The news about such incidents always portrays causalities of Pakistan forces and doesn't mention the terrorists killed in these
Logically speaking, how you gonna kill any talib when You are the one under ambush while sitting inside an open hilux pickup, or at the receiving end of RPG barrage in the toyota Hilux pickup or you are at a disadvantage, while Talib from high ground sniping, raining down RPG's , HMG's on the convoy? Or talib blowing up your Hilux pickup with a 10KG IED?
Hasn't BLA ambush videos taught us enough, that on ground commanders are inept and have no idea about how to protect the convoy movement?
or that infamous Surrender of 300 Soldiers in 2007 at the hand TTP Baitullah mehsud? An Apt analysis was made which stands true till today
Close to 300 Pakistani soldiers and officers have been held captive for four days after they were seized by pro-Taliban militants.
www.nytimes.com
The Taliban claimed to have captured 300 men. A government official and a tribal elder, Maulan Esamuddin, who is involved in the negotiations, said 270 soldiers, officers and tribal paramilitary members had been captured. Nine were reported to be officers, including a colonel, and the Taliban had also seized 17 military trucks, officials have said.
A company of Punjabi Pakistani troops is captured in a sophisticated Taliban operation in South Waziristan; no shots were fired. The Pakistani government is negotiating with Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud to secure their release.
www.longwarjournal.org
Based on this account, which was given to
Dawn by both South Waziristan locals and Pakistani security officials, the Pakistani convoy was well aware of the rising tensions in the region. With the convoy having been stopped at four checkpoints and there being arguments with the Taliban, the Pakistani troops were not taken unawares.
The Taliban either prepared for the operation in advance, or quickly assembled and planned the operation. The Taliban had enough foot soldiers with sufficient heavy weapons placed in prepared fighting positions to impress upon the regular Pakistani army officers to surrender without firing a shot. Depending on the terrain and available armaments to the Taliban, perhaps 500 to 1,000 Taliban fighters were on hand to conduct the operation. As we have noted in the past, the Taliban are organizing into well-trained military formations.
