"Pakistani Army Begins Offensive to Drive Militants From..." Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Mar 2015 10:55 p.m. PST |
…Tirah Valley. "Dozens of militants and Pakistani soldiers have died in fierce fighting as part of a new effort by the military to gain control of the Tirah Valley, a notorious militant sanctuary on the border with Afghanistan, Pakistani civilian and military officials said Wednesday. The army is seeking to build on last year's offensive against militants in North Waziristan to seize control of Tirah, a remote valley controlled by the pro-Taliban group Lashkar-i-Islam and a smattering of smaller militant groups, some of which have pledged allegiance to Islamic State…"
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| Mako11 | 26 Mar 2015 11:04 p.m. PST |
I hope they finally clear them all out, once and for all. |
| 15th Hussar | 27 Mar 2015 7:49 a.m. PST |
Highlanders, Gurkhas, Elephant borne Mountain artillery and the Bengal Lancers couldn't do it…don't hold your breath. |
| Tango01 | 27 Mar 2015 10:11 a.m. PST |
Agree with you my friend. Amicalement
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| Lion in the Stars | 27 Mar 2015 12:55 p.m. PST |
I agree with Andrew. If the Gurkhas and Highlanders couldn't chase the militants out of Tirah, nothing short of a nuke will. |
 Legion 4   | 28 Mar 2015 9:10 a.m. PST |
I wish them luck … this situation there has been going on for decades … or longer … |
| vtsaogames | 28 Mar 2015 10:28 a.m. PST |
They need one to drive the militants out of their own intelligence services. |
| Lion in the Stars | 28 Mar 2015 11:02 a.m. PST |
@vtsaogames: that too! And L4, you're off by an order of magnitude or more. Centuries, not decades. Because eastern Pakistan was called the Northwest Frontier before 1947, and the Brits were sending multiple divisions though there every summer chasing bandits who had raided a village or a fort. |
| Legion 4 | 29 Mar 2015 6:25 a.m. PST |
Very true … It's been quite a mess and looks like it will stay that way … |
| 15th Hussar | 29 Mar 2015 6:26 a.m. PST |
…along with the Sikhs before them (though only for about a 20 year span). |
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