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India-Pakistan
BBC: Taleban face human shields charge
2009-05-04
Pakistan's army has accused Taleban militants of "reportedly" holding 2,000 villagers as human shields to stop an offensive in the north-west. The military wants to clear insurgents from Pir Baba, an important religious shrine in Buner district, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital, Islamabad.

A BBC correspondent in Islamabad says it is not possible to verify the claim.
Not without becoming a hostage ...
The military has been engaged in an offensive to remove insurgents from the Lower Dir and Buner regions. The Pakistani government is trying to stop the Taleban extending its influence beyond the Swat Valley, an area which they largely control
Posted by:3dc

#3  world outrage.......oooooo that's gonna have an effect.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2009-05-04 21:29  

#2  I'M SURE TYHEY ARE SHING
Posted by: rabid whitetail   2009-05-04 21:23  

#1  World outrage at the Taliban for using human shields (a real war crime, according to the Geneva Convention), in 1,000,000,000,000 ... 999,999,999,999 ... 999,999,999,998 ...
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-05-04 18:09  

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