Predator Drones Circling over North Waziristan

From GEO MIRANSHAH: The unmanned spy planes continued to fly over various areas of North Waziristan on Monday night. According to reports, tribal people shot fires at the drones’ reappeared early morning today (Tuesday). Meanwhile, spy planes were seen flying over North Waziristan through out the night, causing tension among the tribal people.

Taliban Execute 3 Murderers in Pakistan

The Pakistani authorities are in no way in control of SWAT, NFWP or FATA or any other acronym inside Pakistan, the taliban are. A public execution of three for “murderer” by the taliban illustrates this point that the taliban are in control. Dawn Pakistani Taliban militants on Wednesday publicly executed three tribesmen accused of a [...]

NATO Commandos Raid Village inside Pakistan

According to witnesses, NATO troops in three helicopters landed near in the Musa Nikeh area in South Waziristan. Then the troops raided about three houses, killing between 15-20 people. Some witnesses also report that NATO forces also detained a few people and took them away. NATO and US forces said they have no information about [...]

Missile strike in North (not South) Waziristan

This is the second air-strike inside Pakistan in as many days. Makes one wonder. H/T: Dr. Rusty Hopefully the Predators keep up the pace for September because the Pakistani military is suspending military operations against the taliban for ramadam, even though the taliban vowed to continue to fight during ramadam. A note to terrorists…”Your ass [...]

Bombing in Pakistan (talistan)

A hospital in North Western Pakistan was hit by a bomb blast killing at least 23 people. No, this is not because Musharraf left office. I don’t understand why everyone from Ed Morrisey to the Gateway pundit are praising Musharraf as a ‘staunch’ US ally. Musharraf at best was an inconsistent ally. Did Musharraf clean [...]

9 Terrorists Killed in Airstrike

Newbie over at the Jawa Report thinks that there might have been a high value target at the training camp. There might’ve been a high value target at the training camp at time or another. But I don’t think one was there at the time of the air-strike. Reuters WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least [...]

Taliban Capture 20 Pakistani Soldiers

The peace deals did a whole lot of good huh? BBC Nearly 150 Pakistani troops have been surrounded by militants after clashes in a tribal area on the Afghan border, an official has told the BBC. Some 200 troops took Loi Sam town in Bajaur region on Thursday after clashes with the insurgents. Seven soldiers [...]

Taliban Commander Plus 9 Other Terrorists Killed

Pakistani forces killed a taliban commander, Ali Bakht, along with 9 other taliban terrorists. After about several months of bad publicity for Pakistan, specifically that it’s secret service, the ISI, and army are helping out the taliban, Pakistan needs to quite it’s critics. But I will not be fooled into thinking that Pakistan is an [...]

Predator Drones Causing Sleepless Nights in Talistan

“We’re sick of these drones, they’re driving us crazy,”. Good, thats what there suppose to do when they’re not killing terrorists. Reuters WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pilotless U.S. drones armed with missiles have stepped up patrols over Pashtun villages on the Afghan-Pakistan border, hunting for Taliban and al Qaeda militants and fraying nerves below. Pashtun [...]

Pakistani Forces Lie Low in Talistan

In theory, Pakistan’s security forces are in opposition to the Taliban, who are linked to al-Qaeda and now firmly entrenched across the country’s tribal belt and encroaching on “settled” areas of the northwest. In reality, large swathes of territory have simply been ceded to them. We should’ve ended this charade that Pakistan is our ally [...]

Two Journalists Kidnapped by Terrorists in Talistan

Terrorists kidnapped a free lance writer and a photographer for alledgely secretly taking pictures. Let’s hope the terrorists don’t decide to chop off their heads. Reuters PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked militants have abducted two Pakistani journalists who the militants accused of snooping on their members and positions near the Afghan border. The militants [...]

Pakistani Politicians Criticize Offensive Against Taliban

“The action is not very fast, not very effective and not very well-oriented,” said Lateef Afridi, a top member of the Awami National Party, the dominant political party in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province. “People are complaining that such halfhearted measures won’t work.” Washington Post Just about everything Pakistan does is for show. They want to [...]

US Defends Karzai’s Threat to Attack Talistan

Now to only put words into action. Press Trust of India Washington, June 18 (PTI) The US has virtually defended Hamid Karzai for his “threat” to send troops after Taliban militants inside Pakistan, saying the Afghan president had simply the security of his people in mind and the comment was not directed against Islamabad.“I don’t [...]

Pakistani Journalist Killed in Talistan

The journalist was gunned down after an interview with a taliban spokesman. Maybe the journalist knew too much? Reuters KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a Pakistani journalist on Thursday in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border where al Qaeda linked militants have been known to operate, his company and residents said. Mohammad [...]