Pakistan Contends With History and Tribal Issues as Waziristan Campaign Looms
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 28 — More than 70 years ago, the British army went to war against tribal forces loyal to a charismatic religious figure in what is now the Pakistani region of Waziristan. The ensuing guerrilla conflict lasted more than a decade. The British troops, though far more numerous and better armed, never captured the renegade leader and finally withdrew from the region.
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