Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Pakistan Civil War News Updates -- May 5, 2009

Rich Clabaugh/Staff (Christian Science Monitor)

Pakistani Army Flattening Villages As It Battles Taliban -- McClatchy News

CHINGLAI, Pakistan — The Pakistani army's assault against Islamic militants in Buner, in northwest Pakistan, is flattening villages, killing civilians and sending thousands of farmers and villagers fleeing from their homes, residents escaping the fighting said Monday.

"We didn't see any Taliban; they are up in the mountains, yet the army flattens our villages," Zaroon Mohammad, 45, told McClatchy as he walked with about a dozen scrawny cattle and the male members of his family in the relative safety of Chinglai village in southern Buner. "Our house has been badly damaged. These cows are now our total possessions."

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More News On Pakistan's Civil War

Next Taliban conquest? A view from Pakistan's frontline. -- Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan troops clash with Taleban as Swat Valley truce breaks down -- Times Online
Fighting Intensifies in Northwestern Pakistan, Straining Peace Deal -- Voice of America
Taliban patrol northwestern Pakistan town -- Washington Post
Pakistan suicide attack, residents flee Swat -- AFP
Pakistan evacuates town as peace deal crumbles -- AP
FACTBOX - Conflict in Pakistan's Swat Valley -- Reuters
The Taliban Tightens Hold In Pakistan's Swat Region -- The Washington Post
Swat residents urged to evacuate -- BBC
Porous Border With Pakistan Could Hinder U.S. Troops -- New York Times
Taliban gains unsettle neighbors -- Washington Times
Pakistan's forgotten casualties of war -- Independent
What the Pakistani people would tell Obama -- L.A. Times
U.S. warily encouraged over Pakistan -- L.A. Times
US says Pakistani Nukes are Secure -- Voice of America
Q+A: What is Pakistan doing about the Taliban threat? -- Reuters
US to Press Pakistan on Taliban, Nuclear Security -- Voice Of America
Pakistan's Critical Hour -- Washington Point
Focus on a new enemy -- Globe And Mail opinion

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