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03/29/2004 Archived Entry: "Al-Qaida intel chief killed"

Posted by steve @ 03:38 PM EST [Link]

GOOD WORK: A Pakistani military official said today that Pakistan's offensive against al-Qaida and other militants in Waziristan resulted in the death of an al-Qaida intelligence official named 'Abdullah' and scores of other bad guys.

The military declared the operation in South Waziristan over on Sunday, and claimed it was a success. But hundreds of other militants were still at large, officials said. Uzbek terrorist leader Tahir Yuldash was reportedly wounded in the assault but escaped.

Sultan said 63 militants, mostly unidentified, were killed in the operation, and 167 were arrested, including 73 foreigners. He did not identify the foreigners' nationalities, but security officials had said Uzbeks, Chechens and Arabs were among them.

He said 46 troops were killed and 26 wounded.

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