Operation Tight Screw
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| War in North-West Pakistan | |||||
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| Part of the War on Terror | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Hakimullah Mehsud † | |||||
| Strength | |||||
| 15,000 - 20,000[1] | |||||
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Operation Tight Screw is the codename given for a secretive joint military operation which the Pakistan military had claimed they were going to launch to tackle militants in the North Waziristan[2][3][4] that is part of the Pakistan's counter terrorism effort in the North-West of the country.
Background[edit]
At combatant JS HQ, the military operation has long being planned in the North Waziristan agency but was delayed due to limited resources.[5] Terrorists chiefly belonging to TTP group moved to hideouts in North Waziristan agency after military operations were conducted in Kurram, Orakzai and South Waziristan regions adjacent to North Waziristan.[6][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Security forces clear most of FATA agencies from terrorists". The Lahore Times (Islamabad). 10 Seotember 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ^ "Pakistan, US agree on joint raids: WSJ". DailyTribune.com.PK. 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "No to joint operation in NWA". Business Recorder.com. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ^ "Army denies joint operation in Waziristan". Daily Dawn. 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
- ^ Nahal Toosi (26 October 2010). "Pakistan touts success in a corner of tribal belt". Bloomberg Businessweek (Kalaya: Bloomberg). Associated Press. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ Zeeshan Haider (12 December 2009). "Pakistan eyes new offensive after South Waziristan". Islamabad. Reuters. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ Asif Haroon Raja (10 November 2011). "America’s irrational demands". Asian Tribune. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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