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that is quite a desastrous and painful death. Inalillahi wa Ina ilaihi rajiooon.
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Sir, are you sure, our nation and its people are shocked regarding 17 hours in PNS Mehran Attack and protect assets slow process. I guess, SSG basically not trained well against well-equipped Terrorists.
that is quite a desastrous and painful death. Inalillahi wa Ina ilaihi rajiooon.
Yaar, SSG troops are not guards sitting around watching over every nook and corner. They are employed when special operations need to be conducted. Its the job of the police, rangers, NP, Marines and the airmen etc. to secure sites and provide protection.
Secondly, 17 hours is relative. Its relative to what was happening in the environment they were operating in. The fact that the very same base where the P-3s are based also host multiple ordnance storage magazines and the SF troops had to be mindful about how they used firepower around these assets.
Secondly, what is coming to fore on this Mehran attack is that there was some internal collusion (by former Naval personnel) and that makes the task hard for any SF force. The Terrorists barricaded themselves inside a building which had limited access and they positioned their people to cover the entrances well. The SSG casualties occurred in the crucial phase of dynamic entry. Its a tough job and I think because of the overall ramifications around the perimeter security failure, SSG/N have not been given their due credit. They responded fast, yet the adversary had the immense knowledge of the layout and used it to their advantage. Given such case, this would be a hard task for any SF.
Failure was on the part of those responsible for securing the site. SSG was the team brought in to react to the situation on the ground. It goes to their credit that while prior to their arrival, the terrorists blew up one Orion (the second one supposedly caught fire), but after their arrival, they restricted the terrorists to areas from where they could no longer damage any further Naval assets. Then they killed 4 of these terrorists after a pretty significant firefight lasting for many hours.
In addition to the SSG/N.. the operation was cleared up at a rapid pace after the arrival of "zarrar" company from Tarbela.. equipped with cornershot and NVG's.
wasnt Illiyas Kashmiri, the mastermind of this attack an ex SSG trooper..??
No, he wasn't. It was a false claim made by our famous anchor. Even Illyas kashmiri denied this thing.