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[FalconsForPeace]

Soldier killed in NWA checkpost attack, as airstrikes kill 15 ‘terrorists’ in Shawal

An army soldier was killed in a terrorist attack on a security checkpost in North Waziristan Agency’s Miranshah tehsil, as at least 15 suspected terrorists were killed in military airstrikes carried out in eight locations in the Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency early on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

According to details, terrorists attacked a checkpost in the Banda area of Miranshah, killing a soldier. The attackers fled after security forces retaliated, however it is not known yet whether any of the terrorists were killed in the encounter.



The ISPR had earlier reported on Saturday that security forces had successfully cleared two important militant strongholds in Boya and Degan villages, which were known bases of local and foreign terrorists. The announcement came the same day Peshawar Corps Commander Lt Gen Khalid Rabbani visited Mirali and the two villages.
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif had also claimed on Saturday that the security forces had destroyed the terrorists’ command and control system in North Waziristan.
“There is no place for terrorism in a democratic country,” he had said.

Soldier killed in NWA checkpost attack, as airstrikes kill 15 ‘terrorists’ in Shawal | Pakistan Today

 

[Side-Winder]

Update Sunday: 28 Killed in Airstrikes

آپریشن ضرب عضب؛ شمالی وزیرستان میں فضائی کارروائی کےدوران 28 دہشتگرد ہلاک – ایکسپریسس اردو

 

[Secur]

If you wouldn't have become part of WoT, you;

Forget it. Shoulda , coulda , woulda! Now we have done it. What should we do now? Should we now just lay down our arms , disband the army - dissolve the Govt , hand Islamabad over to Mullah extremists and let them run the country with their draconian and stone age laws , maim/kill/injure/harass/terrorize people whom they wish and mostly who do not agree with them and allow them to bomb ourselves everywhere imaginable? What are you suggesting besides trying to glorify the terrorists and rationalizing/justifying the terrorism and extremism ruining this country?

P.S Will I end up in hell?

 

[VCheng]

Forget it. Shoulda , coulda , woulda! Now we have done it. What should we do now? Should we now just lay down our arms , disband the army - dissolve the Govt , hand Islamabad over to Mullah extremists and let them run the country with their draconian and stone age laws , maim/kill/injure/harass/terrorize people whom they wish and mostly who do not agree with them and allow them to bomb ourselves everywhere imaginable? What are you suggesting besides trying to glorify the terrorists and rationalizing/justifying the terrorism and extremism ruining this country?

P.S Will I end up in hell?

A more worrying scenario will come to pass if the people themselves demand draconian and stone age laws to govern them because they fall for the rhetoric of the demagogues misleading them, day in and day out. The tyranny of the majority can be imposed by the authority of due process. What then?

 

[VelocuR]

28 more militants killed in North Waziristan operation: ISPR
By Zahir Shah Sherazi

Published about 8 hours ago

PESHAWAR: At least 28 militants have been killed as jet fighters struck militant hideouts in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan, the ISPR stated.

An ISPR press release said that six militant hideouts were destroyed in the strikes. The ISPR also said that the dead militants include local and foreign fighters.

The claims however could not be verified from independent sources.

Most of the militants from Miramshah and Mir Ali have escaped to the Shawal valley which stretches across both North and South Waziristan Agency.

Former spokesman of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan, when contacted by Dawn.com, said that the claims made by the military are exaggerated.

Ehsan claimed the jets were bombing civilians who were being cited as "terrorists killed". This information could not be independently verified.

The media has no access to the agency, making it difficult to verify the claims of either the military or militant sources.


Is that reason why many house was damaged by artillery blasts?

 

[Zhukov]

I often wonder how much field Practice and experience thiese operations give to our forces in all aspects. I mean war games can never replace actual battke field exoerience.
and very few people talk about this aspect.

