Re: Operation in Waziristan
See this report from gulfnews
Taliban force their way back into town seized by troops
Setback comes as suicide blasts kill six at university
- Reuters
Published: 00:00 October 21, 2009
Waziristan: Taliban militants attacked government forces and recaptured a strategic town on Tuesday while two suicide bomb blasts at an Islamic university in the capital killed six people including attackers and wounded at least 20, officials said.The government made an immediate link between the university attack and an offensive against the Taliban, with Interior Minister Rahman Malik saying "all roads are leading towards South Waziristan".
Fighting for control of the lawless area is a major test of the government's ability to tackle an increasingly brazen insurgency that has seen a string of attacks in various parts of the country.
The army had on Monday captured the small town of Kotkai, the birthplace of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud on the approach to an insurgent base in south Waziristan, but militants struck back yesterday to retake it, security officials said.