Breaking: 100 Pakistani Soldiers Captured In Stunning Ambush
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Islamic militants ambushed a large convoy of military vehicles in troubled northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, kidnapping more than 100 soldiers after seizing their weapons, officials said.
The soldiers were traveling in 16 trucks and providing security for trucks carrying food between Wana, the main town in South Waziristan and Ladha, another town in the region, two intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity because of agency policy.
One of the officials said nearly 100 soldiers were kidnapped, while the other said there were between 100 and 120 soldiers taken. There was no indication if there was a battle or if anyone was wounded in the incident, they said.
“We confirm that several military vehicles were ambushed, and scores of our soldiers are missing, but we have no further details,” said an army official based near the capital, Islamabad, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the issue.
The reports could not be independently confirmed because the region is remote and dangerous.
A senior intelligence official in South Waziristan said about 100 soldiers were leaving Wana by road when hundreds of militants attacked them.
“Efforts are under way to trace and rescue the missing soldiers,” he said.
The hostage-taking comes two days after militants freed 18 soldiers and a Pakistani government official who were kidnapped in the same region earlier this month.
Pakistan is a key ally of the U.S. and has deployed 90,000 troops to the region along the Afghan border, where American officials believe there has been a resurgence in al-Qaida and Taliban militants.
The kidnappings come as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf faces increasing pressure from Washington to do more to secure its borders from insurgents crossing into Afghanistan to launch attacks against Afghan and international troops.
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August 30th, 2007 at 11:27 amSounds like a major inside job. That wasn’t a kidnapping. It was a resupply mission for the terrorists.
And what army surrenders without a fight.. Well other then the French.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:36 amwhat the fu*k??? 100 Pakistani soldiers just captured? thats unbelievable! how does an actual army get captured by a group of muji assholes
August 30th, 2007 at 11:37 amThat the Pak army is unwilling to fight is not a good sign. There is a good chance that Mushie is going down and Pakistan will be the next Islamic Republic. Better hope we know how to lock down their nukes and shut down their program, because any piece Iran doesn’t already have will end up there fast. Stocking some KI and MRE’s might be a good idea. The curse of Tecumseh could still catch up with GW.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:30 pmDamn. That’s an entire company. I agree with the inside job idea…The Paki Army didn’t show us much in Mogadishu either. If Musharaff had any brains he’d stop being stubborn and ask for our help.
Either these guys defected enmass to the Taliban ot they will be slaughtered and hung up to dry as a warning to the rest of the Paki military.
But if this doesn’t fire up Musharaff and his military, then, Pakistan might want to give us their nukes, before this government falls to the irhabis.
August 30th, 2007 at 3:31 pmHow the fuck does an entire company of men in 16 trucks get captured by these ragheads. Something fishy going on indeed.
August 30th, 2007 at 4:32 pmGunny, did you mean buffoons? I think GBU43 may have hit the nail on the head. That’s too coincidental and like El Rushbo likes to say, “There are no coincidences.” ‘course he’s talking about the Clintons when he says that.
August 30th, 2007 at 7:22 pmYeah, this whole thing smells like an old jihadi head rag.
August 30th, 2007 at 10:12 pmYes, excuse me, buffoons. Never had to type that one before. It’s a good word for these weaklings.
August 30th, 2007 at 11:21 pm