well, that had to happen. It was obvious the operation in Orakzai wasn't over, when everyday there are clashing breaking out. Most likely army had set some initial goals which once achieved they declared victory. But it's quiet evident it's far from over.
The Battle for Orakzai & Khyber Agencies
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10 Taliban killed in Orakzai
LAHORE: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombed different parts of the Orakzai Agency killing 10 terrorists and injuring six, a private TV channel reported on Monday.
According to the Frontier Corps (FC) sources, the fighter jets bombed the hideouts of terrorists in the Shahdala, Ghandai Mela, Badam Kiley and Nek Kot areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 10 terrorists and injuring six others. Three hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed during the bombardment in the Upper Orakzai Agency.
It is pertinent to mention that the security forces are conducting an operation in the agency against terrorists and have killed around 1,300 insurgents and destroyed 250 hideouts of terrorists. The security forces have also taken control of most parts of the agency, the TV channel reported.
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LAHORE: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombed different parts of the Orakzai Agency killing 10 terrorists and injuring six, a private TV channel reported on Monday.
According to the Frontier Corps (FC) sources, the fighter jets bombed the hideouts of terrorists in the Shahdala, Ghandai Mela, Badam Kiley and Nek Kot areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 10 terrorists and injuring six others. Three hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed during the bombardment in the Upper Orakzai Agency.
It is pertinent to mention that the security forces are conducting an operation in the agency against terrorists and have killed around 1,300 insurgents and destroyed 250 hideouts of terrorists. The security forces have also taken control of most parts of the agency, the TV channel reported.
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10 killed in Orakzai attacks
PESHAWAR: At least 10 militants were killed and six suspected militants injured when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Upper Orakzai Agency on Monday, security officials said.
Officials claimed that fighter jets bombed Badama, Ghundi Mela, Shadala and Neak Kot localities of Upper Orakzai. The bombing destroyed two suspected militant hideouts, sources said.
Security forces said that jets and helicopter gunships have been targeting safe havens in Ghaljo and Khadezai areas of upper tehsil for more than a week. Several militants have been killed in these attacks, security officials said.
The Orakzai Operation that started on March 24, officially ended on June 1. The army says that the present attacks in the tribal region are merely stabilisation operations.Hundreds of militants have been killed during the clashes. More than 45,000 people have been displaced by fighting.
10 killed in Orakzai attacks – The Express Tribune
PESHAWAR: At least 10 militants were killed and six suspected militants injured when fighter jets bombed militant hideouts in Upper Orakzai Agency on Monday, security officials said.
Officials claimed that fighter jets bombed Badama, Ghundi Mela, Shadala and Neak Kot localities of Upper Orakzai. The bombing destroyed two suspected militant hideouts, sources said.
Security forces said that jets and helicopter gunships have been targeting safe havens in Ghaljo and Khadezai areas of upper tehsil for more than a week. Several militants have been killed in these attacks, security officials said.
The Orakzai Operation that started on March 24, officially ended on June 1. The army says that the present attacks in the tribal region are merely stabilisation operations.Hundreds of militants have been killed during the clashes. More than 45,000 people have been displaced by fighting.
10 killed in Orakzai attacks – The Express Tribune
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10 Pakistani Taliban Fighters Killed in Orakzai
June 15, 2010
The Daily Times, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 15, 2010
LAHORE: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombed different parts of the Orakzai Agency killing 10 Pakistani Taliban fighters and injuring six, a private TV channel reported on Monday.
According to the Frontier Corps (FC) sources, the fighter jets bombed the hideouts of Pakistani Taliban fighters in the Shahdala, Ghandai Mela, Badam Kiley and Nek Kot areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 10 of them and injuring six others.
Three hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed during the bombardment in the Upper Orakzai Agency. It is pertinent to mention that the security forces are conducting an operation in the agency against Pakistani Taliban fighters and have killed around 1,300 of them and destroyed 250 of their hideouts.
The security forces have also taken control of most parts of the agency, the TV channel reported.
June 15, 2010
The Daily Times, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 15, 2010
LAHORE: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombed different parts of the Orakzai Agency killing 10 Pakistani Taliban fighters and injuring six, a private TV channel reported on Monday.
