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| Mullah Fazlullah may be titzup |
| 2009-05-28 |
 The NWFP government has received reports that TTP Swat chief Mullah Fazlullah has been killed in the military operation in Swat, provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain said on Wednesday. He told media in Peshawar several key militant commanders' deaths had already been confirmed, a private TV channel reported. The NWFP government has also decided to place head money on the Taliban leadership, he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 A bit more: Pakistani troops have recaptured a large part of Mingora, the main town in the northwestern region of Swat, in what military officials described yesterday as a crucial phase of their operation against the Taleban. Special forces commandos were fighting street by street with about 300 militants still entrenched inside deserted buildings in the town’s central commercial district, which has also been heavily mined by the insurgents, according to the officials. The Army made a three-pronged assault on the town on Saturday after fighting for more than three weeks to secure control of the surrounding areas in what the Government has called a battle for the survival of Pakistan. The troops moved into the town from the south, north-west and north-east, cutting supply lines to the militants, who have controlled most of Mingora since striking a controversial peace deal with the Government in February. A senior security source told The Times that Mullah Fazlullah, who is spearheading the Taleban insurgency, had been surrounded in Mingora with some of his top commanders. Some reports suggested that Mullah Fazlullah, who is also known as Mullah Radio because of his pirate FM radio broadcasts, could have been seriously wounded during the fighting. “We want to eliminate the entire leadership,” said Major-General Athar Abbas, the chief military spokesman. “Despite some difficulties, we are going to take the operation to a logical conclusion.” |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2009-05-28 10:01 |
| #2 They find some turban wearing dead fat guy with a beard up there? Yeah, that's gotta be him... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-05-28 10:00 |
| #1 heard this before how many times now?? |
| Posted by: funky skunk 2009-05-28 09:22 |