Posted on 08/30/2007 6:44:49 PM PDT by blam
Fighters 'seize Pakistan troops'
Scores of Pakistani soldiers are missing near the Afghanistan border amid claims from pro-Taleban militants that they have captured 300 men.
More than 100 army personnel are unaccounted for, according to officials in the South Waziristan region.
A Muslim militant group said it had taken the troops because the government was not honouring a recent peace deal.
There has been rising violence in the region in recent months, with at least 60 soldiers and 250 militants killed.
Several peace deals between the government and rebels have collapsed.
US officials have described the tribal areas near the Afghan border as an al-Qaeda safe haven.
Deal accusation
A spokesman for rebel leader Baitullah Mehsud told the BBC that the army convoy had been surrounded and the soldiers disarmed.
The alleged incident came two days after 18 soldiers were freed by militants following a deal brokered by tribal chiefs.
"It has been only 48 hours and they have started their operations again," the spokesman said.
The army, which said at the time that the release of the hostages had been unconditional, has so far not confirmed the latest apparent kidnapping.
Violence has soared in the region since troops were sent into Islamabad's Red Mosque to flush out Islamists in July. More than 100 people died in the operation.
they could have just joined up with the other guys
How do 300 men....give the hell up without a freaking fight....
LOL...one would think they would grasp that muslims are allowed to broker peace agreements and break them in accordance with muhammad's teachings. Lying is proscribed in Islam.
Maybe someone fell asleep on watch.
guess not the Pakistan 300...
but here is the Mexican 300:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e34_1188418579
Obviously Pakistani’s are not Spartans.LOL.
Very good question. Can’t wait to hear the details.
CBS radio news said 100 held, ambushed in a convoy.
They only had 4 pick up trucks....
God that is bad...LOL!
....so they can drive with hand cuffs on.
Does this lead to US forces being asked to enter that country and get them back / find and kill OBL?
hahahahahahaha!
Or did they join the TALIBAN???
LOL!
If you’ve seen the movie “Sahara,” when they take out the helicopter with the cannon... well, yeah, there’s your answer.
The American astronaut said.."our mission is going to the moon, exploring its surface, collecting samples and return to the earth".
The mexican astronaut said..."thats nothing....we mexicans are going to go the sun...explore its surface, collect samples and return to the earth".
"You can't do that...you will burn up" said the American astronaut.
"Ahhhh, but we have that all figured out" said the mexican....
"we will go at night"....
Maybe they were French-Pakistani fighters.
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