Pakistani intel officials: 15 dead in suspected US strike involving multiple drones, missiles
Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 15 Pakistani Taliban chief urges fighters to resist army offensive, saying cowards go to hell
Pakistan Taliban chief urges troops to fight army Pakistani Taliban leader warns militant fighters: cowards will go to hell
Pakistani Taliban chief warns against cowardice Taliban dig in as Pakistani army slowly advances on their stronghold, refugees sayDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Residents fleeing a 6-day-old Pakistani army offensive in a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border reported Thursday that the insurgents are digging in for a fight and travel the roads freely. Worries not over for Pakistanis fleeing Waziristan assaultDERA ISMAIL KHAN - Hazrat Gul dodged flying bullets, exploding rockets, landmines and most importantly thirst and hunger as he fled the military offensive in Pakistan’s tribal district of South Waziristan with his family. Pak double game: Army strikes deal with anti-US Taliban militants in Waziristan
Pakistan’s army chief asks Taliban-linked tribe to support anti-insurgent offensiveDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army chief has appealed to members of a major tribe linked to the Taliban to support an offensive against the insurgents, a move aimed at further isolating an enemy blamed for a wave of bloodshed in the nuclear-armed, U.S.-allied nation. Pakistan fights Taliban, but cuts deal with some anti-American militantsDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistan’s army, in the midst of a major new offensive against Taliban militants, has struck deals to keep two powerful, anti-U.S. tribal chiefs from joining the battle against the government, officials said Monday. Pakistan fights militants inside 3 fronts as jets bomb insurgent positions near Afghan borderDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Troops fought militants on three fronts and fighter jets bombed insurgent positions near the Afghan border Monday as Pakistan pressed ahead with an assault on the country’s main Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold. Pakistan fights on 3 fronts inside militant sanctuary as US officials visitDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Troops fought militants on three fronts and fighter jets bombed insurgent positions near the Afghan border Monday as Pakistan pressed ahead with an assault on the country’s main Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold. Pakistan claims it kills more Taliban in South Waziristan as Kerry, Petraeus visitDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers killed at least eight advancing Taliban fighters as they waged a major offensive against militants along the Afghan border Monday, intelligence officials said, while a top U.S. senator and general met with officials in the nuclear-armed nation. Both sides claim success in Pakistan army offensive; Taliban vow fight to ‘last drop of blood’DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country’s battle against extremism. Pakistani soldiers battle militants in al-Qaida, Taliban stronghold as ground offensive startsDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers attacked militant bases in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border Saturday as the nuclear-armed country launched its most critical offensive yet against insurgents threatening its stability. Pakistani soldiers launch much-awaited offensive in al-Qaida, Taliban strongholdDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — More than 30,000 Pakistani soldiers launched a ground offensive against al-Qaida and the Taliban’s main stronghold along the Afghan border Saturday, officials said, in the country’s toughest test yet against a strengthening insurgency. Civilians flee South Waziristan ahead of expected Pakistani offensive against TalibanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Streams of civilians jammed into cars and trucks to flee the militant stronghold of South Waziristan as the government pounded the area with air strikes ahead of an expected ground offensive against the Taliban along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. Pakistan airstrikes hit militant hide-outs; thousands flee ahead of expected offensiveDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani jets pounded suspected militant hide-outs along the Afghan border Wednesday as officials said hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled South Waziristan in anticipation of an expected military offensive. Pakistan strikes kill 9 militants; thousands of civilians flee ahead of expected offensiveDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani jets pounded militant hide-outs along the Afghan border overnight as hundreds of thousands of civilians fled South Waziristan in anticipation of an expected government offensive there, government officials said Wednesday. Pakistani officials say 9 militants killed in airstrikes in South WaziristanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani jets pounded militant hide-outs along the Afghan border and killed at least nine guerrillas, intelligence officials said Wednesday, part of a stepped-up campaign of airstrikes before an expected government offensive in South Waziristan. Pakistani jets soften up militant targets ahead of expected offensive close to Afghan borderDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani jets softened up militant targets along the Afghan border Tuesday ahead of what the government promises will be a ground offensive into the Taliban’s main stronghold, authorities said. Pakistani jets bomb militants ahead of expected offensive close to Afghan borderDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani jets bombed militant targets in the main insurgent stronghold along the Afghan border Tuesday ahead of an expected ground offensive there, while the army killed 26 insurgents elsewhere in the northwest, authorities said. Pakistan’s Taliban claim responsibility for weekend attack on army headquartersPESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for the weekend siege on army headquarters and vowed to activate militant cells across the country for more attacks as an explosion in a market killed at least 29 people. Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 3 militants in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three Taliban militants in restive northwestern Pakistan. Police say suicide car bomber kills 4 people in northwest PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a car carrying a pro-government tribal elder and at least three other people Monday, killing them in the latest explosion to rock Pakistan’s militant-riddled northwest, officials said. Hundreds of civilians flee Pakistan region, signaling anti-Taliban offensive may beginDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani soldiers traded rocket and mortar fire with militants on Monday as hundreds of civilians fled the Taliban and al-Qaida’s main stronghold in the northwest. A suicide car bomber killed five people including a prominent tribal elder. Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 6 militants in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A missile killed six Taliban fighters in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, intelligence officials said, apparently the latest strike in a covert U.S. program that American officials are considering intensifying. Dera Ismail Khan’s ‘Good Taliban’ proving a handful for Pak TalibanDERA ISMAIL KHAN - Pro-government militias in the Dera Ismail Khan area of Pakistan wear their hair and beards long, Taleban style, and support attacks on NATO troops in Afghanistan, but are tolerated by Pakistan because they share a common enemy - the Pakistan Taliban, reports The Scotsman. Pakistan welcomes former Taliban fighters in battle against militant networkDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — They wear their hair and beards long, Taliban style, and support attacks on U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Yet the fighters are tolerated and — many believe — backed by Pakistan because they share a common enemy: the country’s most deadly terror network. Officials: Roadside bomb hits Pakistan army convoy in northwest, kills 2 soldiersDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A roadside bomb killed two Pakistani soldiers Monday in a militant stronghold near the Afghan border, intelligence and army officials said. Suspected US drone attack targets Taliban in northwest Pakistan, killing 6, wounding 9DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a militant hide-out in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least six people and wounding nine, intelligence officials said. Suspected US drone attack targets Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, killing 6, wounding 9DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. drone attack in the South Waziristan tribal region in the northwest has killed at least six people and wounded another nine. |
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN - The United States may have been very proactive about the Waziristan offensive, but the Pakistani military seems to be defying Washington by striking a deal with two anti-US Taliban militants, who have been involved in attacking NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan.