The strike operations by Airforce pilots
Bombing by Gunships
Field Infantry operations
Artilery ooerations in live battke fields
Command and Control efficiency monitoring
Media Warfare element
Chain of Command operation
Shortcoming in battke field Tactics
Intelligence network Efficiency
Non Conventional Warfare containment
4th Generation Warfare and counter Gurella warfare tactics
Crisis management structure of the country as a whole

And all the other areas in this regard.
Operational Effectiveness of all new weapons can be tested in actual battle field. Pakistan Military might be the most experienced force in the region currently.

No heartburned Indian Comments plz. My views are solely about Pakiatan army

 

[Zhukov]

28 more militants killed in North Waziristan operation: ISPR
By Zahir Shah Sherazi

Published about 8 hours ago

PESHAWAR: At least 28 militants have been killed as jet fighters struck militant hideouts in the Shawal tehsil of North Waziristan, the ISPR stated.

An ISPR press release said that six militant hideouts were destroyed in the strikes. The ISPR also said that the dead militants include local and foreign fighters.

The claims however could not be verified from independent sources.

Most of the militants from Miramshah and Mir Ali have escaped to the Shawal valley which stretches across both North and South Waziristan Agency.

Former spokesman of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan, when contacted by Dawn.com, said that the claims made by the military are exaggerated.

Ehsan claimed the jets were bombing civilians who were being cited as "terrorists killed". This information could not be independently verified.

The media has no access to the agency, making it difficult to verify the claims of either the military or militant sources.


Is that reason why many house was damaged by artillery blasts?

Lame reporting.
The 28 terrorists killed cannot be VARIFIED but there espace to shawal valley is Verified? lolz
and ehsan ullah ehsan is now more reliable then ISPR.
There is no innocent civilian left in NW. They were allowed to evacuate and there are around a Million IDPs for the same reason.
Typical Heart Burnt TTP supporters. Run now as much as you can, there is nowhere to run

 

[Zhukov]

ANP is a band of TRAITORS of Pakistan, Muslims, the Muslim civilization. No wonder the people there wiped majority of them after what they did to the masses there.

Is that why people of Swat, settled area, which was shifted into Pakistan, are so happy after getting to be part of Pakistan ?

People of Swat have been denied justice, through the court of law, through civilized means, since they became part of Pakistan. Their conflicts since 80s are waiting to be resolved.

Is that why they want FCR to continue ? Because its far worse to be part of you or live under YOUR MAN MADE SLAVERY over them ?

You'v made ample demonstration of the fact that YOU do NOT comply with DEEN-ALLAH, that you are NOT willing to BOW DOWN before ALLAH ALMIGHTY's word.

Always Enjoy "Jamation ki Baten"

 

[dilpakistani]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154551359780314

have you guys seen that ?

 

[fatman17]

Terrorism & Insurgency
Karachi Airport attack indicates Pakistan Taliban will expand targets to include industrial and aviation assets over next six months
IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly
08 June 2014

Pakistani security personnel surround Karachi airport following an attack by TTP gunmen disguised as police guards who stormed a terminal used for VIPs and cargo on 8 June 2014 in Pakistan. Source: PA

Key Points

• On 8 June 2014, 28 people - including 10 attackers - were killed when militants affiliated to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) infiltrated and attacked the cargo terminal at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport.
• The attack, which was the largest operation carried out so far by the TTP this year, indicates that militants are now expanding their targets to include key strategic industrial assets and civilian airports, in addition to the established targets of security forces, government institutions, and minority communities.
• Militant attacks are likely to sharply increase in the coming two months, as the TTP leadership seeks to retaliate against government attempts to divide the organisation, and to pre-empt an expected offensive in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