According to the Frontier Corps (FC) sources, the fighter jets bombed the hideouts of Pakistani Taliban fighters in the Shahdala, Ghandai Mela, Badam Kiley and Nek Kot areas of the Orakzai Agency, killing 10 of them and injuring six others.
Three hideouts of terrorists were also destroyed during the bombardment in the Upper Orakzai Agency. It is pertinent to mention that the security forces are conducting an operation in the agency against Pakistani Taliban fighters and have killed around 1,300 of them and destroyed 250 of their hideouts.
The security forces have also taken control of most parts of the agency, the TV channel reported.
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35 soldiers go missing in Mohmand Agency
More than 30 Pakistani troops were missing on Wednesday after an attack earlier in the week by Afghan Taliban on a border post, with the militants claiming to hold dozens of soldiers captive, the Pakistan Army said.
Major General Athar Abbas, spokesman for the Pakistan Army, confirmed the Monday attack and said 40 Frontier Corps troops were missing after the post on the border between Mohmand and Bajaur agencies was overrun by Afghan Taliban.
Militants handed over five troops to the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, but the whereabouts of the remaining 35 were unknown, he said.
Other sources put the figure of missing soldiers at 50-plus after the attack on the checkpoint in Mohmand Agency, close to the border with Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.
Suspected militants stormed the Gwar Pari post in Mohmand Agency on Sunday. The same day, a Taliban spokesperson had claimed that they had killed seven soldiers and captured 10. But officials refused to confirm the Taliban claim, saying that we have not seen the bodies.
Sixty-five troops were manning the post, of these 11 have returned, while the remaining are still missing, an official said on condition of anonymity.
Afghan authorities, meanwhile, said 10 Pakistani soldiers, one of them wounded, had entered Kunar province over the past few days. We handed them to the Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad, border police commander Muhammad Afzal said.
It is very likely that some soldiers might have crossed into Afghanistan, another senior security official said.
In the neighbouring Bajaur Agency, at least 38 suspected militants were killed in an attack by security forces in the Khar sub-division, officials said. At least 10 paramilitary troops were also killed in the attack, AFP news agency quoted security officials as saying.
Local administration official Tahir Khan said helicopter gunships and long range artillery opened fire, following intelligence reports that some militants had infiltrated from Mohmand Agency.
Eleven militants have been arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunitions recovered in the operation.
Security forces started the operation in Anzarai, Massai and Ghundo areas of Khar tehsil. Sources said a large number of militants were present in this region and were using remote mountainous areas as their hideouts.
They said the area offered the militants easy escape routes in case of attacks by security forces.
If their (militants) positions are attacked in Mohmand, they come to Bajaur and if they are attacked in Bajaur then they go to Mohmand, a resident told The Express Tribune.
Bajaur administration chief Zakir Hussain Afridi confirmed the official death toll to reporters as he showed 18 bodies of suspected militants.
Security forces destroyed two militant hideouts and arrested 23 militants during clashes, he added.
Security forces claimed victory against militants in Bajaur Agency in February 2009 but violence returned when the military switched attention to fighting militants in South Waziristan and Swat.
Troops mounted another offensive in Bajaur on March 3 and announced an end to the two-year-long military operation codenamed Sherdil (Lion Heart).
Officials said suspected militants had issued pamphlets warning their comrades not to surrender or accept government job offers.
Posters have also been pasted in markets and at mosques, local administration chief Adalat Khan told AFP.
The move appears to be a Taliban effort to terrorise people and say they are still present in the area, he said.
The government fixed June 30 as a deadline for militants to surrender in return for jobs on the local police force, officials said.
Failure to surrender would see their homes destroyed, they added.
In the adjoining Swat district, two peace committee members were killed by unidentified militants.
The incident happened in Charbagh Magwlatan village, 28 kilometres away from Mingora city.
The dead men Bahadar Khan and Bacha Khan were cousins and active members of the local peace committee. After the incident, security forces surrounded the area and started a search operation, killing five Taliban in clashes. (Agencies with additional input from Manzoor Ali Shah)
35 soldiers go missing in Mohmand Agency – The Express Tribune
More than 30 Pakistani troops were missing on Wednesday after an attack earlier in the week by Afghan Taliban on a border post, with the militants claiming to hold dozens of soldiers captive, the Pakistan Army said.
