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March 31, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0331/p07s01-wosc.htm

Mixed Results for Pakistan's Anti-Terrorist Offensive

(Christian Science Monitor) - Pakistani forces this week wrapped up their largest offensive against al-Qaeda militants and their local supporters. The Pakistani military says it killed 63 militants and captured 166 others, including 73 foreigners. But Pakistani forces lost 46 military and paramilitary troops. While the operation failed to nab major al-Qaeda leaders, analysts noted that Pakistan has now established a strong presence of 30,000 troops in once off-limits South Waziristan, clearing villages of foreign militants and cutting off their local supply lines.

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