EVENT
The TTP's attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on 8 June comes as Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah faces internal leadership challenges and the army pushes for a military operation in North Waziristan.
According to media reports, at least 10 militants entered the cargo terminal at Karachi airport, which is adjacent to, and shares a runway with, Jinnah International Airport, at about 2300 (local time) on 8 June.
The militants were heavily armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and suicide jackets. Once inside, they engaged security forces for six hours and damaged fuel and equipment stores. Although the militants gained access to the tarmac, where several planes were waiting to take off, there have been no reports of major damage to commercial aircraft, as security forces were able to isolate the militants to certain areas of the airport. Significant damage was caused to fuel and equipment stores and some aircraft parked for repairs would have received minor damage. Although the army, which took charge of the operation, stated that all militants had been killed, flight operations at the airport, which were suspended when the attack began, have not yet resumed as of 1030 GMT and incoming flights have been cancelled or diverted to alternative airports. The Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, with their spokesman announcing that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud and for army operations in the tribal areas in the past couple of weeks.
Taliban's shifting targets
The attack on the airport is a major shift in the target pattern of the TTP. Up to now, the TTP has preferred to focus their attacks on security forces and minority communities. Although there have been several attacks on military airbases, notably at Mehran Naval Airbase in May 2011, Kamra airbase in Rawalpindi in August 2012, and Peshawar airbase in December 2012, so far civilian airports have not been targeted. The attack on Karachi airport indicates that the TTP is now more likely to attack civilian airports, as well as strategic industrial assets.
Mullah Fazlullah, the present ameer or head, of the TTP, has faced considerable challenges since assuming the leadership in October 2013. Fazlullah's authority has been challenged by the Mehsud tribal faction of the TTP, who were aggrieved at Fazlullah's elevation. Fazlullah is not from the Mehsud tribe but from Swat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Mehsuds make up the bulk of the TTP's fighters, and most of the umbrella groups sheltering under the TTP are based in the traditionally Mehsud-dominated territory of North Waziristan. Fazlullah has further been hampered by the fact that he is attempting to run the TTP from his base in Kunar, Afghanistan.
The government has also been attempting to take advantage of reported factionalisation within the TTP. According to an IHS source, the government's chief motivation in offering peace talks to the TTP over the past six months has been to wean away the Mehsud faction from the TTP. Such a move would neutralise the bulk of the TTP's fighting force and would make it difficult for foreign militants to shelter in North Waziristan. In light of the apprehension among foreign militants, mainly Arab or Central Asian, that the Mehsuds would hand them over to government forces as part of any separate peace agreement, local sectarian organisations like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) have already offered to shelter these militants in urban areas of Pakistan. Foreign militants usually have a better capability to conduct complex operations, and would act as a force multiplier for the TTP in attacks in the urban areas. It is likely that foreign militants were involved in the Karachi airport attack, since army officials have claimed that the 10 militants who were killed in the operation had distinctive Uzbek, or Central Asian features.
TTP escalation likely to continue
The TTP has escalated its attacks to reassert its authority and to pressure the government and the army not to launch a major offensive in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). IHS had previously forecast that any split in the TTP would increase risks of major attacks for around six months to deter the army from launching a major offensive in the FATA; this now looks increasingly likely in the next couple of months. In fact, the TTP has already claimed that the Karachi attack was a response to increased military operations in the Mohmand and Bajaur Tribal Agencies in the past few weeks.
The Karachi airport attack was the third major attack in a week, following a suicide IED attack in Attock, Punjab, in which five people, including an army colonel, were killed last week, and another suicide IED attack on a convoy of Shia pilgrims in Taftan, Baluchistan, which occurred a few hours before the attack on Karachi airport.
FORECAST
The TTP is likely to increase its attacks on airports and strategic industrial assets. Airports remain a particularly vulnerable target, as the media and commercial impact of an attack like the one at Karachi airport are likely to have a tremendous negative impact. Most major airlines have pulled out of Pakistan in the past few years citing security concerns. The remaining international carriers that still operate in the country, including Emirates, Etihad, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Gulf Air, Cathay Pacific, Thai, Qatar, and Omanair are also likely to review their security, especially as several of their planes were on the tarmac waiting to take off when the attack began.
Airports at high risk of attack would include those in Lahore and Peshawar, in addition to Karachi. Security will be further increased (with greater deployment of paramilitary rangers and even possibly army troops for the next few months) in light of the 8 June attack and this will certainly mitigate risks of further attacks. But the attackers' methods of infiltration, which included having fake identification and Airport Security Force (ASF) uniforms to gain access to restricted areas, indicate that they are prepared and therefore the possibility of another similar operation in the near future cannot be ruled out. Although the TTP is less likely to target industrial assets, strategic industrial assets, where the impact of an attack would resonate on a much wider level, will face an increased risk of attack. Such industries would include the Kemari Oil terminal at Karachi port (where a low intensity IED attached to a tanker waiting to be loaded, detonated in May 2014), the Wah Ordnance factory outside Rawalpindi, where most government munitions are manufactured, and also Khan Research Laboratories and other facilities associated with Pakistan's nuclear programme. Risks of attacks on traditional TTP targets, such as government security forces and minority communities, will also remain severe.
Related article: TTP claims responsibility for Karachi attack

