Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Pakistan turns up the heat
According to Stratfor (subscription required):
1227 GMT - Pakistani soldiers apprehended several suspected jihadists in an antimilitant operation in the tribal areas on Feb. 24. A spokesman for the Pakistani military, Major Gen. Shaukat Sultan, said, "There are up to 20 people arrested, and there are some foreigners among them." Sultan stated that the operation -- which took place in south Waziristan about 180 miles southwest of the capital city of Islamabad and involved hundreds of troops backed by gunship helicopters -- had ended and there were no casualties. He added that weapons, ammunition, audiocassettes and certain documents, including passports, were confiscated and that the detainees included women and children.
Watch Pakistan.
1227 GMT - Pakistani soldiers apprehended several suspected jihadists in an antimilitant operation in the tribal areas on Feb. 24. A spokesman for the Pakistani military, Major Gen. Shaukat Sultan, said, "There are up to 20 people arrested, and there are some foreigners among them." Sultan stated that the operation -- which took place in south Waziristan about 180 miles southwest of the capital city of Islamabad and involved hundreds of troops backed by gunship helicopters -- had ended and there were no casualties. He added that weapons, ammunition, audiocassettes and certain documents, including passports, were confiscated and that the detainees included women and children.
Watch Pakistan.
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