nine miles) south of the regional capital, Miranshah, he said. The lawless tribal belt has seen fierce battles in recent years, but fighting has intensified over the past month. Security officials say they killed six of the attackers. Pakistani forces entered the tribal belt a few years ago to hunt down Taleban and al-Qaeda fugitives who fled the US-led war in Afghanistan. Washington sees the border zone as a front line in what it calls its war on terrorism. But local tribesmen and Islamists have increasingly been drawn into the fight.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 perhaps they need to be asked at gunpoint.... "seems to be an overpopulation of holy men, and like rodents, needs thinning. What say we start with you, turban boy? Wanna say prayers real sincere-like?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-04-20 19:39 |
| #7 Good luck finding an imam to conduct the funeral service. According to the mullahs, these troops died fighting the righteous mujahideen. They have been denying the dead the islamic funeral rites. |
| Posted by: john 2006-04-20 19:19 |
| #6 "Seven Pakistani paramilitary troops have been killed and 22 others wounded in an ambush by militants -- tipped off by Islamists within the ranks of the ISI -- near the Afghan border, military officials say." |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-04-20 19:09 |
| #5 If it was me, I'd consider no mission in North Wazoo as "routine"... F%%king A Bubba. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-04-20 16:53 |
| #4 Can you imagine the US Army on a "routine mission" in California? (oh, um, bad example) |
| Posted by: AlanC 2006-04-20 16:28 |
| #3 Is it my imagination, or does it seem, Pakistan is "more in the hunt" since Bush was there in the first week of March? |
| Posted by: Sherry 2006-04-20 15:02 |
| #2 They were on a routine mission in North Waziristan... If it was me, I'd consider no mission in North Wazoo as "routine"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-04-20 14:32 |
| #1 Quagmire? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-04-20 14:29 |