Nadeem Malik

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Chronology of worst violence between Pakistan Army & Militants since 2001

Part-I---------- TRIBAL AREAS

 

 

 -More Than 1000 Pakistani soldiers die since 9/11 in war against terror

 

United States faces a persistent and evolving terrorist threat, primarily from violent Islamic terrorist groups and cells- Homeland Security Council

 

Al-Qaida has protected its top leadership, replenished operational lieutenants, and regenerated a safe haven in FATA – core capabilities that would help facilitate another attack on the Homeland.

 

 

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Chronology of worst violence between Pakistan Army & Militants since 2001

 

 

Associated Press Newswires

 

October 8, 2007: Army airstrike on a village bazaar near the Afghan border kills dozens and pushes the toll from four days of clashes in North Waziristan to 250.

 

July 19, 2007: Suicide attacks on Chinese workers near Karachi and on police and army forces in northwestern Pakistan kill at least 51 people.

 

July 11, 2007: Army commandos complete an eight-day siege and storming of Islamabad's radical Red Mosque. Some 102 people die, including 10 elite troops and at least 73 suspected militants.

 

October 30, 2006: Pakistani troops raid a suspected al-Qaida-linked training facility, killing 80 people in Chingai village, Bajur tribal area.

 

March 2006: Several days of clashes between army and pro-Taliban militants kill more than 100 militants and eight soldiers in North Waziristan.

 

January 14, 2006: A purported CIA airstrike that unsuccessfully targeted al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri kills at least 17 people at Damadola village in Bajur tribal region.

 

September 9, 2004: Pakistani warplanes strike a suspected al-Qaida compound in South Waziristan, killing at least 50 fighters.

 

June 2004: About 55 militants and 17 security forces killed in four days of raids on al-Qaida compounds in South Waziristan.

 

March 2004: Up to 60 militants, 50 soldiers and a dozen civilians died in a two-week army operation targeting al-Qaida camps in South Waziristan.

 

October 2003: Pakistani army raids suspected al-Qaida hideouts, killing 12 suspected al-Qaida members and arresting 18.

 

December 2001: Pakistani army moves into Kurram and Khyber tribal regions as Taliban and al-Qaida fighters flee U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan

 

 

 

 

PART-II--- Elections 08

 

-             General elections in January 08- PM Aziz

-             Caretaker setup on November 15-

-             Caretakers to hold elections within 60 days- PM Aziz

-             US do support full democracy in Pakistan and conduct of free and fair elections- DANA PERINO, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY

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