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Jim Sinclair’s Commentary
Pakistan is the most serious geopolitical situation on the planet. The why and who on this one will be more than interesting.
Iran accuses Pakistan over attack
Iran’s president has accused Pakistani agents of involvement in a suicide bombing in south-east Iran targeting a group of elite Revolutionary Guards.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Pakistan to apprehend the attackers, who Iranian officials suggested had arrived from Pakistan.
At least 35 people died in the attack, in south-eastern Sistan-Baluchistan.
A Pakistani spokesman condemned the attack, which has been blamed on the Sunni resistance group, Jundullah.
The foreign office spokesman, Abdul Basit, also dismissed Iranian claims that Jundullah’s leader was in Pakistan.
‘Crushing’ response
According to state media, one or more suicide bombers targeted the group of Revolutionary Guards leaders who had arranged to meet with tribal leaders in the Pishin district close to the Pakistani border.
Jim Sinclair’s Commentary
Iran blames the Pakistan government. The Taliban fights Pakistan forces. Both sides claim major success.
The Taliban stages multiple terror attacks.
You think things are getting both hot and complex?
Pakistan and Taliban both claim success in fighting
By Rasool Dawar and Zarar Khan, Associated Press
Sunday, 18 October 2009
The Pakistani army and the Taliban claimed to be inflicting heavy casualties on each other as fierce fighting raged today on the second day of a military assault on an al-Qa’ida and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border.
The outcome of the operation in South Waziristan stands to shape the future of nuclear-armed Pakistan and the militant groups seeking to topple its US-backed government. The region is home to jihadists behind soaring terrorist attacks around the country, as well as al-Qa’ida and other extremists believed to be plotting strikes in the West.
The army said 60 militants had been killed on the first day of the operation, while six soldiers had died. The Taliban claimed to have inflicted “heavy casualties” on the army and to have pushed invading soldiers back into their bases.
It was not possible to independently verify the conflicting claims because the army is blocking access to the battlefield and surrounding towns.
“We know how to fight this war and defeat the enemy with the minimum loss of our men,” Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq told The Associated Press from an undisclosed location. “This is a war imposed on us and we will defend our land till our last man and our last drop of our blood. This is a war bound to end in the defeat of the Pakistan army.”
