CENTRAL COMMAND: CENTCOM & THE LONG WAR

Pakistan's Orbit: open or recursive & hitting the taliban the final offensive

2/25/2016

Summary: The final phase, while expected to be this year, began unexpectedly early. “Considering the climate, it's pretty smart to do it now, as the militants will find it very difficult to move around and to find alternative base areas with access to food,” said former Australian defense attaché to Islamabad Brian Cloughley. Speaking about Gen. Sharif’s briefing of the operation, Inter Service Public Relations Director General Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa said in a series of tweets, “…the deeply forested ravines of Shawal Valley and the areas ahead of Data Khel (which) have been frequent infiltration routes of terrorists between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and are now the last bastion of terrorists left in North Waziristan.”

War on the Rocks (Free Subscription): http://warontherocks.com/2016/02/will-
pakistan-draw-closer-to-saudi-arabia-to-balance-iran/

Defense News: Islamabad's Final Drive Against Taliban
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2016/02/24/pakistan-launches-final-
drive-taliban-bastion/80880298/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=
New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AAfPak%20Daily%20Brief

The Nation: http://nation.com.pk/national/25-Feb-2016/zarb-e-azb-final-phase
-set-in-motion?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign
&utm_term=%2AAfPak%20Daily%20Brief

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