Pakistani Soldiers Surrender To AQ/Taliban

[tomahawk6]

Not good news out of Pakistan.Evidently a company was captured while on road movement. They are being held by the same group that have killed captured troops in the past. Meanwhile Musharref tries to get a peace accord in the tribal areas. Unfortunately the Taliban see him as weak and there wont be any deals on their part.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/30/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-Soldiers-Kidnapped.php?WT.mc_id=rssasia

http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/31/top1.htm

The incident occurred following a verbal argument between officers and some militants. “Not a single shot was fired.” The official account was confirmed by locals who said the militants had stopped the military convoy at four places before taking the drastic action. One security official said the militants had objected to the military’s attempt to establish pickets on the route of the convoy.

 

[mckee19]

It will be interesting to see if there was a fire fight before the surrender, i think having a possible 100 to 120 soldiers surrender with out a fight could be quite embarrasing for the pakistani military