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154551359780314

have you guys seen that ?

whats so special - a small RPV crashed.

 

[FunkyGen]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154551359780314

have you guys seen that ?

OH MY GOD.... Pak Army has been defeated and our crucial intelligence lost, what will we do now?
Easy...... spend a few thousand to replace....

 

[dilpakistani]

OH MY GOD.... Pak Army has been defeated and our crucial intelligence lost, what will we do now?
Easy...... spend a few thousand to replace....

lol don't tend to be so dramatic bro ... i shared it to because tabbies reaction to the thing is funny

Terrorism & Insurgency
Karachi Airport attack indicates Pakistan Taliban will expand targets to include industrial and aviation assets over next six months
IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly
08 June 2014

Pakistani security personnel surround Karachi airport following an attack by TTP gunmen disguised as police guards who stormed a terminal used for VIPs and cargo on 8 June 2014 in Pakistan. Source: PA

Key Points

• On 8 June 2014, 28 people - including 10 attackers - were killed when militants affiliated to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) infiltrated and attacked the cargo terminal at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport.
• The attack, which was the largest operation carried out so far by the TTP this year, indicates that militants are now expanding their targets to include key strategic industrial assets and civilian airports, in addition to the established targets of security forces, government institutions, and minority communities.
• Militant attacks are likely to sharply increase in the coming two months, as the TTP leadership seeks to retaliate against government attempts to divide the organisation, and to pre-empt an expected offensive in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

