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Pakistan army says 1,000 Islamist fighters and five leaders killed in offensive
AFP via translation | September 26, 2008

Posted on 09/25/2008 11:01:12 PM PDT by HAL9000

via translation -

The Pakistani army claims to have killed 1000 Islamist fighters, including 5 counts

Khare (Pakistan) - The Pakistani army said Friday have killed more than 1,000 Islamist fighters, including five of their leaders, since launching a major offensive in the tribal areas of northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan .

In addition, twenty-seven soldiers of the Pakistani army were also killed in operations in the tribal district of Bajaur, said Tariq Khan, an official of the army.

"The total balance exceeds thousand deaths among militants" Islamists, "said Khan to reporters transported by helicopter on the ground in Bajaur.



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; bajaur; islam; mohammedanism; pakistan; taliban

1 posted on 09/25/2008 11:01:13 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

Sure. And how long until you start shooting at us with the $20 Billion worth of weapons you bought with our money.


2 posted on 09/25/2008 11:03:54 PM PDT by cw35
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To: HAL9000
"The Pakistani army said Friday have killed more than 1,000 Islamist fighters, including five of their leaders"

uhhh! yeah right.

3 posted on 09/25/2008 11:09:33 PM PDT by robomatik ((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
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To: HAL9000

Looks like Baghdad Bob has a new employer.


4 posted on 09/25/2008 11:44:33 PM PDT by anymouse
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To: HAL9000

That’s a nice round number. Bring me their eyeballs and I believe you.


5 posted on 09/26/2008 12:55:03 AM PDT by Roy Tucker ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality."--Ayn Rand)
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To: HAL9000

Whew I sure am glad no innocents were killed!


6 posted on 09/26/2008 3:52:55 AM PDT by smaug6 (We can't afford to be innocent!! Stand up and face the enemy.)
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To: HAL9000

I know I wouldn’t trust anything that comes out of the Pakistanis mouth.


7 posted on 09/26/2008 4:52:20 AM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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