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[fatman17]

North Waziristan Operation

• On July 23, airstrikes destroyed at least six militant hideouts and killed at least thirteen suspected militants in Shawal Valley and Datta Khel, North Waziristan. Reports by Geo News said the strikes destroyed four militant hideouts in the Shawal Valley.[1]
• The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on July 22 that it will contribute an additional $9.3 million to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan Agency, bringing the U.S. total contribution to North Waziristan IDPs to $17.3 million.[2]
• Pakistan’s Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lt. General (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch acknowledged that the government has failed to address the needs of IDPs and mobilize the public to assist IDPs in the wake of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in a press conference in Islamabad on July 22. Baloch warned that the number of IDPs, which recently reached 1 million, could rise as the military operation expands into the rest of North Waziristan. He also warned that the operation could take longer than previous operations and dismissed media reports claiming civilian casualties in Shawal area of North Waziristan. General Officer Commanding of the engineering division based in Kohat, Major-General Akhtar Jamil Rao, said that 126 tons of rations have been distributed to IDPs so far, set to last for three months, while talking to journalists in Bannu on July 22. He also assured reporters that IDPs will eventually be able to return to their homes but did not mention a specific timeframe. Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz held a cabinet meeting on July 22 to discuss the humanitarian assistance for IDPs.[3]

Militancy

• On July 23, unidentified gunmen fired on a police officer and his driver near Sheen Darah area in Badbher area outside of Peshawar. The officer received only minor injuries.[4]
• On July 23, unknown persons planted explosive materials by a roadside in Manzri area of Baizai sub-district, Mohmand tribal region. The explosion wounded two pedestrians. Security forces secured the area and conducted a search operation.[5]
• On July 23 a NATO container truck traveling from Pakistan to Afghanistan along the Pak-Afghan highway was attacked by unidentified militants in the Kata Kusta area, Jamrud sub-district, Khyber Agency. The container sustained some damage.[6]

 

[fatman17]

Press Release
Rawalpindi - July 23 2014
Update Op Zarb-e-Azb
(23 Jul 2014)

1. 4 x isolated terrorist hideouts were destroyed early morning today through aerial strikes in shawal valley , killing 20 x local and foreign terrorists.
2. Clearance of Mirali is progressing smoothly. A local ammo manufacturing factory has been recovered. Huge cache of arms and ammo, scores of IEDs and foreign currency were also recovered from Mir Ali Bazar.
3. Meanwhile technical disposal and clearance of recovered IEDs and explosive in Miranshah is in progress.6 x IED factories in Miranshah have been cleared by Army Engineers so far.
4. 142866 x ration packs and 20000 x special Eid gift packages including clothes for ladies, toys and sports items for children have been distributed among IDPs so far. Distribution of more Eid gift packages is in progress. Clearance of Mirali in North Wazirastan Agency is in progress

 

[senses]

is shawal valley located some where around North-South Waziristan border?

 

[Zhukov]

is shawal valley located some where around North-South Waziristan border?

Shawal valley borders South Waziristan-North Waziristan-Afghanistan

 

[FalconsForPeace]

FC soldier killed in Jandola, two others in Dera Ismail Khan

At least two people were killed in a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Kulachi tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district, whereas a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was shot dead in FR Jandola Bazaar.

Police sources said the explosion on Kulachi-Loni road left two local traders dead.

The victims were passing through the area when their motorcycle struck an IED, police sources said, adding that explosives were planted to target law enforcement personnel.

In a separate incident at FR Jandola Bazaar near the South Waziristan tribal agency, an FC soldier was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

The deceased was on leave when he was shot dead in main Jandola Bazaar.

FC soldier killed in Jandola, two others in Dera Ismail Khan - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

Two policemen killed in Quetta firing

Militants killed two policemen in Quetta, the capital of volatile Balochistan province on Friday, police said.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Imran Qureshi told Dawn that militants attacked the policemen in the New Sariab area of Quetta. "Both policemen had received multiple bullet wounds," he added.

