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| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistani jets kill dozens of Taliban fighters in dawn raid |
| 2012-02-01 |
| Pakistani jets bombed insurgent bases in the country's mountainous tribal areas before dawn on Wednesday morning, killing at least 31 Taliban fighters, according to security officials. The strikes targeted four compounds run by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in Orakzai district. The past week has seen an upsurge in clashes -- with at least 80 people dead - as the spring fighting season draws near. Warplanes and helicopter gunships were involved in the latest round of fighting according to a senior military official in the north-western city of Peshawar. "The Pakistan Air Force engaged four targets in Sheikhan and Samana Bazar at midnight," he said. "More than 20 militants were killed." He added that a senior local commander, Moin ud Din, may have been killed in the bombing. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 No small surprise that the Paks were agressive on this particular outing. But then again, dead men tell no tales. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2012-02-01 10:10 |
| #4 as the spring fighting season draws near. this is just pre-season intramural scrimmages. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-02-01 09:41 |
| #3 ..along with burning Girls' Schools season. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-02-01 08:18 |
| #2 you forgot kite fighting season |
| Posted by: chris 2012-02-01 08:06 |
| #1 as the spring fighting season draws near. Followed by cricket season and soccer season? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-02-01 06:05 |