31 killed as militants attack Pakistan army checkpost

[Gandalf]

Surely you don't include the number of terrorists who died carrying out these attacks in the final death count? This isn't the norm for such incidents.

The current toll is 35=13 Soldiers(9 Army,4 FC),10 civilians,12 Militants.

 

[Star Wars]

http://dawn.com/2013/02/02/army-camp-at-lakki-marwat-attacked-six-security-personnel-killed/


PESHAWAR: Suicide bombers attacked a military checkpost in Pakistan’s troubled northwest on Saturday, killing 13 soldiers and 11 civilians, officials said, in an assault claimed by the Taliban.

“Thirteen security personnel and 11 civilians were killed in the attack,” a security official said of the raid which happened around 240 kilometres south of Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

Another official said that the civilians were killed when one of the suicide bombers ran into a house as security forces attempted to repel the attackers from the checkpost.

“A suicide bomber entered a nearby house in a residential colony of the irrigation department and blew himself up. Four children, three women and four men were killed there,” said Nisar Ahmed, a senior government official.

He said four houses were also damaged in the attack.

“The explosion damaged four houses in the colony. Civilians who were killed in the attack were residents of these houses,” he said.

The security official said that eight soldiers were injured also.

The attack was on a joint checkpost of the Pakistan army and a paramilitary force in the Serai Naurang area of Lakki Marwat district.

Another security official in Peshawar said security forces killed 12 militants.

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed the attack but disputed 12 militants were killed, saying they had sent only four suicide bombers.

“We sent only four suicide bombers to attack this checkpost. We attacked it to avenge the killing of two of our friends in a recent drone strike,” said Ehsanullah Ehsan, a spokesman for the TTP.

Ehsan added that the attack was in revenge of Pakistan’s “assistance to the US for drone strikes.”

 

[Haseebullah]

*Length of night duty∝1/Vigilance of Soldier.
*All soldiers in the tribal belts should be told to act like they are in a war zone.
I PERSONALLY believe that this formula could help repel attacks of these sorts with minimum damage.

 

[Haseebullah]

InaLillahe Wa Ina Ilaihi Rajeoon

 

[Kaniska]

they all will be wiped out soon as they were in swat and SWA, trust PAK army just waiting for right time to execute the strategic plan that these goons lack to know when their death hour will approach on them.

But there was a post where these terrorist made some kind of Truce with Pakistan army..why they are attacking again?

 

[Hulk]

My heart goes out to families to these innocent soliders who lost their life to earn bread and butter for their family. My salute for the ultimate sacrifice.

 

[JonAsad]

13 soldiers?- Really?-
Very bad ratio of casuality for a professional army- its a shame really-
No intel what so ever- no watch out-
No fcukin dogs that start barking like mad when ever some people trespass the vicinity?-
What fcukin joke-

RIP cannon fodders-

 

[Icewolf]

Rest in peace to the soldiers of Pakistan Army

burn in hell for the terrorists

Taliban looking like super powarrr and pak army like somalian troops .

These bastard terrrists are like rats..

They run back into their hole once you hurt them, and then come out of another hole randomnly to attack you

Pak Army must put rat poision into these holes (N.Waziristan)

 

[KRAIT]

Pakistan's involvement in WoT will provide TTP more recruits post-2014. Many are fighting against ISAF, after their withdrawal, they may turn on PA.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

31 killed as militants attack Pakistan army checkpost


ISMAIL KHAN: Militants attacked an isolated army checkpost in Pakistan's restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 31 people killed in the initial assault, subsequent crossfire and a rocket attack on a house, officials said.

The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the attack was in response to a US drone strike in neighbouring North Waziristan last month in which two commanders were killed.


The militants also targeted a house next to the camp with rockets, killing 10 members of one family, sources said.

wow

to add up the score they even went for the civilians for a higher number of kills.

 

[RISING SUN]

This looks like Armageddon to me. I don't know what else to say. They died in the lap of their mother country while performing their duty, this is the biggest sacrifice one can offer to his/her country. Now it's duty of Pakistan to find those dogs & hunt them in any way.
RIP.

 

[karan.1970]

wow

to add up the score they even went for the civilians for a higher number of kills.

They are called terrorists for a reason :s

 

[OrionHunter]

Our so called security forces always get killed in larger numbers than the militants.

That's probably because they are deployed in isolated localities of section and platoon strength, without any mutual support and in terrain more suitable to Taliban tactics. The defenders in posts are static targets whilst the Taliban are able to move with speed and employ surprise and deception at a time of their choosing.

In a counter insurgency scenario, you're a sitting duck if you're static! Unless of course, your post is well fortified and has sufficient troops to not only defend the post but also have the ability to conduct continuous area domination around the posts as also linking up with the neighboring ones. You can't do this if you are sitting around in an isolated post with 10 to 20 odd men! And that's probably what's happening out there due to a paucity of troops.

 

[muse]

Begging bowl, front and center - march to the US embassy -- more $$ please - and can you throw in some F16, ery kind, most grateful - Golf this afternoon? we'll clear the "locals" off the course

 

[haviZsultan]

When it is said we are proportionally 5:1 against them then what explains 13 soldiers killed to 11 terrorists plus a number of civilian casualties.

That's probably because they are deployed in isolated localities of section and platoon strength, without any mutual support and in terrain more suitable to Taliban tactics. The defenders in posts are static targets whilst the Taliban are able to move with speed and employ surprise and deception at a time of their choosing.

In a counter insurgency scenario, you're a sitting duck if you're static! Unless of course, your post is well fortified and has sufficient troops to not only defend the post but also have the ability to conduct continuous area domination around the posts as also linking up with the neighboring ones. You can't do this if you are sitting around in an isolated post with 10 to 20 odd men! And that's probably what's happening out there due to a paucity of troops.

+2 thanks... nice post... good explanation. A commander told me exactly the same thing.