Security and rescue teams reach the attack site with the latter rushing the victims to a nearby hospital.

Qureshi said one policeman died on the spot whereas the other succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.

The assailants managed to escape unhurt from the spot.

Security personnel cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went under way.

There was no claim of responsibility. However, police suspects the involvement of Baloch militants.


Two policemen killed in Quetta firing - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[TheFlyingPretzel]

I have the details of his capture, a family friend from childhood has briefed me about the entire operation of stalking that guy and pinning his location and his ex filtration
it was a combined op of SSG & local militia and army aviation

Pakistan security officials said today they had arrested a top militant near the Afghan border but not a Pakistani Taliban leader whose colleagues had identified last week as a man who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf.

Security officials said on July 15 the military had captured Adnan Rashid, who was accused of trying to kill Musharraf in a 2003 bomb attack and who later escaped from jail, in the South Waziristan region near the Afghan border. The officials hailed the arrest, which followed a shootout, as the first major catch since the army launched an offensive against al Qaeda-linked militants along the Afghan border last month. The government and army did not officially confirm the arrest at the time.

Later, various other security officials said it was not Rashid who had been captured but an important al Qaeda bomb-maker and trainer. "A high-value target has indeed been arrested but it is not Adnan Rashid," one of the officials told sources. "There was a mix-up." The official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media, declined to identify the trainer or give details about him except to say he had extensive experience in training suicide bombers and making bombs.

Two other officials also said Rashid had not been arrested. Rashid, is believed to be in his mid-30s and is a former Pakistani air force officer who tried to become a suicide bomber before he was jailed for the attempt to blow up Musharraf. He escaped from jail in 2012 along with nearly 400 other militants. Several Pakistani Taliban commanders also said Rashid had not been captured. "The news that Adnan Rashid was arrested is completely baseless," a Taliban commander who identified himself by his first name, Sabir, told sources by telephone. "He is free and safe and protected by his 12 suicide-bomber bodyguards who never leave his side. His family is with him."

Two militant associates of Rashid said false reports of his arrest had been spread in an attempt to get him to react so that security forces could trace his whereabouts. The Pakistan army and the government declined to comment.

'Adnan Rashid not arrested, there was a mix up' said Pakistani officials

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[TheFlyingPretzel]

is shawal valley located some where around North-South Waziristan border?

The following link will take you to the exact area of Shawal on the map.

Shawal, Pakistan - Google Maps

 

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[Informant]

Stop drones not kill your own people for the sake of the west stupid sellout generals wake up

Please stay back in UK, never come here.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Pakistan security officials said today they had arrested a top militant near the Afghan border but not a Pakistani Taliban leader whose colleagues had identified last week as a man who once tried to blow up former president Pervez Musharraf.

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Pakistan officials say al Qaeda trainer, not Taliban militant, arrested

 

[Enigma SIG]

Stop drones not kill your own people for the sake of the west stupid sellout generals wake up

Says the guy who is most probably sucking the teat of the british welfare system?

 

[Secur]

Stop drones not kill your own people for the sake of the west stupid sellout generals wake up

First, land again at the Jinnah International Airport and then talk about it.

 

[dilpakistani]

Stop drones not kill your own people for the sake of the west stupid sellout generals wake up

Sure man...
Our own people ....
Beheaded 150 FC soldiers in feburary
Killed 75 Shia pilgrims in Balochistan
Attacked Karachi Airport
Killed Police SP Chaudry Aslam in Karachi
300 para military troops had been assassinated since January by them...

So i would love if our generals are doing what they are doing even if they are taking money for it...

 

[fatman17]

is shawal valley located some where around North-South Waziristan border?

is it just me or op zarb-e-azb is losing momentum.....?? i know miranshah is cleared, mirali is in the process of clearing and shawal is being pounded from the air......whats next?

 

[VelocuR]

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is it just me or op zarb-e-azb is losing momentum.....?? i know miranshah is cleared, mirali is in the process of clearing and shawal is being pounded from the air......whats next?

Dara AdamKhel near Kohat is clear?