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nicole h
Just need a little help on my homework, thanks in advance.
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The Taliban has a strong hold in the swat valley, Pakistan has attacked them under pressure from the U.S. The U.S. has advisors in the war zone.
The Taliban have been hiding there, and they broke a truce with Pakistan. the taliban attacked them first, and is trying to take over the Pakistani capitol and seize Nuclear weapons.
Pakistani troops battle Taliban for Swat Valley city
By Alex Rodriguez
Los Angeles Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The battle for the critical Swat Valley city of Mingora began yesterday as Pakistani troops waged fierce street combat with Taliban militants and began the most difficult test yet in the monthlong offensive to regain much of northwest Pakistan from insurgents.
Pakistani security forces so far have been able to root out Taliban fighters from regions surrounding the Swat Valley, as well as mountain ridges and towns within the region.
In Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, military spokesman Athar Abbas said that 1,095 militants had been killed during the offensive and 29 captured. The death toll could not be verified independently.
Mingora, however, poses a severe challenge for Pakistani troops, who face Taliban fighters deeply embedded in an urban environment and reliant on mines, fortifications and hidden weapons caches to fend off the offensive. The fight also will be complicated by the presence of as many as 20,000 civilians who remained behind after the rest of the city's population of 375,000 fled.
A heavy civilian toll could wither support for the offensive, which so far has won backing within large segments of the population despite the massive humanitarian crisis. Nearly two million Pakistanis have been displaced during the offensive and have sought shelter either in tent camps outside the conflict zone or in the homes of relatives or friends.
In announcing the start of the fighting in Mingora, Abbas said soldiers had driven Taliban fighters out of sections of the city and surrounding areas and had discovered three caves that the Taliban used to hide ammunition and rations.
"The clearance of Mingora has commenced," Abbas said. "The pace of the operation will be painfully slow. So keep patient. But the operation has started and, God willing, we are going to take it to the logical conclusion."
Abbas said that elsewhere in Swat, security forces continued to retake Taliban strongholds. Pakistani troops have secured the town of Matta, where an extensive network of Taliban tunnels was found, and have begun to push Taliban fighters out of the Swat Valley town of Peochar. Taliban militants have been fleeing the Peochar area in small groups, Abbas said.
Authorities largely have barred journalists from Swat, making it difficult to verify the military's statements about the offensive. And if neighboring Afghanistan is any guide, Taliban fighters often have retreated in the face of army campaigns, only to return, or create new strongholds elsewhere.
It remains to be seen whether the gains made by Pakistani troops in Swat and surrounding regions lead to an expansion of the offensive against Taliban militants in the country's volatile tribal areas, along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, said that the Waziristan region, where the Taliban has established a stronghold, could be the next target.
The Taliban has a strong hold in the swat valley, Pakistan has attacked them under pressure from the U.S. The U.S. has advisors in the war zone.
The Taliban have been hiding there, and they broke a truce with Pakistan. the taliban attacked them first, and is trying to take over the Pakistani capitol and seize Nuclear weapons.
Pakistani troops battle Taliban for Swat Valley city
By Alex Rodriguez
Los Angeles Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The battle for the critical Swat Valley city of Mingora began yesterday as Pakistani troops waged fierce street combat with Taliban militants and began the most difficult test yet in the monthlong offensive to regain much of northwest Pakistan from insurgents.
Pakistani security forces so far have been able to root out Taliban fighters from regions surrounding the Swat Valley, as well as mountain ridges and towns within the region.
In Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, military spokesman Athar Abbas said that 1,095 militants had been killed during the offensive and 29 captured. The death toll could not be verified independently.
Mingora, however, poses a severe challenge for Pakistani troops, who face Taliban fighters deeply embedded in an urban environment and reliant on mines, fortifications and hidden weapons caches to fend off the offensive. The fight also will be complicated by the presence of as many as 20,000 civilians who remained behind after the rest of the city's population of 375,000 fled.
A heavy civilian toll could wither support for the offensive, which so far has won backing within large segments of the population despite the massive humanitarian crisis. Nearly two million Pakistanis have been displaced during the offensive and have sought shelter either in tent camps outside the conflict zone or in the homes of relatives or friends.
In announcing the start of the fighting in Mingora, Abbas said soldiers had driven Taliban fighters out of sections of the city and surrounding areas and had discovered three caves that the Taliban used to hide ammunition and rations.
"The clearance of Mingora has commenced," Abbas said. "The pace of the operation will be painfully slow. So keep patient. But the operation has started and, God willing, we are going to take it to the logical conclusion."
Abbas said that elsewhere in Swat, security forces continued to retake Taliban strongholds. Pakistani troops have secured the town of Matta, where an extensive network of Taliban tunnels was found, and have begun to push Taliban fighters out of the Swat Valley town of Peochar. Taliban militants have been fleeing the Peochar area in small groups, Abbas said.
Authorities largely have barred journalists from Swat, making it difficult to verify the military's statements about the offensive. And if neighboring Afghanistan is any guide, Taliban fighters often have retreated in the face of army campaigns, only to return, or create new strongholds elsewhere.
It remains to be seen whether the gains made by Pakistani troops in Swat and surrounding regions lead to an expansion of the offensive against Taliban militants in the country's volatile tribal areas, along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistan's president, Asif Ali Zardari, said that the Waziristan region, where the Taliban has established a stronghold, could be the next target.
Planning a family camping trip in August 2008. Does anyone know of any good campsites in California?
Veronica A
Looking for some good campsites for our family. Need to know what's good for children to have fun too??
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There's so many places to camp all over California! Yosemite Valley or Touloume Meadows. all along Hwy 49, Lassen National Recreation Area, anywhere 1 hour from Redding, Ca Lake Tahoe, Lake Shasta, Redwoods, National Park along Hwy 1, Death Valley in the Spring, Mono Lake are just a few of the areas I like to camp. My favorite is the Redding area though. I lived up there for 15 years and miss it very much! When I lived up there I could drive 1 hour in any direction and be in some of the most beautiful and desolate areas to camp, and I camp almost every weekend. Try Burney Falls State Park or drive up to Hat Creek. It really depends on what you and your family likes to do when you go camping. I love to just camp period, but if there's fishing then I'm in seventh heaven! I just love the outdoors and spend as much time in the wild I can under the stars or in a tent in inclimate weather.
There's so many places to camp all over California! Yosemite Valley or Touloume Meadows. all along Hwy 49, Lassen National Recreation Area, anywhere 1 hour from Redding, Ca Lake Tahoe, Lake Shasta, Redwoods, National Park along Hwy 1, Death Valley in the Spring, Mono Lake are just a few of the areas I like to camp. My favorite is the Redding area though. I lived up there for 15 years and miss it very much! When I lived up there I could drive 1 hour in any direction and be in some of the most beautiful and desolate areas to camp, and I camp almost every weekend. Try Burney Falls State Park or drive up to Hat Creek. It really depends on what you and your family likes to do when you go camping. I love to just camp period, but if there's fishing then I'm in seventh heaven! I just love the outdoors and spend as much time in the wild I can under the stars or in a tent in inclimate weather.
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