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War—(2004- Present): In the rugged and
remote region of Waziristan on Pakistan's northwest
border with Afghanistan, Islamic rebels allied to
the Afghan Taliban and al-Qaida are fighting to
establish an Islamic Republic. The
fighting began in 2004, when Pakistan's army
entered the region inhabited by the Waziri tribe in
search al-Qaida and Taliban fighters who were using
Waziristan as a base for attacks against American
and Allied forces in Afghanistan. Since
the fighting began, Pakistani forces suffer almost
daily casualties due to roadside bombs and
ambushes. The authority of the central government
is almost nonexistent in the rebellious tribal
borderlands. The
United States aids the Pakistani forces with
intelligence information and with tactical air
strikes on suspected rebel bases and safe houses.
The best known U.S. airstrike occurred at the
village of Damadola, on January 13, 2006. The
attack occurred in the Bajaur tribal area, about
4.5 miles) from the Afghan border. This
Predator-drone attack killed at least 18 people,
including several non-Waziri foreign al-Qaida
fighters. In
July, 2007, following nearly ten months of an
uneasy peace, the Islamic militants of Waziristan
once again began fighting the Pakistani government
in response to the siege and army assault on the
Red Mosque in Islamabad. The Red Mosque had been
held by Islamic militants and the Pakistani Army
ousted the militants in a bloody battle.
The
U.S. had been quietly critical of Musharaff's
government for letting the militants in the
Waziristan border region regroup during the
ten-month truce. After the border region violence
renewed, Washington offered assistance to Pakistan
in terms of arms and other aid. Rumors of possible
American intervention against the Taliban and
al-Qaida in Waziristan sparked a rebuke from the
Pakistani government that any such cross-border
action would be opposed. Reports:
Pak Army strikes in
Waziristan--July 25,
2007 US
points out 9 terror camps in
Waziristan--July 25,
2007 60
dead in Pakistan border fighting
--April 4,
2007 Copyright
© 1998-2007 Roger A. Lee and History Guy
Media; Last Modified: 10.07.07 "The
History Guy" is a Registered Trademark. Please
cite this source when appropriate: Lee,
R. "The History Guy: Waziristan War" http://www.historyguy.com/waziristan_war.html Pakistan's
undeclared
war--By
Zaffar Abbas, BBC correspondent
in Islamabad The
Taliban's bloody foothold in
Pakistan--Feb.
8, 2006--By Syed Saleem Shahzad
of Asia Times Online Waziristan
War--Wikipedia
article Waziristan-The
Past Overview of Pakistan's (and
by extension the world's) newest
trouble
spot.--detailed
look at Waziristan's people,
geography and history as related
to the current conflict.
Army
in India and Frontier Warfare
1914-1918-- Troops,
Militants Battle in Pakistan
Tribal Region, at Least 36
Killed--Oct.
7, 2007 PREDECESSOR:
(Related conflicts and events that
occurred before) Waziristan
Revolt (1901-1902) Mahsud
Revolt (1919-1920) Waziristan
Revolt
(1919-1920) Waziristan
Revolt (1921-1924) Waziristan
Revolt (1925) Afghan
Civil
War
(1978-2001) Bombing
of the World Trade Center
(1993) The
Second Persian Gulf
War
(1991-1992) Bombing
of the USS
Cole
(Oct. 12, 2000) 9/11
Terror Attacks (Sept. 11,
2001) CONCURRENT:
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time) Abu
Sayyef Uprising in the Philippines
Iraq
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