Army incensed over mutilations Published: 10, 2007 at 1:56 AM
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Pakistani soldiers fighting pro-Taliban militants in the country's tribal areas allegedly have seen bodies mutilated by insurgents, it was reported Wednesday. The mutilations have included decapitations and burning, Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn reported Wednesday, quoting a security official. "This is not something new. No culture allows mutilation of bodies. Only terrorists can do such a thing," the official said. Fierce battles between the militants and Pakistani security forces have been raging since Sunday in tribal North Waziristan, with the death toll mounting, according to various reports. The fighting began after the military was repeatedly ambushed, taking numerous casualties in roadside bombings, Dawn reported. Residents in the some of the tribal areas hit by the military are reportedly suspected of being supporters of the militants either by choice or by force. "Locals should ask those who fire on security forces, carry out ambushes and roadside bombings and then hide amongst them," Dawn quoted Pakistan military spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad as saying. "If militants fire on us from rooftops and compounds, they become legitimate targets." <http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/10/10/army_incensed_over_mut\ ilations/4736/ <http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2007/10/10/army_incensed_over_mut\ ilations/4736/> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
