Pakistan Civil War News Updates — October 25, 2009
Pakistan Bombs Taliban After Capturing Key Town — Christian Science MonitorThe military claims to have killed more than 160 militants since the offensive began a week ago, but it’s encountering fierce resistance from the Taliban.
Pakistan pressed on in its week-old offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan Sunday, bombing militant bases and advancing ground troops after recapturing the hometown of the Pakistani Taliban’s leader Saturday.
Continuing a wave of attacks against Pakistani military, police, and civilian targets, a suicide bomber killed a police officer early Sunday after police stopped his car.
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Pakistan forces bomb Taliban in South Waziristan — Reuters
Pakistan recaptures Taliban stronghold — Washington Post
Pakistani army takes Taliban chief’s hometown — AP
Taliban leader’s stronghold falls to Pakistani army — The Guardian
Pakistan army says Taliban on run — UPI
Taliban on the run from Pakistan army — ABC News (Australia)
Militant Attacks Continue Amid Pakistan Army Push — Bloomberg
Six killed in military helicopter crash near Bajaur — Dawn
15 more militants killed in Pakistan’s S Waziristan operation — China View
Three soldiers die in Waziristan offensive: officials — Dawn
Tough Taliban resistance blunting Pak Army’s edge in ‘Raah-e-Nijaat’ operation: Report — Trak.in News
‘Taliban to be flushed out of South Waziristan within a month’ — Press Trust of India
Report: U.S. drone kills 24 in Pakistan — UPI
Pakistan denies drone attack report — Al Jazeera
‘No definitive information about Waziristan operation’: Holbrooke — Dawn
Islamabad tries to temper hope of quick victory — Financial Times
Pakistan army’s South Waziristan battle fails to win hearts and minds of tribesmen — The Telegraph
Look at insurgent groups on Afghan-Pakistan border — AP
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