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| Hundreds of foreign militants on run: Pakistan army |
| 2009-11-01 |
| Hundreds of foreign fighters were on the run in this battle-scarred region near Afghanistan Sunday, the military said, pressing a major offensive into a third week. Between 600 and 800 foreign militants had been in around Kanigurram town but their resistance was broken by heavy bombing from jet fighters, helicopters and artillery, Brigadier Mohammad Ihsan told reporters on a visit to the normally closed conflict area. Commanders have described Kanigurram as a major Tehreek-e-Taliban "operational centre" and base for Uzbek fighters. "They are on the run," Ihsan said. The foreigners were mostly Uzbeks but also Chechens and Arabs, he added. They may have made a strategic withdrawal but the military is prepared for any guerrilla attacks the militants may mount, Ihsan said. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #6 The 60's center on my first entrance into the NWFP..just a kid with no where meaningful to go... What on earth was happening in the NWFP in the 1960s, RN? Anthropology studies? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-11-01 22:54 |
| #5 They probably got suspicious when he insisted on leading morning prayers from the back of the mosque. ;-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-11-01 22:49 |
| #4 Gorb - they sent in a secret weapon... Richard Simmons to lead the foreign militants in exercise before the morning pray. And when they discovered the wonderland he viewed during pray ... why then they really started running... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-11-01 22:01 |
| #3 Is "on the run" a euphemism for "getting away"? |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-11-01 21:57 |
| #2 oops...mid-80's vice 60's. The 60's center on my first entrance into the NWFP..just a kid with no where meaningful to go... |
| Posted by: RN 2009-11-01 19:59 |
| #1 This is nothing new, except for the time frame. In the mid-60's the foreign fighters frequented this area and found a home. In fact, many decided to stay and become part of the family. Blood...is indeed thicker than...well...country of origin. |
| Posted by: RN 2009-11-01 19:57 |