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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:07 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by Military.com


Pak Army Enters Third Taliban Stronghold

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army entered the last of three militant strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest on Friday, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a soldier in the capital.

The operation in South Waziristan, the main Taliban and al-Qaida sanctuary...

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Pakistan Troops Storm Taliban Bastion, 24 Dead
Pakistan has vowed to crush Tehreek-e-Taliban in South Waziristan, part of the border area with Afghanistan that Washington calls the most dangerous place in the ... - [11/07/2009 - Al Manar TV]
Gunmen Attack Another Army Officer in Pakistani...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on the car of an army brigadier here on Friday morning, the third such drive-by attack against senior military ... - [11/07/2009 - New York Times]
Militants step up attacks
Gunmen on a motorcycle wounded a senior Army officer and a soldier in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad yesterday, the third such attack in about two weeks as militants ... - [11/06/2009 - New Zealand Herald]
Gunmen wound two in Pakistani capital (Reuters) - [11/06/2009 - Yahoo! News Australia]
Third gun attack on brigadier in Pakistan capital - [11/06/2009 - Yahoo! Canada]
GUNMEN ATTACK PAKISTANI BRIGADIER - [11/06/2009 - Bahrain News Agency]
Gunmen wound two army men in Pakistani capital ... - [11/06/2009 - Yahoo! News Australia]
Pakistani brigadier injured by gunmen firing in... - [11/06/2009 - Xinhua News Agency]
Pakistan army officer 'attacked' - [11/06/2009 - BBC]
Third gun attack on brigadier in Pakistan capital - [11/06/2009 - France24 - Business]
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