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Pak Army kickstarts 'mother of all battles' against Taliban in South Waziristan |
The Pakistan Army has kickstarted what is being seen as the 'mother of all battles' against the Taliban in South Warisitan, the region believed to be the stronghold of the extremists. Announcing the launch of Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path of Salvation), military spokesman
Major General Athar Abbas said the ground troops have started advancing towards
the 'centre of gravity of terrorism in Pakistan' from three different directions.
"The ground offensive has started.The headquarters of the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP) will be surgically targeted to dismantle the network of the terror
outfit," The Daily Times quoted Major General Abbas, as saying. After receiving
a green signal from the government for the offensive, security forces shut down
all link roads to and from Waziristan and jammed all mobile and telecommunication
systems in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat and Bannu districts. According
to private television, about 30 Taliban insurgents were killed in Kotkai, Makeen
and Ladah regions in bombings carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter
jets. Initial reports coming out of the war zone said that the military was facing
'stiff resistance' from the extremists. Large numbers of people have left the
region fearing an intense battle between the military and the extremists. Hordes
of people have started arriving in Peshawar, Bannu and North Waziristan According
to the United Nations (UN) more than 80,000 civilians have already fled from South
Waziristan in anticipation of the offensive. |
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