Officials: Suspected US missile strike on Taliban base kills 3 militants in NW PakistanSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials: Missile strike kills 3 in NW PakistanDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Two intelligence officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed three Taliban militants in restive northwestern Pakistan.
Pakistani army says it killed 5 suspected militants in northwest tribal regionSeptember 4th, 2009 Army: 5 militants killed in northwest PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan says paramilitary troops have killed five suspected militants and arrested 24 in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region. The paramilitary Frontier Corps announced the deaths in a statement Friday.
Over 100 militants surrender to military in PakistanSeptember 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - More than 100 militants have voluntarily surrendered to the security forces in northwest Pakistan, the army said in a statement Tuesday. The Pakistan Army said 105 militants voluntarily surrendered in the 24 hours to Tuesday evening in the Swat region of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
18 bullet-riddled bodies of Taliban discovered in SwatAugust 16th, 2009 Peshawar (NWFP, Pakistan), - Pakistan army sources on Sunday said they had recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of 18 Taliban militants from some locations in the Swat Valley. "Eighteen dead bodies of militants were found in Barikot, Shamozai, Kabal and Kanju," the Dawn quoted a local military spokesman, as telling a news agency.
Bombings kill five militants in PakistanAugust 3rd, 2009 PESHAWAR - At least five militants were killed Monday when Pakistani fighter jets bombed Taliban hideouts in the northwestern part of the country, a media report said. Fighter jets bombed rebel hideouts in Doog Darra town near the restive Swat Valley following intelligence reports that a large number of militants had gathered in the area, military spokesman Major Nasir Ali Khan said.
Six militants killed in PakistanJuly 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Six militants were killed and several rebel commanders surrendered to the security forces during a search operation in northwest Pakistan, officials said Friday. The operation was carried out in the Swat and Malakand divisions of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Seven militants killed in PakistanJuly 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Seven militants were killed and 11 injured in an air attack by security forces Saturday in northwest Pakistan, a media report said.
Fighter jets bombarded the hideouts of militants on receiving a tip-off regarding presence of Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban, in Upper Orakzai Tribal Agency, GEO TV reported.
Eight militants, two soldiers killed in PakistanJuly 16th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Eight militants and two soldiers were killed in fighting in northwest Pakistan, officials said Thursday. In the past 24 hours to Thursday evening, the security forces have killed eight militants during search operations in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and in the neighbouring areas, the army said in a statement.
12 militants killed in Pakistan bombingJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Twelve militants were killed Saturday after security forces bombed their hideouts in northwest Pakistan, TV reports said. Combat helicopters and fighter jets of the security forces have destroyed three militants' hideouts in the Orakzai tribal agency near the Afghan border, reports said.
Taliban commander among six killed in PakistanJune 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least six militants, including a Taliban commander, were killed in two separate clashes in northwest Pakistan, Geo TV said Friday. The report said the security forces bombed two Taliban hideouts Thursday in the Chapri Feroz Khel and Atman Khel areas, killing at least six militants including a local Taliban commander.
40 Taliban militants killed in PakistanMay 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 40 Taliban militants have been killed in a clash with security forces in northwestern Pakistan, according to a media report Sunday. The gun battle occurred in South Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan following an attack on a paramilitary camp Saturday night, the Dawn reported citing an intelligence source.
Petraeus: Taliban militants threaten existence of Pakistan, but US feels nuclear weapons safeMay 10th, 2009 Petraeus: Taliban threaten existence of PakistanWASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Central Command says Taliban militants are a "true threat" to the existence of Pakistan.
Pakistan Army kills 80 militants in Buner areaMay 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Eighty Taliban militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation in Pakistan's Buner district, TV reports said. The Pakistani Army had launched a major offensive against Taliban militants in Buner district Tuesday.
60 militants killed in Buner offensive: PakistanMay 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops killed up to 60 Taliban militants in the northwestern valley of Buner, raising the insurgents' death toll to more than 100 in four days of fighting, an army spokesman said Friday. 'Between 55 and 60 militants have been killed during the last 24 hours in Buner,' Major General Athar Abbas told reporters here.
10 security personnel kidnapped in PakistanMay 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Ten security personnel were kidnapped Friday by militants in northwestern Pakistan, a media report said. The security men were kidnapped in Upper Dir district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), the Dawn TV channel reported citing unnamed officials.
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