Operation 'Here I come again' nets 43 in Pakistan

Dawn:

Another 43 militants were killed in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on the fifth day of the operation ‘Here I come again’.

According to military sources, 35 militants were killed on Saturday when helicopter gunships shelled bases of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Islam in Sandan area of Tirah valley and Gogrina village in Bazaar-Zakhakhel area. Paramilitary troops and artillery units also took part in the operation.

The helicopters also attacked a training centre of Lashkar-i-Islam in Tirah valley where, according to officials, its chief Mangal Bagh has taken refuge. Six militants were killed in a clash with security personnel in Qambarkhel area.

Militants attacked a military convoy in Sheen Qamar area. Troops returned fire and killed two of the attackers. Security forces demolished 15 houses in different areas of Bara owned by important Lashkar-i-Islam shura members.

Prominent among them are Haji Amal Gul, Haji Jan Gul, Amir Said Nawab, Amir Musa Khan, Maulana Buner, Jan Mast and Shah Faisal.

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‘Today (Saturday) the security forces destroyed the hideouts and a training centre of the Lashkar-i-Islam in Tirah valley. Heavy casualties of militants are expected,’ said an earlier Frontier Corps statement.

On Thursday, troops destroyed the vacated house of Mangal Bagh, who had already escaped to the mountains, officials said.

Mangal Bagh has been accused by officials of running torture centres, private jails and a Taliban-style system in some parts of Khyber.

‘So far, 57 militants have been killed during six days of operations. Five security men have been wounded,’ Tariq Hayat, the top administrator of Khyber, told reporters on Saturday.

The operation would continue until militants were eliminated, he added. Militants frequently attack trucks along the Khyber Pass, a main route for supplies for US troops in Afghanistan.

This is an important strategic development in Pakistan. Destroying the forces who have been attacking US and NATO supply lines is important work and it appears the Pakistna army is now focused on the effort.

Don't you just love the name of this operation? It should send chills through the bones of the Taliban and also give some thrills to the US forces in Afghanistan.

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