Military: Clashes in restive northwest Pakistan kill 5 militants, 1 soldier

October 3rd, 2009 Pakistan: Troops kill 27 militants in northwestPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's paramilitary forces say they have killed 27 militants, including two important commanders, in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region. A statement from the Frontier Corps said the troops also destroyed two militant hideouts in Friday's operations.

July 24th, 2009 Military: Clashes kill 21 militants in NW PakistanISLAMABAD — Clashes in northwestern Pakistan, where the army has been winding down an offensive against the Taliban, have left 21 militants and one soldier dead, security forces said Friday. The bloodiest clash occurred in the Lower Dir district, an area near the Afghan border where the paramilitary Frontier Corps said security forces killed 16 militants.

July 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 27 militants were killed in the on-going military operations in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley and two adjoining districts, security officials said Wednesday. The latest killings came as the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke announced an additional $165 million for nearly two million people uprooted by the offensive in Swat and surrounding areas.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 50 dead in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two days of clashes between security forces and militants in Pakistan's northwestern region near the Afghan border left more than 50 militants and three soldiers dead, the military said Tuesday. There was no way to independently confirm the casualty figures because access to the remote area is restricted for journalists.

July 21st, 2009 Military: 50 die in clashes in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan's military says more than 50 militants and three soldiers have been killed in two days of clashes in the country's restive northwest. Frontier Corps spokesman Maj.

July 18th, 2009 Pakistani jets kill 6 militants in northwestDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani fighter jets destroyed two suspected militant hide-outs near the Afghan border, killing six men believed to be associates of top local Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, intelligence officials said Wednesday. The strikes in South Waziristan flattened the hide-outs of Mehsud's associates in two villages late Tuesday, two intelligence officials said.

July 4th, 2009 Officials say 16 killed in clashes in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government tribal militias and insurgents. Also Saturday, the Taliban said it shot down a helicopter that crashed Friday in the northwest, killing 26 government troops.

July 4th, 2009 Officials: 16 killed in clashes in NW PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants left 16 people dead in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, officials said, in the latest violence between pro-government tribal militias and insurgents. The fighting took place in remote Mohmand region, part of the lawless tribal belt along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, killing 12 tribal militiamen and 4 militants.

June 11th, 2009 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldierKABUL — Clashes in northern Afghanistan killed 12 insurgents and one Afghan soldier, the government said Thursday. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wednesday's fighting spanned three villages in Baghlan province.

May 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Sixteen Taliban militants and three security forces personnel were killed in separate overnight clashes in Pakistan's restive Swat Valley, officials said Tuesday. According to the authorities, the security forces are currently consolidating their positions in the valley.

May 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 16 militants have been killed by the Pakistan Army in the Swat Valley in last 24 hours. An officer and three soldiers had also lost their lives in the same period.

May 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Two soldiers and 16 Taliban militants were killed when paramilitary troops repulsed an attack on their checkpoint in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal district of Mohmand, officials said Saturday. 'Around 100 militants attacked a security forces check post in Spinal Tangi last night (Friday),' said a press statement from the Pakistan Army.

February 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Up to 40 Islamic militants were killed in overnight clashes between the rebels and government forces in Pakistan's restive Swat valley, an official said Tuesday. 'Artillery and helicopter gunships targeted several locations of insurgents in Khwazakhela subdistrict,' said a military official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

January 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 16 militants were killed and many others injured in a gun battle with the security forces in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley, the military said Sunday. Security forces continued their operation (since Saturday) in Charbagh area in the Swat Valley and attacked suspected hideouts of militants, a statement issued by the military said.

January 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 11 people have been killed and 30 injured in sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan, media reported Saturday. The clashes between two rival groups broke out Friday evening in Hangu district of North-West Frontier Province, private Geo TV channel said.