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“Pakistan’s Awakening Is Growing As Local Tribes Ally With Government And Hunt Down Militants – Updated!

Published by AJStrata at 11:06 am under All General Discussions, Bin Laden/GWOT, Pakistan

It does seem that the Pakistan Tribal Awakening is taking root and spreading in the tribal regions of Pakistan known as the FATA and the NWFP. I noted in one post yesterday how tribes in one area of the NWFP province had set up security details and hunted down Taliban militants in their region.

I also posted yesterday on reports from the strife torn Kurram Agency of FATA that three local tribes had publicly announced support for Pakistan government intervention in the agency to take out the extremist Taliban and their al-Qaeda allies. Today that number of tribes supporting military action in their local has grown to six:

Six major tribes of Kurram Agency here Sunday announced full support to the government in its efforts to flush militants out from the area and bring back peace to the troubled agency.

The tribesmen also decided to vacate trenches and hand over it to the security forces to purge the agency from militants.  The decisions were taken in grand tribal jirga comprised Mastokhel, Mamzakhel, Doperzai, Ghandakhel, Alizai and Tori Bangesh tribes here at the agency headquarters Parachinar. Large number of tribal people along with their maliks and chieftains attended the jirga.

The jirga unanimously welcomed and supported the government’s efforts for restoration of peace, ending conflicts between warring tribesmen and action against Pro-Taliban militants that badly affected lives of tribesmen and hampered development process in the agency.

We are beginning to see Pakistan’s version of the Anbar Awakening which turned the tide in Iraq against al-Qaeda as the Muslim Street there rose up to hunt al-Qaeda down and purge it from their communities. And Kurram Agency is not the only Agency welcoming the cavalry to kick Islamo Fascist butt: The backlash against the Taliban and al-Qaeda is spreading to the Bajaur and Mohmand Agencies as well:

Hundreds of tribesmen in Mohmand area of Bajaur have vowed to resist the local Taliban as security forces continued their operation in the troubled region.”