Death from the Skies: An Overview of the CIA's Drone Campaign in Pakistan
19 October 2009
'Death from the Skies: An Overview of the CIA's Drone Campaign in Pakistan - Part One', Terrorism Monitor / The Jamestown Foundation, 25 September 2009
EXCERPT: "In the spring of 2004 the CIA began its most extensive targeted assassination campaign since the Vietnam War by launching dozens of unmanned aerial drones into the inaccessible tribal regions of Pakistan to hunt and kill Taliban and al-Qaeda militants. Since then,...
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Civilians Flee as Offensive Continues
19 October 2009
'Pakistan Civilians Flee as Offensive Continues', CBC News, 19 October 2009
EXCERPT: "Thousands of civilians in an insurgent-held region of Pakistan fled for safety as the country's army fought militants in the third day of a military campaign. Pakistani troops fought insurgents on three fronts as fighter jets continued to bomb militant positions in the region of South Waziristan. The semi-autonomous region is believed to...
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Pakistan Launches S. Waziristan Offensive
19 October 2009
'', The New York Times, 17 October 2009
EXCERPT: "Pakistan moved thousands of troops into the militant stronghold of South Waziristan on Saturday, the army said, beginning a long-anticipated ground offensive against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in treacherous terrain that has stymied the army in the past. The operation is the most ambitious by the Pakistani Army against the militants,...
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