Pakistani troops are fighting againsts the terrorists (taliban/al-qaeda)... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a military convoy near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing at least 24 Pakistani soldiers as thousands of troops deployed to thwart a call for an anti-government holy war. Twenty-nine troops were also wounded in the attack, one of the deadliest suicide bombings in Pakistan in recent months, said Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad. Elsewhere in the border region, Islamic militants detonated a roadside bomb and fired rockets on a military base. The escalating violence along the frontier, a haven for Pakistani and foreign extremists, follows the government's bloody attack on Islamabad's Red Mosque which sparked calls for revenge from radical groups. Pakistani commandos overran the mosque Wednesday, ending an eight-day siege with a hard-line cleric and his militant supporters. More than 100 died during the standoff. With Saturday's suicide attack in North Waziristan, at least 53 people have been killed in bombings and shootings in the north since the Red Mosque crisis began July 3. More...
Looks like theres another suicide bombing, killing 11 more soldiers and three civilians. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070715/ap_on_re_as/pakistan;_ylt=AsfWE_vEdbYnlqlj2ArnfRiROrgF I feel for families of those victims.
At least Pakistan is finally going after those tribal areas. They need to do it and its about time. Everyone knows those areas are a breeding ground for terrorism.