EVENT
The TTP's attack on Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on 8 June comes as Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah faces internal leadership challenges and the army pushes for a military operation in North Waziristan.
According to media reports, at least 10 militants entered the cargo terminal at Karachi airport, which is adjacent to, and shares a runway with, Jinnah International Airport, at about 2300 (local time) on 8 June.
The militants were heavily armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and suicide jackets. Once inside, they engaged security forces for six hours and damaged fuel and equipment stores. Although the militants gained access to the tarmac, where several planes were waiting to take off, there have been no reports of major damage to commercial aircraft, as security forces were able to isolate the militants to certain areas of the airport. Significant damage was caused to fuel and equipment stores and some aircraft parked for repairs would have received minor damage. Although the army, which took charge of the operation, stated that all militants had been killed, flight operations at the airport, which were suspended when the attack began, have not yet resumed as of 1030 GMT and incoming flights have been cancelled or diverted to alternative airports. The Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, with their spokesman announcing that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of TTP leader Hakimullah Mehsud and for army operations in the tribal areas in the past couple of weeks.
Taliban's shifting targets
The attack on the airport is a major shift in the target pattern of the TTP. Up to now, the TTP has preferred to focus their attacks on security forces and minority communities. Although there have been several attacks on military airbases, notably at Mehran Naval Airbase in May 2011, Kamra airbase in Rawalpindi in August 2012, and Peshawar airbase in December 2012, so far civilian airports have not been targeted. The attack on Karachi airport indicates that the TTP is now more likely to attack civilian airports, as well as strategic industrial assets.
Mullah Fazlullah, the present ameer or head, of the TTP, has faced considerable challenges since assuming the leadership in October 2013. Fazlullah's authority has been challenged by the Mehsud tribal faction of the TTP, who were aggrieved at Fazlullah's elevation. Fazlullah is not from the Mehsud tribe but from Swat, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Mehsuds make up the bulk of the TTP's fighters, and most of the umbrella groups sheltering under the TTP are based in the traditionally Mehsud-dominated territory of North Waziristan. Fazlullah has further been hampered by the fact that he is attempting to run the TTP from his base in Kunar, Afghanistan.
The government has also been attempting to take advantage of reported factionalisation within the TTP. According to an IHS source, the government's chief motivation in offering peace talks to the TTP over the past six months has been to wean away the Mehsud faction from the TTP. Such a move would neutralise the bulk of the TTP's fighting force and would make it difficult for foreign militants to shelter in North Waziristan. In light of the apprehension among foreign militants, mainly Arab or Central Asian, that the Mehsuds would hand them over to government forces as part of any separate peace agreement, local sectarian organisations like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) have already offered to shelter these militants in urban areas of Pakistan. Foreign militants usually have a better capability to conduct complex operations, and would act as a force multiplier for the TTP in attacks in the urban areas. It is likely that foreign militants were involved in the Karachi airport attack, since army officials have claimed that the 10 militants who were killed in the operation had distinctive Uzbek, or Central Asian features.
TTP escalation likely to continue
The TTP has escalated its attacks to reassert its authority and to pressure the government and the army not to launch a major offensive in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). IHS had previously forecast that any split in the TTP would increase risks of major attacks for around six months to deter the army from launching a major offensive in the FATA; this now looks increasingly likely in the next couple of months. In fact, the TTP has already claimed that the Karachi attack was a response to increased military operations in the Mohmand and Bajaur Tribal Agencies in the past few weeks.
The Karachi airport attack was the third major attack in a week, following a suicide IED attack in Attock, Punjab, in which five people, including an army colonel, were killed last week, and another suicide IED attack on a convoy of Shia pilgrims in Taftan, Baluchistan, which occurred a few hours before the attack on Karachi airport.
FORECAST
The TTP is likely to increase its attacks on airports and strategic industrial assets. Airports remain a particularly vulnerable target, as the media and commercial impact of an attack like the one at Karachi airport are likely to have a tremendous negative impact. Most major airlines have pulled out of Pakistan in the past few years citing security concerns. The remaining international carriers that still operate in the country, including Emirates, Etihad, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Gulf Air, Cathay Pacific, Thai, Qatar, and Omanair are also likely to review their security, especially as several of their planes were on the tarmac waiting to take off when the attack began.
Airports at high risk of attack would include those in Lahore and Peshawar, in addition to Karachi. Security will be further increased (with greater deployment of paramilitary rangers and even possibly army troops for the next few months) in light of the 8 June attack and this will certainly mitigate risks of further attacks. But the attackers' methods of infiltration, which included having fake identification and Airport Security Force (ASF) uniforms to gain access to restricted areas, indicate that they are prepared and therefore the possibility of another similar operation in the near future cannot be ruled out. Although the TTP is less likely to target industrial assets, strategic industrial assets, where the impact of an attack would resonate on a much wider level, will face an increased risk of attack. Such industries would include the Kemari Oil terminal at Karachi port (where a low intensity IED attached to a tanker waiting to be loaded, detonated in May 2014), the Wah Ordnance factory outside Rawalpindi, where most government munitions are manufactured, and also Khan Research Laboratories and other facilities associated with Pakistan's nuclear programme. Risks of attacks on traditional TTP targets, such as government security forces and minority communities, will also remain severe.
Related article: TTP claims responsibility for Karachi attack



whats so special - a small RPV crashed.

Reaction of the tabies is funny...

 

[FunkyGen]

lol don't tend to be so dramatic bro ... i shared it to because tabbies reaction to the thing is funny

How old is this video btw and which site hosts it? curious

 

[Secur]

A more worrying scenario will come to pass if the people themselves demand draconian and stone age laws to govern them because they fall for the rhetoric of the demagogues misleading them, day in and day out. The tyranny of the majority can be imposed by the authority of due process. What then?

How many people? Enough to impose themselves on the country? Not likely now.