12-22-2009, 05:00 PM
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ââ¬ËUS Special Forces conducted multiple raids in Pakistanââ¬â¢
KARACHI : US Special Forces have conducted multiple clandestine raids as part of a secret war inside Pakistan's tribal areas where Washington is pressing to expand its drone attacks, a report in Britainââ¬â¢s Guardian newspaper said.
Citing a former Nato officer, the Guardian said these incursions, only one of which was previously reported, occurred between 2003 and 2008. It involved helicopter-borne elite soldiers entering through the border at night. The incursions were never declared to the Pakistani government, the report said.
[color="#FF0000"]The source said Pakistan was kept in the dark about the operations[/color] and that the United States would not officially confirm the procedures.
After the only publicly acknowledged special forcesââ¬â¢ raid in September 2008, Pakistan's foreign office condemned it as ââ¬Ëa grave provocationââ¬â¢, while the Pakistani military threatened retaliatory action. ââ¬â DawnNews
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ââ¬ËUS Special Forces conducted multiple raids in Pakistanââ¬â¢
KARACHI : US Special Forces have conducted multiple clandestine raids as part of a secret war inside Pakistan's tribal areas where Washington is pressing to expand its drone attacks, a report in Britainââ¬â¢s Guardian newspaper said.
Citing a former Nato officer, the Guardian said these incursions, only one of which was previously reported, occurred between 2003 and 2008. It involved helicopter-borne elite soldiers entering through the border at night. The incursions were never declared to the Pakistani government, the report said.
[color="#FF0000"]The source said Pakistan was kept in the dark about the operations[/color] and that the United States would not officially confirm the procedures.
After the only publicly acknowledged special forcesââ¬â¢ raid in September 2008, Pakistan's foreign office condemned it as ââ¬Ëa grave provocationââ¬â¢, while the Pakistani military threatened retaliatory action. ââ¬â DawnNews
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