Major General Athar Abbas, spokesman for the Pakistan Army, confirmed the Monday attack and said 40 Frontier Corps troops were missing after the post on the border between Mohmand and Bajaur agencies was overrun by Afghan Taliban.
Militants handed over five troops to the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, but the whereabouts of the remaining 35 were unknown, he said.
Other sources put the figure of missing soldiers at 50-plus after the attack on the checkpoint in Mohmand Agency, close to the border with Afghanistan, officials said on Wednesday.
Suspected militants stormed the Gwar Pari post in Mohmand Agency on Sunday. The same day, a Taliban spokesperson had claimed that they had killed seven soldiers and captured 10. But officials refused to confirm the Taliban claim, saying that we have not seen the bodies.
Sixty-five troops were manning the post, of these 11 have returned, while the remaining are still missing, an official said on condition of anonymity.
Afghan authorities, meanwhile, said 10 Pakistani soldiers, one of them wounded, had entered Kunar province over the past few days. We handed them to the Pakistan consulate in Jalalabad, border police commander Muhammad Afzal said.
It is very likely that some soldiers might have crossed into Afghanistan, another senior security official said.
In the neighbouring Bajaur Agency, at least 38 suspected militants were killed in an attack by security forces in the Khar sub-division, officials said. At least 10 paramilitary troops were also killed in the attack, AFP news agency quoted security officials as saying.
Local administration official Tahir Khan said helicopter gunships and long range artillery opened fire, following intelligence reports that some militants had infiltrated from Mohmand Agency.
Eleven militants have been arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunitions recovered in the operation.
Security forces started the operation in Anzarai, Massai and Ghundo areas of Khar tehsil. Sources said a large number of militants were present in this region and were using remote mountainous areas as their hideouts.
They said the area offered the militants easy escape routes in case of attacks by security forces.
If their (militants) positions are attacked in Mohmand, they come to Bajaur and if they are attacked in Bajaur then they go to Mohmand, a resident told The Express Tribune.
Bajaur administration chief Zakir Hussain Afridi confirmed the official death toll to reporters as he showed 18 bodies of suspected militants.
Security forces destroyed two militant hideouts and arrested 23 militants during clashes, he added.
Security forces claimed victory against militants in Bajaur Agency in February 2009 but violence returned when the military switched attention to fighting militants in South Waziristan and Swat.
Troops mounted another offensive in Bajaur on March 3 and announced an end to the two-year-long military operation codenamed Sherdil (Lion Heart).
Officials said suspected militants had issued pamphlets warning their comrades not to surrender or accept government job offers.
Posters have also been pasted in markets and at mosques, local administration chief Adalat Khan told AFP.
The move appears to be a Taliban effort to terrorise people and say they are still present in the area, he said.
The government fixed June 30 as a deadline for militants to surrender in return for jobs on the local police force, officials said.
Failure to surrender would see their homes destroyed, they added.
In the adjoining Swat district, two peace committee members were killed by unidentified militants.
The incident happened in Charbagh Magwlatan village, 28 kilometres away from Mingora city.
The dead men Bahadar Khan and Bacha Khan were cousins and active members of the local peace committee. After the incident, security forces surrounded the area and started a search operation, killing five Taliban in clashes. (Agencies with additional input from Manzoor Ali Shah)
35 soldiers go missing in Mohmand Agency – The Express Tribune
""LAHORE: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets bombed different parts of the Orakzai Agency killing 10 terrorists and injuring six, a private TV channel reported on Monday.""
as if you can pick up bad guys from civilians doing 500 knots at slant range of several thousand feet.
as if you can pick up bad guys from civilians doing 500 knots at slant range of several thousand feet.
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Aaahhh it seems you never heard about ground intelligence and the targets being confirmed through UAVs, GPS coordinates and ground spotters controlling the strikes.
The strikes don't happen on villages, rather these are the locations which the militants make on mountains or around the villages.
Targets are confirmed through ground intel as well as through aerial observation platforms and then strikes are called in.
