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| Villagers fight Taliban after Pakistan mosque blast |
| 2009-06-07 |
| Villagers in northwest Pakistan have attacked Taliban militants killing seven of them in revenge for a bomb attack on a mosque that killed at least 40 people, a top government official and residents said on Sunday. It was the latest in a series of instances of people turning their guns on the Taliban in recent weeks and trying to force them out of their areas and will encourage the Pakistani government which needs public support to defeat the militants. After the blast, enraged villagers formed a militia, known as a lashkar, of about 500 men to expel the militants from the area, said the top government official in the region. Rehman said the village militia had cleared the Taliban out of three villages and had surrounded a group of militants. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #5 Makes margin notes that villagers in the region get to keep and bear arms sure to be overlooked by the usual suspects. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-06-07 14:37 |
| #4 The only caveat being that sometimes the villagers are fighting back purely for local reasons: for example, the Talibs were taking too much interest in the local wimmin. I'm still pleased that the villagers are fighting back. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-06-07 14:20 |
| #3 Good news that they're fighting the orcs. Not so good that they expect the gubmint to do the right thing... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2009-06-07 13:34 |
| #2 This is the latest of several news items about western Paks rising up against Taliban and foreign forces(Al Qaeda). They must believe that the government will stand behind them. This is very good news, indeed! |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-06-07 12:17 |
| #1 The public is fighting back against the Taliban terrorist thugs. This is excellent news! |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2009-06-07 12:01 |