Re: Pakistan Army Victories - seize Swat peak, shut down extremists radio
LONG LIVE PAKISTAN ARMY! :jhanda:
Security forces seize Fazlullah’s base in Swat
Updated at Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1650 PST
PESHAWAR: The security forces Wednesday captured the stronghold of militant leader in Swat valley, officials said. “Security forces entered the town of Imam Dheri which was the main base of Maulana Fazlullah,” provincial government spokesman Amjad Iqbal was quoted as saying.
The whereabouts of Fazlullah remain unknown. “He has gone underground,” the official said. The cleric had a huge complex under his control in Imam Dheri including a mosque and a madrassa, or Islamic seminary. Prior to the recent clashes, some 200 armed followers used to guard the complex spread over an area of around two square kilometres (more than a mile). The base, some eight kilometres from the valley’s main town of Mingora, is located in the troubled Kabal district, where most towns have fallen to the government in the past two days.
Security sources in the area said the close aides of Maulana Fazlullah have also fled, including his spokesman, Maulana Sirajuddin. They quoted residents as saying they were seen heading for the mountains. :hehe: chickens are fleeing