Off course nothing is 100% secure, mistakes have happened and will happen, but as told by you its not that planes come in and drop normal bombs, these are PGMs which are let go at specific targets.
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No PR234/2010-ISPR
Peshawar - June 17, 2010: On 16 June Thirty eight (38) terrorists were killed and 23 got apprehended by security forces during raid in Nesko Shah, Rajab China, Gudar and Sarko areas located on border of Mohmand agency. During exchange of fire 10 Security forces personnel embraced Shahadat and 13 got injured.
According to details, on a tip off, the security forces launched raid in Nesko Shah, Rajab China, Gudar and Sarko areas situated on the border of Mohmand Agency. After a fierce fire fight, all these areas have been cleared of terrorists and many of their hideouts were destroyed.
Peshawar - June 17, 2010: On 16 June Thirty eight (38) terrorists were killed and 23 got apprehended by security forces during raid in Nesko Shah, Rajab China, Gudar and Sarko areas located on border of Mohmand agency. During exchange of fire 10 Security forces personnel embraced Shahadat and 13 got injured.
According to details, on a tip off, the security forces launched raid in Nesko Shah, Rajab China, Gudar and Sarko areas situated on the border of Mohmand Agency. After a fierce fire fight, all these areas have been cleared of terrorists and many of their hideouts were destroyed.
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KALAYA: Security forces in a clash in Orakzai region killed four militants as the forces campaign against militants continued in the region. - AFP
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6 militants killed in Orakzai
Six militants were killed and three injured during clashes in Orakzai Agency.
Sources said that clashes started in Arhanga Kandao locality of Dabori area in upper Orakzai Agnecy. The clashes started as security forces were conducting a search and clearance operation in the area. However, no losses on the side of security forces have been reported so far.
Meanwhile, three security personnel were injured in a mine blast in Mohmand Agency. Security personnel were on a routine patrol in Utam Kalay area of Tehsil Bazai when a mine blast took place on a roadside.
Security forces cordoned off the area after the blast. Gunship helicopters have also targeted suspected militant hideouts in various areas of Tehsil Baizai.
6 militants killed in Orakzai – The Express Tribune
Six militants were killed and three injured during clashes in Orakzai Agency.
Sources said that clashes started in Arhanga Kandao locality of Dabori area in upper Orakzai Agnecy. The clashes started as security forces were conducting a search and clearance operation in the area. However, no losses on the side of security forces have been reported so far.
Meanwhile, three security personnel were injured in a mine blast in Mohmand Agency. Security personnel were on a routine patrol in Utam Kalay area of Tehsil Bazai when a mine blast took place on a roadside.
Security forces cordoned off the area after the blast. Gunship helicopters have also targeted suspected militant hideouts in various areas of Tehsil Baizai.
6 militants killed in Orakzai – The Express Tribune
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Fresh assault kills 13 militants in Orakzai
PESHAWAR: A fresh assault by security forces killed at least 13 suspected militants and wounded 10 others in the Orakzai tribal region, DawnNews reported.
Official sources said the insurgents were killed when fighter jets attacked militant hideouts in Orakzai's Torsmad and Khotak areas.
Four of the militant hideouts were also destroyed during the attack.
Separately, five insurgents were killed when ordnance exploded in one of their hideouts in Orakzai's Samar bazaar area.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Fresh assault kills 13 ?militants? in Orakzai
PESHAWAR: A fresh assault by security forces killed at least 13 suspected militants and wounded 10 others in the Orakzai tribal region, DawnNews reported.
Official sources said the insurgents were killed when fighter jets attacked militant hideouts in Orakzai's Torsmad and Khotak areas.
Four of the militant hideouts were also destroyed during the attack.
Separately, five insurgents were killed when ordnance exploded in one of their hideouts in Orakzai's Samar bazaar area.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Fresh assault kills 13 ?militants? in Orakzai
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70 militants killed in NW Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 70 militants were killed and another 30 injured in a fresh offensive launched on Sunday by the Pakistani army in the country's northwest tribal area, reported local media.
According to the reports, jet fighters were also employed in Sunday's operation, which bombarded a number of hideouts of militants in different areas of Upper Orakzai, a trial area which borders Afghanistan. At least six hideouts of militants in the region were reportedly destroyed.
