Posted by: zanshin, 2008-09-27 12:38

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Date: 2008-09-03 (Wednesday)
Raid by American Special Operations forces into Pakistan’s tribal areas, attacking a compound in South Waziristan where Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces were believed to be leaving a dozen or more Pakistanis dead.






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