Pakistani troops fire on intruding U.S. choppers

Reuters ^ | 09/22/08 | Augustine Anthony

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Pakistani troops fire on intruding U.S. choppers

By Augustine Anthony 36 minutes ago

Pakistani troops fired on two U.S. helicopters that intruded into Pakistani airspace on Sunday night, forcing them to turn back to Afghanistan, a senior Pakistani security official said on Monday.

It was the second such incident in a week, and reflects frayed relations with the United States over Pakistan's failure to act more forcibly against Islamist fighters in the tribal lands bordering Afghanistan.

The number of missile attacks by U.S. drone aircraft in the remote tribal areas has multiplied in recent weeks.

The helicopters violated the border in the area of Lowara Mandi, 40 km (25 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region, at around 9 p.m. on Sunday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.

There was no official confirmation.

[kms61]

my guess is that these are feints to draw attention away from the real infil/exfil elsewhere.

[BobbyT]

Fire back.

Pakistan: BY terrorists, FOR terrorists.

[Truth29]

I wonder how clear the demarcation is between Pakistani troops, local militias, and Al Qaeda?

[SkyPilot]

Here is a clue Pakistan:

Osama Bin Ladin is in your bloody country, and he has been there for years.

Either you take him out, or we will.

[Carbonsteel]

So, we have a massive truck bombing that kills dozens of people and the Pakastani’s are firing at the people trying to help them.

Well, that makes sense.

[RU88]

There is a very simple solution to this problem: land mine the border and blacken the sky with hundreds of drones that take out anything that moves. This rats nest needs to be cleaned out once and for all.

[ASA Vet]

[Travis McGee]

You are probably correct. Or just probes.

[indcons]

None

Google “Operation Kunduz”

[mad_as_he$$]

If the Nightstalkers want in I sincerely doubt the Paki’s would have a clue that they were coming. Michael Durant helped perfect night penetration with Blackhawks in Desert Storm. He talks about it in his book.

[molette67]

I don’t understand why we didn’t bomb the s-##t out of them a while ago they are hiding the terrorist

[G8 Diplomat]

Pakistan ۋﮧ۱م

FReepmail if you want on or off

[bayouranger]

Thanx!