During Sunday's operation launched by the military, four civilians including two women were also reportedly killed and another four injured when a rocket hit a house in Shamozai area of Upper Orakzai Agency.
ISLAMABAD, June 20 (Xinhua) -- At least 70 militants were killed and another 30 injured in a fresh offensive launched on Sunday by the Pakistani army in the country's northwest tribal area, reported local media.
According to the reports, jet fighters were also employed in Sunday's operation, which bombarded a number of hideouts of militants in different areas of Upper Orakzai, a trial area which borders Afghanistan. At least six hideouts of militants in the region were reportedly destroyed.
During Sunday's operation launched by the military, four civilians including two women were also reportedly killed and another four injured when a rocket hit a house in Shamozai area of Upper Orakzai Agency.
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The militants need to be slaughtered without any mercy however we have to be careful with the civilians and make sure we do not cause any loss to them. This war is taking its toll on them.
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Militant ambush kills three Pakistan soldiers
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan A dozen militants ambushed a Pakistani military patrol in the northwestern tribal badlands Monday, killing three soldiers and sparking deadly clashes, officials said.
The incident took place in Kasha village in Orakzai, the district where the military said on June 1 that major combat operations as part of an anti-Taliban offensive were over.
"Three soldiers of the Frontier Corps were killed and five others wounded in the attack," an official from the paramilitary told AFP.
Around a dozen militants attacked the convoy, triggering a gunfight which killed more than 10 rebels, the official added.
A senior military official confirmed the incident and said it took place while FC men were on a routine patrol.
Independent confirmation of casualty figures is impossible because the area is a military zone closed to aid workers and journalists.
Pakistani forces opened a new front in Orakzai on March 24 in an attempt to flush out Taliban who escaped a major assault last year on South Waziristan, a headquarters for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leadership.
The TTP is a major force behind a bombing campaign that has killed 3,400 people across Pakistan in three years.
The group attracted global attention when it was blamed by the United States for a failed bomb plot in New York on May 1 and US officials have called on Pakistan to take greater action against Islamist militants in the northwest.
Washington says Pakistan's tribal belt, which lies outside direct government control, is an Al-Qaeda headquarters and a stronghold of militants plotting attacks on US-led troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
AFP: Militant ambush kills three Pakistan soldiers
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan A dozen militants ambushed a Pakistani military patrol in the northwestern tribal badlands Monday, killing three soldiers and sparking deadly clashes, officials said.
The incident took place in Kasha village in Orakzai, the district where the military said on June 1 that major combat operations as part of an anti-Taliban offensive were over.
"Three soldiers of the Frontier Corps were killed and five others wounded in the attack," an official from the paramilitary told AFP.
Around a dozen militants attacked the convoy, triggering a gunfight which killed more than 10 rebels, the official added.
A senior military official confirmed the incident and said it took place while FC men were on a routine patrol.
Independent confirmation of casualty figures is impossible because the area is a military zone closed to aid workers and journalists.
Pakistani forces opened a new front in Orakzai on March 24 in an attempt to flush out Taliban who escaped a major assault last year on South Waziristan, a headquarters for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leadership.
The TTP is a major force behind a bombing campaign that has killed 3,400 people across Pakistan in three years.
The group attracted global attention when it was blamed by the United States for a failed bomb plot in New York on May 1 and US officials have called on Pakistan to take greater action against Islamist militants in the northwest.
Washington says Pakistan's tribal belt, which lies outside direct government control, is an Al-Qaeda headquarters and a stronghold of militants plotting attacks on US-led troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
AFP: Militant ambush kills three Pakistan soldiers
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Ten militants have been killed in clashes with security forces in Orakzai Agency.
Security forces launched a retaliatory operation after a rocket attack in Andkhel area of Upper Orakzai.
Ten militants were killed and another five were injured in the operation.
Sources say that Hawaldar Naseeb embraced martyrdom in the rocket attack by militants on a convoy of security forces.
Security forces launched a retaliatory operation after a rocket attack in Andkhel area of Upper Orakzai.
Ten militants were killed and another five were injured in the operation.
Sources say that Hawaldar Naseeb embraced martyrdom in the rocket attack by militants on a convoy of security forces.
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