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Pakistani military officials said, including regular army, paramilitary and police forces of the three joint forces launched a large scale ground operation, the operation will continue for two months. Initially there are 28,000 soldiers to participate in the action, and it is estimated that about 10,000 Taliban stronghold elite forces. Before winter, the total number involved in the operation could eventually reach 60,000.

It is reported that before the start of large-scale military operations, imposed a curfew in the area. Almost all local communications interference. Pakistan army’s primary objective is the new leader of Pakistan’s Taliban, Mullah ? Hakki Mehsud (Hakimullah Mehsud) southern stronghold. Large number of local civilians have fled.

A Pakistani official said ground forces from different directions to attack the region, while the helicopter is also projected shells in different locations in the region. The military says insurgents have been blocking the supply and escape routes.

Pakistani officials said 16 of the advance team of 500 people have arrived in the South Waziristan region. Pakistan’s military government and political party leaders to give full support, swear that to completely remove the militants. These attacks are considered to further strengthen the Pakistani government’s determination to crack down on Taliban forces.

South Waziristan near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Taliban and various radical militia’s lair, but also between the two countries in more than Baa staging ground for suicide attacks.

Recently, Pakistan’s military stepped up air strikes against the Taliban in the region efforts to weaken the resistance of local militants. Pakistan’s Taliban forces in security operations attracted frenzied counterattack. In the past two weeks, the militants inside Pakistan has created a series of bomb attacks, killing more than 150 people were killed.

According to reports, Pakistani troops have been preparing for the cleaning up for months, and received U.S. funding. U.S. diplomats have said the U.S. alone, the Pakistan army in July to provide hundreds of sets of Pianxiang night vision equipment, radios and bullet-proof vests and so on. It was reported that Pakistan also want armed helicopter for support.

South Waziristan is considered to be the first outside of Afghanistan, the most important Taliban stronghold. Where there are several training camps of suicide bombers.

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